Entries by Val O'Regan

A better way to deal with domestic abuse

After many years of hard work, our Anglican Diocese has developed a policy to help our churches provide the best possible care to people suffering from domestic abuse. The policy was launched this week at the Anglican Diocese of Sydney Synod, our annual combined meeting of churches and organisations. In launching the policy, Sandy Grant […]

Coming up this weekend 14th – 15th October 2017

This weekend Simon Chaplin, the Assistant Minister from Oak Flats, will begin the second half of our series on the Old Testament book of 2 Samuel, “Kingdom Coming”, from chapter 12 verses 1 to 31 on the topic ‘The repentance of the King‘. During our 5pm Saturday service, we’ll have our weekly question and answer time, and Jodie will be […]

Church news for the week beginning 7th October 2017

This weekend’s Bible Talk This weekend Jodie will be speaking on the topic “God’s Amazing Plan” from Acts chapter 2 verses 22 to 41. Next week’s Bible Talk Next week, Simon Chaplin will begin the second half of our series on the Old Testament book of 2 Samuel, “Kingdom Coming”, from chapter 12 verses 1 to 31. Mission of the […]

The Sin of Vegas

When I once visited Las Vegas, I was stunned to hear the slogan,‘If Las Vegas is Sin City, then MGM Grand is the Capitol Building.’ This hotel we were visiting for for a family meal took pride in the sin of sexual immorality, drugs, alcohol, and of course, gambling. Yet, this week, Las Vegas experienced […]

Coming up this weekend 7th – 8th October 2017

We’d love you to join us this weekend at church. The topic of our Bible talk is ‘God’s Amazing Plan’, and Jodie’s preaching from Acts chapter 2, verses 22 to 41. This Saturday 7th October we are bringing our two services together for a celebration night at 5pm. We will be officially welcoming Rayne Orange to our church […]

Church news for the week beginning 30th September 2017

This weekend’s Bible Talk This weekend Mark Howard is speaking on the topic “Setting your mind on the Spirit”  from Romans chapter 8 verses 1 to 17, and Romans chapter 12 verses 1 to 3. Next week’s Bible Talk Next week, Jodie will be speaking on the topic “Joseph’s Egyptian Adventure” from Genesis chapter 37 verses 1 to […]

What are you praying for?

(CREDIT: t-bet via Flickr) Our church has recently started testing a new, online prayer diary called ‘PrayerMate.’ It enables people to subscribe to prayer points from many, terrific organisations and missionaries. It also helps us connect with the regular prayer points of our own church. One benefits is that it gives me a list of […]

Church news for the week beginning 23rd September 2017

This weekend’s Bible Talk This weekend Graham Errington is speaking on the topic “Which is better?” from Luke chapter 10 verses 38 to 42. Next week’s Bible Talk Next week, Mark Howard will be speaking on the topic “The Spiritual Mind” from Romans chapter 1 verses 16 to 32. Mission of the month Triple Care Farm is our […]

When it’s safer to defend a lion

(CREDIT: Mathias Appel via Flickr) Recently I read someone attack a Christian about the Bible, saying, “that’s fine if you want to believe a bunch of goat herders living in tents from 4000 years ago!” As Christians, our trust in the Bible as the divinely-inspired word of God is increasingly seen as antiquated at best, […]