Val O'Regan Gospel of John:I am the Good ShepherdJohn 10:1-42Sam Pursell • 19th July 2020 Jesus is the shepherd who calls (1-6) Jesus is the gate to life (7-10) Jesus is the good shepherd (11-13) Jesus is forming his flock (14-21) Download a copy of this as a PDF from here: Gospel of John: I am the … Read more
Most of us are “keeping our heads down” so to speak, during this covid crisis. So what do you do when you are “locked down”? Well St Paul sets a good example – he did some serious reading whilst in prison! How do I know this? Because of something he wrote to his friend Timothy. … Read more
A new Kyngdon Congratulations to Roger and Amanda Kyngdon (BCA Mission Partners) who welcomed Emily Helen (for both her Grandmothers) last Monday.We give thanks to God for her safe arrival. Mum and Bub are doing well. Southern Cross You can download a copy of the Southern Cross magazine by heading to this page: http://bit.ly/downloadSC. Sunday … Read more
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