Our Sunday morning service on 7th April 2019, Ps Glenda Noordam preaching.
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PAYER MEETINGS
Every Wednesday morning at the church, from 8am till around 9am. Also every Sunday morning before church, from 9am.
WORSHIP NIGHT
Sunday 7th April will be our Worship Night. Note that, as we will be off Daylight Saving, the meeting will start at 5pm not 7pm as through the summer months. Come along for a great time in the presence of the Lord.
SEARCH FOR LIFE
Sunday 14th April applications close for the Search For Life courses for women and men. These courses will run from 2nd May. For details see the Events page or contact Arita Smith.
EASTER
Friday 19th April is Good Friday. There will be our normal Easter celebrations at church for Good Friday and Easter Sunday, but for those who want something a little different our church is also involved in the Celebrating Easter Festival. This is a great time of fun and fellowship, as well as time to reflect seriously on the meaning of Easter. If you want to go, please click on the link above and register now.
FELLOWSHIP LUNCH
Sunday 28th April will be our regular monthly lunch after church. This month’s theme will be Anzac Day. Fellowship lunches offer a great opportunity to introduce new people to the life of the church, so invite your friends along, even if they only want to come for the lunch.
ONE VALLEY
Sunday night 28th April we will be hosting this initiative to bring the churches of Latrobe Valley together. Although particularly aimed at the under-40 age group, the meeting is open to anyone. Please come along and support it.
CHURCHILL NEWS
CUPPA AND CLICKS
Friday 5th April, 10am till 2pm (approx.) – a time of fun and fellowship whilst making knitted or crocheted toys for needy children. Held at Lynn Fowler’s home in Churchill, for details see Lynn.
PRAYER AND FASTING
Saturday 6th April, 1pm till 5pm, at Lynn Fowler’s home. Come when you want, stay as long as you want, fast if you can. With the federal election looming, it is even more important that we continue to hold our nation before the Lord.
HEALING AND REVIVAL MEETING
The Healing and Revival meeting that was scheduled for Friday 12th April has been CANCELLED due to being too close to Easter. Our next Healing and Revival meeting will be held in June.
by Pastor Glenda
Recently I went to the beach at Seaspray. It was a warm, sunny day, and as I stood on the shore and looked out at the waves my eyes were drawn from the shallows where the waves were breaking, on toward the horizon. I was inspired by the vastness of the ocean, and as I took it all in, I asked the Lord what He was saying to me in that moment.
I believe the Lord is saying to us this year that He desires to take us deeper and deeper into His love, His character and His holiness. He wants us to nurture our soul as we spend time with Him and in His Presence. I believe as we are preparing for the year, organizing programs and events, we must always keep in mind that we must “seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, then all the other things will be given to us.” Seeking Him, His face, His word and His ways comes first. So we first need to “Come” to Jesus. “Come to Me all you who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest.”
The second word that keeps coming up in my daily reading and devotion is “Wider.” God wants us to keep diving deeper into Him and His heart, but then He wants us to go wider, reaching out to our community and those around us with His love, with His word, and with the Gospel. Jesus said, “Go and make disciples.” That is our mandate. That is the mission of the church.
So here we go, into a new year – our 50th Anniversary year. Let’s be prepared to go deeper and wider than ever and to see God’s purpose manifest in our lives, in our church and in our community and beyond. As we learn to worship God in spirit and in truth, as we make His word foundational in our lives and allow it to do its work in us, as we are filled with the new wine of the Holy Spirit, refreshing and renewing us, then we can be the witnesses He has called us to be to the world around us.