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Sunday, 1 February 2015
News Bulletin
Making disciples by connecting,
growing & serving
Welcome!
If you are visiting us for the first time today, welcome!
Please do introduce yourself during the break at the end
of the gathering.
After many years of Ikea construction, I have learned the
hard way to follow the instructions precisely. I now open
the pack, find the instruction sheet and perfectly complete every task as outlined in the instruction procedure
booklet.
Katherine’s
Baptism
Join us for an outdoor service next
Sunday as we rejoice with Katherine
in her public declaration of following
the Lord Jesus.
Sunday, 8th Feb 5pm
I have learnt to do this because of my failure to obey Mr
Ikea in the past. This has resulted in disaster—disaster
which has been difficult on every level of my life—
relationally with my family, financially, and also affected
my health (both physically and emotionally) - and, ask my
family, I am NOT Joking.
What is lacking in the Ikea instructions are the disasters
WILL result from not following Mr Ikea.
God, however, is much more loving than Mr Ikea… not only does he offer us the best life in relationship with him
(best in part now but the perfection of heaven). And, as
we shall see today, he also explains with clarity the result
of failing to keep his commands, and Israel’s blatant disregard to honour God leads God to keep his word—bringing
upon them the results of their disobedience—both in a
practical earthly way through the disaster that results from
failing to obey the makers instructions, and in a spiritual
way as they damage their relationship with him.
Growth Groups
Our groups are getting underway over
the next two weeks. Watch your inbox
for the new prospectus arriving this
week.
Will we learn from the mistakes of the past? Lets learn
afresh that the endurance and encouragement of the
scriptures and the history of the past was written so that
we, God’s people today, may have hope.
Our Friday afternoon / night youth groups got off to a
great start on Friday. I was greatly encouraged by the
new leaders and programs. Continue to spread the word!
Chat in the playground, make the personal invitation. Like
our facebook page with updated Blast / 57 / Rev Information.
Yours in Christ,
Join us as we reflect on the Israelites as the next chapter of their
lives commences—what can we
learn as 2015 commences?
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Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven
and on earth has been given to me.19 Therefore go and make
disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And
surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Jesus. Matthew 28:18-20
North Ryde Anglican is passionately endeavouring to focus
on the great commission of Jesus through connecting, growMaking disciples by connecting, growing & serving ing and serving. As a community of believers we are committed to a church that reflects:
Genuine Connection. The colour blue captures a safe and helpful environment allowing connection with each
other, our local community and beyond.
Genuine Growth. The colour green captures our vision to be a community growing in our love and
knowledge of God and in the development of our skills and gifts in the service of God and each other.
Genuine Service. The colour red captures true service reflected in the death and resurrection of Jesus. Our
community desires to serve one another and our suburb with both the proclamation of Jesus and in practical
care.
Church logo. The Church logo captures our vision. One arrow points to our focus on God and his glory, the
other points to our service of each other and our community. The intersection point makes the shape of a
cross transposed on a sphere representing our suburb of North Ryde and our world.
Our church community is learning how to let this vision shape and mould every facet of church life.
2015
Wardens
Student Minister
Youth and Young adults pastor
Talar Khatchoyan
Simon & Kathryn Holmes
Chris Aspland
Mob: 0415 169 831
Ph: 9887 2663
Peter Bliss
Ph: 9878 3978
Francis Gosling
SERVICES 152 Coxs’s Rd (opposite Mall)
Ph: 9878
3840
9am
Family service & Morning Tea
Assistant Minister
James & Hanri Delanty
Mob: 0424 779 700
Lead Pastor:
John Chappell
(Kylie, Joseph, Tara, Nathaniel & Jacob)
Ph: 9878 3974 & 0403 812 782.
5pm Family service & optional $2 dinner
Monthly Communion: 9am (2nd Sunday) 5pm (4th Sunday)
3pm SOMA church (Macquarie Centre)
Lead Pastor: Rev. John
Chappell
Safe Ministry Representative
Ph: 9878 3974 Mobile:
0403
812 782
Eireann
Cameron
0419 240 260
Minister in Training:
Martin & Emma Robinson
Mob: 0431 556 888
ST JOHN’S NORTH RYDE ANGLICAN
Office Phone: (02) 8004 0513
[email protected]
152 Cox’s Rd North Ryde 2113
(Opposite Coxs Rd Shopping Mall)
www.northrydeanglican.org.au
SUNDAY SERVICES
10am
5pm
Family Service in hall
Lord’s Supper
2nd Sunday of Month
Family service
$3 dinner
Lord’s Supper
4th Sunday of Month
10:30am Monday
Aged Care Service
New Horizons fortnightly
What has been happening at church this week?
Clockwise from top
Sarah, Tim & Joseph attended LIT—Leaders in Training
conference at port hacking, Friday night you leaders
dinner, BLAST gets underway with our new leaders, Maddison’s Birthday
Children and youth Ministries 2015
PRAYER POINTS
WHAT DO CHRISTIANS BELIEVE?
The bible explains that our world is God’s good
creation, a display of his honour and majesty. However, humanity has chosen to try to run life independently from God. This has disastrous consequences. Life lived in opposition to the maker naturally breaks down—we cannot control God’s world
without him. We begin to experience the just
judgement from the maker we have rebelled
against.
Creation no longer reflects the majesty and honour
of God. God could justly put an end to his rebellious creatures, but in his love, treats us differently to
what we deserve.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one
and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall
not perish but have eternal life”
John, Chapter 3 verse 16
Prayer points are compiled in the church office. Please email
[email protected] or phone 02 8004 0513
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Jesus, the Son of God, is God’s rescue plan for his rebellious creatures. Jesus did not rebel against God—he
was perfect. He is God’s gift to us in that he, being the
perfect human, can be punished or judged in our
place. On the cross Jesus Christ dies taking the punishment of separation from God that we all deserve.
Therefore, anyone who believes in him can escape
God’s anger. But that is not all, they can reconnect
with God and start to experience life the way it should
be, finding true freedom in obediently serving our
creator.
The bible explains that this sacrificial action of Jesus
brings great honour to God. All who believe in Jesus
continue to bring honour to God. But God’s patience
with ongoing rebels who bring him dishonour will run
out, and Jesus will soon return to eternally punish.
Christians are eternally thankful to Jesus as our saviour,
and strive to live rightly under him as Lord and master.
The bible explains that we need supernatural help to
do this. We can never be thankful enough or good
enough to earn ‘saved’ status. We must be saved first,
then thankfulness and obedience rightly follow.
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James Delanty attending ordination retreat this
week and ordination on Saturday
For our new staff, James and Hanri along with
Talar as they commence as begin their ministries
Our friends mourning the loss of loved ones—
Francis Gosling mourning Marjorie, Brenda Knock
following her husband Ken’s death
Catherine Read endeavouring awaiting processing of her visa application. May take 5
months.
Katherine Maurer—Baptism 8th Feb 5pm
Liz and Dave preparing for wedding early March
Bob Chappell, Dorothy Michalk, Val Dransfield
(Kylie’s Mother), Rusty Russell, Dorothy Kenning,
Brenda Knock, Joyce Small
Parish council as we meet with Peter Mayrick from
Moore College’s centre for ministry development.
RACE events this month—AGM this week and
teachers commission on the 22nd
Training events—Kids ministry today and Music
ministry next Saturday.
Jesusbrings Prayer
Our Gracious God, help us to proclaim our Saviour, the Lord Jesus
Christ during the Jesus Brings mission, so that everyone around us
will hear his call to repent, trust him, serve him in love and be established in the fellowship of his disciples while we await his return.Strengthen us to pray, to depend on your Holy Spirit and use
the Jesus Brings mission to glorify you. Amen
Catherine Read
Will you accept God’s rescue plan
in Jesus right now ?
Giving @ St John’s
Can you partner with others in our church in helping to meet our
target?
The best way to do this is via
establishing an electronic transfer with your bank.
BSB: 032 088 Account: 810054
Currently over 50% of all offertory is given electronically.
Church Facility Diagram
Please contact Francis via email ([email protected])
to confidentially notify him that arrangements are in place. For
more details speak to our treasurer
Francis Gosling on 9878 3840.
RACE stands for Ryde Area Christian Education but it also conveys the biblical
concept that life is like a running race.
We believe that, in the race of life, faith is
key and that Jesus is the source and perfecter of true faith.
RACE is a sub-committee of Generate
Ministries and as such we uphold their
statements of faith and seek the same
values:
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be dependent on God, prayerful
and faithful, looking for Godhonouring results
work in cooperation with the local
Christian community
respect and act with integrity towards the government, schools,
parents and other caregivers and
their children
humbly provide a trustworthy and
reliable service with integrity
model courageous, entrepreneurial, servant-hearted leadership
Our goal is to provide a program that
allows every student access, in a peer
group-learning context, to:
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The opportunity to engage with
the Bible from a Christian perspective
The opportunity to apply Christian
faith to their lives
The opportunity to translate their
learning into active expression in a
worshipping community
We aim to achieve these goals through:
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High quality scripture lessons
based upon biblical teaching,
structured through the Generate
curriculum and taught in a way
the connects the relevance of the
Bible’s teaching to students' lives
Facilitating a peer group-learning
context of mutual respect and
encouragement
Providing access to information
about Christian lunch time groups
and local church youth groups
If you share our vision for young lives
transformed in this Christian ministry
would you consider praying for us and
donating generously to enable RACE to
pursue this vision under God?
Support Simon Holmes (RACE Coordinator), James Delanty (teacher) and
other teachers / board members through
attending the teachers commissioning
service here at St John’s on Sunday afternoon 22nd February at 2.00-3.00pm.
You can find out more at the brand new
website:
www.racescripture.com
Rosters
SUNDAY
SERVICE
WARDEN
LEADER
10.00 am
1-Feb-15
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C. Aspland James D
Septuagesima/
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5.00 pm FS P. Bliss
S. Holmes
10.00 am
8-Feb-15
TLS
F. Gosling
Septuagesima/
OS5
5.00 pm FS P. Bliss
WELCOME
TEA COFFEE
S&D Turnbull
D.Lee
DINNER
1st READ- 2ndREADING
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G. Walker
Psalm 62
L. ThomH&A
R. Chappell
son
M. Simon C & S Heap
Curdie
1 Sam 13
Psalm 62
Service S. Turnbull
Leader
Matt 28:1James D K. Chappell A. Chidjian
1 Sam 16
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J. Harrison
S. RobertA. Curdie Matt 28:1S. Holmes
son
M. Simon K. Chappell 1 Sam 16
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SOUND
DESK
COMPUTER
KIDS'
SPOT
P. Bliss
1 Sam 13
R. Li
J. Shin
N. Chappell
K.Maurer
Service
Leader
Service
Leader
PREACHER
PRAYER
John C
Service
Leader
John C
L. Hawke
John C
P. Bliss
John C
K. Holmes
Jesus understood the longings in our heart and reminded us that we’ll never be satisfied with what comes from
this world. One day, while speaking to a woman at a well, He spoke of a spiritual drink that would change a
person forever. He said:
“Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never
thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
The drink Jesus spoke of was the Holy Spirit. He promised that whoever repented of their sins and came to
Him would have God’s Holy Spirit poured into them and receive the gift of eternal life.
Imagine having true satisfaction! Well God is the answer. Thirsty for love? – Then get to know God! Thirsty for
forgiveness? – God is willing. Thirsty for meaning in life? – God has clear purpose for you. How about justice and
peace? – Well you’ll have to wait for heaven to experience those fully. Fear of death? – Jesus died on the cross
so that you can live. All of this satisfaction is forever!
Those crazy Finlanders! If hubby is strong and wifey weighs
more than 49kg they can enter as a team in the 'Wife-Carrying
World Championships'. The rules are simple: carry your
wife along a 253m obstacle course traversing land and water.
The first couple to the finish line (hopefully with marriage intact)
is crowned winner. The prize? The woman’s weight in beer!
What a way to quench a thirst!
Whether it’s sporting glory, money, marriage, holidays, a successful career, a nice home or even just good health, we all thirst
for something, don’t we? But have you ever stopped to think
if you can be truly satisfied in life? Or will you spend the rest of
your years running an obstacle course, always chasing happiness?
If these promises are stirring up your thirst then you may be wondering how you can discover the details? The
answer is that you need to get a Bible and read it. And this is because the Bible is God’s word. It’s extraordinary
how timeless the Bible is. It speaks to people in every age and culture and it was given to help us make sense of
those longings and desires that fill our daily thoughts.
In a restless world, only God can satisfy. He promises security and long-lasting happiness. He acts for your
goodness and quenches your thirsts... but only if you invite Jesus into your life. So, why not get a Bible and
start reading about this astounding good news?
Prayer: Dear God, I seek and trust you to meet my every desire, and to remove
those that are unhealthy to me. Amen.
Verse: Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but
whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give
them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4:1314
Dates for Race onsite here at St John’s
AGM—Thursday 5th
Teachers Commissioning Sunday 22nd 2-3pm
New Horizon’s Service Commences this week
Join the team at 10:30am in the New Horizon’s
Dining room (Badajoz Rd North Ryde) for our
prayerbook hymns and communion service. Our
service runs on the First and Third Mondays of
the month.
IF you would like to know more, or need
transport, contact John Chappell 0403 812 782or
Peter Bliss 9878 3978
James is to be ordained at St Andews Cathedral next Saturday, 10:30am. If you would like transport, speak to
John Chappell.
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