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Elizabeth Fisher’s Baptism
A large group of people gathered around the Swan River nearby our church to witness the beautiful baptism of Sr Elizabeth Fisher. Sr Elizabeth had envisioned her baptism being a living testimony of what Christ can do in the life and she invited as many people as she could to witness the event, including some new acquaintances she had only met weeks before. Family, neighbours, friends and church family were all present to hear her testimony and to see her be…
Condolences to the Zulic Family
Giulio Zulic 15thAugust 1935 – 21 September 2018 We are sad for the passing of our dear Brother Giulio Zulic and would like to send our deepest sympathies to the Zulic Family on the loss of their loved one. Brother Giulio fell asleep in Jesus on the 21stSeptember 2018. May God comfort each family member as they mourn the loss of their father, grandfather and great-grandfather. “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven…
WA Children’s Camp
A children’s camp was held for the WA field over September 28-30. It was a very simple camp with tenting and simple morning and evening worships, interspersed with children’s activities throughout Sabbath and some practical kite making on Sunday morning. We had a little bit of adventure with Friday night blowing a gale and pushing around our tents and canopies. The morning dawned with intermittent rain. We huddled together with the fire barely keeping us warm. The Children had children’s…
Schofields Church Visitor’s Sabbath and Family BBQ
27th & 28th October 2018 What does your ideal church community look like? This question was asked in the Youth Focus night a few weeks prior to a special weekend planned for the 27th and 28th of October. Some spoke of having the same purpose, of being there for each other; being a safe haven for all. Others spoke that church community means having a place where we can draw closer to God and help each other in the process. We continued…
A Call to Parents
A tiny girl was making mud pies in the back yard. She was giving herself whole-heartedly to the work, pressing and patting the little pies into shape and laying them out on a board in the sun to bake. She was completely absorbed in her task. It was the most important thing in the world! Mother came to the door and called, “Betty! Come here.” The little maiden never paused in her work, nor lifted her eyes, nor turned her…
Music Comes From the Soul
Paganini, the great violinist, came out before his audience one day and made the discovery just as they ended their applause that there was something wrong with his violin. He looked at it a second and then saw that it was not his famous and valuable one. He felt paralyzed for a moment, then turned to his audience and told them there had been some mistake and he did not have his own violin. He stepped back behind the curtain…
Today is my Birthday
Today is my birthday. Unlike every other birthday I have ever had, I will experience this day without my mom. She has been gone six months now, but it hurts as much as the day it happened. Every day I think about it. It haunts my existence. It makes me sad and makes me cry like I’ve never cried before. Still, I am lucky. My mom gave me the greatest gift someone can give to another: life. Unlike any other…
The Divine Human Family – Part 3
CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE WE will continue at this time the study of Christian experience and how it is obtained. “Him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in him.” 2Cor.5:21. R. V. “But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.” 1Cor.1:30. R. V. “Therefore…
Victoria Snow Camp 2018
From 17 August to 20 August 2018, some of the brothers and sisters from Melbourne attended this year’s Snow Camp in Bright, Victoria. From Friday afternoon everyone arrived and settled in nicely. We opened Sabbath together with worship. The weather for Sabbath morning was wet, but our Sabbath lesson kept us warm. For the Divine Service, we had to discuss the theme of the camp, S.N.O.W- Salvation to all the Nations Of the World. Everyone took part, and we had…
Winter Canvassing Program
Woombye, QLD—From 30 June to 4 July 2018 the Secretary of the General Conference Canvassing Department, Br. Adrian Finaru, held a Winter Canvassing Program in Woombye. About fifteen individuals participated in the five-day program. Participants spent time distributing literature and selling and delivering books door-to-door. There was also time for recreation and participating in the local church programs during the weekend, including a cooking class and a health talk. In just three days the group had sold about 50 books,…
Baptism – Natali Fuenzalida
23 June 2018 Queensland Baptism “Baptism is a most solemn renunciation of the world. Those who are baptized in the threefold name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit … declare publicly that they have forsaken the service of Satan and have become members of the royal family, children of the heavenly King.” Lift Him Up, p. 302. On Sabbath 23rd of June 2018, a special afternoon service was held at Clayfield Church, where relatives, church members and…
Focus Singers Dinner and Concert
Colossians 3:17 “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him”. We give thanks to God first and foremost for the bountiful blessings He has bestowed upon us that we were able to put one of Focus Singers’ long awaited plans in motion and to fulfill it with much success. Sunday the 27th of May was the chosen night for something we had…