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The food we need at first as babies would is not enough to sustain our growth as healthy adults.
The truths we learn at first as Christians are a foundation upon which other teachings need to be laid, otherwise we’ll never grow strong in the faith, instead we’ll lose the vitality we had at first.

We’ll be introduced to the Revelation Song before commencing worship singing Glory Be To God The Father.
After announcements, the call to worship and prayer of approach will focus on the fulness of God’s salvation and our inclination to pick and choose what we think we need of his blessings, rather than eagerly accepting them all.
My Hope Rests Firm, the Apostles’ Creed and Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow are the corporate affirmation of faith and assurance.
In God’s Word, Jeremiah 45:1-5 recalls God’s promise to spare the life of Jeremiah’s scribe Baruch.
Psalm 98 (To The LORD Sing A New Song) enables us to celebrate the coming of the Lord and the establishment of His kingdom.
First reading Hebrews 5:11-6:3, the sermon will delve into a change of tone by the writer to the Hebrews, as the pastoral teaching of the first five chapters pauses briefly for a brief expression of concern that these Christians are enduring confusion and heartache that would have been significantly lessened if they had committed themselves to receiving this teaching at an earlier time. Indeed their refusal to move on from the initial basics of the faith had seem them slide backward in their discipleship. Knowledge won’t always change our situation, but it informs our emotions and reactions.
After singing When I See What You Can See, we’ll share the Lord’s Supper.
Our fellowship with other Christians will also be expressed through a report from Alan Clarkson about his recent visit to Samaria in East Timor for the opening of their new church building.
After our pastoral prayers, we’ll give our tithes and offerings then conclude our worship singing Come, O Fount Of Every Blessing.