News and events for the week beginning 7th December 2014

God’s Leading – Talks from 1 Samuel Today we continue in our series from 1 Samuel as Adam preaches from chapter 28-29 on the topic, ‘God’s leading us in testing times’.  Senior Service and Lunch Tomorrow (Monday) 8th December at 11am at the church. Ladies’ Dinner Ladies’ Dinner is on this Tuesday 16th of December at the church. Leslie … Read more

Christmas in a consumerist culture

It is easy for us to get side-tracked at Christmas, and it is far too easy for us to feel the need to compete with others by getting bigger, better and more expensive presents.  In fact, the figures for projected spending have been released by the Australian National Retailers’ Association which state that “Nationally more … Read more

News and events for the week beginning 30th November 2014

God’s Leading – Talks from 1 Samuel Today we continue in our series from 1 Samuel as Adam preaches from chapter 26-27 on the topic, ‘God’s leading us in enemy territory’.  Men’s Dinner Men’s Dinner is on this Tuesday 2nd of December at the Shell Cove Brasserie. Dave Jensen will be speaking on the topic of the Knowledge of … Read more

63* (not out)

That was the score Phil Hughes was on when he was struck with a blow to the back of the head on Tuesday. As I’m sure we are all aware, this talented young cricketer passed away on Thursday afternoon. What was a freak accident highlights the very real fact, that life is precious and fragile. … Read more

News and events for the week beginning 23rd November 2014

God’s Leading – Talks from 1 Samuel Today we continue in our series from 1 Samuel as Mark Groombridge preaches from chapter 24-25 on the topic, ‘God’s leading us in grace’.  Long Service Leave for the McNeills Jodie, Mandy and their kids are off for eight weeks’ long service leave from 21st November to 15th January. Adam will be leading our church … Read more

The Runaway Bride!

This week I got the privilege to officiate the my first marriage , so I’ve been thinking about marriage. Back in 1999, Julia Roberts starred in a movie called ‘Runaway Bride’, where she played the part of a woman who was notorious for fleeing before she got to the altar. It is a fiancé’s worst fear, being … Read more

News and Events for week beginning 5th October 2014

Holiday series – ‘What Jesus Wants’ Today we continue our three-week series from John chapter 17, where we listen in on the remarkable prayer of Jesus to our heavenly father. This week Geoff is looking at the final section of Jesus’ prayer as we find out, ‘What Jesus wants for his church.’ Men’s Dinner 7th October Our next … Read more

Being confronting, but not confrontational

In a discussion which has taken place this week about the appropriateness of people’s attire in parliament our Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, declared that the wearing of the burqa was too confronting. The comment sent shockwaves throughout the media. While I don’t agree with the wearing of burqas, we must remember that it represents an … Read more

News and events for the week beginning 28th September 2014

Holiday series – ‘What Jesus Wants’ Today we continue our three-week series from John chapter 17, where we listen in on the remarkable prayer of Jesus to our heavenly father. This week Adam is looking at the middle section of Jesus’ prayer as we find out, ‘What Jesus wants for his followers.’ Men’s Dinner 7th October Our next … Read more

Finals fever hits!

In writing this we await the crowning of premiers for this year’s footy codes. By the time this makes the print, we would have already seen the end of the AFL Premiership (go Swannies!), and we will know who will be playing in the NRL Grand Final. For these men, all the hard work and … Read more