Anyone in home church in Gippsland?
Posted by Bessie on May 17th, 2007There must be. Please be in touch with us. We have other folk in Gippsland (Vic) who are keen to be involved in a home church or to start one with interested folk. Contact OIKOS.
Archive for May, 2007
He was taken up before their very eyes!
Posted by Bessie on May 17th, 2007Many Christians are focused in their church lectionary today on the ascension of Jesus to heaven. I’m sure on the one hand the disciples (and perhaps we) felt Jesus was taken away from us. We need to remind ourselves -
We know where He is.
We know He is coming back one day.
He has not left us […]
OIKOS Winter 2007
Posted by Bessie on May 17th, 2007The next edition of OIKOS is to be typed up next week. So if you have news about YOUR home church that would encourage and bless other groups, then we would love to hear from you. Either write it up yourself for publication, or send it to us in point form and we’ll write it […]
A seminar your way?
Posted by Bessie on May 17th, 2007If you want OIKOS to visit your area, let us know soon as the diary fills up fast. We will go anywhere in Australia where God is leading his people in the direction of home church. This is what we offer -
In the morning we meet and hear one another’s other’s stories.
Later in the morning […]
Upcoming OIKOS seminars
Posted by Bessie on May 16th, 2007Have you sent in your intention to be at the Nowra seminar in June? If not, scroll down to 9th May and you will be able to download the brochure. If you live in the Geelong and Ballarat areas in Victoria, our next seminar after Nowra is coming your way. If you indicate interest, we will […]
Are we listening?
Posted by Bessie on May 16th, 2007Haggai 1:1-11. “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come for the Lord’s house to be built’. THEN the word of the Lord came. What voices do we listen to? Circumstances? Our past experience? Our prejudices? Our other selfish agendas? Fear? What other people might think or what they say? I know I often […]
And this from the Presbyterians!!!
Posted by Bessie on May 12th, 2007The following is an extract from the Presbyterian Newspaper, “New Directions” (the name of the paper) April/May 2007. The article is called “The Ginger Factory” by Donald Geddes.
GINGER.. is a hot spicy root, used in cooking and medicine., mettle, spirit stimulation. (This is quoted at the top of the article)…
A regular column to promote thinking […]
We’d love to hear from you!
Posted by Bessie on May 9th, 2007I would love to include news of home churches on this Blog. click on the ‘no comments’ at the foot of this posting and send your news to us. Other groups will be encouraged.
Nowra seminar 9th & 10th June
Posted by Bessie on May 9th, 2007Scroll down a little further to the posting about this and open up the brochure for details.
“In the margins” - a good place for the church
Posted by Bessie on May 9th, 2007When it is no longer popular to ‘go to church’ (a wrong concept anyway!), or to be called ‘a Christian’, or when being one of Jesus’ followers puts us in the minority group in society and marginalises us, then we can begin to see ourselves as having our greatest opportunity to be the way God wants his church. Our […]