When you read this Robyn and I will be away on some leave. We are able to spend two weeks in Noosa due to the great generosity of some friends who are allowing us to stay in a unit they have there. Please pray that the Lord will grant us good refreshment.
This gives me a good opportunity to encourage you to look after your ministers. Our friends are looking after us in a most helpful way at a time we need it.
The Scriptures encourage us to look after our ministers so can I encourage you to pray about how you might look after those who labour among you? I think they are hard workers who do a very good job.
Another way to encourage them is to join them in their endeavours. We are deeply involved in Connect09. Some specific Connect09 events are coming up and they give many of us great opportunities to make better connections with friends and neighbours.
Parenting nights are always a hit. Probably because most of us parents struggle with it! A parenting night is coming up. Details are in this Connections. Talk about it with your neighbours and friends as soon as possible. (I know you will pray about talking with them before you do.)
The model train fair at Winston Height Public School gives us another opportunity. Details are also in this Connections. Our congregation at WHAC will be supporting the School and Rotary in this very popular annual event. Because the Fair runs over the whole weekend WHAC will all be there on Sunday morning. Church will be at the Fair!
WHAC won’t be meeting as usual because they can’t get into the hall but will be meeting at the school to support the school and the community. While the school and Rotary will benefit financially from the air WHAC will not get any proceeds. (Although our logo will be on all the advertising.)
We are doing this to connect with our community. What can you do to help if you’re not a member of WHAC? Pray! Pray that the WHACers and NACers there will grab hold of the good opportunities to be friendly on the weekend. Pray we will see ourselves as servants and do the stuff that others don’t like doing.
Go! Go to the Fair and encourage our members.
Offer to help! Our 5.00pm congregation are making it a priority to help on this weekend. Others can too. Contact James to offer your help.
One of the best ways to encourage your ministers is to join them as fellow-worker for the Kingdom.
Neil
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