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Welcome to CV Connect #13 of 2025Hello everyone. Don't forget our new Second Service starting on October 12. It will be a teaching service, starting with a 9 week study of the parables Jesus used to teach about Eschatology (the study of the end times and the Second Coming of Christ). It will be held in the school library from 8-9am. Our Alpha course is finishing this Sunday. Please pray for the participants as they continue to digest what they have heard and talked about and as they consider the impact on their lives. Thank you to all those involved, particularly Dylan, Robyn and all the cooks! Can you help with CVC's contribution to the Mawarra School Fete in several weeks time or step up for more involvement in this year's Operation Christmas Child shoebox appeal ? See the Community Engagement section below. Please book this into your calendar: Our AGM will be held this year on Sunday, 2nd of November following the morning service. The meeting will give a Financial Update, a review of the year past and a look into the future of our church. The other usual action at this meeting is re-election of several Church Councillors if required. This year one councillor is stepping down and if there is sufficient nominations to require a vote, this will happen during the meeting. To be eligblle to vote, as required by the terms of our incorporation, you must have completed the Annual Voting Membership Update form that will be circulated in several weeks.
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Psalm 37In Psalm 37 David writes that God sustains the righteous (Psalm 37:17) and that their inheritance will be everlasting (Psalm 37:18). The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord (Psalm 37:39). It is a psalm of God’s faithfulness and an encouragement that the righteous do not trust Him in vain. Psalm 37:5 challenges the reader or listener to “commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him.” In a perfect world, we wouldn’t need God to be our refuge, because there would be no threats. But in this fallen and broken world, we desperately need Him to be our refuge. The psalmist instructs that we not fret or be envious because of those who do evil (Psalm 37:1) because they will fade away quickly like the grass (Psalm 37:2). Evil has no staying power. Even though evil gains a foothold in the short term and may even appear to win the day, the reality is that it will not last. Because of that truth, we are encouraged to put our trust in the Lord and to do what He prescribes, which includes living faithfully (Psalm 37:3). Our delight should not be in our circumstances; rather, our delight should be in the Lord. We should take pleasure in Him, and when we do that—when our desire is for Him—He provides that our desires are met (Psalm 37:4). The closer we get to Him, the more our desires begin to change from our own selfish wants to wanting what He wants for us. After presenting these thoughts, the psalmist exhorts that we commit our way to the Lord and trust in Him (Psalm 37:5). That commitment and trust does not come without reward, as God is faithful, “and He will do it” (NASB)—but what is it that He will do? When we commit our way to the Lord and trust in Him, God is faithful to “bring forth [our] righteousness” Psalm 37:6, ESV). When our way is committed to Him, He shapes us and grows us in His righteousness. Paul explained many years after the psalmist wrote that a person who is walking in the Spirit of God will see the fruit of the Holy Spirit in his life (Galatians 5:22–23). God will accomplish His work in our lives—He will transform us by the renewing of our minds (Romans 12:1–2) if we will simply be committed to allowing Him to do that. Elsewhere, Paul reminds believers to set their minds on things above (Colossians 3:1–4). The mindset of the believer is important, and it involves commitment to allowing God to do His work in us. Paul provides another example in Ephesians 5:18. He says we should not be drunk with wine, but, instead, we should be filled with the Holy Spirit. When a person drinks wine excessively, that person is submitting to a process that will end in his having little or no control over his body. Instead of submitting our bodies to wine in that way, we should be submitting ourselves to the Holy Spirit of God—immersing ourselves in His Word so that we are controlled by Him and our desires are shaped by Him. When we are doing that, we are filled with His Spirit or are walking in His Spirit, and He is faithful to bear His fruit in us. When we commit our way to the Lord (Psalm 37:5), He will make sure that way is fruitful. Blessings |
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Community EngagementMawarra School Fete - Saturday 18th October If you can help on the BBQ at the fete, for a 2hr shift, please see Heather (0408 580 619). I NEED MORE HELPERS PLEASE!!
Operation Christmas Child 2025
Soon, Thousands of Shoeboxes Will Start Being Processed Are You Ready To Help? Every Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child shoebox is more than a gift—it's an opportunity to share the Good News of Jesus and His eternal hope with children and their families. Before these gift-filled shoeboxes reach children around the world, they must be carefully checked and prepared. By volunteering at a Processing Centre, you'll play a vital role in the final step in making sure the gift-filled shoeboxes are ready to send to children around the world. It's a hands-on, meaningful and rewarding way to make a difference this season. And it's a lot of fun! If you are willing to join a CVC group to check shoeboxes on Saturday 1st November from 1.30-5.30pm at Norwest, please see Heather (0408 580 619). "It is always fun!" |
