News, Notices & Prayer points - 18th June 2024
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
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This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Seeds are planted in us at our baptism, confirmation, and every time we receive the Eucharist. Like seeds, our faith needs time to come to fruition.
Ordinarily when someone says the phrase ‘I’m Not Racist but …’ it is followed by a remark that highlights the ‘other.’
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Jesus was dogged by family and religious leaders who questioned his teaching, his healing, and his love for us all. At the heart of Mark’s writing, Jesus, through his stories, teaches us of his power over Satan and the paramount importance of the Holy Spirit.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
It can be easy to forget that in many places around the world, access to simple bread and clean water is still the difference between life and death.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
In this gospel reading, we encounter the profound and transformative Great Commission, where Jesus, having triumphed over death, gathers His disciples on a mountain in Galilee and entrusts them with a mission that would change the world forever.
With a presence in the area for 30 years, on Monday 20th May, Resthaven Paradise and Eastern Community Services officially opened a new, larger office at 255 Main North Road, Sefton Park.
Sorry always comes before reconciliation; you cannot have one without the other if we are to accept where we have come from in our combined histories.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
In today’s second reading, we hear, ‘To each individual, the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit.’
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Do you feel like you're on a mission? Do you feel like your life has a mission? In this reading (Mk 16:15-20), Jesus sends the disciples out into the world. He says, ‘I'm leaving, and I'm leaving you here to carry this mission on.’ We call this the Great Commission. Was it just for the Twelve? No. It's for you and me as well.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Joy is God-centred. It comes from truly believing and accepting that God knows us, loves us, and accepts us. When I lack joy, it always means that my relationship with God has a weak link that I need to address.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us that we can come to him and ask for whatever we want. Does that mean that, like a snake oil salesman, he is promising to give us whatever we desire, even if it’s riches, fame, or power? Not at all.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
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