Dear Border Church Family,
This week we will be having Church in our regular venue at the QCWA Hall at 169 Griffith Street, Coolangatta. Parking can be found on Griffith and Boundary Streets as well as on Marine Parade. For shaded parking you can park under Twin Towns. We will be meeting at 9:30am (QLD), 10:30am (NSW) and look forward to spending time with you.
Border Church this Week
This week Pastor Brendan will share his testimony up to the time he met Jesus.
I will share my journey through loneliness, bullying and social awkwardness during my school years, flirtations with Spiritualism before being logically convinced of Christianity, later struggles with deep depression and anxiety, my struggles with privilege, acquiring discipline through a stint of service in the Navy, and finally how I overcame the obstacle of intellect and gained a personal relationship with Jesus. I share what God revealed to me audibly one night when all I wanted to do was die. This was truly the beginning of a life of transformation that continues to today.
Kids/Youth Church will be running for the time that the service is on, directly after the worship.
We always have a healthy plant-based fellowship lunch after Church. This week we are having Indian themed cuisine. We would love you to join us for this time of fellowship. Our lunch schedule can be found here - https://border.church/pages/church-luncheons-roster
This Weekend
This week we will be having indoor and outdoor games depending on the weather at Border Youth. 5:30-7:30pm at the usual place. Next week, weather permitting, we are planning another beach and bbq day.
Pastor Brendan is preaching again this Sunday at the Gold Coast Chinese Christian Church in Arundel. We will embed this message next week for those interested.
News and Upcoming Events
Start 2025 with Wisdom. Join us as we read a chapter of Proverbs every day of January.
Starting next week we will be exploring the two letters to the Corinthians. These two series will carry us through the rest of the year with other events and speakers throughout.
Give
You can contribute towards our community outreach in our tithes and offerings box or online through various options on our website at https://border.church/give
Weekly meetings
Wednesday Prayer Meeting
Prayer meetings are on Wednesdays at 3pm at 179 Botanical Circuit, Banora Point. Please message me or speak to Lorraine if you have any prayer requests we can add to our list. All are welcome to join as we pray for our community and upcoming projects.
Sealed & Revealed
Season 2 of Sealed & Revealed has now concluded. Season 3, looking at the book of Daniel, will begin in February.
If you would like to catch up on previous studies in this series, recorded sessions can be found on the secret YouTube playlist here:
Bible Discovery Groups
For 2024, make it a resolution to begin or to join at least one Discovery Bible Reading Group. They are super simple to do and a great way to learn in community with others, especially those new to the Bible. You can get something out of this no matter what level you are at. We would love to show you how to lead one of these groups simply. Please let us know if you would like to start one.
Other worship opportunities
We run Alpha small groups on a regular basis and if you would like help hosting one for your friends or loved ones to discover Jesus and the basics of the Bible, please let us know.
We look forward to seeing you on Saturday at 9:30am (QLD) or 10:30am (NSW).
Blessings
love
Brendan, Alina, Victor and Erina