Rich Towards God: Intro

by Marcus Herbert
24 April 2016 at Bedfordview AM

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Cornerstone Church reflection for 17 April 2016

It was so exciting to see the children recall memory verses and recite the Lord’s Prayer. Well done mom and dad on following up in the week!

This week our focus was on “Our Father, who is in heaven”. What an incredible truth. God wants us to believe that we are His children, and that is what we are (1 John 3:1). Along with explaining the concept of God being our Father, we also emphasised how prayer is just like breathing. We should aim to pray constantly and understand that prayer helps our spiritual life.

Our Part

This weekend we looked at the idea of God as our Father. Some classes saw how God is such a perfect example of a father, how wonderful and perfect His love is for us and how we can always speak to Him. Our memory verse this week is 1 John 3:1, emphasising the Father’s love for us.

We looked at the story Jesus teaches on the Pharisee and tax collector praying (Luke 18:9-14). We explained how prayer is not a way to show off or impress people. It does not need to be shouted out for all to hear. Rather, prayer is to be honest between you and the Father. Prayer can take place silently in your heart, whispered in your room or even out loud, humbly, with friends and family.

Your Part

We encourage you, mom and dad, to continue to encourage your children to pray. Ask them what they feel like praying for and pray along with them. Praying with someone definitely helps build confidence to pray. We know your children will love the idea of praying with you.

Please remind them of the memory verse (and don’t forget the actions). As mentioned, the idea of God wanting to be known as a loving Father is vital. Spend some time this week to explain this truth.

A craft may have been done to help the children remember some of the key ideas from Sunday. They look beautiful, so put them somewhere for all to see.

Again, thank you for this privilege!

– Children’s Ministry Team

Grace Poured Out

by Phil Richards
17 April 2016 at Bedfordview PM

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#FearMustFall Part 2

by Craig Herbert
17 April 2016 at Bedfordview AM

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Children’s Church reflection for 10 April 2016

It was so exciting to kick off the new Children’s Church term this weekend across our sites. We truly count it a privilege to walk this journey with your children.

This term we are focusing on understanding the Lord’s Prayer. We are looking at what Jesus teaches us to pray for through the verses found in the prayer.

Our Part

This past weekend, we looked at how Jesus is our teacher. Our children heard how God sent His Son, Jesus, to come to earth and teach us His ways. Our children heard how Jesus would often spend time praying and how He prayed. They were taught that prayer is not complicated language but rather talking to God. As Jesus pursued constant prayer (communicating) with the Father, so should we.

Your Part

Spend time this week looking at the Lord’s Prayer with your children. Replace the difficult words (e.g. art= is, hallowed= praise to, thou= your). Using some of the points to pray for, pray with your children and encourage them to pray.

Remember: God longs to hear us speak to Him. It doesn’t have to be eloquent, poetic or in depth. Start with a simple prayer if need be, e.g. “Father, thank you for a wonderful day and keeping my family safe. Amen.”

Also, emphasise to your children how Jesus is a teacher and that we are to look at how He lived and follow his teachings.

Your child may have created a prayer rock. The rock is there to encourage your children to remember to pray. Keep the rock on their bed so that they can pray at night. Place it on the floor so that in the morning they can pick it up and pray again. Let’s see how this goes.

We thank you for trusting us with your children, and look forward to partnering with you this term!

– Children’s Church team

Fear

by Shane Rielly
10 April 2016 at Bedfordview PM

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#FearMustFall

by Nathan Gernetzky
10 April 2016 at Bedfordview AM

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10 April 2016: Prophecies

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Kaleidoscope 2016

26 – 28 May | Bedfordview

#CALLFORDUTY

The Bible is loaded with people who, if you knew them personally, you would never think would have the courage and ability to do the amazing things they did. Gideon, Joseph, Ruth, David, Esther… these were ordinary people like all of us. But what is it that set them apart to fulfil the call on their lives – to do the difficult and fantastic things God asked of them? The answer: faithfulness.

When David was just a shepherd boy out in the fields he was faithful to God. God took that faithfulness and made it something even bigger: the task of ruling an entire nation in mercy and justice.

God has a call for your life. It’s your CALL FOR DUTY. We all have a special purpose to fulfil in the call God has for his people: to bring his perfect love to a world of darkness and despair. Perhaps, right now, you can’t see what God has for you to do. It’s alright. It’s normal. And it doesn’t matter right now. What matters now is your faithfulness. You don’t have to wait for the future to be faithful, but can be faithful right now. In fact, you need to be if you’re going to fulfil your duty in the future. Then God will reveal his call and purpose for your life and call you for duty when the time is right.

So rest in God right now and remain faithful in your relationship with him. You never know when that call for duty will come. And when it comes, you want to be ready.