Jodie McNeill Men’s Dinner This Tuesday on the 1st July we welcome Reg Piper to speak at our monthly Men’s dinner. Venue is the Shell Cove Golf Club, and the time is 6.30pm. RSVP mensdinner@oakflatsanglican.com or see John Wilson at church. Les Stewart to speak at church We welcome Les to our church on 13th July at both our 9am and … Read more
At the end of last week’s Bible talk, I read a famous poem by Charles Studd, a British missionary and international cricketer. According to Wikipedia: “As a cricketer he played for England in the 1882 match won by Australia which was the origins of The Ashes. As a British Protestant Christian missionary to China he was … Read more
‘Jesus is…’ Bible Talks in Term Two This is the final week of our eight ‘I am’ statements that Jesus made in the New Testament book of John. We are coming face-to-face with Jesus as he shares who he really is and what that means for everyone. Men’s Dinner On the 1st July we welcome Reg Piper … Read more
It’s been a big week for sport, with success at the State of Origin, and a great performance at the FIFA World Cup. We Aussies love our sport, and for many people, it’s the closest thing to organised ‘religion’. Some joke that their favourite sport is the one that will be played in Heaven. The … Read more
‘Jesus is…’ Bible Talks in Term Two This week looks at the seventh of our eight ‘I am’ statements that Jesus made in the New Testament book of John. We are coming face-to-face with Jesus as he shares who he really is and what that means for everyone. Ladies’ Dinner This Tuesday night, 17th June at the church. Our … Read more
It is amazing to think that God chooses people like you and me to communicate his message about Jesus. Yet as we teach others the word of God, we share Jesus through our lips and our lives. I learnt a lot about word ministry when I did a two-year MTS apprenticeship before I studied at Moore College. This hands-on apprenticeship gave … Read more
‘Jesus is…’ Bible Talks in Term Two This week looks at the sixth of our eight ‘I am’ statements that Jesus made in the New Testament book of John. We are coming face-to-face with Jesus as he shares who he really is and what that means for everyone. Gong Men’s Day Our men are heading off to Dapto to … Read more
Doctors and scientists are clever people, but they’ve never been able to solve the biggest problem of all: death. We are born and then we die. Other than the exceptions of Enoch (Genesis 5:24) and Elijah (2 Kings 2:11), everyone who lived has died. Death is the biggest problem that humans face. Which means that … Read more
‘Jesus is…’ Bible Talks in Term Two This week looks at the fifth of our eight ‘I am’ statements that Jesus made in the New Testament book of John. We are coming face-to-face with Jesus as he shares who he really is and what that means for everyone. Men’s dinner Tuesday 3rd June This Tuesday night, Guest speaker Mark Hadley will … Read more
This week I received a printed flyer in my letterbox that said ‘WARNING: Prepare for a Tsunami to hit the East Coast of Australia.’ Whoever wrote this document said that they’d had several dreams in which they saw a giant wave hit the Illawarra. So, they published a short document to warn people to turn to God before facing … Read more