"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul."
- Psalm 23:1-3
Ahoy Church,
It was wonderful to camp with so many of you last weekend! We had over 22 bookings (15+ campsites, 7 cabins) and had a wonderful time! It was so good that we'll lock in next year by default, at roughly the same time of year.
One of the highlights was the pace and peace.
So many of you felt a deep rest come over you within hours of arriving! One couple said that the first 24 hours felt like three days!
Many of us reflected that being outdoors, by the fire, amongst friends and without distractions felt like how we are meant to live.
I was reminded that everything we experienced - nature, community, rest - is a gift from God. Receiving these gifts reminds me of God's promise in Psalm 23:1-3.
"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul."
Recently, a new neurotherapist friend of mine encouraged me to try a simple meditative prayer on Psalm 23. Today will be the first day I pray this prayer, and if you'd like to pray with me, you're very welcome! If you are easily distracted like me, you may want to light a candle to help bring your attention back to God as you stray.
If you'd like to pray along with me, I've put Psalm 23 together with some prayers so you can read, meditate, and pray wherever you are, or print it out and keep it in your Bible or by your bed.
This term, we've heard so many stories about prayer. This is not to be "better" Christians or appear more religious to those around us, but rather to bring our hearts and minds into the rest God promises. To remind us that by faith we are living in God's kingdom, not our own. To mirror the life, love and light of Christ to those around us. To learn to pray with the passion and intimacy that Jesus did himself.
Much love and see many of you Sunday!
Dan
PS. If you have any photos from camp that you're willing to share, please REPLY and send them through!
Learn to live the love of Jesus
Emotionally Healthy Relationships (EHR) is half of the bigger Emotionally Healthy Discipleship (EHD) course that helps us learn to love God and others to our full capacity.
In the 8 week EHR course, Pete and Geri Scazzero help to unpack core biblical principles to guide into an experience of lasting below the surface transformation in your capacity to lovingly relate to those around you.
If you have had, or continue to have, barriers in your key relationships in life, join us as we allow God to break through our mindsets and behaviours that are limiting our ability to love others like Jesus has called us to.
This is an actual course, with prayer and devotional readings 5 x days/wk as well as a chapter of a book to read each week. Come prepared to listen, learn and share.
When? Term 3
Where? Renee's house in Kings Beach
How Much? $45 for all the materials. REPLY now if you need financial assistance.
Who? Contact Katie Smith - 0412 500 940
Coming Up
June - 9am [Home] + 3pm [Moffat]
Mondays - Young Adults - Marcello + Mariela 0428 986 423
Fridays - 6am Men's Prayer - Fred 0431 437 080
Jun 28 Sunday Gatherings: Home, Beach
July - 9am [Home] + 3pm [Moffat]
Mondays - Young Adults - Marcello + Mariela 0428 986 423
Fridays - 6am Men's Prayer - Fred 0431 437 080
Jul 05 Monthly Gathering at Caloundra Christian College: Communion, Worship
Jul 12 Sunday Gatherings: Home + Beach
Jul 19 Sunday Gatherings: Home + Beach
Jul 20 EHD: "Emotionally Healthy Relationships" Begins [Ends Sep07]
Jul 26 Sunday Gatherings: Home + Beach
September - 9am [Home] + 3pm [Moffat]
Mondays - Young Adults - Marcello + Mariela 0428 986 423
Fridays - 6am Men's Prayer - Fred 0431 437 080
Sep 07 EHD: "Emotionally Healthy Relationships" Ends
Our Mission
To help people find and follow Jesus.
Our Vision
Fully Alive through faith in Jesus. To see vision come to life, we developed FAM, our Fully Alive Model. Ideally, you can work through FAM with someone else.
Our Rhythms
Get to Know Jesus: how are you getting to know Jesus this week?
Invite people into your life: who can you intentionally open up your life to?
Gather and get involved: who can you connect, listen, share, or pray with this weekend?
Giving Up, In, and Out
Our church follows the same simple pattern of giving that we encourage each other individually: UP, IN, and OUT.
Giving UP
As a church, we give 2.5% to our denomination to support what's happening in churches like ours statewide and show appreciation for all the support they provide. We encourage each follower to consider giving "up" to support their local church - in this case ours :)
Giving IN
We give to personal/family needs within our church from our $5,000 Giving Kitty. Please alert us if you know someone with genuine needs that you're unable to meet out of your own resources.
Giving OUT
This term, we are encouraging our church to give to the family who visit us each year from the country where they share Jesus. We'll give to them as a church, and we encourage you to give to them too.
BSB: 923100
Account #: 37443010
REF: KyleG GIFT
** FYI: Our balance has been reduced significantly due to sponsoring our young adults for the 2026 Project 11 Program.
Last month's giving: $10,856
Last month's expenses: $12,540
Balance: $66,210
Giving in : Oct 23-Apr 26: $5,000
Giving out : Oct 23-Apr 26: $20,293
"Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed." - Proverbs 19:17
If you would like to support what we are doing and our giving to those in need, you can get started giving to Open Road to meet the needs of our church or get in touch with any questions you may have.
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