A series of interactive sessions that provide an opportunity for everyone to discover life, faith and meaning.

Even though it has started, its not too late to join.

Unless your righteousness surpasses that
of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law,
you will certainly not enter the
kingdom of heaven. — Matthew 5:20

The defining characteristic of Christian disciples is not that they do good things; it’s that they are good in their motives. Their motives have been made good by the supernatural grace of God.

The only thing that surpasses right doing is right being. Jesus Christ came to put a new heredity into anyone who would let him, a heredity that would surpass the righteousness of the Pharisees. Jesus says, in essence, “If you are my disciple, you must be right not only in how you live but also in your motives and your dreams, in the deepest recesses of your mind. You must be so pure in your motives that God Almighty can see nothing to censure.”

Who can stand in the eternal light of God and have nothing for God to censure? Only the Son of God. Jesus Christ claims that, by the power of his redemption, he can put his own disposition into anyone, making them as pure and simple as a child. The purity God demands is impossible for me unless I can be remade from within—and this is exactly what Jesus Christ has undertaken with his redemption.

None of us can make ourselves pure by obeying laws. Jesus Christ doesn’t give us rules and regulations. His teachings are truths which only he can interpret. If we wish to understand them, we must do so through the disposition he puts in us—his own disposition. This is what it means that Jesus Christ alters our heredity: he doesn’t alter human nature; he alters the disposition of sin that lies beneath it. This is the great marvel of his salvation.

Praise points

• For a very successful and engaging first night of Alpha .

Prayer Requests

• For a de-escalation of violence in the Middle East and the Ukraine and other trouble spots around the world (like the Thai-Cambdia conflict).
  Pray for greater support and acceptance for the peacemakers involved in these conflicts and an immediate increase in aid (food and medical supplies) reaching the people in Gaza.

• For our Alpha course - particularly the participants.

• For our country's leaders- local, state and national particularly as they tackle some complex situations.

• For continued progress in easing the national housing crisis, the problems exposed in the child care sector and the cost of living situation.

• The Hutchings (Steve, Nat, Elyse, Owen and Daniel) while they are out of the tribe. See the Hutchings website page for more details

• The Castelijn's (Albert and Lynne) as they contine celebrating the release of their Bible translation . See the Castelijns website page for more details.

If you haven't yet signed up to RecycleSmart to have hard to recycle items collected from your home (mostly free) start your recycling journey here or signup here.

Thanks to our Kids Church team who did a clean-up around Mawarra P.S. as part of a Plastic Free July/Caring for God's Creation lesson.

Look at the amount they collected! Great job, kids and helpers.

The suggested Daily Bible Study for 2025 is from Got Questions.

This is available as an app for Apple and Android phones and also as a website.

Follow the link below to learn more and see some sample questions and answers.

Also, you may have heard several people refer to 'Lectio' over the past few months.

Lectio 365 is a free app (Apple and Android) that is a daily devotional to help you pause in the presence of God.

It is written (and vocalised) by leaders of the 24-7 Prayer movement. Their website is https://www.24-7prayer.com.

With Lectio 365 you pray the Bible by meditating on the scriptures and asking God to speak through them. 

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