Hope Christian Church (Waverley)

Message from Pastor Ian Foley 20 May 2012

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:36:16 +0000

It was good to be away with all my natural family together over the last 4 weeks. It is good to be back with our spiritual family too. Thanks for all your prayers on our behalf and we thank God for His protection and blessing in our time away. This year we continue to be focused on the theme of “Together”. It is a theme with many facets, but the bottom line is that we need to draw close together in fellowship, service and support and close to the Lord in order to be the kind of people that God desires fulfilling His purpose and entering into the fullness of blessing He wants to give. I am very keen to find the secrets of living out my Christian life and knowing God’s favour in all that I do. I long for God’s eyes to be upon me so that His grace will abound to me and I desire that for all of you too. I am sure that one of those secrets is found in the verse for today which will also be the verse for today’s message. We need to learn to love righteousness and hate wickedness like Jesus. My impression is that we don’t love righteousness and hate wickedness enough and that increases our insecurity. We all need to know that no evil will fall upon our life because our church environment is one that does not tolerate evil and sin. Please work together with us to create an environment where righteousness is magnetic and wickedness repulsive.

Hebrews 1:8-9 ESV
But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”

Christian Development School (CDS)

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 03:46:11 +0000

CDS Payment for Term 2 has been reduced to $3. Please make your payment to your respective lifegroup leaders. CDS monies, in addition to covering administrative costs, are used to invest in future materials and potential engagement of external speakers to conduct courses.
Due to the unavailability of Brentwood Secondary College for church service on the 20th May, please note the revised Term 2 dates:

Session 2: 27th May (Special CDS by Ps John Cairns)
Session 3: 3rd June
Session 4: 10th June

Sale of Lunch to Raise Funds (Order by Tuesday 22 May)

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 03:44:43 +0000

Don’t bring church lunch on 27 May, instead buy lunch prepared by Family Group 3. This is to help raise funds for Sam Rawson who is going to Uganda, Africa from 12 June to 1 July, to work voluntarily with the Bushikori Christian Centre amongst children affected by the HIV/AIDS crisis. Anyone interested, please email Hai Nee (chn3999@yahoo.com) stating your life group, to place your choice of lunch order as follows:

$5 Deliciously Simple Nasi Lemak
$5 Yummy Spaghetti in tomato-based sauce with mushrooms and mince meat
$2 Sausage Rolls

Corporate Prayer

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 03:44:08 +0000

Corporate Prayer will be held on Tuesday, 22 May 2012, 7:30 – 9:00 pm at R3, Rotunda Building (Building 8), Monash University Clayton Campus.

Mother’s Day Fundraising

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 03:43:52 +0000

Praise God! From last week’s fundraising of Cookies, Cupcakes, and the Family Photo-booth, we have collected a total of $492.00. This total sum will be channeled to Compassion’s Child Survivor Program to assist Mothers and their Families (in poverty affected 3rd world countries) by providing care, education and spiritual nurturing they require. We would like to thank the church for their generous contributions in bringing hope to these mothers.

Youth Service

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 03:43:12 +0000

Youth Service will be at Joab/Shaun’s house at 54 Wellington Road which is opposite Monash Uni’s Wellington Road entrance in view of the change in venue of our main service to Monash Uni. Starting time: 10 AM. Speaker: Karen Kirk. Topic: Is Christianity all made up!?

Setup for 27 May Service

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 03:42:48 +0000

The hall will be unavailable for setup on Saturday, 26 May 2012. The rostered setup LGs, all worship team members on duty and any other volunteers are requested to arrive at 7:10am on Sunday morning, 27 May 2012. The equipment needs to be moved from the container to the door of the hall and ready for setup when the door opens at 7:30am.

Message from Peng Leong Ho 13 May 2012

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 03:47:07 +0000

MOTHERS…GOD’S PRECIOUS GIFT

Mothers are a precious gift from God. The book of Wisdom (Proverbs) says there is a woman whose “children rise up and call her blessed, her husband also, and he praises her. Many daughters have done virtuously, but you excel them all.” (Prov. 31:29) Who is this woman? Her name is, “MOTHER,” and she is a precious gift from God, as the next verse reveals: “Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” (Prov. 31:30). Our moms are a blessing. And we shouldn’t take them for granted. We should tell them how much we appreciate them and encourage them to be what God wants of them. What are the qualities of a mother who is a GIFT from God? There are four of them each one beginning with the letter of the word, “G-I-F-T”:

G – GRACIOUSNESS
I – INTELLIGENCE
F – FAITHFULNESS
T – TENDERNESS

Charm is deceptive and beauty disappears, but a woman who honors the Lord should be praised. (Prov. 31:30.

Change of Service Venue

admin — Fri, 04 May 2012 05:05:38 +0000

Please note that Sunday Service will be held at South 1 Lecture Theatre, Monash University Clayton Campus on 20 May 2012. Services will resume at Brentwood Secondary College Hall on 27 May 2012.

Corporate Prayer

admin — Fri, 04 May 2012 05:05:21 +0000

Corporate Prayer will be held on Tuesday, 8 May 2012, 7:30 – 9:00 pm at R3, Rotunda Building (Building 8), Monash University Clayton Campus.