Posts from 2017 (Page 2)
Declared Righteous & Made Holy – Part 1
How does the legal work of justification by faith relate to holiness of heart and life? Terms such as “forensic justification” and “legal justification” used to confuse me, because they explained the doctrine of justification by faith as purely a legal (objective) act of God on behalf of the sinner, and I could not reconcile this with the transformative work of God within my heart, which I knew happened when I was first converted. As I understand it now, the…
Victoria Snow Camp
Psalm 51:7 “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.” From the 18th to the 21st of August, a group of brothers and sisters from Melbourne participated in one of the most awaited camps of the year: the snow camp. We went to Bright Town and spent a nice time in nature. On Friday afternoon, everybody arrived and settled, and then had worship together to open the Sabbath. Sabbath morning…
New Zealand News
13th Sabbath Combined Fellowship Whareora, New Zealand 24th June 2017 For the benefit of both our brethren in Auckland Church and our isolated church members, we decided to hold a combined Sabbath gathering at Whareora, New Zealand on the 24th June 2017. One of our church members offered his spacious house for the Sabbath Meeting accommodations. The drive from Auckland to Whareora is almost three hours. Brethren, friends, and interests from Kaitaia, Hamilton, Dargaville and Whangarei joined us for the…
Identity Crisis Seminar
On August Friday 11 – Sunday 13, 2017, the New South Wales Missionary Department held a Seminar at Schofields Church, with the theme “Identity Crisis”, designed to reach all ages, particularly young people both in and outside the church. Next to God I would like to extend a great big thank-you to all concerned in helping to promote the event to make it a success: To our church member’s for your wonderful effort in distributing flyers to letterboxes in the…
Vincent Francisco Cimera – Eulogy
Dad was born on May 31, 1934 to Elisa Pesl de Cimera and Vicente Cimera (the first), emigrants who had come to Argentina, separately, from what is today the Czech Republic. Upon emigrating into Argentina, the family name was changed to Cimera so that it could be more easily pronounced. The original name was something like Zimmer. Dad was born in the little town of Hudson, a city in the south of Greater Buenos Aires, near the coast and on…
Condolences – Vincent F Cimera
We extend our condolences to the Cimera and Chapman families on the loss of their loved one: Brother Vincent F. Cimera. Vincent was the loving husband of JoAnne, father of Sr Deborah Chapman, Michelle Vejby and Karen Cimera; and he was Opa to Jordan, Jared, Melissa, Wally and Ryan. Vincent passed away on Tuesday, 8th August 2017. A memorial service was held at Moriah Heights, California, USA, on Sunday 20th of August, where family and friends paid their last respects.…
CONDOLENCES – Bernie Guthrie
It is with sadness that I report the death of Bernie Guthrie. Bernard Edward Guthrie died peacefully at his home on Thursday, 8 June, 2017, aged 85 years. A graveside committal was held on Friday, 16 June at the Wagga Wagga Lawn Cemetery, Lake Albert, followed by a Memorial Service in John Bance & Son funeral home, Ashmont, Wagga Wagga. Bernie is survived by his wife, Betty, their six children and families. He was a much-loved grandfather and great-grandfather. Bernie…
When Two Become One
I was privileged recently to perform the wedding of my eldest son. As I gathered my thoughts together in preparation, it served to remind me of the wonderful purpose God has for every marriage. As a divine institution given by God to the human race, its real purpose and blessing can only be realised through living out the Biblical principles attached to it. To understand more clearly God’s intention in this relationship, we need to go back to the record…
Building Repairs – Keilor Park Church
The members and friends of the Keilor Park Church need your help. Our church building is now over 45 years old. It was completed in 1972 with volunteer labour as a concrete block structure. Later, some other additions were made to the back. Today we have a small kitchen, cramped dining area, ageing toilets and a makeshift second dining area in a shed which doubles as a Children’s Sabbath School room. There are some maintenance items that are due, such…
WA Youth Cook-off
On Saturday 3rd of June, the youth of Guildford Church gathered together for a “cook-off”. All who participated were divided into teams and given various vegan ingredients from which to come up with a dessert, main or entrée dish within one hour. There was intense action once the hour began, and the kitchen began to look like an overcrowded beehive of activity. The team work was excellent, however, and although many hands made a lot of mess, there was general…
Remembering our Dear Brother Emil Brus
Born on January 8, 1930 in Spanovica, a small town in central Croatia, Emil Brus would grow to display a fire for Christ that would rage throughout his life, igniting all who came in contact with him. However, the sparks for this fire were first lit in 1926, before Emil was even born. After World War I, Europe was ready for rebirth. Emil’s father and uncle, Jakob and Stanco, started a logging business that boomed in the postwar economy, eventually…
Question Field Youth Outing – May 7 2017
Most young Australians cannot escape the overwhelming nostalgia that hits them when entering Questacon, the National Science and Technology Centre. Instantly, memories of the many school science classes and excursions come flooding in. In our case, the youth from the NSW field were excited to spend the day exploring one of Australia’s biggest public science centres. The first step into the exhibition launches you into the void of space and cool dark blue lighting and soothing music. The blue allows…