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Sunday
9am: Have you ever wondered why we struggle as followers of Jesus? To be obedient, to love, to be as God called us to be? One of the basic problems is that God is too small. He's so limited, he's only interested in our souls, our Sundays and our eternity, he only shows up once in a while. He is just not big enough. But Psalm 29 calls us to be sold out for God, to be sold out for a God who is so massive, so all encompassing, it blows your mind away.
5pm: What does the NT say about miracles? How does that challenge and/or confirm what we believe and express today? During the next few weeks we'll be look at this issue in the PM services. This week, we want to start with what a miracle actually is, and consider how this influences how we go about life as followers of Jesus.
Water Tank Funding Approved
Last year Church Council became aware that the Federal Government had started a community water grants scheme; we were encouraged to apply for a grant so we went through the application process. We are pleased to inform the congregation that a sum of $15000.00 has been received to fund the installation of water tanks on the Church grounds. The funding has been granted on the condition that it will benefit the community by allowing the Church to continue with the community car washes that were in place prior to the water restrictions coming into force. We have just started the quoted process and are hoping to have underground water tanks installed as soon as possible.
Peter Goodridge
To all who use the church property:
The Management Committee would like to encourage everyone in the church family to be good stewards of the buildings and property. We encourage you all, especially group and ministry leaders, to observe the following
- After your activity is finished, vacuum the hall if necessary. This is especially important for any groups that distribute food (popcorn, chips, cake, etc). If there is food matter squashed into the carpet, please scrape off what you can, and completely clean the rest with hot water and a little detergent
- Pick up all rubbish lying about around
- If there are lots of food scraps in the bins, empty the bins and replace the liners
- Wash, dry and put away all cups, dishes, etc. in the appropriate cupboard
- If you have used a lot of tea towels, take them home, wash them, and return them clean
- Stack any excess chairs, leaving 6 or 7 around each round table
- Leave the hall like you would want to find it. Treat the church property as your own. Take some pride in the great facility the Lord has given us
Thank you for your cooperation.
Management Committee
Internet Use and Abuse...
Recently, a major Australian newspaper ran an article about a recent study of pornography consumption in Australia. The results indicated that the terrible effects of this industry are being felt more and more in mainstream society and communities like our own. Further, there are occasional stories of how people who would otherwise be regarded as upright citizens being caught in its ugly web. Simply by the law of averages, there will probably be some in every church who also struggle with pornography and sexual addiction.
Recently I was asked by someone if I knew of any good internet filtering software that could be used to reduce the risk of pornographic material entering our homes. Here are a couple:
http://www.netalert.gov.au/ - an Australian Government initiative to inform families and individuals about the Internet and associated risks. There is also a link on the main page to some very effective filtering tools
http://www.xxxchurch.com/ - a Christian organisation which seeks to help people trapped by porn, and which also seeks to reclaim the lives of people in the porn industry with the message of Jesus
Some PC utility suites, such as Norton Internet Security have free ‘add-ons' that include parental control for home computers.
In reality, however, none of these tools provide foolproof protection. This is especially the case for adults who are also the ‘administrators' of their PCs. Sometimes, the only affective approach is prayer, diligent self control, and where necessary, a commitment to seeking the help of competent counsellors and therapists.
Redlands CRC is committed to being a safe place for children and families. We also want to be a community where no one who is struggling against these urges should have to do so without sensitive pastoral support. Addiction of any sort can be a very lonely place. Jesus would want that to be different.
If you need to talk with someone about this, you can speak with Clinton or myself. You can be assured of confidentiality within typical professional parameters. We also have excellent people we can refer you to if that is your wish. Please let us know: dave@redlandscrc.org.au, clinton@redlandscrc.org.au
YAK CAFÉ - This Sunday
- Live Music
- Real Coffee
- Xbox
- So you think you can dance?
- Sweets
- Light meals
- Cold drinks
- All ages
Sunday 30th March
Opens 6.30pm (After PM Service) @ Church
To volunteer, email funky_foreva@hotmail.com