We spent New Year’s Eve on the banks of the River Torrens in Adelaide with our family and grandchildren enjoying a family concert and an early program of fireworks put on for families. The mild evening, the fountain in the water, the magnificent colour of the sky as the sun set, watching children and adults participating in songs – all contributed to a very pleasant end to the year. The highlight of course was the fireworks – brilliant colours bursting into the night sky for 10 or 15 minutes, ushering in a new year.
The cancer survivors lap after the opening ceremony
What an awesome weekend! 16 (or so) of our people took to the Newport Aths track to walk continuously from 4pm on Sat 24 Nov to Sunday 10am 25 Nov, to raise money for cancer research. Relay for Life is an 18-hour, overnight team event to raise funds for the Cancer Council Victoria's cancer research, education and support programs. It celebrates the lives of those who have survived cancer, remembers those lost to cancer and supports people battling the disease.
We decided that our church should be a part of this great event in Hobsons Bay so that we can stand alongside others in our community, supporting the good things the community is doing. We raised quite a few dollars in the process and had a great time as well.
Most families have little sense of this season we call Advent. Even church communities struggle to find appropriate ways to celebrate Advent.
Advent means "coming", the coming of Christ among us at his birth and his coming in glory at the end of time.
Perhaps we can best prepare for Christmas by taking the time to allow God's word to take root in our busy lives as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our Saviour Jesus Christ.
As we celebrate the baptism of Lorraine and Cherie this Sunday we stand with them as they move forward in their relationship with God. Please pray for them as they take this important step.
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Be Baptised. "When we went under the water, we left the old country of sin behind; when we came up out of the water, we entered the new country of grace - a new life in a new land!" Romans 6:2
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"Avoid every kind of evil" 1 Thessalonians 5:22
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"Put your entire trust in Master Jesus. Then you'll live as you were meant to live" Acts 16:31
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"Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don't try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he's the one who will keep you on track. Don't assume that you know it all. run to God! Run from evil!" Proverbs 3:5-7
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"If anyone loves me (Jesus), he will carefully keep my word and my Father will love him - we'll move right into the neighbourhood! Not loving me means not keeping my words" John 14:23-24
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"Salvation comes no other way; no other name has been or will be given to us by which w can be saved, only this one (Jesus)" Acts 4:12
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"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit" Romans 15:13
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