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True Revival – The Church’s Greatest Need True Revival begins in the heart. “A revival of true godliness among us is the greatest and most urgent of all our needs.” – Ellen G. White Perhaps you’ve been praying to experience the power of the Holy Spirit and the latter rain. Your prayers may be answered sooner than you think, because Jesus is coming soon! This volume collects Ellen White’s most important writings on revival. She helps us distinguish between true…

Baden Powell Park – Samford 9-11 September 2016 On Friday, the 9th of September, the Queensland churches and families gathered to a new, beautiful camp ground for the yearly field conference. Our conference theme was “True Religion”. Friday afternoon, everyone started to gather and prepare for the start of camp and Sabbath. To begin with, we gathered together to open the Sabbath with a Bible study taken by Elisabeth Balarezo on “Defining True Religion”. After some spiritual food, we asked…

October 17, 24, 31 The Schofields Church held another series of three cooking classes during the month of October, Monday evenings, the 17th, 24th and 31st.   Around eighty people attended these classes each night. Since summer was just around the corner, the menu chosen was light and simple. Included in this series was a recipe for a very nutritious breakfast smoothie. What a wonderful way to start the day with all the ingredients that promote life! This can be enjoyed…

Righteousness by Faith  21-23 October 2016 Members and friends gathered at the annual spiritual conference this year to consider the topic of “Examine Yourselves: Whether You be in the Faith”. It was a beautiful setting with the camping site just facing the beach in Busselton, about 2 hours south of Perth. The topics covered were well connected and served to strengthen our faith in God. Faith in the Word of God is the very foundation of the Christian life, and…

Gabriel Ghervase – 15 October 2016 Sabbath 15th of October was a special day. Members and visitors from churches and families all over Victoria came together for the day of Gabriel Ghervase’s baptism. Gathering at Sunbury church at 2pm, Nathan Tyler gave a message about the Christian “run.” It was wise instruction for the new runner as well as those nearing the last lap…we learned how to run, where to go for strength to run and who wins the race. The…

Jade and Adriana Wales – 11 October 2016 On a drizzly Tuesday morning, many prayers went up to God on behalf of Jade and Adriana to hold back the rain until the wedding service was over… and our gracious and wonderful Heavenly Father did more than that; the rain held back until the reception was over and everything was packed up. During the ceremony, guests sat beneath a beautiful wisteria arch which was placed in the middle of the stunning…

For several weeks now the local members and supportive interests living in the Werribee area have been actively planning to expand our presence. Following a planning meeting held recently, we are now reaching out into the community where new contacts have been established, and programs designed to meet the needs of locals have been well received. We also hold a weekly prayer meeting in members’ homes. With very few exceptions Sabbath services are being held each week, and we now…

Christmas “ ‘Christmas is coming,’ is the note that is sounded throughout our world from East to West and from North to South. With youth, those of mature age, and even the aged, it is a period of general rejoicing, of great gladness. But what is Christmas, that it should demand so much attention? …..” The Adventist Home, p. 477. Well before time, there will be tinsel in the shops and Christmas Carols serenading the shoppers. There will be an…

The Sunbury church in Melbourne, Victoria, are running cooking demos from the month of May through to December. We wanted a way to keep in touch with the community and attendees all year round, so the idea to have a website was put into action. We make available on the website the recipes for all the dishes presented on the night, along with additional delicious recipe ideas. An awesome feature included on the website is the ingredient search. It allows people to create a menu…

Mystery Box Cookoff Ready… Steady… Cook! The knives were out for our night of fun at the cook-off competition held on a Sabbath evening in September at Keilor Park church. Over 20 cooks (juniors, teenagers, adults) were divided into teams, of which each were to prepare a meal from a box of mystery ingredients! Every team had a different variety of ingredients to utilise, the rule being 70% of the box had to be used in the cooking. Everyone had…

Sabbath 24th September 2016 Ignite “…when we acknowledge God’s supreme role in our life and set our mind on Him, He enables us to be women of hope.  ~ Elizabeth George”  Everything that eventuates begins with a simple idea. Our idea was that we wanted a safe and free space for women to discuss ideas, concerns and topics that are relevant to them and other Christian women. Not only that, but with such a motivated group of ladies, we could…