The Vine - York St Church of Christ

july2012
Kingdom Assignment
Feedback
helping people meet Jesus, become like Him and be equipped to impact the local and global community

Tim Clark - Senior Pastor
A word from our Senior Pastor
Hi, and welcome to the July edition of The
Vine, our monthly church magazine. We trust
that you have a great time with us as we
worship our awesome God together. Here at
York St, we are a large regional church that is
ALL ABOUT LIFE. This month there are many
things happening in the life of the church so
please take the time to read through The Vine
and if you have questions or comments then
don’t hesitate to contact our church office –
office@yorkst.com.au or check out our web
page www.yorkst.com.au for more
information.
Throughout the first three weeks of July we
will continue to look at a number of the
Courageous Prayers found in the Bible. On
22 nd July we will hear from those who were
involved in the Kingdom Assignment, and on
29 th July we will look at the topic of Baptism.
If you haven’t been baptised or have been
thinking about being baptised then I
encourage you to attend one of our services
on Sunday 29 th July.
2. They are to manage, multiply, and invest
this money as a steward OUTSIDE THE
WALLS of this church in some way that
advances God’s Kingdom agenda in the
world. WHAT they do and HOW they do it is
between them and God. GOAL: See how
far this $100 can go.
On Sunday 22 nd July we will begin to hear
some of the stories about
what has happened to the
participants of the Kingdom
Assignments and the $100
that was entrusted to them.
KINGDOM ASSIGNMENT FEEDBACK
On Sunday 22 nd July during all three services
we will hear some stories and testimonies
about the Kingdom Assignments which were
activated back in March. The Kingdom
Assignments were based upon the Parable of
Talents found in Matthew 25:14- 30.
On Sunday March 25 th at the end of all three
services we asked for 10 volunteers to gather
on the stage. I then handed each person
$100 and invited them to be part of the
Kingdom Assignment. In accepting the
Kingdom Assignment they did so with two
conditions.
1. They must understand and agree that the
$100 is NOT their money. It is the Master’s
(Jesus’) money and he has entrusted it to
them.
BUILDING UPDATE
It is exciting to see the new building almost
finished. Throughout this month we will see
the landscaping completed at the rear entry
as well as the final touches to the building.
We will also begin to unpack the playground
with the aim of starting the long process of
building it. If you haven’t had a chance to
look at the new buildings then I encourage
you to park at the rear of the church (off
Joseph St) and walk through the new building
next Sunday.
As a church we are borrowing up to $250,000
to complete this project. If you are part of the
Yorkie family, I ask that you prayerfully
consider giving a special offering to the
Building Project, particularly as we come to
the end of the financial year and many will
receive their tax returns.
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STAFF UPDATE
We welcome back Angela
Oliver to the Ministry Team as
she returns to the role of
Worship and Creative
Ministries after being on
Maternity Leave. Please be
praying for Angela, Leigh and
the boys as Angela settles back into the role.
It is with much excitement that we announce
our new Children's
Pastor is Colette
Harrison. Colette and
her husband Greg will
be moving from
Melbourne in July and
Colette will commence
as our Children's Pastor
on Monday 6th August.
Colette is a qualified
Primary School Teacher and has been
working as a Children’s Pastor. I ask that you
join us in praying for Colette and Greg as they
move to Gordon and commence worshipping
with us and ministering amongst us.
A huge thank you goes to Eileen Bennett and
Chris Barlow who have led Yorkie Kids this
term. We have a fantastic children's Ministry
Team who are making a difference in the lives
of our children. Please not only pray for our
Yorkie Kids’ team, but if you have a child in
Yorkie Kids why not personally thank the
leaders.
Congratulations to our State Youth Games
Team who came 7th out of 70 Teams at this
year’s SYG.
Blessings
Tim
WHAT’S HAPPENING ON SUNDAYS IN JULY?
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Venue – York Street Church Of Christ
Start time – 10.30am
(Weekly during term time)
Cost per family – $5
Enquiries – Church Office 5331 1079
Mainly
Music
Dress-up Day
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Mainly Music is where parents and caregivers
bring their children for a thirty-minute session of
music, rhyme, movement, listening and more.
It has been specifically set up as a time when
parents can spend ‘time’ with their children.
Many activities today allow parents to leave their
children while they spend time by themselves.
The compilation of songs and actions are cleverly
formulated to encourage bonding with the adult,
whilst developing the children’s motor skills,
spatial, reading and word association and so
much more!
At this session, adults and children are given
snacks and refreshments. This allows time for
children to enjoy each other’s company, and to
develop social skills. In addition it enables those
adults who don’t have a wide circle of friends to
be introduced to others who have young children
and they are therefore able to support each
other.
Here is some of what is gained by coming to
Mainly Music:
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Music & Action – Children appreciating
music & extending their musical abilities
Building better relationships with parents,
caregivers & families
Place for parents of small children to
connect, breaking isolation
Providing a visibility to parenting and
highlighting the value of being a parent
Sharing a cuppa & snacks with the aim of
building friendships
Improving social skills
Improving fine & motor skills
Spatial awareness
Introducing exercise to a family’s schedule
in a fun way
Bonding games & exercises
Language Development
Learning ‘God-songs’
MAINLY MUSIC
There is a Christ-Centred Family Care component
in the larger Mainly Music programs, where
families are supported when hurting, through
marriage or relationship breakups, miscarriage,
when a partner or child dies, supporting those
with police involvement and unconditional
positive regard.
Mainly Music provides an environment where
young children develop skills to enhance their
early education, through the use of music,
rhythm, rhyme, and other music related activities
with the participation of a parent or primary
caregiver.
In short, Mainly Music is an opportunity for adults
and young children to build memories and spend
time together, sharing special time with each
other, whilst reinforcing good behaviour.
If you are interested
in becoming involved
in this ministry,
please speak to
Brenda Peralta or
contact the church
office.

Guys Like Us
Keeping It Together
Mid-week breakfast for
men in Ballarat
The Aims:
To address issues relevant for men
in Ballarat today
To provide an easy access to a
friendly environment at a time that
suits lots of men
To take the opportunities to
witness to men as they arise, in a
gentle way
What we need to make it work:
12 guys to form a team
Regular prayer & guidance from God
An excellent central venue for the
best breakfast in town
Advertising on radio
12 months commitment, once/
month, 5am to 9am
A statistics researcher
Christian men to bring along non-
Christian mates
Men to give a short, gentle
testimony on the given topic
Next meeting Monday 23 July
Contact Paul Harper
0430 162 294
Goodbye Tim and Em
On Sunday 1 July we say farewell to Tim and Emily Drough as they move
to Newcastle for Tim to take up a Youth Pastor position with Mayfield
Church of Christ. Emily has secured a role working at Compassion
Australia’s headquarters.
Tim and Em have been such a great blessing to our church over the
years, with Em growing up here as a child and Tim joining us in recent
years. They have both headed up the young adult ministry CRAVE and also lead our VCE small group. In
2010 they were part of the leadership team of OnEarth and travelled to Dareton and also Halls Creek in
Western Australia.
Thank you so much for your faithfulness and service to York St, and we wish you God’s richest blessings
for the next chapter of your lives.
There will be a special supper for Tim and Em after the 6pm service on Sunday 1 July. Blessings, Blake
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It’s hard to believe that term 2 has come and
gone and we're now half way through the
year! But we've had fun!
It has been a jam packed term with great
MOPS mornings, several major events and 1
major farewell. Rachel Francis, who has been
a part of York St MOPS for many years will be
missed but we are excited for the adventure
her family are about to embark on. [More
about Rachel and her family on page 14.]
Please pray for York St MOPS and the families
involved. Our numbers have fluctuated
considerably due to many families suffering
from gastro, colds and flu. Please pray that as
winter continues our families will be protected
from further illness. Also, we had a group
start up who were interested in finding out
more about Jesus and the Christian faith. This
has gone very well and will continue to meet
in term 3. Please pray for these mums and
that the seed of the Gospel will fall on 'good
soil'. We also have many pregnant mothers,
please pray for healthy pregnancies and safe
deliveries and that the miracle of birth will be
a witness to God's great goodness.
MOPS recommences for term 3 on July 25th,
9:30-11:30am.
Thank you for your prayers and support and
please consider volunteering some of your
time to help this vital mission to mums.
Peace,
Sarah
If you have ever thought about being a carer
at MOPS, now is the time to get on board!
A lot of the success of
York St MOPS is
because of the
wonderful people who
volunteer their time to
care for the children
attending. But due the
increase in families
and loss of a few
carers we desperately
need more help in this
area.
To be a carer all you
need to do is be free
on Wednesday
mornings during the
school term on a
fortnightly basis. It’s
not every week! Plus
you'll need an
approved Working With Children Check, which
we can help you obtain if you don't already
have one.
Whether you are younger and looking for
some childcare
experience or are
older and have
experience with
children to share, we
want to hear from
YOU! All our carers
work in teams, so you
won't be alone and
you'll have the
opportunity to make
some great friends.
Not to mention
brighten the day of a
mum and child or two
or three.
Please see Sarah
Bolton or Alisha
Kynoch ASAP if you
can help us (0431 511 609 or
yorkstmops@gmail.com).
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What’s Happening
Pre-Schoolers
Youth
MOPS will be held on Wednesday
July 25th
9.15am-11.30am
Cost is $5 each session
(less for health care card holders) and the first
time is free.
New Mums are always welcome!
WILDSIDE & DETOUR
(Grade 6-Year 12)
The youth leaders are heading to Horsham to
Quench (western region youth leaders’
gathering) Friday 20th & Saturday 21st July
Sunday 22nd July
Term 3 Launch
4pm-6pm @ Yorkie
Cost $3
Mainly music is on Thursday mornings during
school terms from 10:30am to 11.30am.
There are information brochures available on
the Information Desk. Alternatively you can
speak to Brenda, Alisa or Kirsty for more
information. If you are interested in becoming
involved in this ministry, please speak to
Brenda Peralta or contact the church office.
Children
Yorkie Kids operates
during our 10.30am
service during school
terms. Yorkie Kids for
term 3 will launch on
Sunday 22nd July. All
are welcome.
YEAR 10 GIRLS’ GROUP
(Year 10 Girls)
Friday 27th July
4pm-5:30pm
@ Yorkie
THE LADS’ SUNDAY ARVO GROUP
(Grade 6-Year 10 Lads)
Sunday 29th July
4pm @ Yorkie
Cost $3 (includes tea)
VCE GROUP
(Years 11 & 12)
Tuesday 24th July
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What’s Happening
Young Adults
Men
More details coming soon...
Prime Time
Prime Time is in recess for June/July/August
and will meet again on September 25.
Handicrafts
Wild at Heart
Saturday 21st July
See page 16 for more details.
Musicians
WORSHIP PRACTICE
Wednesdays
7pm-8pm
(for 8.45am Sunday service)
ART AND CRAFT COMPANY
Art and Craft Company are a group of craftloving
people who meet for a day of fun,
fellowship and CRAFT
Each Friday at the church
from 10am until 2pm.
Please see Jan or Harold Howlett for more
information.
8pm-9pm
(for 10.30am Sunday service)
Remember the latest roster can be found on
the website. Please note the rosters are
continually changing!
Prayer
SEW & SEWS
The Sew & Sews quilting and patchwork group
meet together for fun and fellowship whilst
sharing their interest in patchwork.
The meeting place is at the church on the first
and third Saturdays of the month from 10am-
3pm. Cost is $5 per session. Morning and
afternoon tea supplied. Beginners are most
welcome!
A NIGHT OF PRAYER & WORSHIP
MONDAY 23rd July 2012
Join us on Monday 23rd July for our Monthly
night of Prayer and Worship starting at 7:30pm.
Once again this month there will be two ways of
praying on the night. There will be an
opportunity to “Be Still” and pray in quite space
with others, and there will be an opportunity to
sing praises to God in worship and prayer. This
will be an awesome night of drawing near to
God. Plan today to be there .
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july2012
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Theme: Courageous
Prayers—Search Me
Farewell to Tim & Em
Drough
Worship Practice
1 2
3 4
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
Theme: Courageous
Prayers—Expect the
Unexpected
Worship Practice
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9 10
11
Theme: Courageous
Prayers—Praying Boldly
FOOD SUNDAY
Elders’ Meeting
Worship Practice
15
16
17
18
Theme: Kingdom
Assignment Feedback
Prayer and Worship
VCE Group
Worship Practice
22
23 24 25
Theme: Going Under for
Jesus—Baptism
Elders’ Meeting
The Lads’ Sunday Arvo
Group
Worship Practice
29
30
31
1
10
More information about the events above can be found elsewhere in The Vine

Yorkie Roaders are taking another trip.
October 26th - 28th
Halls Gap Big 4 Caravan Park
‘Parkgate’ Ph: 1800 810 781
Contact Jim Oates or Noel Jenkins for more information.
Thursday Friday Saturday
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SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
Art & Craft Group
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
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Sew & Sews
7
Need
More
Info?
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19
Art & Craft Group
Art & Craft Group
Art & Craft Group
Year 10 Girls’ Group
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20
Eureka Men
Sew & Sews
14
21
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Resource Desk/
Information Boards
Located at the back of the
auditorium you can find extra
information about many of the
upcoming events.
www.yorkst.com.au
Our website is your online
resource for up to date
information.
Contact us
Call the office on 5331 1079
between 9am-3pm or email us
at office@yorkst.com.au for
more information.
Art & Craft Group
Sew & Sews
Regular Service Times
Traditional Service 8.45am
Family Service 10.30am
(including Yorkie Kids)
2 3
4
Worship
6pm
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More information about the events above can be found elsewhere in The Vine

Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been
given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to
obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the
very end of the age." Matthew 28:18-20
Welcome to World Missions! God has a part for you to play in His mission to spread the
hope of the Gospel and help build His Church world-wide. When you share the hope of
the Gospel, when you pray, provide financial support, encourage through
correspondence or provision, or work to plant churches, you are playing your part in
world mission and the great commission.
Open Doors
In over 50 countries we
are:
Providing Bibles
and Christian
literature
Open Doors provides a wide range of Biblical
materials in various languages to persecuted
Christians, including Study Bibles, Children's
Bibles, MP3 Bibles and discipleship literature.
Training for leadership and discipleship
Open Doors offers training in effective church
leadership and discipling others, in order to
help believers grow in their faith and learn
how to stand strong in the midst of
persecution.
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Sustaining lives, supporting livelihoods
Open Doors practically supports victims of
persecution, violence and natural disaster.
We assist Christian families, widows and
orphans with literacy training, livelihood and
business opportunities.

Personal Encouragement
Open Doors brings personal encouragement
to many persecuted believers in various ways,
including writing letters and cards of
encouragement, as well as sending travellers
to meet and pray with them in their local
areas.
Speaking out in advocacy
Open Doors helps persecuted believers by
advocating on their behalf, providing legal
support, seeking positive policy changes and
campaigning in Australia.
Raising awareness and encouraging prayer
Open Doors produces a range of resources
that are available to Australian Christians,
alerting them to the needs to the Persecuted
Church and encouraging prayerful support.
Please pray for the Persecuted Church
For their physical protection and
deliverance. (Matt 26:39, Acts 12:5, Php
1:19, Phil 22, Rom 15:30-31)
That they will see God's grace as sufficient
and God's power perfected in their
weakness. (2 Cor 12:9-10)
That they would love Christ's appearing all
the more. (2 Tim 4:5-8, Heb 11:35)
That they will rejoice in sharing the
sufferings of Jesus so that they will rejoice
even more when Christ is revealed. (Heb
10:34, Matt 5:12, 1 Peter 4:13, Rom 5:3-
5)
That they will endure. (Heb 10:36)
That they will choose ill-treatment and the
reproach of Christ, and not the pleasures
of sin. (Heb 11:24-26, 1 Peter 4:1, Heb
5:8)
That they will love Christ far more than life
itself. (Rev 12:10-11, Acts 20:24)
That they will love their enemies. (Luke
6:27-31)
That they do not enter into temptations -
an easy possibility under the stress of
persecution. (Luke 22:39-45)
That they will rejoice that they are
considered worthy to suffer for His name.
(Acts 5:41)
That they will remember they were made
for such persecution. (Acts 14:22, Php
1:29)
That they will live the joy of the Lord before
their persecutors. (Acts 16:25, Php 1:28)
That they will remember their future glory.
(Rom 8:18)
That they would learn to completely trust
in God. (2 Cor 1:8-9)
That they would rejoice that they bear in
their bodies the 'brand marks of
Christ.' (Gal 6:17)
(Open Door website:
http://www.opendoors.org.au/)
Overseas Mission offering for June (placed in the Missions
envelopes) will go towards the work of SAMPAN unless otherwise
stated. Thank you for your valuable contribution to the work of
SAMPAN and for partnering with those from York Street Church of
Christ serving overseas.
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Camp 1 – Girls, saying
goodbye lamentations
On Tuesday, children arrived for the two
day camp. God has a good sense of
humour. I really, really don’t like feet at
all and my responsibility when the
children arrived was to measure their
feet for new shoes.
York Street
Overseas
Missions Committee
Then there was face painting and we played games and
songs and had a memory verse to remember and recite – In
the beginning God created the heavens and the earth Gen
1:1.
We went into groups and were given a verse from Genesis
about creation. We had five children and a teacher in each
group and we had to act it out. It was great, even though
there was a language barrier. We were able to recite a verse
about God creating the livestock and animals and we acted
like animals and made sounds. The girls I had, got so into it.
Henry Deutscher
Aaron Luttrell
Over the two days, there were two girls I really connected
with. I played soccer with them and tried to teach them how
to kick and hand ball an AFL football. I just felt so connected
to them even though again there was a language barrier.
They just touched my heart. On the last day as we said ‘bye I
cried so much. I had an overwhelming mothering instinct that
when I was hugging them that I really, really didn’t want to let
them go. I didn’t know or could imagine the hardships they
were facing back home but I had to let them go.
After we said goodbye I was an emotional wreck so I went
and spent time with God and with my Bible. I just poured out
all my emotion and my heart to him. I realised it’s a total trust
thing that they were in God’s arms before they were in mine.
Now they have left me, they continue to be in His arms. The
love I feel for them is only a glimpse into the love God has for
these precious children. He is their loving father. Then I felt I
really needed to read my Bible. I feel that God gave me these
passages Psalm 121:1-3 and Lamentations 3:19-24 .
A couple of days later two of us were sitting with Adam and
looking at his photos and his stories. He said something that
really stuck me, “After you meet people in the community and
go back and read the word, the words in the Bible become so
real, especially Lamentations!” I was gob smacked. He pretty
well explained what God had done in my heart. So when we
were alone later I mentioned, “I’m glad you said that because
I had that very experience the other day with a couple of
verses in Lamentations.” He asked to look at the verses and
said they were the same verses God had given him. It gave
me tingles and made me again feel like I am right where God
wants me to be :D
Bec Howlett
Andy Francis
Henry Deutscher
Renata Dempsey
Aaron Luttrell
Eunice Clay
Betty Veal
Interested? Andy Francis Why not talk with
one Eunice Clay of the Overseas
Missions Committee today
Renata Dempsey
and Betty find Veal out how you can
help spread hope.
Some are called to go and
some are called to send.
Who will go and who will
send? Those called to go
cannot go unless they are
sent and those called to
send cannot send if no one
will go.
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EUREKA MEN
Saturday 21 July
Come and join us!
A unique morning for men of all ages.
We will have food, fellowship, challenge and fun.
WHERE: York St Church of Christ TIME: 7am to 9am
Breakfast cost is $5 per person
Wild At Heart DVD Session 4
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Food Sunday
Food Sunday will be held
Sunday 15th July
Donations of non-perishable
food items are gratefully
received.
Just drop them into the
shopping trolley in the foyer.
Country Speakers
Please pray for the
following people who are
supporting our sister
churches in the country
through preaching this
month.
Ben Dainton @ St Arnaud
Thank you.
Bruce Harmer @
Wedderburn
Directory Updates
Please advise the church
office of any changes to
your contact details.
Thanks.
Material for The
Vine
Do you have something
you would like to include
in the August edition of
The Vine? Please send it
to the church office no
later than Friday 20th July
2012.
We ask that material for
the July Vine Update be at
the church office by
Wednesday July 11th.
Please note that while we
do our best, we cannot
guarantee all material
submitted will be
included.
Christian female
looking for Christian
female to share a
home in central
Ballarat.
For more information
please contact:
Elise Shin
Mob: 0431 520 209
Colin Buchanan
Coming to Yorkie
Saturday August 25th!
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FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE
IN HIS IMAGE—PART TWO
Salt & Pepper Article
By Ray Veal
Candidates for Cadetship with the London
Metropolitan Police were asked to answer the
following question: “While patrolling in a busy
London suburb a gas main explodes in the
middle of a busy road, creating a huge crater,
blocking traffic in every direction. A number of
vehicles collide and you go to assist a young lady
who is in distress, only to realize that she is the
wife of your local police inspector, and you note
that she is at least .05! Then a man comes
running out of a nearby shop toward you saying
that his wife, who is heavily pregnant, has gone
into labour because of the shock. He asks you to
call an ambulance. But before you can, the gas
main ignites sending flames into the air and
spreading panic among the crowd causing
several to sustain injuries as they run from the
scene. You happen to notice that one of the men
rushing from the scene is a wanted criminal
whose photograph has been posted in your
station. By now, hundreds of people are shouting
to you and asking you to do something. How
would you proceed to bring things under control?
The ‘best’ answer was this one: “I would slip out
of my uniform, and get lost in the crowd.” I think
he might have failed the test!
As image bearers who wear the badge of Christ
in today’s society there will be many a time when
we feel the situation is just too hard, and when
we might like to slip out of our spiritual uniforms
and get lost in the crowd. The office talk is
getting rough; the after work party is sinking in
moral tone; the person we are with is taking the
Lord’s name in vain and we know that we should
say something; people are struggling and crying
out for help, and we have the answers but are
unable to speak! Maybe we fear the sceptic’s
tongue that says that our Christian values are old
fashioned, and our beliefs are incredibly stupid.
We know that inside the hearts of all people
there are deep unmet longings for love and
personal worth and significance. Our question
therefore is very similar to the one that was
asked of the would-be police cadets: What can
we do to be representatives of Jesus in our
immediate community?
The Bible speaks about ‘being conformed to his
image’ or being ‘transformed by the renewing of
our minds.’ Those six little words give the clue
about how we become image bearers. Our
external image is changed by an inner change
within our minds! Paul in his letter to the
Philippians writes, ‘Let this mind be in you which
was also in Christ Jesus’. (Philippians 2:5) The
Psalmist put it this way in Psalm 51:10, ‘Create
in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right
spirit within me.’ To change our behaviour we
must first change our minds! Paul nails this
teaching about inside-out-change in Romans 11:
33 to 12:2. “Is there anyone around who can
explain God? Anyone smart enough to tell him
what to do? Now this is what I want you to do.
Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture
that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead,
fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from
the inside out.” (MSG) “Be...transformed by the
renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to
know...what God’s will is – his good, pleasing
and perfect will.” (NIV) Following this inside-out
change, thoughts become actions, actions create
habits, and habits build character, and godly
thoughts create godly character.
Neuroscientists at the University of Ontario have
found a biological explanation supporting this
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Biblical truth, that thoughts determine behaviour.
Over the course of a one-year study, volunteers
had their brain activity scanned in real time using
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
while they performed a particular hand
movement. The scientists found that the
volunteer’s decision to act was picked up by their
brain activity pattern seconds before they
consciously responded. This study verified that
thinking does precede actions! Their findings
endorsed what clever old Solomon knew ages
ago when in Proverbs 23:7 he wrote, ‘As a man
thinks in his heart so he will be.’ C.T. Studd, a
famous cricketer and missionary of yesteryear
expressed this concept rather cutely with these
words, “What moves the heart, also wags the
tongue.” As a professional counsellor I believe
much is revealed about a person’s inner state of
mind and heart through the words they speak.
Whenever we speak, whether our words are kind
or loving, critical or angry, we are writing our own
autobiography for others to read. This is what
James means when he writes: “We get it wrong
nearly every time we open our mouths...By our
speech we can ruin the world, turn harmony to
chaos, throw mud on a reputation, send the
whole world up in smoke, and go up in smoke
with it...” [James 3: 1-6. MSG] James goes on to
contrast this negative image with the image of a
person with a pure heart. This person will ‘get
along with others’ be ‘reasonable and gentle,
overflowing with mercy and blessings, not hot
one day and cold the next...You can develop a
robust community that lives right with God...only
if you do the hard work of getting along with each
other, treating each other with dignity and
honour.’ [James 3: 17-18. MSG]
and had not been able to walk from the time of
his birth. As the two guys approached him he
asked them for a few dollars to buy some food –
a request he had made to many others who
attended the Church. But these two guys were
prepared to do much more for him – they
decided to do what Jesus would have them do!
“We don’t have any cash” one said, “but we can
do better than that, why don’t you get up and
walk?” The man was not sure at first, but when
he saw the compassion in their eyes, he was
inspired to take a great leap of faith – and he got
up and walked!
As a result of this miracle, the whole of
Jerusalem was talking, and the leaders did not
know what to do! This familiar story of Peter and
John healing the lame man is an example of
what wonderful things can happen when we
allow ourselves to be Christ’s representatives in
our community. The truth is that “what counts for
great success in popular culture – strength
intelligence, wealth, beauty, power – means little
to our new image.” As representatives of Jesus in
our community our image will not be about an
arrangement of our skin cells or our physical
shape or financial status, but rather an evident
change that takes place as a result of God’s inbreathed
spirit that leads to an out-breathing of
the spiritual qualities that Jesus showed –
humility, servant-hood, and love. Only then will
we be able to say to people, ‘In the name of
Jesus rise up and walk.’
Ray Veal
Consider this story of two people who did just
that. Two guys were walking to Church and
neither man had the faintest idea of what a
remarkable day it would turn out to be. The city
would be in uproar before sundown, because of
what they were about to do. Outside of the
Church was a man who had a physical disability
Reference: “In the Likeness of God” by Dr Paul Brand and Philip
Yancey.
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JULY
S O A P
1
S is for Scripture
O is for Observation
A is for Application
P is for Prayer
2 Kings14:1-25; Jonah1-2; Luke23:26-56
2 Jonah 3-4; Luke 24: -35
3 2 Kings14: 26-29; Amos1-2; Luke 24:36-53
4 Amos 3-4; Romans 1:1-17
5 Amos 5-6; Romans 1: 18-32
6 Amos 7-9; Romans 2: 1-16
7 2 Kings 15-16; Romans 2:17-29
8 2 Kings 17-18; Romans 3:1-20
9 2 Kings 19-20; Romans 3:21-31
10 2 Kings 21-23; Romans 4
11 2 Kings 24-25; Romans 5:1-11
12 Psalms 1-2; Romans 5:12-21
13 Psalms 10,33: Romans 6: 1-14
14 Psalms 43, 66; Romans 6:15-23
15 Psalms 67, 71; Romans 7:1-7
16 Psalms 89, 92; Romans 7:8-26
17 Psalms 93-95; Romans 8:1-17
18 Psalms 96-07; Romans 8:18-27
19 Psalms 98-99; Romans 8:28-39
20 Psalms 100, 102; Romans 9:1-29
21 Psalms 104-105; Romans 9:30-10:21
22 Psalms 106,111; Romans 11:1-10
23 Psalms 112-113; Romans 11:11-24
24 Psalms 114-115; Romans 11:25-36
25 Psalms 116-118; Romans 12:1-8
26 Psalms 119:1-32; Romans 12:9-21
27 Psalms 119:33-64; Romans 13
28 Psalms 119: 65-88; Romans 14
29 Psalms 119:89-120; Romans 15:1-22
30 Psalms 119:121-152; Romans 15:23 -16-27
31 Psalms 119:153-176; Acts 20:2 - 21:16
Regular Service Times
Traditional Service
Senior Pastor
Tim Clark (Clark.Tim@yorkst.com.au)
Associate Pastor
Blake Moore (Moore.Blake@yorkst.com.au)
Children’s Director
C/- office@yorkst.com.au
8.45am
Family Service 10.30am
(including Yorkie Kids)
Worship
6pm
Worship Coordinator
Angela Olive (Oliver.Angela@yorkst.com.au)
Kids Hope Coordinator
Chris Barlow (Barlow.Christine@yorkst.com.au)
Student Minister
Ben Dainton (Dainton.Ben@yorkst.com.au)
Ministry Support
Rob Petty (Petty.Rob@yorkst.com.au)
Church Operations Manager
Robert Ling (Ling.Robert@yorkst.com.au)
Church Office Administrator
Kristin O’Brien (O’Brien.Kristin@yorkst.com.au)
Business Administration Trainee
Michelle McCausland
(mccausland.michelle@yorkst.com.au)
PHONE 03 5331 1079
FAX 03 5331 9756
EMAIL office@yorkst.com.au
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OFFICE HOURS 9am-3pm Monday-Friday
If you miss a day, don’t attempt to "catch up" the reading.
Jump forward to the current one.
Remember, it's not about "achieving a devotion", it's about
developing a healthy habit of spending regular time with
the Lord.
Having said that, if you commit yourself to using SOAP on
a daily basis there is no doubt that your life will be
revolutionised.
Kindergarten Director
Cath Zala
PHONE (03) 5333 4116
EMAIL kinda@yorkst.com.au
helping people meet Jesus, become like Him
and be equipped to impact the local and
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