Young kids love to dress up and pretend to be somebody else. Whether it’s Elsa or Buzz Lightyear, they love to play another character. Adults also enjoy pretending to be someone else, often at a costume party or a masquerade ball. Sometimes we pretend to be someone else on social media. Even though Facebook requires … Read more
This Sunday we continue our series on 2 Samuel. In the next talk, Simon will be speaking on the topic, “The sin of the King”, from 2 Samuel chapter 11 verses 1 to 27. During our service, we’ll have our weekly question and answer time, and Jodie will be answering these questions: Since God did not require or like riches, why did … Read more
2 Samuel series continues Today we continue our series looking at 2 Samuel as Jodie preaches from chapter 9 verse 1 to chapter 10 verse 19 with the title, “The kindness of the King”. Catholic Evangelism Taskforce Join us this Thursday 14th September for our next meeting of the Catholic Evangelism Taskforce. We will meet at 6pm at Oak Flats Bowling Club for dinner … Read more
2 Samuel: Kingdom Coming Talk 8 : The Kindness of the King 2 Samuel chapters 9 and 10 • Jodie McNeill THE POWER OF KINDNESS Kindness can be a sign of __________________________ Kindness can be seen as __________________________ Kindness can show the __________________ 1. KINDNESS ACCEPTED (chapter 9) David wants to show ______________________ to a … Read more
This week I was teaching Scripture at our local primary school. The lesson was the prodigal son, and I was once again surprised by how big and radical God’s love is for us. And it wasn’t just me – the students seem to get it too! The parable you may recall is of a son … Read more
This Sunday we continue our series on 2 Samuel. In the next talk, Jodie will be speaking on the topic, “The kindness of the King”, from 2 Samuel chapter 9 verse 1 to chapter 10 verse 19. This weekend we will also be having a special prayer time for marriage in light of the upcoming postal plebiscite. During our service, we’ll have … Read more
2 Samuel series continues Today we continue our series looking at 2 Samuel as Jodie preaches from chapter 8 verses 1 to 18 with the title, “Just, right”. Men’s Dinner This Tuesday night 5th September is our next Men’s Dinner. Our speaker is Ben Pakula. 6.30pm at the Central Hotel Function Room. Bookings essential. Phone 0439 561 373 or email mensdinner@oakflatsanglican.com. High School SRE Seminars … Read more
2 Samuel: Kingdom Coming Talk 7 : Just, Right. 2 Samuel chapter 8 • Jodie McNeill SEEKING JUSTICE IN ISRAEL King David has been very _______________________________ We find it _________________________ to see all this violence The legal system requires __________________________ 1. VICTORIES BROUGHT JUSTICE (verses 1 to 6) Their ____________________________ was just and right God … Read more
Our Federal Government has asked us to say what we think about changing the legal definition of marriage to include same-sex unions. As I have engaged with the hundreds of Facebook comments on our post from last week, it is clear that most of us wish this discussion would go away. Some people want the … Read more