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If we are honest with ourselves, there is always more to learn, different choices to make, new ideas to understand. That is part of your spiritual journey.
At Mayfield Church of Christ, we want to help you in all these areas and more. We want to discover with you how Jesus is the guide and friend we all are ultimately looking for. The learning opportunities we want to share with you are aimed at doing just that. We encourage you to be ‘self feeding’, to try something new, to read something challenging, to take a step in a new direction, and connect with your God in a deeper way.
We don't have all the answers, but we are here to journey along with you. Please feel free to contact us at the church any time, or email Pastor Mark with any questions you might have.
Philippians Chapter 4 Contentment in All Situations
This is the closing message in our series on Philippians.
We are SO like Jonah
You probably wouldn't have realized......but.....Sue and I NEVER really wanted to go to Manila and end up being so attached to these people in the squatter slums over there....We knew all about the school....and had followed it's progress for some years.....We had heard that there was a group going over there in January of 2007....and while we thought that was great...WE didn't want to be a part of it..........But THEN....we were contacted and asked if we would go with that team....and reluctantly... we said....wow...that would be great to experience....
$10 Challenge
What you need to understand....is that...living with Luke is a challenge......I can suggest to him over and over to do something...like tidy my shed...or not to park on the driveway........but so often....he seems to forget about it......SO I've decided.....I'm going to take a new approach....AN ARM WRESTLE....in front of all of you....and if I win.....then Luke....you HAVE to do ALL the things I've asked you to do......
Manila - Impacting Our World
I of course don't know where each one of you might be on your own journey of faith.....I feel like I've been trying to follow Jesus for a long time....but I find myself challenged by a very basic question.....and it's this.....are Jesus and I REALLY interested in the same thing?
Parenting
You know....I THOUGHT that parenting finished when your kids reached the end of their teens and left home.....BUT it's SO not like that....it just seems to go on and on and on. The Australian Bureau of Statistics has just released a paper that confirms this...it says that the number of children aged 20 to 29 still living at home....has risen from 18% to nearly 30% in the past 20 years.....so the roll of parenting IS actually evolving....
What is your Spiritual Shape
So....Wednesday afternoon.....I finish work......get back to my desk....and then I remember.....I have to NOW come HERE and do HOMEWORK with kids for another hour and a half at Homework Centre.......And like most Wednesdays....I usually SIGH......BUT....when I get here.....those kids are like a shot of adrenalin......their energy....their enthusiasm to be at a HOMEWORK centre......their affection....and just to be working with such a great group of helpers......just fires me up...and EVERY week....I walk out of here....with a smile on my face....feeling that it is perhaps the most fulfilling....purposeful hour and a half of my whole week.....
One Drop at a Time - Project Manila
This will be our last week for about a month.....as next Friday....Sue and I head over to Paris to meet up with Sarah....and then spend some time looking through Britain, Scotland, Wales and other bits......So any problems you have.....see Alan, Libby, or Luke......
Our Emmaus Road
You know.....the thing I found the most revealing in our recent trip overseas.....was just how DIFFERENT things are in reality....to what you imagine them to be......After years of seeing pictures..... watching TV shows.....and European Vacation movies......you have a picture in your mind of what things will look like.....but when you see them up close......they are very different to what you imagine......I thought the Eiffel tower would be taller....I thought Paris would have a lot more LOVE....but apart from a few couples kissing.....not a lot of love in the place......I thought the tower bridge would be MUCH bigger......I thought Wales would be a lot dirtier with coal mines....and I thought HAGGIS would be a lot worst tasting....but it was really nice and I had it for breakfast every day in Scotland.
Snapshots of Love - Week 1
This week.....we begin our four week series leading up to Easter.....on Snapshots of Love.....
Some Spiritual Housekeeping - Clean Up Australia Day
Well....this morning we are doing things a bit different.....After communion today.....we are going to finish our service and some of us are going to go out and clean up around Stephenson Park and along the Industrial Highway.....
