As Christians our citizenship is in heaven (Phil 3:20-21). 1 Peter observes, we are foreigners in this world, as we await the return of our Lord Jesus (1 Peter 2:11). In CS Lewis’ “Last Battle”, the unicorn captures the sentiment …
How to not waste your time
Is it possible your efforts could be a waste of time? This seems to be the concern of Psalm 127. “Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labour in …
What folly in planning?
Last year our Council and staff met together in January to plan for 2020. As we know, by March those well-intentioned plans were skuttled. Once again, 16 January 2021, the …
Tough times can make great teams
Tough times can make great teams. At the start of the year a team went to Port Augusta for the Aboriginal Evangelical Convention to run the kids program. It wasn’t …
Bring a friend
As we close out the year could I suggest an idea? How about bringing a friend to church? At this time of year, it is not unusual for people to connect to events like our …
Thanking God for Cliff Parken
This last week we celebrated the life of Cliff Parken. Cliff was a faithful servant of God, who served in our church over many years. He was a hard-working humble man who served …
What do we treasure?
What really matters to our church? When people encounter our church, what do we hope they experience? Our church Council has over the past 6 months being working on this with consultant Julie Lawrie from The Marketing …
COVID19 Update 20 Nov 2020
Now for another quick change, we are returning to our initial plan early this week! After midnight Saturday 21 Nov 2020, our State COVID19 directions means church gatherings can be …
Prioritise ‘connection over perfection’
We are all staying at home. When this last happened, did you reflect on what you would like to have done differently? Here is our opportunity to put our learning …
COVID19 Update 18 Nov 2020
Dear Church, For the coming 6 days all church programs are suspended. This is in response to the CV19 Govt directions. As directions are updated, we will inform you on …