It was a good day to be in church on Sunday. It is so good to be in the presence of God as a people of faith, lifting up our voices in praise and worship to God.
Sonya read these verses at the 10am yesterday, to come and to worship, to worship from our hearts, to make a joyful noise, to bless God and each other in our singing.
Psalm 100 A psalm. For giving grateful praise. (NIV)
1 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Worship the Lord with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
Ephesians 5:19 (NIV)
19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord,
Pastor Stephen asks the question: Why is it that we want people to Meet Jesus?
Above all our hope is to get to know people, come to our church and connect with our community but most of all that they Meet Jesus for themselves.
Looking at the Gospel of John
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God Bless,
Church Office Team
Discovering Jesus Valuing People Building Community
Pastor Stephen unpacked the Word in the new sermon series on BLESS ... Begin with Prayer
Be in prayer to see God bless people in their lives
Luke 6:12-16 The Twelve Apostles
12 One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. 13 When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles: 14 Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, 15 Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot, 16 Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
- Jesus pursued God in prayer
- Jesus paused to pray
- Jesus had a place to pray
- Jesus gave priority to prayer
- Jesus had people he prayed for
- Jesus had a purpose in prayer
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Catchup on Sunday's Vision Sunday 10am service.
Pastor Stephen spoke The Word ...
What is the vision for our lives?
The house, our job, our relationships
What is God’s vision in our lives.
The solid foundation in our lives.
Genesis 12:1-3
The Call of Abram
12 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.
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“I will make you into a great nation,
and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.a]
3
I will bless those who bless you,
and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth
will be blessed through you.”b]
God’s plan is to work His plan through His people
The ultimate blessing is Jesus and for us the share the love of Jesus.
How do we do this … BLESS
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Sunday 19th January 2025 10am Combined Service
Summer in the Psalms: 134
Aboriginal Sunday