Posts from 2024 (Page 15)
Pastor’s Letter – February 4th
G’day Church, A few updates on our life together: 1. Paul Merenda 2. Beach Picnic 3. Taste and See 4. Mark Bible Studies 1. Last Sunday we welcomed Paul and Brianna Merenda as they join us for Paul to commence a Student Minister role with us as we invest in raising up the next generation of church leaders. Paul will be preaching from Mark 10 this Sunday, which I’m really…
Prayer Points – February 4th
Each week we pray for our church, our network and our world. If you would like to let us know about prayer points for the Pastoral Care Team to be praying about please fill out our contact card here. Our Church | Today we’re praying for our youth. Let’s give thanks that youth group is starting for the year this Friday night. We can pray for many youth to come…
Sermon Outline – January 28th
Cross-Shaped Community MARK 10:13-31 | simon Marshman The upside-down kingdom The back-to-front world Blessings in surprising places Next Week Mark 10:32-45 | Paul Merenda
Pastor’s Letter – January 28th
G’day Church, The new year is well underway! People are returning from holidays, workplaces that slowed down or even shut down over summer are generally back up and running, a number of the kids in our church family are starting school this coming week, or making the move to high school. And as we set the rhythms and routines of a new year it’s quite intentional that we’d…
Prayer Points – January 28th
Each week we pray for our church, our network and our world. If you would like to let us know about prayer points for the Pastoral Care Team to be praying about please fill out our contact card here. Our Church | Today we’re praying for Gospel generosity amongst our community. Let’s pray that as we see Jesus who gave up everything for us, we would be driven to…
Pastor’s Letter – January 21st
Cruciform /ˈkruːsɪfɔːm/ Adjective: 1. having the shape of a cross. “a cruciform sword” Noun: 1. a thing shaped like a cross As we make our way through the second half of Mark we’re learning a lot about how the cross shapes our discipleship. We’re learning what that looks like in our attitudes and our behaviour, as individuals and as a community. It’s rich and…
Sermon Outline – January 21st
Cross-Shaped Discipleship in 2024 MARK 10:1-12 | Simon Marshman Jarring words for a sunny Sunday Context that helps frame the discussion Regarding Mark’s description of the attitude of the Pharisees towards Jesus, see Mark 3:1-6, 7:5-13, 8:11-15, 12:12-17. Regarding Deuteronomy 24:1-4 referenced in Mark 10:4 and the ongoing debate about divorce at the time, see…
Prayer Points – January 21st
Each week we pray for our church, our network and our world. If you would like to let us know about prayer points for the Pastoral Care Team to be praying about please fill out our contact card here. Our Church | Let’s pray that we would be a church on mission. We long to see more people in our community get the chance to hear about Jesus. We can pray especially at…