Posts from March 2009
Woman…son…mother! !” (John 19:25-26)
Evening Service, 15 March 2009 Do you have a Will? Why have you done so? Isn’t it true that when a person writes their ‘Last Will and Testament’ it is primarily because they want to take care of their surviving family, friends and organisations like churches or charities with their money and other assets. And because they want to make sure there is no doubt as to their…
Forgive one another (Eph 4:32)
Morning Service, 15 Mar 2009 Last week we saw that in relationships within the church it is essential that we “Bear with one another” (Eph 4:2) – that is, we are to take account of our diversity, the reality of human frailty, the liberty God has given us within the boundaries of His commandments, as well as the need to validate the authenticity of our understandings. The…
Forgiveness is the oil that keeps the church running smoothly
It is no understatement to say: ‘Forgiveness is the oil that keeps the church running smoothly.’
One of the jokes that keeps doing the rounds of the Internet relates to a lady going to a motor spares shop and asking for a ‘710’ cap. This of course left the salesman bemused and confused until she…
“Today … with Me in Paradise” (Luke 23:43)
Evening Service, 08 Mar 2009 What’s next? We’ve all thought about that question at some time. Maybe in reading a novel with its twists and turns of action or unfolding mysteries, and you think what will the author put them through next. Many have been the times when we have completed a task, and…
Bear with One Another (Eph 4:2)
Janice lost the chance to get a great job when her husband Marvin failed to mail the application which she had so carefully prepared. When Marvin discovered the letter under some papers on his desk, the deadline was past. He was devastated by his carelessness. He tried to apologise but it was too late. Janice was furious. When Janice accused her husband of not wanting…
About Regeneration
Regeneration makes man’s heart a battlefield, where ‘the flesh’ (the old man) tirelessly disputes the supremacy of ‘the spirit’ (the new man). JI Packer
The Word of Mercy: Father, forgive them! (Luke 23:34a)
Evening Service – 01 Mar 2009
Last words are always interesting – they emphasise something of what is important. But don’t think you will always have an opportunity to say a few last words – always speak as if they were your last.
But for Jesus such an opportunity was given, and how precious…
Checking the Connection (1 John 4)
Morning Service – 01 Mar 2009
How do you describe a pecan nut to someone who has never seen one? You can talk about it in terms of its casing’s texture and colour, or of the skin layer, or you talk about the kernel. There are different layers you can peel back, each is part of the nut and can be used to describe the nut and to enable us to distinguish them.
What…
Announcement
Church Working Bee – 8 Sep, Sat Inside and outside the church (9.00am -12.30pm) Morning Tea from 10.30-10.50am BBQ lunch at 12.30pm Community Fellowship Groups Central – Tuesday @ 7.30 pm John Stasse Western – Tuesday @ 7.30 pm Ben Nelson Eastern – Thursday @ 7.30 pm…
Afflictions in Christ
As afflictions in Christ abound and are prolonged, consolations abound and perseverance is given by Jesus as long as christians go to him as teacher for He invites them to be His Students. Matthew Henry, Commentary