10th Dec 2025 Advent: A Season for Peace from Johnny I think our world is desperate for peace at the moment - so many people seem to be living with a background level of fear, a sense of dread gnawing away at the back of their minds. Perhaps you feel this too - fear of war, fear of natural disaster, fear of economic collapse, fear of evil people with too much power... God's people have lived in fearful times before. Throughout the bible there are countless examples of people

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3rd Dec 2025 Advent: A Season of Hope from Travis This week I found myself hoping for the best. I had chosen to take a longer, in-land, less direct but hopefully more beautiful route up to my Arrow Leadership Residential in QLD. It would be a single lane road that had experienced flood damage earlier in the year with questionable phone reception. As I sat in my mid-way stop before tackling this alternate route, I admit I was hoping for the best - "I hope the traffic is light.

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26th Nov 2025 Observing Advent from Travis In our household the Christmas tree is now set up and shining brightly each night, Christmas fruit mince tarts are being enjoyed, the Names of Jesus Advent Calendar is up and wrapped presents are already appearing beneath the tree. Of course, you don't need to visit our home to know what we all know... Christmas is coming! In the liturgical calendar, this Sunday marks the official beginning of the Season of Advent. For Christians acr

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19th Nov 2025 Serve With Us! from Johnny Wasn’t it wonderful celebrating and thanking God last Sunday morning. We want to take a moment to reiterate our thanks for the army of volunteers that serve with us every week, and to relive the fun of our Thanksgiving service on Sunday. There are over 150 who serve on a regular roster, plus all the people who sign up to help with special events, and those who lend a hand in more informal ways. Thank you all!! Travis shared an exciting

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12th Nov 2025 So incredibly grateful for us from Travis (+NCLS!) Recently I sat down to read through our returned NCLS report (remember that big "National Church Life Survey" form you filled in back in September? That's the one, thanks for filling that in!) . I had been eagerly awaiting it's return, ready to dive into the report as it is such a helpful snapshot of our church and measure of our health. Plus, it helps give shape to our focus and priorities for the coming year.

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