First Thursday Book Club

Thursday August 5 at 7.45pm.  Our book this month is "The Folly of Prayer" by Matt Woodley.

In this book Woodley strips away all the religious-speak and presuppositions we have about prayer, distilling it to the essence of wholehearted engagement with the living God. Exploring an earthy, unadorned, jargon-free approach to prayer, Woodley unpacks a host of fresh synonyms for God-encounters, including prayer as desperation, invocation, mystery, astonishment, groaning and even absence. These marginal ways of praying compel us to engage marginal people--the desperate, the groaning, the victimized and the ignored. As we pray God will open our eyes to the pain of the world around us. With stories from his own experience and biblical and historical examples, Woodley gives fresh language to describe a life grounded in prayer that leads to compassion and service.

Copies are available at the booknook. Join us on Facebook!  Please contact the church office for details.

First Thursday Book Club

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Thursday August 5 at 7.45pm.  Our book this month is “The Folly of Prayer” by Matt Woodley.

In this book Woodley strips away all the religious-speak and presuppositions we have about prayer, distilling it to the essence of wholehearted engagement with the living God. Exploring an earthy, unadorned, jargon-free approach to prayer, Woodley unpacks a host of fresh synonyms for God-encounters, including prayer as desperation, invocation, mystery, astonishment, groaning and even absence. These marginal ways of praying compel us to engage marginal people–the desperate, the groaning, the victimized and the ignored. As we pray God will open our eyes to the pain of the world around us. With stories from his own experience and biblical and historical examples, Woodley gives fresh language to describe a life grounded in prayer that leads to compassion and service.

Copies are available at the booknook. Join us on Facebook!  Please contact the church office for details.

First Thursday Book Club

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Thursday June 3 at 7.45pm

The Bible tells us that the human heart is an “idol-factory”, taking good things and making them into idols that drive us. In Counterfeit Gods, Keller applies his trademark approach to show us how a proper understanding of the Bible reveals the unvarnished truth about societal ideals and our own hearts.
The First Thursday Bookclub is reading Counterfeit Gods by Tim Keller. We would love you to join us. The book is available from the church Booknook.
Contact the church office 9534 2699 for more details.

SHUM – May team needed

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Are you gifted in Serving, Listening, and Pastoral Care, please read on…

Surry Hills Urban Mission (SHUM) is an urban mission to the “street
community” of the Surry Hills and Central Station area. For one
month each Tuesday evening a food and beverage stand is setup, a team
gather at Central Station (at Eddy Avenue) to hand out coffee and
sandwiches to those who are homeless. The SHUM team demonstrates the
love of Christ to these people who would never step into a traditional
church. As they build relationships with many who return on Tuesdays,
the team slowly develops opportunities to share their own faith in
Jesus. If you would like to be involved in this exciting ministry
contact Gary Lau (0416 095 191) or garyplau@hotmail.com
as we would like to form a Narwee team for May

First Thursday Book Club

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Thursday April 8 at 7.45pm
This month we are reading Tim Chester’s book “The Ordinary Hero, Living the Cross and Resurrection”. Tim is a respected pastor and church planter from the UK. His books are well written, gospel-centred, and practical. We are looking forward to sharing this book together and would love you to join us. Please contact Lisa at the office 9534 2699 for more details.

Authentic Church Study Guide (Download)

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You can get a hardcopy of the study guide, in A5 booklet form, from the foyer on Sunday or the church office during the week. If you’d like to download and print (A4, PDF) click here.

All groups church-wide will be using this material during February. The sermon series begins on Sunday February 7, and groups will commence using the study guide from Monday February 8.