Mission2Sydney There is no doubt that we live in a beautiful city. All you need to do is take a ferry ride from Circular Quay to Manly on a sunny afternoon to remind yourself of this fact. Lots of other people agree that Sydney is a beautiful place too. There are now over 5 million…

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Meet Abigail Figueroa  PASTOR AT LIGHT HOPE CHURCH (June 2015) Where are you from?  Where do you call home? Despite living in Sydney for years now and a stint in Michigan, USA (whilst studying at Andrews University), Melbourne (where I was born and raised), is still home… though my absolutely wonderful and loving Light Hope…

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Have you ever felt like you wanted to share Jesus but you didn’t know how? Coming to Australia from Brazil, I naturally experienced culture shock.  Because English is my second language, I didn’t feel comfortable sharing Jesus with people when I moved here. However, God had a plan! One day as I was on the…

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The 2nd of May was a joyous and blessed Sabbath for the Hurstville Church family who witnessed the baptism of Julia Zou and Selina Zhao-Yu Wang by Pr Jimmy Cha. Both are from China and had the gospel truth sown in their hearts before coming to Hurstville. Julia first learned about the Bible from a…

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Sister Ida Johnson turned 100 on the 11th of June 2015. Ida enjoyed the celebration held for her at the church on Sabbath the 6th of June. Her family also organised a celebration for her on her birthday. Ida passed away on the 17th of June after a brief illness. Ida was a faithful and…

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We interviewed Roddy Wong, formerly a Mathematics Teacher at Sydney Adventist College to understand how he’s enjoying his retirement and how he is putting his life in perspective. What was your profession prior to retirement? I was an director in a Australian company manufacturing toys and gifts for McDonalds, Kellogg’s etc for 16 years. I…

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Based on extensive studies of churches around the world, the Natural Church Development (NCD) research project has identified that healthy churches have the following characteristics: Empowering leadership Gift-based ministry Passionate spirituality Effective structures Inspiring worship services Holistic small groups Need-oriented evangelism Loving relationships Globally, the weakest characteristics of our movement include loving relationships and holistic…

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In 1856 the entire population of Pitcairn Island was relocated to Norfolk Island. Pitcairn had become too small for the almost 200 inhabitants, and Queen Victoria gave the former penal colony of Norfolk Island to the Pitcairn Islanders. After a few months some of the Pitcairners returned to their former home, but most stayed on…

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Do you have a sneaking suspicion that your church may not be as healthy as it could be?  Or perhaps you already know that your church is really unhealthy and are silently crying out for healing and renewal.  What can you do? Pray for the leading of the Holy Spirit and search the Bible for…

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From April 17 – April 18, 16 men from Auburn Church, including Pastor Alexis Ratu, attended the first ever Auburn Men’s Camp. From April 17 – April 18, 16 men from Auburn Church, including Pastor Alexis Ratu, attended the first ever Auburn Men’s Camp. Organised by head deacon, Katoa Kofeloa, the camp was filled with…

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