Next week we are beginning an exciting venture with a local school. It is a programme based on KidsHope, which originated through World Vision.
If you want more information please ask Andrew.
This week (Febryary 7th) we’re beginning a new series on the book of Proverbs. A small child once prayed “make the bad people good, and the good people nice”. This little prayer makes the point with ‘proverbic’ pithiness, that there are details of character that are small enough to escape the mesh of the law, like the Ten Commandments. There are dealings with each other that require finer thinking and consideration. You can have people supposedly good, but not able to apply the ways of God in the nitty gritty of everyday life.
The book of Proverbs asks what a person is like to live with, or to employ; how he manages his affairs, his time and himself. This good lady, for instance- does she talk too much? That cheerful man- is he bearable in the morning? What are the qualities of a fine wife? And that friend who is always dropping in- here is some advice for him… and for that aimless boy….
But the book of Proverbs is not a book on manners. It is not about making us more likeable or nice. It offers the key to life. It is God-centred. Even when it is down-to-earth, it is God’s Word, for God’s people in God’s world. And the aim is that we will know God “in all his ways”.
There are 31 chapters in the book of Proverbs. Read a chapter a week over the next month, ponder and understand, and you will be on the path to wisdom!
(Andrew)
Join us at St Mark’s on Christmas Eve/Day as we celebrate the birth of Jesus!
CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE
Thursday 24th December 7:30pm
CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICE
Friday 25th December 8am and 9:30am
For more information about any of these meetings, please contact us.
Christmas Carols are coming to Malabar again!
Date:
Saturday, 5th December 2009
Location:
Pioneers Park, Franklin St, Malabar
Time:
5:00pm – Family Fun from
7.30pm – Carols & Kids Talk on the Meaning of Christmas
Special this year:
Items from Dallas Watts (Australian Opera)
Other highlights include:
Sausage Sizzle • Face Painting • Parachute • Kids Games
Kid’s Animal Farm • Jumping Castle
Join us for a wonderful evening of music and Christmas fun
for the whole family!
In wet weather the carols will be held at St Mark’s Anglican Church, Franklin St, Malabar
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Without a doubt, the best case for Christianity is the Life of Jesus
What really happened back in the first century, in Jerusalem and around the lake of Galilee, that changed the shape of world history? Who is this figure that emerges from history to have a profound impact on culture, ethics, politics and philosophy?
Join us over 6 weeks in October – November as we travel with historian John Dickson on this journey through the life of Jesus, from birth to his reported resurrection. Shot on location in Israel, the Life of Jesus documentary includes 25 bonus conversations between John Dickson and Greg Clarke about the philosophical and personal issues arising from Jesus’ life and teaching.
To join us, simply email us or contact the Church Office on Ph: (02) 9311 2055.
What inspires people like Peter Costello, Allison Shreeve, John Anderson, Steve Mortimer and Roger Corbett?
How do they tackle life’s challenges and achieve results – from the boardroom to the sports field?
This is your opportunity to hear a panel of some of Australia’s most inspiring people discuss their successes and failures, celebrations and difficulties, faith and doubts.
Choose from events over five weeks, either before, during or after work in the CBD, North Sydney and Parramatta.
Starts Tuesday 15th September.
To reserve your seat, visit inspiringpeople.com.au
A talk by Tim Booker
Date: Tuesday, 28th July 2009
Location: Function Room, Maroubra Seals Club, 212 Marine Parade, Maroubra Beach
Time: 6:30pm
Cost: $10, Finger food served
RSVP: Tuesday 21st July by Phone 9314 2500 or Email us
Date: 31st May 2009
Time: 8:45am church or 10am church
St Mark’s Malabar is joining millions of other Australians in supporting the The Cancer Council’s Biggest Morning Tea, and you are invited to join us. There will be a church service followed by morning tea. Please come along to either our traditional service at 8:45am or family service at 10am. Please let us know which service you can attend (phone us on 02 9311 0309 or drop us an email).
Facts about Cancer in Australia…
• 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will develop cancer before the age of 85.
• An estimated 111,000 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in Australia in 2009.*
• Cancer is the leading cause of death in Australia – more than 42,000 people are expected to
die from cancer this year.
• The survival rate for many common cancers has increased by more than 30 per cent in the
past two decades.
• Cancer costs $2.7 billion in direct health system costs (5.7% of total healthcare expenditure)
*About 434,000 cases of non‐melanoma skin cancer (the most frequently occurring cancer in Australia, but the least life‐threatening) are also diagnosed each year.
Andrew Ford on Ephesians. Slides from C3 09. April 24-26 2009.
Andrew Ford on Ephesians. Slides from C3 09. April 24-26 2009.
Andrew Ford on Ephesians. Slides from C3 09. April 24-26 2009.
At Easter we celebrate the good news that God wipes the slate clean.
I was in deep video trouble late last year. I received a letter from Video Ezy stating that I had not returned a DVD from 6 months before and had racked up a very big fine.
I looked everywhere for the DVD at home and couldn’t find it. Had I lost it? Had I returned it and they had never swiped it off?
The letter stated that if I did not pay the fine I would be taken to court by Video Ezy’s bounty collectors!
I went into the store, and spoke to the owner of the shop. He did something entirely unexpected– he said he would wipe the slate clean. It was a great relief.
God is in the business of ‘wiping the slate clean’. God knows that the debt we owe him– all our wrongdoing, our failures to live a life of love, all of our sin is profound and unpayable. But God is willing to wipe the slate clean, to forgive and forget.
Jesus who regularly proclaimed God’s judgment, also befriended those under judgement. It’s a paradox. Throughout history people have tried to resolve this tension by focusing on one or other parts of Jesus’ teaching. Some think only of his inclusiveness; others prefer his warnings. However we must try to hold both threads together.
The first Christians had no problem holding these thoughts together. They saw the paradox resolved in the cross of Christ.
On the cross, Jesus bore the judgement sinners deserve. God wiped the slate clean, and paid the price for our sin. It is finished. And what a relief this is!
I pray you will ask God to wipe your slate clean. All you have to do is ask.
Only 2 Sundays to go until the Moore College Mission. College mission was a highlight for me at college. For 8 days, you join up with a church and get involved in outreach to their local community. The college closes for that week, and all the students and lecturers join together into different teams. No lectures, no assignments, no study– it was excellent! In my time at college I went to Nowra, Narrabeen, Gladesville, and Unichurch@UNSW.
The aim of the week is to God-willing, bring many people into his family through the good news of Jesus’ death and resurrection.
From the college point of view, it helps remind the college of why they exist. They are not interested in producing academics full of head knowledge– they are a ministry training centre, intent on producing servants of the Word of God. Mission galvanises this reality in the minds of the students.
From the church’s point of view, there is also great benefit. Having a highly motivated, and very capable group of young people is like a shot in the arm. There is a buzz around church; people band together on different outreach projects and report and pray for people they have shared the gospel with. You will be encouraged by the students and vice versa. And all this occurs as the students help raise the profile of our church in the community in a very positive way.
With some food for thought between courses.
Date:
Saturday, 4th April 2009
Location:
Cnr Franklin St and Victoria St, Malabar
Time:
6:30pm
Gather with us this Sunday at St Mark’s Anglican Malabar as
we pray for the victims of the Victorian Bushfire disaster.
A tragedy like this causes us to pause and think, and raises
questions for both people of faith and non faith. Our minister,
Reverend Andrew Moore will address the topic of God and
suffering.
A collection will also be taken for those who would like to
make a donation to help victims of the bushfires.