A space where I can share personally about what I am up to and what we are going through as a church. I will be updating this space regularly so you can be kept up to date on what I’m reading, involved in and thoughts and ideas for our church community. Thank you for taking the time to read these musings.
24 September, 2017 by Alan JamiesonWisdom and making Godly decisions
In James 1 v 5-8 we are encouraged to ask for wisdom in the making of decisions that we can stick to and not be double minded about. . Wisdom is the art of knowing what matters (is truly important) and how to make godly decisions Ignatius of Loyola in his ‘Principle and ...Read more...
13 September, 2017 by Alan JamiesonGlobal Giving for the 2016-17 year
Great News! Our global budget for the last 12 months was $400,000 and by the end of the year we had collectively given $559,000. That is amazing! Praise God and thank you to everyone involved. This giving has allowed us to do some extra’s including: Give an inflationary cost of living increase to our global mission workers Increase giving ...Read more...
5 September, 2017 by Alan JamiesonFather’s Day Prayer
Sunday was Father’s Day and at our 9am service this prayer was prayed. It is a great prayer:- Heavenly Father, We thank you that you love and care for all the people in the world, that you are Father to everyone. Thank you that you look on the poor and needy with compassion. We pray for the fathers ...Read more...
6 July, 2017 by Alan JamiesonHumbition
I found a new word today. It is a word I really like – humbition. Humbition is the blending of two words; humility and ambition, to create the one combined term. This is the mix of personal humility and godly or goal focused ambition. It is a personal humility and compelling ambition for something much bigger ...Read more...
29 June, 2017 by Alan JamiesonVocation and Location – holding the two?
Because we have a high focus on encouraging people to think and live more deeply in their neighbourhoods we are often asked how does that work with busy work lives? What about our work? and where is God calling me? Recently Steve summarised some of our thinking around locations and vocations – its worth a ...Read more...