- Mar 25
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25th March 2026
What a Great Sunday!
How encouraging was last Sunday!?! Introducing Sarah as our soon to begin Admin staff team member, "meeting" Doug and Michelle in service, lots of visitors across the day, lunch together, youth leaders prepping BAMCAMP, six baptisms and a courtyard dinner to round the day off... we love how God is at work among us, continuing to build a movement of His Church here at NVBC!!
A huge thank you to Mink and Joel (and family!) for helping to cater lunch last Sunday, and to Marcia and Charlie (+ family and friends) for catering dinner. And thank you to all who pitched in to help serve, clean up and pack up across the day. It was a great picture of the church in action!
For those who missed it, Sunday night was a joyful celebration as 6 young people declared their devotion to Jesus through baptism! Below are some photos of Toby, Mika, Ben, Wint, Ella and Nora's Baptisms and a link to their testimonies compiled in a booklet for your encouragement. We invite you to pray for their ongoing walk with Jesus following their baptisms.
If you are inspired by the example of our young people and are feeling God's nudge that it is time for you to express your commitment to Jesus through the waters of Baptism, our next baptism opportunity is already lined up for Sunday May 3rd!
Baptism is a powerful public celebration of faith in Jesus and the forgiveness and new life that a person has in Christ. It is a deeply meaningful identification with the death and resurrection of Jesus, and a public declaration of a person's commitment to live as a follower of Jesus all their days. Believers baptism by immersion was modelled and taught by Jesus, and then practiced from the Early Church through to today.
If you have found faith and new life in Jesus and have not yet been baptised as a believer, we highly encourage you to read the Scriptures, pray about it, talk to one of our pastors and come along to our baptism class on April 26. If you're ready for this next step, let us know here: https://www.nvbc.info/baptism
It's here... BAMCAMP 2026
Thank you for all your encouragement and support in the lead up to our annual youth camp. We would love for your support in praying for camp before AND during the weekend! Below is a prayer schedule that you can be praying in time with our camp schedule.
Please be praying for...
FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY | |
8am | Breakfast: Our cooks, smooth prep for meals | Energy and enthusiasm for the last day | |
9am | Session 2: Reflecting on the faith of biblical characters and those in our own lives | Session 4: Clear action steps to live out a faith that goes beyond simply believing | |
10am | Connect Groups: Fruitful conversations and healthy sharing among friends | Quiet Time: to reflect on camp. Hearing God's voice in the quiet, confidence to act | |
11am | Game 2: Smooth running of games | Game 4: Safety, energy and bonding | |
12pm | Lunch: Meaningful shared experiences | Lunch & Wrap Up: A happy ending no matter which team wins | |
1pm | Ask that God would prepare the hearts and minds of all the youth... | Game 3: Fun and friendliness | Efficient and safe pack up and cleaning |
2pm | Free Time: Safety both on land and whilst swimming. Opportunities to connect with each other and with God through exploring nature | Safe travels home | |
3pm | Travel to Camp | Thank God for all the shared experiences, new friendships, meaningful spiritual experiences, deeper spiritual understanding, laughter, fun, shared joys and sorrows and so much more. | |
4pm | Leader's Setting Up | ||
5pm | |||
6pm | Arrival: Settling in well to the new campsite | Dinner: Bodies would be well fueled and refreshed | |
7pm | Session 1: Reflecting on what we put our faith in. | Session 3: Significant spiritual interactions, deepen understanding and growth in faith. The opportunity to make a faith commitment. Boldness to take next steps of faith. | |
8pm | Game 1: Safety, Inclusion and Bonding | ||
9pm | Free Time: Strengthened friendships | Free Time: Meaningful and transformative conversations |
We can't wait to report back and share the testimonies from camp with you in the aftermath!
News from Nita Finger
Last year we had a special offering to help Nita and her team provide audio-bibles for the Karamojong people. At the end of January, Nita collected these from Kampala. Previously only the New Testament had been available, but the new players have the complete Bible in Ngakarimojong. Most players are larger ones, for use by groups, but there are also small players and SD-cards which can be used in suitable mobile phones or speakers. Nita wrote in her recent newsletter, “We are thankful for this contribution from Narara Valley Baptist Church.”
We look forward to Nita visiting us again at NVBC later this year. Nita is working with the Africa Inland Mission (Australasia) team working with the Karamojong people group. You can learn more about Nita’s work here. Or talk to Petro Venter. And watch for her prayer points in The Harvest.
Join our Carpark Team
With an increasing number of cars filling our carpark each Sunday morning, we are on the lookout for anyone interested in joining a carpark team at NVBC!
The heart for this team is to be a friendly and welcoming first impression for all who drive in, while helping safety and efficient flow in our carpark area.
This Sunday after the morning Service, Kaye is hosting a quick meeting for anyone interested in serving on our Carpark Team. Let her know you are planning on coming here.
Tomorrow
Seniors Service (Thurs 26th March)
This Seniors' Service Kaye Ryan will be sharing part of her story. Come to hear and join for a time of hymns, communion, encouragement and connection.
This Weekend
Sunday Services (Sun 29th Mar)
This week Travis will continue our preaching series, looking at John 17. This is a powerful moment in Jesus' life, the longest recorded prayer of Jesus that we have... and he prays directly for us!
Easter @NVBC
Easter Services (Fri 3-5th April)
It is one of the most significant weekends in our church calendar. Who will you invite to join us in the celebration of Good Friday (April 3) and Easter Sunday (April 5) this year?
We will be running one 9:30am Service on both Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
For our kids, we will be running an Easter movie and activities during the Service on Good Friday and a full program (including Easter egg hunt!) on Easter Sunday.
For all other upcoming events, visit:
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