Praying for the PM

In the midst of a very messy few weeks in Federal Politics, our nation has ended up with a Prime Minister who trusts in Jesus as his Lord and Saviour. In his maiden speech, Scott Morrison spoke of his “personal faith in Jesus”, noting his commitment to his faith at an early age. We can … Read more

Big changes for the McNeills and our church

On Sunday, I announced that I am leaving Oak Flats Anglican to become the full-time Rector of Jamberoo Anglican. In 2015, our two churches formed a partnership to share our resources to help grow the gospel in the Illawarra. Three years ago we planted an all-new, Saturday night service at Jamberoo, and through this ministry, … Read more

Coming up this Sunday 2nd September 2018

This Sunday we continue our series on ‘Romans: The Heart of Truth’, with Jodie speaking on the topic ‘God’s sovereign election’ from Romans chapter 9 verses 1 to 29. It’s also the right time for us to recognise many of the needs of our missionaries, so we’ll have a special report about what’s been happening in the lives of our partners in … Read more

Church news for the week beginning 26th August 2018

Today’s Bible talk Today we continue our series on ‘Romans: The Heart of Truth’, with Jodie speaking on the topic ‘Blessed assurance’ from Romans chapter 8 verses 31 to 39. Parish Council Our Parish Council meets this Tuesday 28th August at 7.00pm at the church. Please remember them in your prayers. GAFCON Information Night Joins us this Wednesday 29th August at 7.30pm at St … Read more

The Heart of Truth – 14: Blessed Assurance – Romans chapter 8 verses 31 to 39 – Jodie McNeill

The Heart of Truth 14: Blessed Assurance Romans chapter 8 verses 31 to 39 • Jodie McNeill UNCERTAINTY THERE IS CERTAINTY FOR _______________________ IF YOU’RE IN CHRIST GOD IS _______________ BECAUSE HE SENT HIS SON FOR US THERE WAS NO _________________ GOD’S PEOPLE ARE ALREADY ___________________________ AS OUR _____________________________________ HE’S ALSO OUR RULER JESUS IS … Read more

Contentment in all seasons

We are a people who are not used to contentment. August is too cold & windy. February is too hot & not breezy enough. Our family members are too pushy. Our friends don’t support us enough. The HSC is too hard. There isn’t enough homework in primary school. It’s about time the National Energy Guarantee … Read more

Coming up this Sunday 26th August 2018

This Sunday we continue our series on ‘Romans: The Heart of Truth’, with Jodie speaking on the topic ‘Blessed assurance’ from Romans chapter 8 verses 31 to 39. It has also been three years since Jamberoo Anglican launched their Saturday 5pm church service, so Jodie will be giving an update on our partnership with Jamberoo. Our youth group, Refuge, meets at … Read more

Church news for the week beginning 19th August 2018

Today’s Bible talk Today we continue our series on ‘Romans: The Heart of Truth’, with Simon speaking on the topic ‘The spirit of glory’ from Romans chapter 8 verses 26 to 30. Myers Baptism This morning we will be baptising Abigail and Ashkan Myers, great-grandchildren of David and Jan Crook, during our 10am service. A special welcome to all family … Read more

Romans Eight Twenty-eight

Once there was a man who went to prison, and as he lay in bed on his first night, he heard someone call out, “49”, which was then followed by laughter from all the other prisoners. Then another prisoner called out, “26”, which was followed by even more laughs. When the new prisoner asked what … Read more

The Heart of Truth 13: The Spirit of Glory. Romans chapter 8 verses 26 to 30. Simon Chaplin

The Heart of Truth 13: The Spirit of Glory Chapter 8 verses 26 to 30 • Simon Chaplin Introduction: Life in the Spirit Spirit unites us to the ____________________ Spirit governs our  ____________ Spirit enables our ____________ Spirit assures us of our ____________ Spirit helps us as we pray Spirits intercession draws us nearer to … Read more