God wants you to have both a ministry in the Body of Christ (Church family) & a mission in the world. Your ministry is your service to believers & your mission is your service to unbelievers.

Our Mission is a continuation of Jesus’ mission on earth. We are not only called to ‘Come to Him’, but we are also called to ‘Go for Him’. We are to Go to all the nations (See Matthew 28:19,20, John 17:18 & Acts 1:8) but we are to start in our own backyard with our neighbours & friends.

Your mission is a wonderful privilege. Telling others or inviting others to hear how they can have eternal life is the greatest thing you can ever do for them. It has eternal significance but it also gives your life meaning & purpose.

How many people will be in heaven because of YOU?

We are not all evangelists, we are not all good in giving answers to our unbelieving friends questions, but we can all invite someone to Church & especially our Easter Services next week.

So come on Church family, don’t let another opportunity pass you by to invite someone to hear the good news of our Lord Jesus. It might be just the time that people will say ‘Yes’ to your invitation. Nothing matters more to God than for lost people to be found. The cross of Jesus proves that! Let’s care about what God cares about! – The salvation of your friend & family.

Good Friday Communion 9am

Alive Sunday (Easter) 9am for brekkie & 10am service

Tony Galea

Who doesn’t love a good series! In a distant time and a galaxy far, far away, I had to wait a week before the next episode. Streaming? What was that? some kind of fishing strategy? Now we can binge all we want, and I do! 

Mark’s Gospel runs like a fast-paced series, with each chapter a collection of first-hand accounts of the unfolding power and purpose of the Messiah, God’s King over all. King of his kingdom, his creation and his followers. Mark puts these episodes into an order and flow that is guided by the great Author, God himself. 

And in chapter 6 we find a rolling set of scenes where the expectations people had of Jesus were tipped on their head. Familiar family and friends tripped up on his claims and miracles. The political top dogs were intrigued and a little bit threatened, but would have no frame of reference for a King to give up his life willingly.

A crowd of thousands were fed, which was mind blowing in itself, but the deeper message of spiritual food completely missed even by his closest followers. And to top off the episode, a storm, a ghost and a bunch of fishermen who were out of their depth in more ways than one.

Just in case we think it was only a first century kind of confusion, think about our own temptation to put God in a box, to have him look after us when it’s convenient for us, and to have our minds closed and ears blocked to his true identity – King of his kingdom, his creation and us. And our response, humble repentance, praise and devotion. Now that’s a great final episode for a series!

Andy McPhail