8th July 2026
- NVBC
- Jul 8
- 3 min read
Updated: 4 days ago
8th July 2026
Prayer as First Response
from Travis
How are your prayer reflexes going this week since Sunday?? On Sunday I encouraged us to be a "prayer first" people, the type of believer who builds an instinctive response of going to God in prayer. As Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones said, always respond to every impulse to pray.
For most of us, such responsive prayer-reflexes will develop over time as we intentionally seek to grow in them. Below are some "When-->Then" triggers to help us build prayer responses into our daily experiences of life. It could be a great devotional practice to start compiling a much longer list of your own prayer when-->then triggers! For now, I hope these few will encourage and cataylse more moments of connecting to God in prayer in your life.
Ministry Highlight - Kids Day Out
from Kaye
Wow! What a fabulous Kids Day Out we had yesterday onsite at NVBC! Our first Regional Kids Day Out was a fun, energetic and wonderful day. We saw over 90 kids, leaders and helpers onsite joining together from 9 different Baptist Churches in our region. Even with the odd light sprinkle of rain, we were so thankful for the weather not impacting our program and activities! Across the day we looked at how God has made each of us on purpose and with a purpose from Ephesians 2:10 and also had a special Baptist World Aid workshop.
A big, heartfelt THANK YOU to all who helped out as leaders, helpers or in other supporting roles. Thank you too, to all the families who got behind this first Regional Kids Day Out by enrolling your kids. We loved the chance to encourage them.
An important part of Kids Day Out was the Junior Leadership Program. Our amazing junior leaders spent all day on Monday together. We considered what it means to be a Christian leader and set up ready to welcome the kids on Tuesday. This Sunday, our Junior Leaders will report back on what they experienced and are thankful for. Please pray for the ongoing fruit of Kids Day Out in the lives of our kids, junior leaders and the strengthening of unity among the churches represented.
Term 2 Wrap: Kingdom Kids
from Rachel
At the end of Term 2, we asked a few of our Kingdom Kids what they had learned about across the term. Enjoy the below video to hear from them in their words.
Kingdom Kids will resume for Term 3 from Sunday July 19.
The Prayer Course
We will be running The Prayer Course by 24/7 Prayer in our Connect Groups across Term 3. Over 8 sessions the course walks through the Lord's Prayer and invites a deeper understanding and practice of personal prayer. If you are not part of a Connect Group and would be keen to join a temporary group specifically for doing The Prayer Course, please RSVP here.
This Weekend
This Sunday (12th July) - We're continuing our teaching series on Prayer, with Travis sharing a message on "Prayer as Intercession."
We'll also hear all about the incredible Kids Day Out from our Junior Leaders and celebrate the highlights from their day! During the message, our kids will enjoy a fun movie together in the hall.
Coming Up In July
Family Movie Night (Sat 18 July)
Enjoy the school holidays with a sausage sizzle and movie together. Bring something to sit on and a blanket to get comfy. Rego here.
Term 3 Kingdom Kids (Sun 19 July)
We're back for Term 3 in our AM Service.
Seniors Morning Tea (Thurs 30 July)
Join for a lovely morning of connecting over morning tea together in the beautiful Penang Gardens Waterfall Cafe. RSVP to Wayne and Wendy-Sue (0408 228 759).
The Prayer Course (Term 3)
We will be running the Prayer Course by 24/7 Prayer in our Connect Groups across Term 3.
For all other upcoming Term 3 events, visit:
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