A summary of what’s happening this weekend

Coming up this weekend 20th – 21st January 2018

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This weekend, we welcome our own Tim Orange, who will be speaking on the topic ‘Self control by the Spirit’ from 1 Samuel chapter 24.

Jodie will be presenting an update on the Wollongong Regional ‘Jesus Is___’ mission. Be sure to join us to hear about the month long campaign to help people consider the most important question facing the world: who is Jesus?

Our 8am Sunday service will be a Morning Prayer Sunday service.

If you’re wanting to check out our church we’d really love you to visit us on Saturday at 5pm for a contemporary service with kids’ program and dinner afterwards. Or come along on Sunday at 8am for a Prayer Book service.

See you at 5pm this Saturday or 8am this Sunday, God willing!

Coming up this weekend 13th – 14th January 2018

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This weekend we welcome the Assistant Minister from Oak Flats, Simon Chaplin, who is speaking on the topic ‘The Messiah and the Nations’ from Matthew chapter 15 verses 21 to 31.

We will also share the Lord’s Supper at 5pm Saturday, so be sure to join us for this important reminder of the death of Jesus.

Our 8am Sunday service will be a Holy Communion First Order AAPB service.

If you’re wanting to check out our church we’d really love you to visit us on Saturday at 5pm for a contemporary service with kids’ program and dinner afterwards, or come along on Sunday at 8am for a Prayer Book service.

Coming up this weekend 6th – 7th January 2018

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This weekend, we welcome our own Mark Howard, who will be speaking on the topic ‘Being Wise’ from the book of James.

At our 5pm Saturday service we will have an opportunity to meet one of our church members, which is always a great encouragement to us all.

Our 8am Sunday service will be a Morning Prayer AAPB service.

If you’re wanting to check out our church we’d really love you to visit us on Saturday at 5pm for a contemporary service with kids’ program and dinner afterwards, or come along on Sunday at 8am for a Prayer Book service.

If you can’t make it in person, you’re welcome to jump online to watch the service (with the same sermon and many other items) at www.oakflats.tv.

 

Coming up this weekend 30th – 31st December 2017

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This weekend Graham Errington will be speaking on the topic ‘Fear not, little flock’, from Luke chapter 12 verses 22 to 34.

Our 8am Sunday service will be the Lord’s Supper Sunday Service, and since it is the last days of 2017, we will be having a special time of prayer for the New Year.

A reminder that for this week only, there will be no dinner after the 5pm Saturday service, to let people go and celebrate the New Year with friends and family.

If you’re wanting to check out our church we’d really love you to visit us on Saturday at 5pm for a contemporary service with kids’ program and dinner afterwards, or come along on Sunday at 8am for a Prayer Book service.

If you can’t make it in person, you’re welcome to jump online to watch the service (with the same sermon and many other items) at www.oakflats.tv.

Join us this Christmas!

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This weekend we’re getting together to hear God speak to us from Matthew chapter 1 verses 18 to 25, as Simon Chaplin unfolds the story of the birth of Jesus. It’s a great part of the Bible, and we’re all going to be stretched and strengthened as we listen.

Our 5pm Saturday service will include a special Christmas presentation and our 8am Sunday service will be a Holy Communion Second Order AAPB service.

And then on Monday at 9.30am we’re joining together for Christmas Day!

It’s pretty normal for us to have visitors join us on Christmas Day, so if you’re thinking of popping in for the first time, you’ll fit in nicely. Come and join us for a tasty espresso coffee, and some morning tea!

There are many things to distract us from the true meaning of Christmas. Why not make the time to spend an hour or so on Christmas Day reflecting on the miracle of Jesus coming into the world? You won’t be disappointed…

PS – remember, it’s 9.30am on Monday morning for our Christmas Day service.

Coming up this weekend 16th – 17th December 2017

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This Saturday night at 5pm is our Carols Service, and afterwards we will join together for a meal! Come along and bring your voices!

Simon Chaplin, Assistant Minister at Oak Flats Anglican, will be speaking at our 8am Sunday service. Simon will be speak on the topic “The Genealogy of Jesus” from Matthew chapter 1 verses 1 to 17.. We’re going to have a ‘meet the member’ bit during church, so we’ll all get to know each other just a little bit better. This service will be a Morning Prayer Sunday service.

If you’re wanting to check out our church we’d really love you to visit us on Saturday at 5pm for a contemporary service with kids’ program and dinner afterwards, and our new youth group Alive! meets straight after dinner. Or come along on Sunday at 8am for a Prayer Book service.

See you at 5pm this Saturday or 8am this Sunday, God willing!

Coming up this weekend 9th – 10th December 2017

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This weekend, we we finish up our series on 2 Samuel.  In the final talk, Jodie will be speaking on the topic, “The problem of the wrath of God”, from chapter 21 verses 1 to 14 and chapter 24.

At our 5pm Saturday service we will have a special presentation on Special Religious Education (SRE), which is our mission of the month.

Our 8am Sunday service will be a Morning Prayer Sunday service.

Our Senior Minister, Jodie, will also be answering these questions during our services:

1 What does Glenn Davies mean when he says he, “accepts the outcome of the marriage postal plebiscite”?
2 Was 2 Samuel set in Medieval times?
3 How old was David in 2 Samuel 21:15?
4 Would Joab and the other war officials be the same age as David, and how old were his mighty men?
5 Who were the three mighty warriors in Samuel 23:17, and what were their names?
6 What weapons were used in the Bible before swords?
7 Were the descendants of Rapha also known as the Nephilim?
8 Does it still snow in the Middle East and around Bethlehem today?
9 In Psalm 51:4 and 2 Samuel 12:13 David said he had only sinned against God, but didn’t he also sin against people like Uriah and others?
10 Would it be better to say that war memorials are not a celebration of war, but a reminder of the devastation of war?
11 Would it be possible to choose a different day for the church event planned on Easter Monday?

If you’re wanting to check out our church we’d really love you to visit us on Saturday at 5pm for a contemporary service with kids’ program and dinner afterwards, or come along on Sunday at 8am for a Prayer Book service.

See you at 5pm this Saturday or 8am this Sunday, God willing!

Coming up this weekend 2nd – 3rd December 2017

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This weekend we continue our series on 2 Samuel. In the next talk, Jodie will be speaking on the topic, “The might of the king’s men”, from chapter 21 verses 15 to 22 and chapter 23 verses 8 to 39.

We will also share the Lord’s Supper at 5pm Saturday, so come along and be reminded again of the great service of Jesus Christ, who died for our sins.

We will also be hearing from Jemimah McNeill for a review of her Year 13 experience.

During church, we’ll be hearing answers to these questions from the past two weeks:

1 Why is the Bible reading passage different to the passage that is preached?
2 When were swords first mentioned in the Bible?
3 Why didn’t the author of 2 Samuel comment on the strange behaviour of Joab?
4 Could the song of 2 Samuel 22 have been sung before David’s sin with Bathsheba?
5 What does ‘exalt’ mean, and why would God exalt David?
6 How do we guard ourselves from looking down on flawed Bible characters?
7 How can God forget our sins when we continue to have the consequences of those specific sins?
8 Is there any information regarding the Weekendaway for 2018?

Our 8am Sunday service will be a Morning Prayer AAPB service.

If you’re wanting to check out our church we’d really love you to visit us on Saturday at 5pm for a contemporary service with kids’ program and dinner afterwards, or come along on Sunday at 8am for a Prayer Book service.

If you can’t make it in person, you’re welcome to jump online to watch the service (with the same sermon and many other items) at www.oakflats.tv.

Coming up this weekend 25th – 26th November 2017

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This weekend we continue our series on 2 Samuel.  In the next talk, Jodie will be speaking on the topic, “Real hope in the real king”, from chapter 22 verse 1 to chapter 23 verse 7.

At both our services, we will have a special update about Church Missionary Society (CMS) which is our Mission of the Month.

Our 8am Sunday service will be a Holy Communion Second Order AAPB service.

If you’re wanting to check out our church we’d really love you to visit us on Saturday at 5pm for a contemporary service with kids’ program and dinner afterwards, or come along on Sunday at 8am for a Prayer Book service.

Coming up this weekend 18th – 19th November 2017

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This weekend we continue our series on 2 Samuel.  In the next talk, Simon Chaplin will be speaking on the topic, “The return of the King”, from chapter 19 verse 1 to chapter 20 verse 36.

At our 5pm Saturday service we will be celebrating the baptism of Ethan & Gracie Gray, and we would love you to join us for this special event.

Also during our 5pm Saturday service, we’ll have our weekly question and answer time, and Simon will be answering these questions:

  1. Given that the world of 2 Samuel seems so different to the New Testament, are we only studying it because it points us to Jesus?
  2. Where is the Ark of the Covenant located now?
  3. Is the Jonathan mentioned in 2 Samuel 17:17 Saul’s son?
  4. Has Absalom’s Monument ever been discovered by archaeologists?
  5. Did David know that it was Joab who killed his son Absalom, and how did he react to the news?
  6. Why did Joab choose a Cushite to take the news of Absalom’s death to David?
  7. When Ahimaaz told David that they’d won the war, why did he say “the Lord your God,” not “our God?”
  8. Is it still a sin for a Christian to be in a same-sex relationship if they are bisexual?
  9. Are all rulers chosen by divine right, and if so, is democracy a myth?
  10. How was Jesus able to walk on water?

Our 8am Sunday service will be a Morning Prayer Sunday service.

If you’re wanting to check out our church we’d really love you to visit us on Saturday at 5pm for a contemporary service with kids’ program and dinner afterwards, and our new youth group Alive! meets straight after dinner. Or come along on Sunday at 8am for a Prayer Book service.

See you at 5pm this Saturday or 8am this Sunday, God willing!