CHURCH @ HOME

The morning's service was led by Mark and the music team on James, Shona and Hannah. Our reading through the Book of John was brought to us by Daniel and James led us around the communion table before Harry brought us the message. Harry continued his 1 John series this week establishing helpful definitions to give us stability in this unstable world. He reminded us that it is through one man, one nation, one principle, one church and one power. He then focused on the fact that God is unchanging and that God is LIGHT! 1 John 1:5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all

Stephen P led today and started the service by sharing a personal testimony about his cancer journey and the difficult news he had had during the week. He shared how the Lord is reassuring him through everything and allowing him to be comforted in the knowledge that he is safe in the hands of God regardless of what happens to his body. We then sang our first song, chosen before we knew anything of Stephen's news... God is for us! We won't fear the battle, we won't fear the night. We will walk the valley with You by our side because God is for us!!! The music team of James, Belle and Hannah led the singing. Michelle brought the bible reading to us and Garry led communion before Harry brought us the message from 1 John. He reminded us that we can have confidence in who we have with us as we live our lives in Christ. Understanding who you are placing your faith in and how everything functions because of what Christ has done for us. Hebrews 12:1-2 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

On a Sunday with many people us well and many people jumping in to fill in roles within our service we were still blessed and encouraged to meet together to worship the Lord. Harry led the morning with James, Geoff and Michelle leading the singing. Mark stepped into to do the bible reading and Steven led communion focusing us on God's plan of redemption, trusting His timing and the result that it should bring us on peace and confidence as we experience the Victory through what Christ has done for us. Then James brought us the message from Matthew chapter 7 - The sermon on the mount reminding us of what we need to do to live out Jesus' Kingdom Principles. i John 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to His will He hears us.

Harlan led us this week and James, Marcia and Hannah joined him in leading the morning's music. Julia continued our reading through the book of John and Geoff led us around the communion table. James brought us the message today from the book of Philemon entitled "Living a Godly Identity" focusing us on who we are and who we serve. As followers of Jesus we are called to live our lives identified as part of the family of Christ and as part of His kingdom. I JOHN 4:19-21 We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot[a] love God whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.

Ben and Aaron were are instrumentalist this morning with Jaden joining them to lead the singing and Joel conducting. Mark led the service and Valda did the Bible reading for us. Sarah came to tell us about her upcoming missions trip to Indonesia. Daniel took his first turn at leading us around the communion table before James brought the sermon to us concluding his current series "Communicating Christianity' with a review of the entire series and reminding us we have the tools we need to share Christianity with those we interact with each day. Mark 16:15 And Jesus said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.

Steven M led that service for the first time this week with James, Belle and Hannah leading the morning's music. Brenda continued our reading through the book of John and Mark led communion. James continued his series Communicating Christianity this week focusing on the end times. The series began with us understand who God is and then moved onto how he communicated who he is to us and then moved to what He communicated to us... The Gospel. Now we focus on Revelation and the fact that it should point us to the creator and King, and we should see the oneness in the end times. Isaiah 43:10: "I am the LORD, and there is no other"

On a Sunday with many of our folks away, Bel led the service for the first time. James, Belle, Ebonnie and Abbie joined her to lead the morning music and Michelle brought us the Bible reading. Doug led us around the communion table and James returned to his series 'Communicating Christianity' this week focusing on oneness. Psalm 133:1: "How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity!"

Geoff led us through the service as we gathered together to worship as a body. Michelle and James joined their voice with Geoff's to lead the singing, and James also played the Keyboard. Daniel joined the music team playing his guitar for the first time. Belle continued our reading through the book of John and Neil took us to the communion table focusing us on God's unconditional and Eternal love for us. He reminded us that nothing can ever separate us from that love. Then Steven M stepped up to preach for the first time. He preached using the passage from John 9 about the blind man that Jesus heals and the reaction of the Pharisees to it. Ephesians 1:16-18 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints.

We had a morning led by Garry with the music team of Ben and Aaron on guitars and vocals and Marcia and Shona also singing. Ebonnie read us the passage from John and Harlan lead us in communion. Harry's message, entitled 'How do we live the emotional wounds we have?' built on his previous message with the answer that we live in Newness of Life by walking in faith, growing in grace and making forward progress using the new process. new objective, new connection, new family and new Identity we have in Christ. EPHESIANS 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.