Bulletin Announcements – 28 February 2016

26 February 2016
  • Next Sunday: Attention to ladies of ALL ages!!!

          Want to consume some delectable morning tea?  

          Want to hear how God was at work during the teenage years in the lives of 3 very different ladies?  

          Want to have fellowship with other ladies from the congregation?  

If you said yes to any of the above, please come and join us at our first Ladies Fellowship event for the year:

Date: Sunday 6/3/16

Time: 10:30am-12pm

Venue: Strathfield Girls’ High School, Enter through Oxford St Carpark Entrance, Ground Floor, 1 Oxford Street, Strathfield.

Ladies of all ages are invited and encouraged to come. For more info, please contact Jocelyn Lin jocelynl@optusnet.com.au

 

  • The Inner West Scripture Team is working to give high school students quality teaching on Christian beliefs through SRE. Come along to find out about this exciting work and enjoy a nice afternoon tea at our ‘Tea with the teachers’ event: When? Sunday 13th March 2pm-3pm Where? Burwood Presbyterian Church (46-48 Belmore St, Burwood)

 

 

  • Baptism service: 22th May. If you have given your life to Christ and have not been baptised, please prayerfully consider joining the baptism classes which will start fairly soon. Please talk to the ministers or deacons.

 

 

Ariel writes – a weekly Scriptural devotion:

Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” (Luke 23:42 NIV)

These words were spoken to Jesus on the cross by one of the criminals crucified next to him. And when you look more closely at them you begin to see the oddness of his request. Here is Jesus beaten, bloody, and bruised hanging naked with iron nails through his hands and feet. Even his head is dripping with blood from the crown of thorns that has been impaled upon it. Jesus is a helpless, wretched mess. A man in agony facing certain death yet he says to him; “when you come into your kingdom“. Kingdom? For Jesus to have a kingdom means he must be a king! But what on earth does this criminal see in this dying frail figure of a man to call him a king and then even risk his soul upon it? Was it the way Jesus bore the insults? Was it the way he forgave his executioners? We’re not sure but to look at Jesus at that moment and see a king we can only conclude God must have opened his eyes. Therefore, do not be ashamed to present Jesus to others, even him crucified, as God can open anyone’s eyes to see his true kingly nature and trust him!

from pastor Ariel