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Anniversary Dinner
31st May, 2008
Following on from last years wonderful Anniversary Dinner celebrating 50 years of God's faithfulness to His children at St Philips we are holding a 51st Anniversary Dinner on Saturday 31st May 2008, please do mark this into your diaries now !!
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I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.
Psalms 140:12
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"God's Love extends to a Thousand Generations"
God said to his people "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt,
out of the land of slavery... You shall have no other gods before me....I am the
Lord your God showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and
keep my commandments." God desires to bless families .God established families
and he places us in families for our love and protection and nurture. He desires
our homes to be places where God's love and protection is known as a reality,
and where that love is responded to by loving him back and living life according
to his revealed ways.
We pray for any newly married couple that they might have the blessing of
children and be given such wisdom and loving care in the nurture of their family
that they and their children may come to know God in their lives, and give Him
the praise and honour.
Family life sets us up to know God and gain Christian maturity right at home. A
friend was telling me recently that he was asked to share his testimony. His
testimony he recognized for him was all about family. His mum and dad had raised
him to know and love and honour God in his life and it all made sense and now he
seeks as a father with his wife to do the same. It was all pretty straight
forward.
God's desire is to bless families. Of course my friend's story is a wonderful
story of God's grace and mercy. God is always faithful and as we have recently
heard God always answers prayer .In the family context that might be in many
different ways. It tends not to be straight forward but always God is there
wanting to bless families.
We were built for relationships, and family life is designed to help us not to
live in isolation. God sets us in families. Where there is isolation and
loneliness those of us who experience a rich and happy family are able to offer
that extended care to the lonely. Further we were built for covenant making and
promise keeping-two graces we may experience in our lives whether our family
experience has been good or bad. Even very hard experiences in family life can
be experienced as God's good invitation to make changes for the better and to
practice the grace of forgiveness.
Speaking to a mother earlier this week, she said she was looking forward to
having breakfast prepared by the children and served to her and she hoped that
there might also be a present. How good it is that families demonstrate their
love for each other at special times and in special ways. On this Mother's day
we celebrate the day of Pentecost. The day we remember that God poured out His
Holy Spirit upon the Church. God gives the gift of the Holy Spirit to all who
turn to Him in repentance and faith.
How terrific to know that the fruit of His Spirit is all that a family needs .
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and
self control. God bless our families today and always.
Max Boys
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Weekend at home
We have a weekend at home on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October at Turramurra High School, a weekend where we can come together to praise and fellowship for the weekend. How great an opportunity to join together and show our love. Please mark this date in now too, it will be a fabulous time, let His light shine !!
Matthew 5:14 'You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven'
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| Each Friday in term time 8.30-10.30am in Church Hall |
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