Posts by Simon Marshman (Page 18)

Posts by Simon Marshman (Page 18)

Pastor’s Letter – March 5

Hello Church, Last Sunday we heard about the upcoming church AGM for Sunday March 26 after church. There is a rare breed of people who hear ‘AGM’ and think, “Great, I’ve so been looking forward to this!” If that’s you, I praise God for the diverse gifts he gives to his church! For most of us though, we’re more likely to hear ‘AGM’ and think “Could there be anything more…

Sermon Outline – February 19

He Came To End Religion Mark 2:18-3:35 | Simon Marshman 1 – Q&A with Jesus 2:18-22   2 – Why Jesus came to end religion 2:23-3:6   3 – A new community defined by the gospel 3:7-35   Download study notes for Mark’s gospel here Next Week He Came To Bring The Kingdom | Mike Waskiel

Pastor’s Letter – February 19th

Hi Everyone, I want to let you know a two updates about our family. The first update is some big news for the Marshman family. Seven months ago, a member of our broader extended family gave birth to a little boy, but is unable to care for him. After lots of careful consideration and a fairly complex process, this week this little boy has joined our family, under our…

Pastor’s Letter – February 5th

G’day Church, I’ve just got a really brief encouragement for you today. Many of you will have noticed that we’re blessed to have a number of new people joining us at church and various others visiting from week to week. Well, it’d be great if we could do three things to help them out: 1 – please aim to arrive at church no later than 9:45. Most newcomers arrive on…

Pastor’s Letter – January 29th

G’day Church, Next week we kick off term 1 in Mark’s Gospel which I am really looking forward to, but I also hope you’ve enjoyed our Summer of Hope as much as I have. It’s been such an encouraging time in God’s word hearing of the many and various ways our hope in Jesus plays out in the concerns of this life. I’d love to hear if there’s something that has stood out…

Sermon Outline – January 29th

Hope for The Planet 2 Peter 3:1-13 | Simon Marshman 1. Thinking rightly about the future because we’re thinking rightly about the past. 2. Real hope for the planet 3. How should we live? A – Look forward to the day 
B – Live holy and godly lives i – stewards not consumers ii – love your neighbour   Book recommendation: Lionel Windsor: Is God…

Pastor’s Letter – January 22nd

G’day Church, What a difference eternity can make! That was the conclusion I came to after finishing one of the least exciting sounding books on my reading list at Bible college: “The Rise of Christianity” by sociologist Rodney Stark. According to the very un-catchy subtitle, Stark set out to explain “how the obscure, marginal Jesus movement became the dominant…