Archive for December, 2005

O Lord, We Need A New Year

Wednesday, December 28th, 2005

The Narnia story speaks of a “deeper magic”. The essence of this “deeper magic” is grace The evil queen in Narnia thought she had won when justice was done and Aslan the Lion sacrificed himself instead of the child Edmund. She failed to realise that the sacrifice of a willing innocent went much further. Forgiveness [...]

Bulletin 1st January 2006

Wednesday, December 28th, 2005

First bulletin of the new year!
Bulletin 01/01/06 (pdf, 532 KB)

We Live In A World That Is Waiting To Be Rescued!

Friday, December 23rd, 2005

Tsunami, earthquakes, hurricanes, global warming, race riots, terrorism… the list could go on. We live in a world that is struggling to stay alive. If we dwell on the negative for too long, our outlook could easily become very dark.
Christmas chines hope into our life in a much more significant way that the beautiful lights [...]

Bulletin 25th December 2005

Friday, December 23rd, 2005

Christmas! Here’s the good news!
Bulletin 25/12/2005 (pdf, 457 KB)

Christmas Traditions - Helpful or Hurtful?

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

Should we celebrate Jesus’ birthday on the 25th of December?
It is unlikely that this is the true historical date, just an arbitrary day proclaimed by Pope Julius 1 in 350 AD.
Should we decorate Christmas trees?
Christmas trees first appeared on the scene in Medieval Germany. We know that they were sold in Strasbourg by 1531 AD. [...]

Bulletin 18th December 2005

Sunday, December 18th, 2005

Get the latest, including what’s happening over this Christmas period.
Bulletin 18/12/2005 (pdf, 822 KB)

Connecting Christ, Community and Church

Sunday, December 11th, 2005

Friday night’s Carols was a magnificent event. The spirit of co-operation between the churches of Dapto and all the workers was a great witness to our community.
It was wonderful to place Christ before the community at Christmas time.
However, the job is not even half done!
We need to build on these initial connections and present “Christ [...]

Bulletin 10th December 2005

Friday, December 9th, 2005

This week’s bulletin is here. Download it now!
Bulletin 10/12/2005 (pdf, 1.4 MB)