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Archives for October 2025

31
Oct2025

Community spirit on show at Golden Grove fete

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Joyful community spirit was on show once again as families came out in force to enjoy this year’s fantastic Golden Grove Community Fete, proudly sponsored by LLL. The community fete is a joint effort by Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School and Golden Grove Lutheran Church in South Australia.

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31
Oct2025

Against the flow

by Shane Altmann

So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord, and they anointed David king over Israel (2 Samuel 5:3).

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30
Oct2025

The day before

by Shane Altmann

After this David inquired of the Lord, ‘Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?’ The Lord said to him, ‘Go up.’ David said, ‘To which shall I go up?’ He said, ‘To Hebron’ (2 Samuel 2:1).

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29
Oct2025

‘Shine the Light’ this Advent

by Anne Hansen

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Lutheran Tract Mission’s new Advent devotional this year is entitled ‘Shine the Light’. In each day’s devotion – from the beginning of Advent on 30 November until Epiphany on 6 January – the focus will be on a different passage of the Bible relating to God’s light.

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29
Oct2025

That was a bit mean

by Shane Altmann

Then David called one of the young men and said, ‘Come here and strike him down.’ So he struck him down, and he died (2 Samuel 1:15).

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28
Oct2025

Gospel Fluency now more accessible

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Do you ever feel awkward or unsure how to share your faith? The Gospel Fluency series can help! Building on the much-loved workshops, this refreshed five-part video series and discussion guide resource gives you simple, practical tools to speak about Jesus more naturally in everyday life.

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