Through the circumstance of human generosity and God’s provision mgpc possess a building in which we meet and from which we carry out our ministries. We know what it’s like to be reminded to be thankful every time we turn the key on the front door. Turns out that one more thing we have in …

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If you’ve ever tried to slip into the back pews of Scots’ Church, Melbourne, you’ve more than probably had a mature-aged gentleman come and welcome you, inquiring about where you were from, and generally making you feel at home. It’s happened to me, and that man is the Reverend Geoffrey Blackburn, who concluded his service …

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Tomorrow night mpgc will meet for our First Sunday Prayer Meeting. Among other needs, we’ll pray for: one of our ailing aged members and her family; one of members who will have cancer surgery; Para Hills Presbyterian Church; our Easter services; lots of Easter ministry, including camps; ministry in East Timor including the visit of …

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Harry Reeder demonstrates that, with various situations demanding their time and efforts, the leaders of the Christian church in the book of Acts sought to preserve the priority of ‘prayer and the Word’, appointing others to deal with the other works which the church had to perform. Helpfully, Reeder shows that this priority of ‘prayer …

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