19th May 2019

DDT: Just Start Talking – Part 3 at 7:00pm.

Lawrence Hirsch from Celebrate Messiah will be our guest speaker. His message will be The Credentials of the Messiah as he opens up some of the key prophecies in the Old Testament.

This term’s Prayer Night will be tomorrow, May 20, starting at 8:00pm. We suspend evening growth groups to make this our one night out for the week and to use it as a time we can all come together to focus on seeking God’s blessing for the growth of His Kingdom in Eltham and beyond. Even if you are not a member of an evening group we would love for you to join us.

This Friday is a Small Groups night, starting with dinner at 7:00pm. Please see Andy if you need a lift.

In June we will have a special prayer focus on Iran and the work of God that is happening there despite persecution. This will be instead of Bibles For the Persecuted which we normally do in October. In 2020 we will return to the Bible League’s fundraiser but as a June event. There are too many other things happening at the end of the year and this will help spread out the special offerings we make to various ministries.

A few cinemas will be showing a movie based on the life of Graham Staines called The Least of These. He and his family were Australian missionaries in India. They made international headlines when Graham and his two young sons were murdered by Hindu fundamentalist. It would be good to support the making of their story and the godly witness his life continues to be to the world. There are sheets on the table listing some screening times.

Next Sunday (May 26) Helen Cameron will be starting to take family photos for the new Directory. It is several years since some photos were taken, so they do need to be updated, especially if you have children. Please be available to have your photos taken as there are lots to do! Afterwards, Melody will email you to confirm your listing in the Directory.

Andy will preaching from Esther.

May 24-25
The theme this year is Life on the Road. Registration forms are now available on the table in the foyer. If you want lunch on the Saturday, you will need to register by register by tomorrow May 20.

Three new books have been added to our Lending Library: Organic Outreach for churches, Organic Outreach for Families, Organic Outreach for ordinary people. These are from the ministry which ran the conference Don and Ian attended last month. It is our intention to use their model as we review and restructure our ministries and goals so that everything we do is linked in with our desire to see people come to faith in Jesus.

The final edition of our Bible Challenge with the preaching agenda for May and June is now available. Even if you haven’t been doing the Challenge up to this point please join us for the final two months.

May 19 Open Table lunch

May 20 Kingdom Prayer Night (8pm)

May 24-25 Men’s Convention