More On The Marketplace
February 5, 2012 by Derek
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Last week we started looking at our Marketplace Mission. We wanted to follow that up by looking at Jesus, the early church and what the market place mission looked like for them and what we can learn from that. Most people are OK seeing Jesus as a teacher or prophet who spent a lot of [...]
Marketplace Mission
Exploring how we are meant to be Christ in the marketplace.
Marketplace Mission
January 29, 2012 by Derek
Filed under Church Blog
The marketplace is the combination of business government, education, the arts and sport that makes up our society. We all have some part to play in the marketplace and we all spend more time in the marketplace than in church. So how do we Be The Church in the marketplace…? We think part of church [...]
A Servant Heart
What it means to have a Servant Heart
A Servant Heart
January 19, 2012 by Derek
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Jesus did not call us to serve… That’s probably caught your attention but let’s explain what we mean. In Matt 25 we read that Jesus said “I have come not to be served but to serve others”. It’s a radical idea that when the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords, the Creator of the [...]
Do What It Says
January 7, 2012 by Derek
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So 2012 has begun and while there are so many things we could focus on to start the year off, we thought a good place would be to re-orient our lives to “do what it says…” James writes: “Anyone who listens to word but does not do what is says, is like a man who [...]
The Christmas Characters
December 18, 2011 by Derek
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We’re in the midst of our Christmas Conspiracy series looking at the real meaning of Christmas and thought this week we would look at what we can learn about from the Christmas Characters. Mary Mary was a teenager due to be married to a poor carpenter named Joseph. Imagine how she felt when she was told she was [...]
Who Are We Celebrating
December 11, 2011 by Derek
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This season is all about celebrating “God with us” – that God came down from heaven, by sending His Son Jesus. Think about that – the God of the universe – came to earth – to save us. So let’s spend some time reflecting on Jesus. Jesus was fully man: – he worked as a [...]
Christmas Celebrations
December 2, 2011 by Derek
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We love Christmas – it’s all about remembering that God was, and still is, with us. Celebrating Jesus. This year we will celebrate on Christmas Day at our usual meeting place at 9.30am. We’ll be putting on some breakfast/brunch and there will be gifts for those that need a bit of help over this season. [...]
Christmas Conspiracy
The real meaning of Christmas is God with us
