Nov2020
What special message do you have?
by Pastor Mark Gierus
‘The prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty’ (Numbers 24:16).
Nov2020
ALC becomes a calling body
The Australian Lutheran College (ALC) Board of Directors is now a calling body of the LCA/NZ. The General Church Board (GCB) approved the change, which is purely procedural, after a request by the ALC Board earlier this year.
Nov2020
Are you in shape?
by Pastor Mark Gierus
‘Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand’ (Isaiah 64:8).
Nov2020
The view from up there
by Verena Johnson
‘Restore us, Lord God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved’ (Psalm 80:19).
Nov2020
Learning festival for anyone, anywhere
by Merryn Ruwoldt
The 2021 Festival of Learning is an initiative of Australian Lutheran College (ALC) which brings learning to members and friends of the church in an easy, accessible and affordable way.
Nov2020
Seeing God
by Verena Johnson
‘Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them’ (Revelation 20:11).
Nov2020
First love
by Verena Johnson
‘You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. Yet … you have forsaken the love you had at first’ (Revelation 2:3–4).
Nov2020
Do not lose heart
by Verena Johnson
‘Therefore we do not lose heart … For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all’ (2 Corinthians 4:16a,17).
Nov2020
Nostril dramas: How stray hairs can derail online worship ministry
by Jonathan Krause
When COVID-19 put a temporary halt to public worship, congregations were challenged to put a new emphasis on offering online worship. Many different people take part in the presentation of worship and are filmed in their homes, close-up. That’s where nostril hairs are important.
Nov2020
Blessed beyond belief
When Rockingham Mandurah Lutheran Church, Western Australia, began a church-planting journey more than four years ago, they knew they couldn’t source all the necessary funding from within their community. But the Holy Spirit had things in hand.