Val O'Regan (CREDIT: Mathias Appel via Flickr) Recently I read someone attack a Christian about the Bible, saying, “that’s fine if you want to believe a bunch of goat herders living in tents from 4000 years ago!” As Christians, our trust in the Bible as the divinely-inspired word of God is increasingly seen as antiquated at best, … Read more
This Sunday we welcome Graham Errington, who will be speaking on the topic “Which is better?” from Luke chapter 10 verses 38 to 42. During our service, we’ll have our weekly question and answer time, and Graham will be answering these questions: Who wrote 2 Samuel, and who is the narrator in last week’s chapter? Why do we say that David … Read more
2 Samuel series continues Today we continue our series looking at 2 Samuel as Simon preaches from chapter 11 verses 1 to 27 with the title, “The sin of the King”. Next week’s Bible Talk Next week, Graham Errington will be speaking on the topic “Which is better?” from Luke chapter 10 verses 38 to 42. Ladies’ Dinner This Tuesday night 19th September is … Read more
2 Samuel: Kingdom Coming The Sin of the King 2 Samuel chapter 11 • Simon Chaplin Introduction : on a roof top 1) DECEITFULNESS OF SIN (vs 1-4) David ________ her, then David ________ to her David ________ her, then David ________ with her Nature of _______ Nature of _______ Matt 5:27 Jer. 17:9 2) … 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
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
This Sunday we continue our series on 2 Samuel. In the next talk, Jodie will be speaking on the topic, “Just, right”, from 2 Samuel chapter 8 verses 1 to 18. It’s Father’s Day, so be sure to join us as we give thanks to God for the dads in our church, and pray that we would lovingly lead with … Read more