31st Dec 2025

2025: A Year of Pursuing Jesus Together

As 2025 makes way for 2026, we want to give an enormous PRAISE GOD and share a heartfelt THANK YOU for an incredible year together!!

At the beginning of 2025, we set the theme of 'Pursue' over the year as a church from Philippians 3:12-14. Our heart and hope was to see a year of pursuing Jesus - both individually and collectively - and taking hold of all that he has for us. It flowed from the faith-fuelled conviction that normal discipleship means experiencing ongoing renewal, growth and transformation as we follow Jesus!

The changing of the years gives us a natural marker of time and brings us the opportunity to prayerfully reflect and give thanks on a year of pursuing Jesus. Such "selah" moments in life are often few and far between, and we are wise to make the most of them.

If you do not have your own pattern or set of questions you reflect on at the end of each year, we share the below to help guide you:

This Sunday we are setting aside the service for a space to collectively give thanks to God for all His goodness experienced over the past year. Appropriately, as part of the service, there will be the public sharing of testimonies to give glory to God and to bring encouragement to one another!

Perhaps you have a testimony of a healing (physical or other, partial or complete), of an answered prayer, or of a 'God moment' in the life of a not-yet-Christian? Maybe you have a story of provision, protection or encounter with God, or of how God's strength and comfort has sustained you in the midst of a challenging season? Whatever testimonies you have from the year, we encourage you to consider whether you might share it publicly this Sunday.

If you do have a testimony that you know you'd like to share, it is helpful for our service planning if you can give a heads up beforehand by emailing here.

Updating for 2026

Happy New Year! Is it time for an update?

• Please check your details are still up to date in our Elvanto database: click here

  
  

• If you gave regularly to NVBC by direct deposit in 2025, thank you! A quick reminder and encouragement from us to please double check that this will continue recurring uninterrupted into the new year (which might also be a good time to review the amount God is prompted you to give in 2026)

  
  

• Would you like to serve in a new ministry area this year at NVBC? Fill out our expression of interest form here.

  
  

• Would you like to join a new Connect Group this year to get to know God and one another more? Click here and Johnny will be in touch!

This Weekend

Testimony Sunday (AM) - join for a time of giving thanks to God, celebrating with communion and the sharing of testimonies.

Our kids will have a movie together in the Hall during the service.

House Party (PM) - join for a time of community at the Hercus's place (24 Teralba St, Lisarow).

Bring your swimmers and a towel for the pool, and a backyard game to share if you want.

Please BYO drinks and nibbles - we'll provide the BBQ sausages & bread.

Come for a swim, lawn games, dinner and unhurried chats.

In January

Eternity in the Human Heart (Jan preaching series)

Starting next Sunday, we explore the ways we see God's fingerprints in our human longing for justice, community and beauty. These longings help point us towards God.

Global Leadership Summit Local (Sat Jan 17)

Register for a high impact day of investing in your self-leadership and in your God-given influence as you seek to 'lead right where you are'

Worship Night (Sun Jan 18)

Let us gather in prayer and worship as we begin a new year together as a church.

How to Read the Bible (Sat Jan 31)

A practical equipping workshop on how to read, understand, interpret and apply the Bible to our lives.

For more detailed info about any of the above or to rego, visit: https://www.nvbc.info/whatson

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