Gladstone Uniting Church. For the most up-to-date information on our church please remember Lectionary Bible Readings

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1 Gladstone Uniting Church Interface Lent 1 10 March 2019 Welcome ello and welcome all to H worship this morning. We extend a special welcome to all visitors to our Church today. May your time of worship be a blessed one. Please stay for morning tea in the hall after the service. If you are a visitor, or newcomer, to our Church, please fill out a green card that you will find in the Blue Books in the pew. These can be placed in the prayer well at the rear of the church at the end of worship on your way to morning tea. Prayer Points For God s direction and blessings for the Bambrick, Beale, Bettiens & Binney families of our congregation. Reconciling God, by your grace the incarnate Christ entered our world, became one of us. He entered our homes as both guest and host; offering radical hospitality and challenged our norms. We worship and adore you. For self-centeredness, Lord have mercy. For neglecting the need of others, Christ have mercy. For lack of acceptance, Lord have mercy. Amen For the most up-to-date information on our church please remember Lectionary Bible Readings This Week: Lent 1 Next Week: Lent 2 Deuteronomy 26: 1-11 Genesis 15: 1-12, Psalm 91: 1-2, 9-12 Psalm 27 Romans 10: 8b-13 Philippians 3: 17-4:1 Luke 4: 1-13 Luke 13: Our Vision is for the Gladstone Region to be a community where everyone experiences the transforming love of Jesus.

2 Lent 1 Year C Psalm 91 - He who dwells in the secret place This psalm has been one of the favourites among Christians for it speaks of divine protection against the diverse attacks of Satan. The satanic assault on our lives is manifold. A thousand shall fall at your side, says our psalm, and ten thousand at your right hand. Our experience of temptation, much like our experience of divine grace, is of variant texture and there should be a corresponding variety of how we deal with it. The great diversity of demons through which Satan attacks us, is best explained by the fact that each of them is a fallen angel. When God created the myriads of angels, he created them to manifest the vast variations of his own splendour. The demons, likewise display a similar diversity. Whatever the case, there is no doubt that the demons attack our souls with a great assortment of temptations and trials. Note that it is the only psalm quoted by Satan to temp Jesus while he was in the wilderness for 40 days and nights. The challenge, then, for Christians is to do what the psalm suggests to dwell in the secret places or the shelter of the Most High. That is, in order to be able to beat off the attacks of the devil, we need to live in a place that is close to the heart of God. Just like a chick huddles under the wing of its mother to be protected from the storm, so we need to have that kind of relationship with God that affords us protection when the storms of life come crashing over us. Note that the admonition is to dwell in God s shelter, not duck in and out at our leisure. It s the same sense in the New Testament when we are called to abide in Christ. This dwelling or living or abiding represents an ongoing relationship and not something you only turn to when the going happens to get tough. Abide in him as he abides in you. Grace and peace. Allan (from P.H. Reardon, Christ in the Psalms) Thank you to those who have helped to make the Church a cleaner, tidier place during the Working Bee (and the days during the week when tiles were laid)

3 Gladstone Presbyterian Women's Association Friendship Morning Tea Friday 15th March, 2019, at the Presbyterian Church Hall Goondoon Street, Gladstone. The doors will open at 9-30am for Morning Tea, the Gladstone Musical Society will be entertaining us. Our guest speaker is a representative from the Gladstone Police Station, who will be talking to us on personal safety and home security. There will be the usual craft stall for you to peruse, and we have a surprise guest to entertain us. Admission is $7-50 per head, with all proceeds from the morning going to help support our missionaries both home and abroad. For table bookings please phone Isabel on or Husbands are very welcome to join us. Looking forward to seeing you again. Week 2: - Receiving God s Love The Practice of Radical Hospitality 1 John 4:16b-21 Bring and Share Fellowship Tea Saturday 16 March from 6.30pm Come and join the fun Congregational AGM will be held on 17 March 2019

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5 This Week s Activities of our Church Sunday 10 March :00am Family Worship Service: Rev Allan Smith - Communion Monday 11 March am Little Explorers Playgroup In Hall 7.30pm Small David Potter s: 8 Bingera Street: Tuesday 12 March am-1pm Christian Bookshop Open 7.00pm Small McKay s: 10 Sovereign Court 7.30pm Social Chanel College Tennis Courts Wednesday 13 March am Prayer Evans : 50/32 Kent Street: Thursday 14 March am-1pm Christian Bookshop Open 9.15am Little Explorers Playgroup In Hall 1pm Small Myrleen Jones : 4 Old Waterworks Rd: Friday 15 March am Small Church Saturday 16 March am-1pm Christian Bookshop Open Sunday 17 March am Family Worship Service: Rev Allan Smith - Communion 10.45am Congregational AGM

6 Weekly Rosters 10 March March 2019 Preaching Rev Alan Smith Rev Alan Smith Worship Lead-in Carole Caird Rev Allan Smith Notices & Prayers Rev Allan Smith Gavin Caird Vestry Elders J. Parnell, F. Clark J. Parnell, L. McKay Bible Reader Helen Evans Kelepi Dakuna Praise Songs Chelsea Elvery Tony Leong Back Up Singer Fiona Binney Fiona Binney Piano Craig Binney Craig Binney Church Steward/Valet Warren Clark Harold Holmes Data Projector Ian Anderson Louis Flint Sound System Jennifer Dakuna Steve Flint Member Host Heather Fryer Helper Please Guest Host Helper Please Laraine McKay Take & Count Offering J. Parnell, W. Clark H. Holmes, L. McKay Morning Tea D. Smith, J. Dakuna H. Warren, L. Parnell Address: Cnr of Uniting Place & Dixon Drive GLADSTONE QLD 4680 Phone: (07) Office Details: Open Tues & Thurs 9.00am 12.00pm (times subject to change in school holidays) Office Attendant: Ros Bambrick Minister: Rev Allan Smith 13 Waratah Street GLADSTONE QLD 4680 Office: (07) Mobile:

7 Daily Lectionary Readings Monday March 11 Psalm 17 1 Chronicles 21: John 2:1-6 Tuesday March 12 Psalm 17 Zechariah 3: Peter 2:4-21 Wednesday March 13 Psalm 17 Job 1:1-22 Luke 21:34-22:6 Friday March 15 Psalm 27 Genesis 14:17-24 Philippians 3:17-20 Thursday March 14 Psalm 27 Genesis 13:1-7, Philippians 3:2-12 Saturday March 16 Psalm 27 Psalm 118:26-29 Matthew 23:37-39 DIRECT EFT GIVING This is an option for those who like the convenience of setting up a Direct Transfer from your own bank account to the church each week/month for your offering. This allows a little more flexibility than Direct Debit giving. If you would like to do this, or make once of donations to the church the bank details are as below. Please use Tithing as the reference for regular offerings and Spec Offering for a once off. If you are unsure, please see Ian McKay, or a previous Treasurer and they can talk through anything with you. BSB: A/C: Account Name: UCA Gladstone Congregation Working Church Account GLADSTONE UNITING CHURCH Sermons and Interface Please remember that hard copies of Allan s sermons are available at the door as you leave. Back copies of sermons and the weekly Interface are also available in the Narthex. Please feel free to take some extra copies to give to shut-ins or others who are unable to come to church. Remember also that these can also be downloaded from the Gladstone UC website at: and on our Facebook page DVD s of the services are also available upon request. Retiring Offering Mission of the Month Grants for remote congregations

8 March Presbytery 8-10 March 2019 Bring & Share Tea - 16 March 2019 Congregational AGM 17 March 2019 Church Council Executive 18 March 2019 April New Auckland Place 1pm Tuesday 2 April Bring & Share Dinner 6.30pm Maundy Thursday 18 April Good Friday Service 7.30am April 19 Easter Sunday 9am April 21 ALLERGY ALERT Please be aware when preparing any food for Morning Tea, or possibly bringing snacks for yourself or your children, that the Gladstone Uniting Church is a Nut & Egg Free Church. Please note that Egg as an ingredient in cakes or biscuits is fine. Your assistance in this matter is much appreciated. Sermon Notes Responding to God's Word How will I respond to what I've heard today? What needs to change? How should I be praying?