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This Easter, celebrate! Eat chocolate and relax during the break. But also pause to reflect on a love so great, that it would endure death, in order to set us free. I’ve attached a list of local Church services too, if you’d like to know more about the true meaning of Easter. Check out the many Good Friday and Sunday Services happening over the Easter weekend!

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We all seek hope in the face of life’s difficulties and its fleeting nature. The Bible points us to the hope of victory over death and eternal life through Jesus.

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Fun fact: to get to the edge of our Milky Way galaxy, you simply need to hop in a rocket and travel at the speed of light for 20,000 years!

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The Bible says, every good thing we enjoy comes from God. The breath I just took. The Thai food I just finished. The laughter of my children. All gifts, from a generous God.

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I love the words written in 1 Corinthians 15:57, “But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ”. I’m reminded that Jesus promises to be the one who can rescue me...

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As we reach the end of a chaotic, hectic, restless and challenging year, I want to finish by pointing you to the One who offers rest and peace.

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Have you become a connoisseur of hand sanitizer this year, or is it just me? Recently I was in Shellharbour shopping centre and within the space of about half an hour I had sanitized my hands half a dozen times, at different shops. I’m finding I have preferences. The Target sanitizer, for what it’s worth, has a pleasant botanic aroma...

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Psalm 46 offers something. It says that even when it feels like mountains are crumbling, or wild waters are rising around us, or the earth itself being shaken by fearful events, God remains an “ever-present help in trouble - “be still and know that I am God.”

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Despite the numerous blessings I enjoy in life - health, safety, family, friends, meaningful work - I can often feel like I’ve just had the entree and I’m still waiting for the main meal...

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We all have wrongs that are hard to forgive. Perhaps you feel you’ve committed even more. The gospel of Jesus is this: God chose to offer forgiveness to us through the death of his own son on the cross. There is nothing beyond God’s forgiveness.

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I wonder what in our lives right now is proving hard to navigate or negotiate? I wonder what it would look like to step back and trust in the power of God to deliver?

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The Bible’s answer to our fear and anxiety is to throw away our masks (not the cloth ones. Keep that for now…) and come to God - sin, blemishes and all - and be known by Him.

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Trials will come our way. We won’t understand them. We won’t enjoy them. But faith gives a new perspective. To know a God who does not forget or abandon His people gives great hope.

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We admit that we have squiggles we can’t make sense of. What is God’s promise? He can repair what is broken, and provide hope for (an eternal) future.

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My COVID test tip: remain still and give the wire no reason to linger! My life tip: be real about the state of our hearts and run to Jesus, the great healer.

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We’ve watched with sadness and dismay this week as protests have turned violent in the United States in the wake of the tragic death in custody of George Floyd. Most of us know nothing of racial oppression.