Posts by Matt Winter (Page 28)

Posts by Matt Winter (Page 28)

Pastor’s Letter – January 23rd

Hi Everyone, This week I’ve been reading a book called “Being the Bad Guys” by Stephen McAlpine. (Some might remember that Cameron promoted this book at Digging Deeper last year.) I particularly found the fifth chapter of the book helpful. It points out a “gospel” that’s becoming increasingly popular in our society. A gospel that says…

Pastor’s Letter – January 16th

Hi Everyone, I’m really looking forward to our next three weeks of church. We have Paul Harrington joining us to speak on the topic “Our Work: God’s Plan”. I reckon ‘work’ is a great topic for us to be thinking about at the moment. Work (And by work I mean work in a broad sense – we work in paid employment, as we study, as we care…

Pastor’s Letter – December 19th

Hi Everyone, I hope you’ve had a great week so far. It was great to see so many amazing gifts at our ‘gift swap day’ on Sunday. I hope lots of you have been able to give out your gifts and that for some it’s led to great opportunities for good conversation. There’s a handful of gifts still leftover, so if you missed out you’ll get…

Sermon Outline – December 12th

A Very Different Christmas | A Christmas for the Disillusioned matt Winter | IsaIAH 9:1-7 Chirstmas Expectations 1. Hope for Israel (9:1-5) 2. Hope in a child (9:6-7) 3. A hope filled Christmas – Engage without desparing – Celebrate with depth – Direct our anticipation Next Week: A Very Different Christmas | A Christmas for the Weary | Jeremiah 31:15-25

Pastor’s Letter – December 5th

Dear friends Thanks to everyone who jumped in and helped or brought things for the farewell on Sunday. I thought it was a great morning, a good send off for Cameron and Karen, but also a great way to mark a significant day for our church. With Cameron sent off and Summer beginning, I’m expecting a slightly different ‘vibe’ around church for the next…

Pastor’s Letter – November 21st

Dear friends I’m sure you’ve seen lots in the news about COVID and borders this week. With interstate borders reopening on Tuesday there seems to be no end of opinions. Plenty are excited to be able to reunited with loved ones, some are fearful about the virus coming in. Some think this should be the end of any sort of COVID regulation, while others would…