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TELP worship service each Sunday held at the St Andrew Lutheran Church, Millner starting at 9.30am
Bible Readings for this week
July 21—Bible Readings
Jeremiah 23:1-6— The Righteous Branch
23 “Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of my pasture!” declares the Lord. 2 Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to the shepherds who tend my people: “Because you have scattered my flock and driven them away and have not bestowed care on them, I will bestow punishment on you for the evil you have done,” declares the Lord. 3 “I myself will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them and will bring them back to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and increase in number. 4 I will place shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or terrified, nor will any be missing,” declares the Lord.
5 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will raise up for David[a] a righteous Branch,a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.6 In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety.This is the name by which he will be called: The Lord Our Righteous Savior.
Ephesians 2:11-22— Jew and Gentile Reconciled Through Christ
11 Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (which is done in the body by human hands)— 12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
14 For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, 15 by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, 16 and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. 17 He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. 18 For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. 22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
Mark 6:32-44— New International Version
32 So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place. 33 But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. 34 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.
35 By this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. “This is a remote place,” they said, “and it’s already very late. 36 Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
37 But he answered, “You give them something to eat.”
They said to him, “That would take more than half a year’s wages[a]! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?”
38 “How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.”
When they found out, they said, “Five—and two fish.”
39 Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. 41 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. 42 They all ate and were satisfied, 43 and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. 44 The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.
Upcoming Events
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Gather and Grow
Our studies on Pastor Noel's book, 'New Life, New Love'. Second part of this study has begun; Tuesdays at Helen Hage’s. 6:30pm, bring a plate of tea to share. Contact Helen Graetz on 0432 415 916.
Baptism
We were blessed again last Sunday with two beautiful baptisms.
"The Holy Spirit has been busy encouraging all these caring parents to bring their little ones to Jesus. What a wonderful occasion that will be. Make sure you don’t miss welcoming them all into our fold of believers!” If there is anyone else who would like to join us in a future one of these series of three sessions and would like to discuss things for a later time, please contact Helen Taylor at jim47@bigpond.com ."
We pray for God to watch over and bless these discussions and ensure the Holy Spirit leads us to know him more.
Call Committee
Our Call Committee is now in a time of seeking and gathering information from a wide number of sources for a number of possible scenarios that may/could arise from this confirmed data. Once received it will be collated and used to form recommendations to take and discuss with the TELP membership.
Further discussions can be had.
VTMC—Upcoming Training Course
Victorious Ministry through Christ Training school
VMTC Prayer Ministry provides an avenue for this healing and growth to take place in a Christian’s life. We would like to invite you and your friends to the next training school in Darwin, details below.
When : 17-20 October 2024 Where : Club Tropical Fee : $270
Contact Ruschelle – VTMC - ntvmtc@gmail.com
Dear friends,
the leaders of the LCA Intercessors Network are excited to invite you to a '24/7 Prayer room' with the intention of praying continuously, around the clock, across the LCANZ for a whole week. We are planning to pray from midnight at the start of Monday 29th July to midnight at the end of Sunday 4th August.
Why would we do this?
We have been inspired by the story of the 24/7 prayer movement worldwide, and inspired by the Spirit to ask God to continue to pour out his Holy Spirit afresh across the LCANZ. . I've been dwelling in Joel chapter 2 - which is the story of the plague of locusts devastating Israel, a call to fasting and prayer and repentance, and God's promise of restoration, followed by the promise to 'pour out the Spirit on all flesh' which is Peter's sermon text on the first Pentecost day. I've also been encouraged to pray for the continual pouring out of the Spirit in the LCA at these times. There is no agenda but to spend time in God's presence. This is not an official LCA event but it is catalysed by New and Renewing Churches and the intercessors' network that is growing across the LCANZ.
For this first week of prayer, we are hoping and planning to pray in a 'virtual prayer room' - so in our own homes, rather than in a geographic location, with the invitation to connect virtually on Whatsapp.
I'm hopeful that we will find volunteers to pray around the clock for a whole week!
I'm challenging myself by taking the 5am shift for four days of the week!
If you want to join us, and sign up for some slots for our week of prayer, you can sign in for a shift at this link:
When you go to that link, you'll also be able to access some prayer ideas and resources.
We would love to have you join the community on Whatsapp as well, to share pictures, handwritten notes, impressions, intercessions, bible verses etc. You don't have to join this Whatsapp to sign up for a prayer slot but it would be great!
You can do that through clicking this link (if you are viewing this email on your phone!)
To find out more about the 24/7 prayer movement, check out these links.
Please get in touch with me if you want more ideas, or want to discuss this, or get a group from your church to engage with 24/7 prayer in this week, or start a prayer room at your own church if you need some support!
God bless you
as we walk with the risen Jesus
Nathan
Making new disciples. Multiplying healthy churches. Among all the nations...in Australia and New Zealand.
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July 21 Send Me An Angel (Interview)
“It'd be great if depression was purely logical: ‘follow three simple steps and everything will be okay!’” Although depression isn't simple, it doesn't mean it's hopeless. Jane shares about her depression and what it took to find motivation again.
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* Bishop Andrew Brook
* Place your healing hands on our minds and our hearts.
* Our congregation members; heal their secret suffering, heal their emotional, mental, physical or spiritual pain/hurts.
* All those caught in areas of conflict.
* Our local and federal government.
* The decisions we need to make towards a sustainable future.
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