Simply Christianity
One of the key ways we help people start a relationship with Jesus is through the Simply Christianity Course. The course involves five hour-long weekly sessions which give people the opportunity to sort out fact from fiction by looking at Luke’s biography of Jesus. Everyone is welcome to come along to participate in the course or bring a friend along to help them investigate the claims of Jesus. We run the course regularly on Sunday mornings and during WOW on Wednesday mornings. Occasionally we run a larger scale event in the community centre with dinner included. Contact Michael Plaege or the church office ...
Current Series: The King Revealed
We are currently working our way through the second half of the gospel of John. We'll be taking a close look at the suffering and glory of the messiah... At Jesus completing his mission as the long awaiting Christ by dying on the cross. It is a story of determination in spite of the confusion and faithlessness of those around him. Jesus is a man with a clear mission, supremely in control in spite of the horrific circumstances surrounding his death. The story is dripping with irony as the great moment of defeat and humiliation turns out ...
Bible study groups
Bible study groups are essential to our church. We take Jesus seriously as we study his word and learn to repent of ways that displease him and to be encouraged in ways to follow him. A small home group is an ideal context to do this, as well as to get to know each other more personally. The Lakes has a variety of home groups including men's groups, youth groups women's groups daytime groups, night time groups, mixed groups, recovery groups, locality groups, workers groups... We are sure to be able to make suggestions that suit your routine, but we hope you would ...
Whose choice – yours or God’s?
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 by Dave Sheath.
Don’t be afraid of the idea of predestination! It is one of the most comforting and wonderful truths in the Bible. But it is hard to wrap your mind around it! The term predestination occurs 6 times in the New Testament:
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Kids’ Church Roster Term 3, 2009
Posted on 15. Sep, 2009 by admin.
Click here for the latest Kids’ church roster. If you are arranging a swap on the roster, please ensure that it doesn’t clash with any other rosters you may be on.
For further inquiries contact Robyn Kingsland
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Special Religious Education Fund Raiser- 9th Oct
Posted on 14. Sep, 2009 by admin.
Help raise funds for SRE, and watch a movie at the same time! Tickets $20 from Christine Kent m:0418 669 421.
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SALT- Games@grammer- 18th Sept
Posted on 12. Sep, 2009 by Tim Ham.
We’re back at the school for networked PC games, xbox, playstation, singstar, guitarhero etc. 6pm to 10pm. Either meet there (Bottom carpark at Central Coast Grammar School) or get to Berkeley Vale Community Centre at 5:30 and be picked up
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Why God gave us children
Posted on 11. Sep, 2009 by Ruth Sheath.
In WOW last term we took about 20 minutes at the beginning of each time we met to talk together about being Christian parents. We started by thinking about “what children are to us?” Children bring out the best in us and the worst in us.
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The Shack – just a novel?
Posted on 09. Sep, 2009 by Dave Sheath.
The Shack is a best-selling book that invites us to imagine God as a middle aged negro woman named Papa, the Holy Spirit is an asian woman named Sarayu, and Jesus is a middle eastern carpenter.
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Only one morning church meeting this Sunday! (13th Sept)
Posted on 09. Sep, 2009 by admin.
Due to the church weekend away, there will be only one church meeting this Sunday morning… 13th September- Berkeley Vale- one meeting only!-10:30am Church.
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