Posts by Simon Marshman (Page 22)

Posts by Simon Marshman (Page 22)

Prayer Points – July 17th

Giving Thanks | Today we give thanks for God’s many blessings on us. It’s a good discipline for us to focus on our thanksgiving before we jump to asking God for things. Our Church | Pray for our church in light of Ephesians 1:17-23 and 3:14-19. Our World | Let’s consider how God’s grand plans in Ephesians 1:3-10 shape our prayers for our world.…

Pastor’s Letter – July 17th

G’day, Mid-year holidays are a good chance to check in on where we’re headed as a church for the second half of the year. This Sunday we’re doing things a little different at church as we wrap up our time in the book of Ephesians. Instead of a sermon on a particular passage, we’ll be reading excerpts from across the book and spending more time singing and praying, with a…

Sermon Outline – July 10th

Standing Firm In Christ | Ephesians 6:10-24 Simon MARSHMAN We all want to be strong…     Strength when we are so very vulnerable (v10-12)     Putting on Jesus (v13-18)     Habitually…   Reactively…   Proactively…   Standing firm as ambassadors of peace (v19-24)       Next Week Ephesians…

Pastor’s Letter – July 3rd

G’day friends, As we make our way through this year as a church I’m really thankful we can do that together. Church is a team sport with eternity in the balance, so I count it such a great privilege to be doing it with you! God has been kind to challenge us to consider how we might partner together financially for the sake of the gospel. So far we’ve had 27…

Sermon Outline – June 26th

Marriage In Christ | Ephesians 5:21-33 Simon MARSHMAN Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ (v21)     Wives submit to your husbands (v22-24)     Husbands love your wives (v25-30)     Marriage means something (v31-33)     A note for: Christian marriages…   Christians married to non-Christians…  …

Pastor’s Letter – June 26th

Dear Friends, In Ephesians 3:10 God gives such a surprising explanation of what his purpose for church is: “His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms…” I think that’s amazing: That God’s purpose in bringing us into his family, gathering us together as…

Prayer Points – June 26th

Our Church | This week we’re asking God to grow us in Gospel Generosity: responding to God’s great generosity to us with a longing to be more generous to others – with our energy, time and money. Our Gospel Network | We pray for Evangelical Students in general and Lauren Hull in particular. ES have their annual Mid Year Conference coming up in the…