Congregational Care
This Week
30th June
9.30am Pastor Theo
Sir James Service
th
5.30pm Pastor Theo
12 July
Next Week
Women’s Fellowship
9.30am Pastor Theo
Elders Meeting
5.30pm Pastor Theo
13th July
Seabrook Service
th
16 July
27 Ron Higgs
th
29 Mick Horsfield
th
29th Jim Lyons
30th David Niebling
1st Peter Hodge
1st Chantelle Storeywood
2
nd
Joel Dalman
Working Bee
17th July
Newcomers Lunch
21st July
Deacons Meeting
24th July
Special Member’s
Meeting
Pray that God is comforting Jan Edwards and
family, the Hoven family and Sarah Fairall
and family after the loss of loved ones.
Pray for Ian and Margret MaCallum as Ian is
unwell and in hospital.
Pray for those in our congregation that are
unwell or needing healing.
Teenstreet is next week! Pray that God is preparing the hearts of those going.
Pray for the Hoeys and their work in PNG.
Pray for the church and the home groups as
we work through Nehemiah; that God is revealing himself.
26th June 2016
We are currently working on a pastoral care
team. For any urgent issues please contact
Pastor Theo
Bulletin Items
Please contact the Church Office by Tuesday
afternoon.
Counselling
Professional counseling is available by
referral to Christian Counselors or through
the Pastors. Please contact the office for
more information.
Prayer Chain
Lil Buchanan 3203 1188
Next Week’s Roster
Greeters & Stewards
AM: B. & N. Miller
PM: Young People
Audio & Visual
Am: D. Wheeler & P. Hodge
PM: D. Kettle & M. Munro
Morning Tea: P. & D. Jeffs
Cleaning: L. & I. Walmsley
Worship: David Rapp
Deception Bay Baptist Church
www.dbaybap.com
Email : [email protected]
Phone : 3204 1311
21 Water Street (PO Box 59)
Deception Bay 4508
Senior Pastor: Theo Salahor
[email protected]
0434 033 674
NEHEMIAH 4: OPPOSITION FROM THE OUTSIDE
"Sticks & stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me!" We usually hear children say this. But when we want to oppose something
because it’s getting in our way, we adults have a slightly more sophisticated way of doing the same thing.
The enemies of Israel started out at the "sticks & stones" level, but
they were soon into slander, intimidation & threatening with
weapons. Our enemy, the devil, is always going to oppose the work
of God. We need to expect & be able to fight opposition, if we are
doing God's work.
How have your plans for good & faithful service to the Lord been
hindered lately?
Read Nehemiah chapter 4
Questions
1. Summarise, in three sections, the events in chapter 4 . List a key
theme of each section below: (vv. 1-9) -(vv. 10-14) -(vv. 15-23) 2. Sanballat & Tobiah criticise & mock the Israelites. Why are they
unhappy about the rebuilding of the wall? What do they hope to
accomplish with their criticism?
3. Nehemiah responds to their criticism with a strongly worded
prayer in 4:4-5. What do you think of his prayer? Does it seem
harsh? Why or why not? 4. Think of a time when someone criticised you for doing good.
How did you respond? Did you respond like Nehemiah, with righteous words directed toward God? Did you respond with angry
words directed toward your attacker? Did you respond with selfjustifying words directed toward your supporters? What does our
response toward criticism reveal about our fears? 5. When Sanballat & Tobiah begin plotting an attack, what 2 actions do the builders take in response (4:9)? Why are both important? 6. The Israelites in the surrounding areas hear rumours of attack
when the wall is only halfway done. They come in from the field &
beg for help. What do we learn about the confidence of the Israelites? How would you characterise their state of mind (4:10-12)? Continued
7. Nehemiah gives 3 commands to the people in 4:14. What are
they? Why does he give these 3 specific commands? 8. What kind of a work environment does Nehemiah describe in
4:21-23? How is the Christian life similar to what Nehemiah describes? In what ways do we build the kingdom with a shovel in
one hand & a sword in the other? 9. How might you act as a type of Nehemiah to your church &
your family, leading them away from the fear of opposition & into
a reliance on God? 10. In what situation have you seen a creative solution keep the
work moving forward?
11. Does opposition make you want to quit a job, or does it challenge you to work harder to complete it? Explain.
Blessings
Theo
Christmas Shoebox Appeal
Believe it or not… It is time to start thinking about SHOEBOXES!
In each box there needs to be something to love, to wear, to
play with, for school, for personal hygiene and something
special. Don’t forget to save little extra to help pay for the
transport of the boxes.
If you can’t do a whole shoebox but would still like
to contribute items, there will be a box where you
can place items for others to use in filling the
boxes. The final day for the boxes will be Sunday
th
the 9 of October. See Bronwyn Petrie for more information.
Families Home Group
We are looking at starting a families home group. If you would
be interested in being apart of this home group please see Theo
or Matt Govan.
Working Bee
As our last working bee was cancelled due to wet
weather we have rescheduled for the 16th of July.
Free up your morning and come along to help
maintain our church.
School Holidays are upon us. Youth group,
Kids Club and Sunday School are all on
holidays also. Watch this space for next
term’s details.
Thank you so much for all the donations for Teenstreet last
week. Be in prayer for our young people as they experience
God on this camp next week.
Newcomers Lunch
We will be having a lunch after the
service on Sunday the 17th of July for
all people who a new to Deception Bay
Baptist. It will be a opportunity to
meet others attending the church and the leaders.
We are trying to put together a booklet for newcomers. We
are still waiting for information from departments, if you run
a ministry or a home group please write up a small blurb
about what you do and send that with a photo to
[email protected]
Special Member Meeting
After the service on Sunday July 24th we will be having a
special members meeting to discuss the church finances
specifically in relation to 10.3 in the constitution; allowing
the Diaconate to increase their spending.
On Sunday July 3rd we will be having a
hymn sing in place on the night service. It
is going to be a great evening of worship.
Festival of Male Voice Praise
The Brisbane Festival Male Voice Choir is holding a festival of
Praise at Caloundra Church of Christ, on Saturday the 16th of
July at 2.30pm.
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Church Life
For Your Information …
Our kids programs run in our morning
service during the school terms. Junior
KidzTime is held in the Ministry Centre
and Primary is in the top hall.
Church toilets are located out through the breezeway and in the
main hall.
Additional car parking is available opposite the Church near Palm
Lake Care or near Centrelink. Vehicles should not park on the
footpath or grassed areas.
The Church operates a hearing loop. Switch your aid to the “T”
function to access this.
Monday
9:30am - Keenagers (Carpet Bowls for the over 50’s)
7:00pm - YA Bible Study - Matt Munro
Tuesday
10:00am - “GROW” Support Group
9:30am - Home Group - David & Kath Niebling
9.30am - Women’s Fellowship (2nd Tuesday/month)
7:00pm - Conversational English Class (TESOL)
Wednesday
9:30am - Heart Sisters - Susan Di-Giusto
10.30am - Seabrook Chapel Service (2nd Wednesday/month)
2:00pm - Home Group - Peter & ’Tricia Hibbert
6:00pm - Power House Prayer Group
7:00pm - Home Group - Pat & Di Jeffs
Thursday
9:00am - Craft ‘n’ Chat
9:30am - Conversational English Classes
10.30am - Sir James Tce Chapel Service (4th Thursday/month)
Friday
5:00pm - KidzClub - David Rapp
7:00pm - dBay Youth - Samantha Di-Giusto & Matt Munro
Saturday
7:00am - Blokes, Bar-bie & Bible (1st Saturday/month)
8:00am - S.O.A.P. @ dBay Maccas - Charlie Hodge
Online Tithes & Offerings
Acc Name: Deception Bay Baptist Church
Bank:
Bank of Queensland
BSB:
124 001
Account: 22 153 809