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Sunday

9am: Persisting in Prayer: Gen 12-21 Abram first heard God's promise about a son when he was 75 years old. The promise was fulfilled 25 years later. His life tells us something about persistence and humility. How did he deal with the delay in fulfilment: not particularly well. And if that how Abram managed, what hope have we got? How will we stick it out?

5pm: When Amos predicted hope for the faithful few in Israel, even he was probably not aware of how much of God's grace was still to be revealed. Thousands of years later, we can look back and see that 
there was great hope beyond such harsh punishment. Not only did the Lord bring some of his people back from exile, he also sent Jesus to bring hope for all who would believe. This was God's greatest act of 
mercy. Yet, this hope still stands in contrast with God's wrath as a warning to people - to have any hope at all they must return to him. By turning from plastic religion to Godly faith, all people can still 
come to know the hope of God's promises and life in Jesus as we wait for the final judgement.

 

Thank You!

The Hudson Family would like to say a 'BIG' Thank-you to everyone who has supported us during the past two weeks of Michelle's Neck Rehabilitation. This includes: thoughts, prayers and especially those who supplied us with lovely, hot meals at the end of very long days for both Michelle and Gary. We really appreciate the love and care that was shown to us!!! Thanks to the Pastoral Care Team for organising this for us!!!

Prayer Points

• - Mrs Willy Haslip, who had been part of Redlands CRC up to a few years ago, died on Monday morning. Willy has a strong faith, and loved being part of Redlands CRC family. She died peacefully after what appeared to be a stroke on Monday morning. Despite here advanced years (Willy was a bit over 91), she loved praising God for his goodness in Jesus. Her funeral will be held at the Russell Firth - Integrity Funerals' Chapel, 18 Tonga Pl, Parkwood on Friday at 11:00am. Please pray for Willy's family, and for Dave as he prepares to lead the funeral. Ask that the wonderful news of Jesus' grace and love will be heard and received in this time of grief.
• - Continue to pray for the nation of Myanmar as the military leaders stall on the matter of foreign aid. Pray for the justice of God and the compassion of the Kingdom to be seen. Pray for the destitute and homeless, and that aid set aside by RCRC and the Christian Reformed Churches of Australia will be effective in proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• - Continue to pray for the sale of Boundary Rd which we have approved. It is not yet a certainty as to whether it will in fact proceed. These things are in God's hands, so please pray that the outcome will bring him glory and honour.

 

Mid Week News

 URGENT - Babysitters Needed

Are you able to help out with babysitting for one or both of the next two Saturday evenings-24th and 31st May. The Marriage Course is on and some couples require sitters for their children.
Please contact Carolyn Adermann on 3206 7729

Sunday

9am: For thousands of years those who chose for God have met with opposition.  Persecution - whether big or small - has always been with us. Even today millions are suffering for the Kingdom of Jesus.
How is that true of us? How does opposition for Jesus' sake bring blessedness and joy?

5pm: We all want the blessing of God in our lives, right? Surely its not a bad thing to want the blessing of God? We want peace, joy, security. Its only natural. People in Amos' day wanted exactly the same things - and they even wanted them to be of the "God" variety. Only probably was, they bypassed God to get them. They chose ‘experiences' of God, over God himself. They chose the good of themselves, over the good of others God had called them to. So it makes us ask, when we desire these things - are we seeking them from God - or are we bypassing him altogether. Read ahead in Amos 5.

 YAK CAFÉ

• Live Music * Real Coffee
• Cold drinks * Movies
• Sweets * Light meals
• Great company * All ages

       THIS Sunday

       6.30pm (After PM Service) @ Church

Email funky_foreva@hotmail.com to volunteer

YAK - ICESKATING!!

When: 13th June (Friday night)
 
Time: 6.30 - 10.30pm (approximately)
 
Where: ICEWORLD (1179 Beaudesert Road, Acacia Ridge 4110)
 
What: Meet at Cleveland Maccas at 6.30pm for dinner, then split into cars to drive to Acacia Ridge
 
Cost (entry and skate hire): $13.50 per adult  (may be cheaper if we have lots of people)
 
Bring:  socks, $13.50 entry fee + extra money for dinner, and bring a friend!!
 
 
HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!!  IT SHOULD BE LOTS OF FUN!  =] 

 GARAGE SALE AND SAUSAGE SIZZLE (Car Boot Sale)

Where: Church Carpark (7am- 12noon)

Who: Anyone who can help sell or shop

Why: Raising money for Burma Cyclone Relief, MOPS leaders Conference, TEAR Australia

HOW CAN YOU HELP!!!
- Donate items to be sold on the day - clothes, furniture, nik naks, toys, tools etc
- Help with the stalls on the day
- Help with set up and clean up
- Prayer,  for fine weather and a positive witness to the community.
 
Contact us
Wendy Hammond 0400197208  or mops@redlandscrc.org.au
Margaret Bos 3286 5272 or gems@redlandscrc.org.au
Bonnie Sikkema -  funky_foreva@hotmail.com

11th-13th July - YAK camp

 

"That's not Living!" plus Gender Specific Talks

TLF - Mt Tamborine - Year 12 à 28 year olds

$50 for Student Early Bird

$60 for Fulltime Worker Early Bird

(Or add $5 if paid after June 29th)

Email Bonnie  at funky_foreva@hotmail.com for more details

Mid Week News

 SUNDAY

9am: Questions of Prayer: Does it make a difference?

"Prayers of request tend to fall into one of two categories: trouble or trivia" (Yancey) Does prayer really make any difference? What ‘difference' are we wanting to see? What if prayers go unanswered? Did Jesus ever find his prayers unanswered? Have read of Psalm 42 to warm up for the message.

5pm: When worship becomes about us and what we want to do, it becomes a form of plastic religion. We are forgetting what lies at the heart worship - God. Worship is not about music or methods. It's not about us and what we love to do. Worship is about complete humility before an awesome and holy God. It is about our unworthiness before our perfect God. We quickly limit worship to the things we want to tell God or sing to God. But worship is not heartfelt if we are not standing before his holiness, open and vulnerable, in complete humility, silenced by his perfection.

 Cyclone Nargis - Appeal this Sunday

This Sunday we will have a special appeal for the disaster relief in Myanmar. Bella, Israel and their team are desperately helping as many people as possible in their immediate area and beyond.

We urgently require funds to go in for food, medical and essential items. We have found means to bring the funds into the country and channeled directly to the orphanage.

100% of the funds will go to the cause.

 Tax Deductable Receipts.

If you require a tax deductable receipt for your donation, envelopes will be available on Sunday. Please write your name and address on the envelope and a tax receipt will be issued.

Please consider this prayerfully in the days ahead. Any queries, please call Eddie Bos 0416 000 600.

GARAGE SALE AND SAUSAGE SIZZLE

Saturday 14th June
Gates open 7am-12noon
 
MOPS, GEMS and YAK are planning to hold a garage /carboot sale & sausage sizzle in the church carpark in order to raise funds to send leaders and girls to conferences and camps, to support TEAR Australia. We would love the support of our church community.
 
HOW CAN YOU HELP!!!
- Collect items to be sold on the day - clothes, furniture, nik naks, toys, tools etc
- Help with the stalls on the day
- Help with set up and clean up
- Prayer,  for fine weather and a positive witness to the community.
 
Please see Wendy Hammond, Margaret Bos or Bonnie Sikkema for more details
 
or contact us
Wendy Hammond 0400197208  or mops@redlandscrc.org.au
Margaret Bos 3286 5272 or gems@redlandscrc.org.au
Bonnie Sikkema -  funky_foreva@hotmail.com 

Your Prayer Life 

How have you been going with praying for the faith of others? Or about what God is doing in his world? Or the needs for justice and compassion? If you have a story to tell, send it through to dave@redlandscrc.org.au

Prayer

The situation in Burma :

- for the Military regime that runs this country that their hearts will be softened to the needs of these people

- for these struggling believers in Burma

- that God will show you how much you can give on Sunday to help these people that God has placed in our radar

- thanks for the guarantee that 100% of what we give will  be put in the right hands

- thanks that God has provided a means of getting support to the people without us needing to go in

For Melody

- Melody is off on her mission assignment in Durban from (way too early on) Friday. She'll be keeping us up to date, and what you can do is pray for the team at Tennyson House, Durban and for Melody as she settles in. Pray for the Lord to work through her ministry.

Those struggling with illness as the change in whether occurs.

- that they will recover to manage their daily activities

Dire Situation at Burma Orphanage

GOD'S PEOPLE IN DESPERATE NEED

 

Last night (Mon. 12th May), I had a 40 minute conversation (miraculously) with one of the leaders of the Orphanage. The information that came out has shown to me that we as Christians are called to dig deep not only for the 200 people whose lives were spared by God's grace at the three orphanages, but to several other struggling Christians whose lives are at the brink of death. 

We estimate at least $100,0000 to repair damages and rebuild buildings that have been destroyed by Cyclone Nargis. There is no electricity, no public transportation, no telecommunication and no internet. All prices of food, medicine, building material, hardware has sky-rocketed. The orphanage has enough money to see them through for maybe 2 months - only to buy food to feed the 200 people  as well as the 70 neighbouring homeless people.  Currently they are suffering torrential rain as well. For this reason their needs are very urgent... 

However after my conversation last night, their situation looks wonderful compared to the one that follows: 

One of the cooks at the Orphanage has his family living in the Delta region, the region most affected by the tidal surge that occurred. His family live in a Christian community of 300 people in Sar Thyu Su Village. Yesterday, the leaders of the orphanage managed by the grace of God to reach this village. The military set up road blocks for any aid to get into this region, but it is also not accessible by car.  They drove for a distance, then went by a very small boat, and then transferred into another little boat and found their way to this village. The situation there is critically desperate: these people have lost everything - all food, shelter, clothing. They have not had food since the cyclone hit. They are drinking water that they have boiled. Sickness is everywhere. So many children are orphaned. They are in desperate need of water sterilisation tablets, food, shelter, medicine, candles or torches, fuel for the little boats. 

There is absolutely no way that International aid can get into this community.  But I believe that God has found a way and that is through these people.  They are making the 3 to 4 hour journey again today, going past the military checkpoints posing as "family members" and are travelling through these disease ridden estuaries of water with a little boat carrying rations of food and medicine. (Barely enough to feed 300, but enough to sustain them for a  time.- by the grace of God). This is a community of God's children that would probably not get a glimpse of the International Aid. It is because these people are Burmese, that they can get through. 

I pray that the little they have brought "The little 'bag of rice' will not be used up and the bottles of water will not run dry until the Lord rescues them from the land.'  just as Elijah said to the widow at Zarepath, "For this is what the Lord of Israel says; "The jar of flour will not be used up and the jar of oil will not run dry until the day the Lord gives rain on the land".  1 Kings 17:14. 

Please Pray!

 

To all of you who believe, I plead with you to urgently pray

* for these struggling believers in Burma. 

* for the Military regime that runs this country that their hearts will be softened to the needs of these people

* that God will show you how much you can give on Sunday to help these 300 plus 200 plus 70 people that God has placed in our radar. 

"Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the Lord Almighty," and see  if I will not open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it."  Malachi 3:10

Janette Hemelaar

Feedback: bos@royalfoods.com.au

 

 

 

 

Redlands College 20th Anniversary

Redlands College 20th Anniversary Celebration

Whether you're a Redlands College supporter, an ex-student, or a parent of current or past students, the School has invited you to attend a special celebration service from 8:45am on Monday, May 19.

The service will go through to about 10:00am, and refreshments will be served afterwards.

As the service will be held in the sport centre, ladies are requested to wear flat heels to protect the flooring.

The College is a great blessing to our community, and we warmly encourage support of this special celebration. - DG

Enquiries: Redlands College 3286 0501 

 

Websites that will fuel your prayer life

Hi Church,

This morning I mentioned a few websites you can regularly visit that will wonderfully expand your understasnding of what God is doing in his world, and how you can make yourself part of it. You can listen online at www.redlandscrc.org.au/sermons

In reality, there are many of these websites, and I only mentioned a few. Even so, they may be a good place for you to start, and then, not just a good prayer habit, but a redemptive use of the Internet, or a Coffee ministry (sounds great!)

Check out the following:

• www.tear.org.au  Tear Australia is becomeing a leading voice in projects sensitive to local culture and biblical values. Inventors of the original Alternative Gift Catalogue...
• www.compassion.com.au  Compassion Australia is known to many of us for its child sponsorship programs. Melody Groenenboom, Suz Faulkner and Heather Zerk are all compassion ambassadors. they would love to tell you more about that work
• www.ijm.org  The International Justice Mission was started by Gary Haugen and others to assit people trapped in modern contexts of slavery. They do outstanding work, and will reframe your understanding of mission and the call of the church. Gary Haugen will be speaking at this year's Leaders Summit (Oct 10-11, Gateway Baptist Church)
• www.worldvision.org.au  World Vision Australia, has been a long term player in child sponsorship and relief work. They also have a great link that will tell you all about the need for Fair Trade Coffee, Tea and other products. Check it out at www.worldvision.org.au/coffee

Feedback: dave@redlandscrc.org.au

 

 

 

Your Prayer Lists...

OK, so how did you go?

Last week I asked you to keep a list of all the things you prayed for during the week. Now's the time for you to review your list. Here are a few guiding questions:

1. What do you notice about your list?

2. What does it tell you about your prayer life?

3. What does it tell you about God?

Feel free to send your comments through to dave@redlandscrc.org.au

Many thanks,

DG 

 

Mid Week News

 Sunday

9am: The Pattern of Prayer

With all the calls for us to have ‘devotions' and ‘time with God', and that those times should be sustained, informed and worshipful, how can we actually make it happen? What concrete steps can we take? How do we move beyond the stale air of self centeredness? If you observe some of God's praying people in Scripture we see something very enlightening: they hardly ever prayed for themselves! OK, so what did they pray for? (Read ahead: Ps 72, Col 4:2-6, Amos 2, John 17)

5pm: To be perfectly honest, I have no problem with God announcing and bringing judgment on bad, sinful people. Not nice for them, sure, but it kind of fits. But the problem I have with Amos is that it is written to people who were Old  Testament "Christians." People who thought / assumed /believed like they were safe from the judgment of God. Now that is scary, because it makes me ask the question, "if that happened to them, can the same thing happen to me?" This Sunday as we look at Amos 2-3, we are going to look at the differences and similarities between 'covenant' and being 'saved', and be asked a very important question, are we really saved?

Boundary Rd

Last week Frank Hemelaar chatted with the real estate agent  to check on the current status of the due diligence on the Boundary Rd sale. He made the following observations:

 "It appears the purchaser has had on site meetings with council, and is working through the probable processes for their preferred property use.

It's not an easy and straight forward process for them, but I was reassured  that they are still keen to move forward. Maybe we could look at donating the cows to them so that the property remains a ‘rural' operation."

 As I have stated before, there is every reason for this to fall over and not work, so please continue to uphold this matter in your prayer diary. (Add it to your diary note as requested by Dave).

 In Christ, Frank Hemelaar

 
YAK on THIS FRIDAY!

Bowling for $16!

Includes 2 games, shoe hire & fries+burger+coke!!

Friday 9th May - 6pm

 RSVP to Bonnie at funky_foreva@hotmail.com as we need at least 20 people to get discount rate!

 PS. Yak is not a ‘Christian Club' so bring your other friends too!

 India Mission Trip

Hello family in Christ!  We have had quite an adventure thus far!  Sardine packed buses, crazy busy streets with only one road rule, HONK YOUR HORN if you have one or get out of the way quick!  Spending a day at the police station for sharing the Gospel and making sure we were not in connection with the Muslim Terrorists!  We have tried every flavor of rice in India by now!  We have had awesome opportunities to preach, share testimony, SING - quite a motley crew of singers we are but GOD is getting the glory!  TOO FUNNY!  We have never met so many Chrisians that are ON FIRE for JESUS!  And have great Passion for the KINGDOM!!  There seems a very true Spirit of unity among believers and churches!  It was really sad to see some of the living conditions here, made our hearts ache.  We sure feel grateful for our humble home.
     People living on the streets to having a little palm branch roof over their head proped up by sticks.  But the smiles on the faces would make you think they are some of the happiest people in the world.  They are very generous to us and take such good care of us.
     The educators convention was great, Ruth shared the Gospel, knowing that the WORD of GOD is what is needed in the schools.  And Lance will be sharing on Monday and Tuesday night at the crusade, so please keep him in your prayers!  And that many will come to the saving knowledge of our GREAT PRECIOUS GLORIOUS SAVIOUR!
     We sure have been blessed in our walks with the Lord since being here, GOD has shown us so much and spoken to us about so many things!  Ruth has been amazingly brave through morning sickness and not wanting to rest cuz she doesn't want to miss out on anything! 
      One of the things that touched our hearts was taking children toothbrushes for the first time, and seeing their faces light up.  And watching the kids receive the colored pencils as a reward for the end of the school year!  We have loved the sights and colors, the monkeys and the stories of cobras.  Eating fresh coconut and the juice! 
       A big thankyou to all who donated items for us to bring the love of JESUS to India!  Thank you to those who so generously provided landscaping work for Lance at their home.  God has provided in many wonderful ways as we have stepped out in faith to serve HIM!  You are awesome!  Continue to keep us in prayer!  We will be returning to Brisbane on May 12!  And back to work with a new perspective on life!
       Eternally serving HIM,
Lance and Ruth Bishop

GARAGE SALE AND SAUSAGE SIZZLE

Saturday 14th June
Gates open 7am-12noon
 
MOPS, GEMS and YAK are planning to hold a garage /carboot sale & sausage sizzle in the church carpark in order to raise funds to send leaders and girls to conferences and camps, to support TEAR Australia. We would love the support of our church community.
 
HOW CAN YOU HELP!!!
- Collect items to be sold on the day - clothes, furniture, nik naks, toys, tools etc
- Help with the stalls on the day
- Help with set up and clean up
- Prayer,  for fine weather and a positive witness to the community.
 
Please see Wendy Hammond, Margaret Bos or Bonnie Sikkema for more details
 
or contact us
Wendy Hammond 0400197208  or mops@redlandscrc.org.au
Margaret Bos 3286 5272 or gems@redlandscrc.org.au
Bonnie Sikkema -  funky_foreva@hotmail.com 
 

New LIfe Orphanage

Hi Church,

Great News!

Today we have spoken with Bella and Israel, and both say all 170 of the children are safe.

However, there has been major property damage.

The staff quarters are destroyed. (no wonder, a grass hut doesn't stand up to strong winds..it needs replacing)

The boy's dorm has lost its roof (this is also a bamboo hut), and at the Hope Orphanageand the main building has had major structural damage.

The children who have lost their accommodation, are now living in the dining quarters.

Please remember to pray for the whole country, Those who have lost loved ones, those suffering the loss of homes and livelihood,  and also for the leadership of the country, that they may have a compassonate heart for their people.

Burma Orphanage Update

We are so grateful to hear that everyone at the Orphanage is safe and well. We thank God for this.

Most of you are aware that the children of the New Life Foundation are in 3 different locations, called New Life, Hope and Charity. Considering the enormity of the Cyclone, the damage done at the Orphanages is either repairable or replaceable.

At New Life, the staff quarters were destroyed and the boys' dormitory roof has gone.
At Hope, the building suffered damage, but we don't know the extent.
We have not heard from the Charity Orphanage which is 50 kn away from New Life.

Thank you for your prayers for these special people. We will continue to inform you as more news comes to hand.

The New Life Trust Committee

Feedback: Eddie Bos bos@royalfoods.com.au; David Groenenboom dave@redlandscrc.org.au

 

 

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