Val O'Regan This week we will be continuing a series in John’s gospel started by Ken Coleman last year. Helpfully, the apostle John explicitly tells us his purpose for writing his account of Jesus’ life: Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written … Read more
Gospel of John:The blind can seeJohn 9:1-41Sam Pursell • 12th July 2020 Jesus’ work is to give sight (1-7) Neighbours speculate (8-12) Pharisees investigate (13-17) Parents capitulate (18-23) The blind man retaliates (24-34) Jesus’ glory produces sight and blindness (35-41) Download a copy of this as a PDF from here: Gospel of John: The blind … Read more
Kids’ Church Kids’s church is taking a break this week, however there is some colouring pages available. More news coming soon about the Sunday program. New Rosters Rosters until the end of August are out now. If you need a paper version, please see Val, or otherwise log onto oakflatsanglican.elvanto.com.au to see what dates and … Read more
Philemon – A Personal LetterPhilemon 1:1-25Phil Pratt • 5th July 2020 Setting the Scene Philemon – Serving the Saints Onesimus – Useful Again! Philemon – Refresh my Heart Some Lessons to Learn Download a copy of this as a PDF from here: Philemon – A Personal Letter – Philemon 1:1-25 – Phil Pratt – 5th … Read more
Wise people are open to correction. If you are anything like me, you spend more time thinking about how to address the foibles of others than you do listening to their corrections of you. It is tricky to work out how to rebuke someone else well, but are we the kind of people who can … Read more
Registering for church Any changes in your registration for church need to be confirmed with the office, such as if you know you will be absent or if you wish to attend a different service. If you have not yet registered for a service, and wish to attend you need to contact the office. This … Read more
Eat honey, my son, for it is good;honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.Know also that wisdom is like honey for you:If you find it, there is a future hope for you,and your hope will not be cut off.Proverbs 24:13-14 I love warm crumpets with butter and honey! Such a simple breakfast pleasure … Read more
The Lord builds his temple for his gloryHaggai 1-2Sam Pursell • 28th June 2020 God is with you, so work for him God will reveal his glory in the new temple Download a copy of this as a PDF from here: The Lord builds his temple for his glory – Haggai 1-2 – Sam Pursell … Read more
Coming back to church! It is wonderful to be able to meet back together in person again, although things are very different than what we are used to doing.Please note the following in regards to our gatherings: Numbers are limited to 40 people. Hand sanitiser must be used. Your name and number will be recorded … Read more
One of the hardest things we have to learn is how to deal with others who have offended us, while doing it with love and self-control. And no one does this perfectly, so we all have some growth in this area. Finger pointing and the blame game started right after the fall and taking up … Read more