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Our weekend services are at 9am and 4pm Sunday at 45 Churchill Street, Jamberoo.
Coming up this weekend 24-25 August 2019
Humanly speaking, it’s baffling to try and work out just why the religious leaders were so threatened by the message of Jesus that they were comfortable to punish and even execute those who preached this ‘good news’.
And yet even through these tragic events, Jesus kept building his church, and this is exactly what we see as we look at the next instalment in our series from the New Testament book of Acts called ‘Launching the Church’.
This Saturday and Sunday we’re looking at the remarkable message and courage of a man named Stephen, and we see how his word brought great jealousy and anger to the very people who should have welcomed him.
If you’re coming along with us this weekend, why not read Acts chapter 6 verse 38 to chapter 7 verse 60. The topic of the talk is ‘Stand up for Jesus’.
As well as the talk from the Bible, we’re going to hear answers to these questions that our people have asked via our response slips each week at church:
1 If we model our church on Acts 2:42 they why don’t we also share fully in our possessions?
2 Doesn’t Acts 4:32 suggest that the early Christians had no personal ownership of possessions?
3 Is Acts 5 the only place we learn that the Spirit is God, or does it reaffirm other teachings?
4 Would the flogging of the Apostles be the same as that which Jesus endured?
5 If we act independently due to our free will, then how can God have a plan for our lives?
6 How can we be more focussed on our relationship with Jesus?
7 What should we do if we become distracted from following Jesus?
So, what are you waiting for? Come and join us this weekend on Saturday night at 5pm (with kids’ program, hearty dinner, then youth group), or a more classic Anglican-style service at 9am on Sunday morning (serving delicious espresso coffee) .
Grace and peace, Jodie.
Coming up this weekend 17-18th August 2019
If you’ve seen our church grounds this week then you’ll know that we’re under construction! We’ve been doing all sorts of earthworks as we’ve started to make the grounds around the church look nicer and become even better for all the things we love to do together. But, we’re still totally open for business!
This week we’re looking at a time just after the first Easter when the church was under attack from Satan. He tried to stop the growth of the church through persecution from religious leaders, and then from internal selfishness and corruption, and then finally from distraction from the main activity of speaking about Jesus. We’ll see all this as we look closely at Acts 4:32-6:7.
Plus, in our usual Question and Answer segment, I’ll be answering these questions that you’ve asked over the past few weeks:
1 How can we repent of all our sins if we can’t remember them all?
2 Is it bad for a Christian to want to date a non-Christian?
3 How can we love our neighbour if we don’t love ourself?
4 Can people predict the return of Jesus?
5 If someone believes in Christianity as well as another religion, will they go to heaven?
6 Did Jesus go to hell in the time between his death and resurrection?
7 Would the Bible writer have gone to hell if he made a mistake about Judas’ destiny?
8 Does Acts 4:19 show us how to respond to rulers who tell us to act contrary to God’s ways?
So, be sure to come and join us at 5pm Saturday, for an all-age service with kids’ program, hearty dinner, and youth group. Or come at 9am Sunday for a classic-style Anglican service with some great espresso afterwards.
Hope to see you this weekend!
Grace and peace, Jodie.
Coming up this weekend 10-11 August 2019
We’d love you to join us this weekend at our church, whether your the first time ever, your first time in a while, or maybe you’re with us most weekends. We’d love our church to be your church, if it’s not already.
Right now we’re in a series called ‘Launching the Church’, where we’re looking at the New Testament book of Acts and how a gang of a few hundred believers in Jesus quickly grew to many thousands in just a matter of weeks. This week it’s chapters 3 and 4, with the topic ‘The Launch of Persecution’, as we see how the extraordinary kick-start from the Day of Pentecost led to an amazing miracle, which then led to some pretty intense opposition from the legal eagles.
As part of our weekly church we have a ‘Question and Answer’ spot, where I get to answer questions you’ve asked last week about the Bible talk, or really, anything at all. Here are the questions for this coming weekend:
1 Where does the Bible say that the Holy Spirit is a ‘he’?
2 How did the Bible writer know that Judas went to hell?
3 After Pentecost, did the believers speak their original languages?
4 How long did it take to baptise 3000 people?
5 Why were people healed after touching Jesus?
6 Can Christians perform healing miracles today?
7 What stops Christians performing healing miracles today?
You can see that I’ve really got my homework cut out for me this week! So come and hear my answers and have your world expanded as you consider how God is working in his world.
So, we’d love you to join us at 5pm this Saturday with dinner, kids’ program, and a great, all-age service. Or come at 9am Sunday for a more classic-style Anglican service, with terrific espresso coffee. See you this weekend, God willing!
Grace and peace, Jodie.