CoastEC – Sydney Supporter Events (Sept 5th and 7th)
Posted on August 31st, 2010
Hi people,
I’ll be in Sydney for the FIEC conference in September and would love to catch up with as many of you as I can. Come and hear what God’s been doing amongst us at Forster.
I’ll be sharing at:
1. St Matts, Evening Service
Sunday 5th September, 7pm
(1 New Line Rd, West Penannt Hills)
2. CoastEC Supporter’s Night.
Tuesday 7th Sept, 7-8pm
@ The Venue
(cnr Claudare and Acacia Sts, Collaroy Plateau).
see ya there!
Chris
WORK AND REST (GENESIS 2-3)
Posted on August 31st, 2010
God made us to work…and sometimes it’s satisfying, but lots of the time it can be pretty frustrating!
Ever had a day at work like this…
Genesis 2:2-3,15
2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. 3 And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done…15 The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.
Genesis 3:17-19
17 To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat of it,’ “Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. 18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. 19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.”
So is that it? Work sucks and then you die?
Thankfully no. We were made for much more than that!
Instead of looking for the prefect job, or an endless holiday, what you’re really yearning for is to enter the rest God has for His people…now, and into eternity.
Listen to the Sermon here:
Genesis 2:2-3,15; 3:17-19
CAMPING AT THE PALMS (15-17 OCTOBER)
Posted on August 29th, 2010
Hey people,
Blow the dust off the tent and come camping with us down at Pacific Palms.
We’ll be taking it easy at Sandbar Caravan Park. Plenty of time to go for a surf, go fishing, or just chill out with some other people from CoastEC.
Arrive Friday night, leave Sunday lunch.
Day Trippers welcome.
It’s pretty much a byo thingo (even your own food).
As far as program goes, it’s mainly hanging out with 3 things planned:
1. Late Saturday arvo we’ll have a forum/discussion about where we’re at as a church and where we’re going;
2. Sat night we’ll do a combined dinner / bbq thing (so bring some $ to chip in).
3. Sunday morning – check out is 10am
4. Sunday 10.30am – we’ll be wrapping up our time away with pit-stop gathering @ The Green Cathedral to sing, pray and get into God’s word (next to the Sundowner Caravan Park, Tiona, on The Lakesway, Pacific Palms)
BBQ @ SOUTH ONE MILE (29TH AUGUST)
Posted on August 22nd, 2010
Come and hang out for lunch down at south one mile after church (Palmgrove park). BYO meat, drinks and something to share. Kick off around noon. See ya there! Need a map? (see below). Chris
THE FALL OF MANKIND (GENESIS 3:1-24)
Posted on August 22nd, 2010
“Everyone should be able to choose what’s right and wrong for themselves. People’s morals are their own private choice. It’s my life and I’ll live it my own way”
Looks like it wasn’t just Adam and Eve who’s been listening to the serpent…
Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’ ” “You will not surely die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. (Genesis 3:1-7)
The world is not as it should be because we are not as we should be…
Listen to the sermon here:
Genesis 3:1-24
High School SRE Prayer Arvo – 18th August
Posted on August 17th, 2010
At 4:15pm on Wednesday 18th Aug, Chris Ekins will be presenting a High School SRE proposal to the Forster Campus Board….what a GREAT opportunity!
So we thought this would be an excellent chance for us to join together and pray while this meeting is on.
Your welcomed to join us at 3:45pm (for a 4pm start, and 5pm finish), as we commit this meeting and local high school SRE to our awesome God.
We’ll be hanging out at Evan and Alicia Barnes’ place (8/9 Baird St Tuncurry), and everyone’s welcome.
Looking forward to it, and hope you can make it!
If you’ve got any questions about this, or would like to rsvp, please contact Alicia on 0422 880 711.
Also…if you can’t make it please be praying where ever you are!
How to vote at the 2010 Federal Election?
Posted on August 16th, 2010
What a great privilege we have in Australia to be part of a democracy where we get to elect our leaders!
With the federal election just around the corner (21st August), it’s time to think about your vote.
Who will you vote for and why?
Check out these scriptures which talk about our responsibilities to our government authorities.
Romans 13:1-13
Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you. For he is God’s servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God’s servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience. This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
1 Timothy 2:1-6
I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone — for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men
Here are some useful links and great resources to get you thinking and praying about your vote.
How should a Christian vote?
http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/life/culture/how_should_a_christian_vote/
Compare party policies
http://www.australiavotes.org.au/
Another helpful page from the Centre of Public Christianity