Posts from 2020 (Page 9)

Posts from 2020 (Page 9)

Prayer Points – August 23rd

OUR CHURCH | for our AGM; for the appointment of godly, capable leaders to the Church Leadership Team; for our continued “emergence” from the COVID lockdown; for a growing wonder at God’s grace & desire to share it with others, OUR NETWORK | for the new plant at Pooraka which started meeting last weekend; for Scott Westwood & the leaders of the church; for the…

Weekly Readings – August 23rd

Mon 24 Aug – Luke 22 Tue 25 Aug – Luke 23 Wed 26 Aug – Luke 24 Thu 27 Aug – Acts 1 Fri 28 Aug – Acts 2 Sat 29 Aug – Acts 3 Sun 30 Aug – Acts 4 QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION What have I learnt about God: His character, plans, and purposes? How am I called to respond to this word? (be specific, be practical) What are some key points from…

Prayer Points – August 16th

OUR CHURCH | for patience & grace as we continue to meet together with the various restrictions; thanks for the many new members of our church who have joined us; pray that we will see them welcomed & integrated well; for those who are unwell. OUR COMMUNITY | for our community to be compliant with the directions of our government; that people would not give into…

Pastor’s Letter – August 16th

Dear friends I am saddened to write to you and let you know that for the near future we will not be singing together as a congregation on Sundays. Why?  Simply, the SA Department of Health has issued a fact sheet for churches that instructs us to “Avoid singing together as a congregation.”  (I have attached the fact sheet to this letter.)  This may change, but until it…

Weekly Readings – August 16th

Mon 17 Aug – Luke 15 Tue 18 Aug – Luke 16 Wed 19 Aug – Luke 17 Thu 20 Aug – Luke 18 Fri 21 Aug – Luke 19 Sat 22 Aug – Luke 20 Sun 23 Aug – Luke 21 QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION What have I learnt about God: His character, plans, and purposes? How am I called to respond to this word? (be specific, be practical) What are some key points…

Pastor’s Letter – August 9th

Dear friends Recently, as you probably know, I have been doing a bit of thinking about the “Lost” parable in Luke 15. It has made me reflect on the question of identity. I thought I would share some of my thoughts. In the last story of the parable, we see a rift between the “righteous” elder son and the “sinful” younger son. This reflects the actual rift between the…