Coming up this Sunday 7th October 2018
This Sunday we take a break from our series on Romans, and Simon will be speaking on the topic ‘The glory of God’ from Psalm 19.
We had a great day at ‘Real Kids!’ this past Tuesday, and we will have a special presentation and report about the day during our services.
We will have our popular weekly question and answer time during our services, and Jodie will be answering these questions:
- How old was Moses when the Israelites entered the Promised Land?
- What does the Bible mean when it refers to the ‘four winds of Heaven’?
- What do you say to someone who thinks that Christianity is all too good to be true?
Our youth group, Refuge, plus Kids’ Club and Andy’s Club will be taking a break during the school holidays, and will return from Sunday 21st October.
As always, come along and visit us at 10am or 5pm at 35 Fisher Street Oak Flats, or if you can’t make it in person, jump online at www.oakflats.tv to watch a livestream of our services.
See you at 10am or 5pm this Sunday, God willing!
Telling the next generation
Walk about Zion, go around her, count her towers…
that you may tell of them to the next generation. Psalm 48:13,14
Psalm 48 is an invitation to behold with eyes of faith Zion, the city of God. Eyes of faith means that to see the city is not to rejoice in the number of towers, but to rejoice that this is where God dwells. He is secure forever, and so therefore are his people.
But the purpose of this knowledge is not just for you, it’s so you will tell the next generation.
Christians are those who now see, not the walls of an earthly city, but with eyes of faith we see the heavenly Jerusalem, where we are gathered around Mt Zion. And the same command comes to us to tell the next generation, and the generation after that. Each generation must take the mantle of sharing the news of the Gospel that we see by faith.
We live in a society that by and large have rejected this vision, and so have left their children adrift. We as the Church have the opportunity to fill that spiritual void and hold out the good news of salvation.
Real Kids is an event designed exactly for that reason. Building on our relationships with the community and parents and the schools through SRE, children are invited to come and hear of the news of and to walk with eyes of faith and see that God has done.
At this Real Kids day, we will be travelling back in time so the kids will be invited to see for themselves the truth of the Gospel. These days are always exciting, with skits and games and lots of food. And they are filled with fun and laughter, in ways that only children can bring.
But the greatest joy is passing on the news to the next generation.
Join us this Tuesday 2nd October from 9am to 3pm for our Real Kids Day.
SIMON CHAPLIN
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