Posts by Trinity Church Brighton (Page 32)
Prayer Points – October 4th
OUR CHURCH | for Matt & the leadership of our Kids Ministry as they plan the development of our ministry for Term 4 & 2020; for the welcome lunch; for those who are unwell & recovering from illness or injury; for those caring for others, TRINITY CHURCH WOODCROFT | pray for access to a good venue for Sunday meeting; patience while this resolves; wisdom &…
Pastor’s Letter – October 4th
Dear friends Over the last few weeks I have been sharing some insights from John Flavel’s little book, Keeping the Heart, which is an extended reflection on Proverbs 4.23 – “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Last week I shared six particular actions Flavel recommended as helpful in guarding the heart. The initial element of…
Pastor’s Letter – September 27th
Dear friends Last week I began to share with you some thoughts from John Flavel’s little book, “Keeping the Heart: How to maintain your love for God”. The book itself is a reflection on Proverbs 4.23 – “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Initially Flavel makes the point that only a heart that has been regenerated by God’s Holy…
Prayer Points – September 27th
OUR COMMUNITY | for those who work to support our community – local government; those who provide essential services; those who work in health, emergency services, schools. AFES (FLINDERS) | thank God for the encouraging leadership retreat last week; pray for Lauren Hull and the larger AFES team as they work to witness to Christ & grow the students in their…
Weekly Readings – September 27th
Mon 28 Sep – Genesis 5 Tue 29 Sep – Genesis 6 Wed 30 Sep – Genesis 7 Thu 1 Oct – Genesis 8 Fri 2 Oct – Genesis 9 Sat 3 Oct – Genesis 10 Sun 4 Oct – Genesis 11 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…
Weekly Readings – September 20th
Mon 21 Sep – Acts 26 Tue 22 Sep – Acts 27 Wed 23 Sep – Acts 28 Thu 24 Sep – Genesis 1 Fri 25 Sep – Genesis 2 Sat 26 Sep – Genesis 3 Sun 27 Sep – Genesis 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…
Prayer Points – September 20th
OUR NATION | for our leaders, federal, state, & local; especially for Victoria, that the government would be wise with management of COVID, balancing competing needs; for our leaders to cooperate well. WIM & MAAIKE PRINS (CMS/CAMBODIA) | thank God for their safe return to Cambodia & that they are settling back in well; pray that the HOPE school would be able…
Pastor’s Letter – September 20th
Dear friends With Matt preaching his series through Acts, over the last few weeks I have been able to spend a bit more time reading. One book I have returned to is a book by a man by the name of John Flavel called “Keeping the Heart”. Its subtitle is “How to maintain your love for God”. Now John Flavel is probably not familiar to many, if any, of you. He was an English…