WEST CESSNOCK CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

MARCH 2010
Website: www.cessnockcongregationalchurch.com.au
Email: westccong@gmail.com
Ph 4991 1519
Pastoral Elder: Mr Rick Schroder
Secretary: Mr Scott Field
Treasurer: Mr David Harris

Cessnock Churches
supporting in prayer the
people of
Cameroon, West Africa.

5th March

‘Let everything that has breath praise God’

Take time to pray for:

• Transition to work or further study • Church Programs Feb to Apr • Con & Leonie – Wollongong CC
for school leavers • CREDO & AFES outreach in
• Decision making in difficult times • Process and procedures for calling a universities
• Work opportunities Minister • Vital Christian Radio Outreach on:
• Health issues • Leadership: ƒ Rhema 99.7
• World Day of Prayer services ¾ church ƒ CHR 96.5
¾ council, state and national

"Seeking to be a worshipping fellowship, experiencing the awareness of God,

recognising His person and responding to His leadership"
 Church Letter March 2010
Some say I am Judgmental. Hmmmmmmmmmm.
How can I be Judgmental? I am a sinner too.
My hope is, that people see my passion, for Jesus, the Christ.
Truth and Love
1 John 3:18-23
18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
19 And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before
Him. 20 For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all
things. 21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward
God. 22 And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His
commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. 23 And this is His
commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love
one another, as He gave us commandment. NKJV
The Hope, Jesus
The Hope Jesus offers to anyone who would believe and follow Him. Truth
is God, who created all things and loves you. “Yes, you!”
Mark 8:34-38
34 When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them,
"Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and
follow Me. 35 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life
for My sake and the gospel's will save it. 36 For what will it profit a man if he gains
the whole world, and loses his own soul? 37 Or what will a man give in exchange
for his soul? 38 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and
sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the
glory of His Father with the holy angels." NKJV
Stop and Start: Stop the lies (the lie is you are hopeless and can’t live in
Faith, hope and love.) Start to live in truth.
Ephesians 4:20-24
20 But you have not so learned Christ, 21 if indeed you have heard Him and have
been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: 22 that you put off, concerning your
former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,
23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and that you put on the new man
which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness. NKJV
Repent of our sins. We all know that sins are: anything not approved by the
nature and will of God. Say No!
Ephesians 5:1-14
5 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. 2 And walk in love, as Christ
also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for
a sweet-smelling aroma.
3 But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among
you, as is fitting for saints; 4 neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting,
which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.
5 For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an
idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of
God comes upon the sons of disobedience. 7 Therefore do not be partakers with them.
Walk in Light
8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of
light 9 (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),
10 finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. 11 And have no fellowship with the
unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to
speak of those things which are done by them in secret. 13 But all things that are
exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. 14
Therefore He says:
"Awake, you who sleep,
Arise from the dead,
And Christ will give you light." NKJV

More food for thought next month.

With love
Rick Schroder.

Announcements

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER

A Service from Cameroon
5 March at
11:00AM West Cessnock Congregational Church
7:00PM Cessnock Uniting Church

Daylight saving will

end in New South Future Shed Date
Wales on Sunday 4 Thursday, 8 Apr
April 2010 at 3:00 am, 7pm
when clocks will be put at Coal d’Vine Cottage
back one hour.

Next members’ Sunday 21 March following the morning

Meeting service
 MARCH - entries for your diary.
DATE / TIME ACTIVITY Reminder - prayer in office 9:40am each Sunday
Wed 3rd 10am Ladies’ Fellowship
5.30pm ääåç Music Team Practice ääåç
7.30pm Bible Study -
7.30pm YA Bible Discussion Group – venue Schroder’s
Thu 4th 7.30am Men’s Morning Bible Study – Church
Fri 5th 11.00am World Day of Prayer & light luncheon

Sun 7th 10am & 7pm Morning and Evening Services

Wed 10th 10am Ladies’ Fellowship
7.30pm Bible Study
7.30pm YA Bible Discussion Group – venue Schroder’s
Thu 11th 7.30am Men’s Morning Bible Study – Church
Fri 12th 7.00pm Trns4md @ Church

Sun 14th 10am & 7pm Morning and Evening Services

Wed 17th 10am Ladies’ Fellowship
7.30pm Bible Study
7.30pm YA Bible Discussion Group – venue Schroder’s
Thu 18th 7.30am Men’s Morning Bible Study – Church

Sun 21st 10am Morning Service and Evening Services; Members’ Meeting to
follow the morning service
Wed 24th 10am Ladies’ Fellowship
7.30pm Bible Study
7.30pm YA Bible Discussion Group – venue Schroder’s
Thu 25th 7.30am Men’s Morning Bible Study – Church
7.00pm The Shed see Doug for details
Fri 26th 7.00pm Trns4md @ Church

Sun 28th 10am & 7pm Morning and Evening Services

Wed 31st 10am Ladies’ Fellowship
7.30pm Bible Study
7.30pm YA Bible Discussion Group – venue Schroder’s
Please pass on items for the April Newsletter by Thursday 25th March to Vic Rae 4990 8560 or by email -
vicrae@optusnet.com.au

Balance B/F 31st January 2010 $2,481.02

Income 1st to 28th February 2010 $4,313.80 Check the noticeboard for more financial information
$6,794.82 Information for Direct Deposit or Electronic Transfer:
Bank Name Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Expenses 1st to 28th February 2010 $5,864.28
Name of Account: West Cessnock Congregational
Balance 28th February 2010 $930.54 Church
BSB No: 062805
Bills Still To Pay Still in February 2010
AMP Life Super - 2.5 years - $1,373.85 Account No: 00901411

Financial Situation 28/02/10 -$443.31

David W. Harris Treasurer