Tomorrow night mgpc gathers for our regular first Sunday prayer meeting at 5.30pm J.D. Greear provides this reflection on persistent prayer: Martin Luther pointed out that the story of Jacob wrestling with God (in Genesis 32) gives us a picture of wrestling with a seemingly hostile God in prayer. This is a startlingly common image …
Both seasons are up and running now, so we’re back in the full swing of things. Don’t know what happened to Cronulla and North Queensland better get over the fact they’ve signed Jonathan Thurston and start playing to the standard they expect from him. NRL (20/32) Manly Brisbane Parramatta North Queensland Souths Newcastle Easts Melbourne …
Every country church minister (at the very least) is familiar with the phrase “On the outer Barcoo, where the churches are few, and men of religion are scanty” from C.J. Dennis’ poem A Bush Christening. This post on Ozwords looks at the how the river in Queensland gave its name to wider usages in the …
Thom Rainer takes some helpful observations, adds some faux King James language, and formulates ten commandments for guest-friendly churches. We’ve flagged most of these at mgpc before, but they need to be repeated on a regular basis. It’s so easy to forget that we gather as the church with a mission intent, not an attender …
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