Posts by Simon Marshman (Page 3)
Pastor’s Letter – December 29
Hello Church, This Sunday bridges the gap between celebrating Christmas and kicking off the New Year. I hope you had a wonderful time celebrating the birth of our Lord and Saviour! It was tremendous to have so many guests join us at church on Christmas Day as we reflected together that Christmas is all about WAITING for God to make things right through Jesus, CELEBRATING…
Pastor’s Letter – December 22
Hello Church, Praise God for a fantastic time together last Sunday as we gathered to sing some great carols and celebrate God’s goodness in sending his Son into the world. Not only was that first Christmas a great event in history, it is God’s story that we are a part of. And we had a full house with 180 people present, 40 of whom are not part of our church.…
Pastor’s Letter – December 15
G’day Church, A few notes for this Sunday: Do you have a trestle table we can use? With some great activities and a shared lunch we’re realising we’re a few tables short. The setup team will be in at the school gym at 2pm on Saturday afternoon, so if you have one or two that we can use either drop it off or let us know and we can pick it up. Church…
Sermon Outline – December 8
The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah Paul merenda | matthew 1:1-17 The son of Abraham who brings blessing to all people (v1-6) “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”…
Pastor’s Letter – December 8
G’day Church, This Sunday we’re getting into the Christmas spirit as we being in Matthew’s gospel together, but we might be surprised by how Matthew helps us get ready for the birth of Jesus: A family tree that spans more than 1000 years! Fortunately we don’t need to wait that long to celebrate – Christmas is only 19 sleeps away! What’s…
Pastor’s Letter – December 1
G’day Church, This Sunday is the third instalment in our short series on The Holy Spirit. It’s been really timely to reflect on and celebrate the Holy Spirit’s work in us on the back of our time considering God’s purposes for us as his church, which are so closely bound up in the Holy Spirit’s presence and work in our midst. And it…
Sermon Outline – December 1
Gifts of the Spirit Paul Harrington | 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 What makes someone spiritual? Gifts as a measure of spirituality? 1 Corinthians 1:7; 3:1 1 Corinthians 12:13 1 Corinthians 12:3 What about ‘spiritual gifts’? Taking a closer look at ‘spiritual gifts’ 1 Corinthians 12:1, 4 Romans 1:11 Who gives gifts to believers? 1 Corinthians…
Pastor’s Letter – November 24
Hello Church, Here are few things to bring to your attention this week: This coming Monday the 25th our friends at Engage Work Faith are hosting an excellent discussion on the future of AI. This is a topic that lots of people are thinking about, so it’s a great chance to help them explore how faith in Jesus connects with something so practical. It’s a great invitation for…