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Welcome to CV Connect #12 of 2025
Hello everyone. This coming Sunday (Aug 31) Tearfund's Artist Ambassador, Joel McKerrow, will speak on matters of faith and justice. He may also share about Tearfund's research paper, The Hope Report 2025. Fathers Day, Sept 7th. Come and celebrate Father's Day with a Bacon and Egg Breakfast starting at 9am. Then hear an encouraging word from Paul Ryan of Ellel Ministries. MAN night Sept 19 will be a Feast of Ages so men, don't miss this last one for the year. Our new Second Service will be a teaching service starting on October 12. It will be 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. Spoiler Alert - Jeremy will not be revealing the date of the second coming!!. Nat and Steve need your prayer and encouragement through difficult times and in particular for a way they may return home soon. Thank you to those who participated in the previous Newsletter's Survey. It showed nearly 50% use 'Dark' mode when reading the newsletter and 80% of respondents read it on their smartphone. Our Alpha course has had 6 meetings so far, covering such topics as 'Who is Jesus?' and 'Why and How Should I read the Bible?'. Please keep the participants and organizers in your prayers. Its never too late join us. Check the Community Engagement section below for details on how you could get involved in CVC's contribution to the Mawarra School Fete or in this year's Operation Christmas Child shoebox appeal.
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The Holy SpiritAll the members of the Trinity are coexistent, co-eternal, and co-equal. God eternally exists in three Persons who are in complete unity. One God but three Persons. God has revealed Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In Matthew 28:19, as part of the Great Commission, Jesus said, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” The Holy Spirit is often called the third Person of the Trinity because, in this “Trinitarian formula,” He is listed third. The Spirit is also the third Person of the Trinity because, in the progress of revelation, He was the third to be revealed as an individual Person. In Genesis 1:2 the Spirit of God is hovering over the waters at creation. Later, the Spirit of the Lord would come upon a person (Samson, for instance, in Judges 13—16) to accomplish a specific task. However, these references would have been understood as “the power of God” rather than a specific personality who is God. It is not until Jesus is on earth that we begin to understand the Trinity. The Father (the first Person) sent the Son (the second Person). However, the Son said that, when He left the world, He would send a third Person who was God—the Holy Spirit (John 14:16–17; 16:12–15). From Jesus’ words, it is clear that the Holy Spirit is not just the impersonal power of God but God Himself—a third Person who was not previously revealed. The Spirit is God, but He is neither the Father nor the Son. He is a third individual—a third Person. When Christians use the terms first, second, and third in relation to the Persons of the Trinity, they are not suggesting that different Persons of the Trinity are more importance than others. Each Person is equally significant. In the words of the Athanasian Creed, written, as we think, by Athanasius, an archbishop of Alexandria in the fourth century AD, “We worship one God in trinity and the Trinity in unity, neither confusing the persons nor dividing the divine being. For the Father is one person, the Son is another, and the Spirit is still another. But the deity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is one, equal in glory, coeternal in majesty. . . . And in this Trinity, no one is before or after, greater or less than the other; but all three persons are in themselves, coeternal and coequal; and so we must worship the Trinity in unity and the one God in three persons.” As God exists, all three Persons are co-equal. However, as God has revealed Himself to us and as He interacts with us, each Person of the Trinity has taken on certain roles. The Spirit directs attention to the Son (John 16:14), and the Son directs attention to the Father (John 14:13). In this sense, also, the Holy Spirit is third. |
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Community EngagementMawarra School Fete Mawarra P.S. will be holding their school fete on Saturday 18th October. They only hold a fete every 3 years. We have offered to support their fundraising on that day by supplying volunteers to run the BBQ, which will be one of their busiest stalls. Heather is looking for people who may be able to offer 2 hours to assist. If you could help, she would love to hear from you, please. You can indicate a time slot that would suit you. She is looking for up to 20 volunteers. Operation Christmas Child 2025 Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes will be collected nationally in October. This is a wonderful program supplying gift-filled shoeboxes to children across the world who may have never ever received a gift. The gift is to them a demonstration of God’s love and provision. It would be great if you or your family could prepare a shoebox this year. Filled shoeboxes can be brought to church on Sundays 19th and 26th October. Heather will have printed boxes and how to fill your box brochures (with labels) available at church in September. For any enquiries, please see Heather. |
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Men's Meat Appreciation NightIn the heart of the kingdom, a table awaits, and there's a seat with your name on it!
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AlphaA 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. |
