As we start our fifth year we'll be looking at what the Bible has to say about church and consider what we ought to look like as a church. You're welcome to join us on Sunday morning as we study the Bible together.

31 January - Church and Worship
What are we really saying when we talk about worship? Why do we meet together as a church, and what should we do when we meet?

7 February - Church and Service
What does it mean to be part of Christ's body, the church? How should we use the gifts we have been given? What does it mean to be involved in ministry?

14 February - Church and Kingdom
Where does KPC fit in God's Kingdom? What part ought we play? How should we be growing?

Spending time together with our church family is an important thing to do... and it's fun too. This year we will be travelling to the Sunshine Coast, and the Starlings will come with us. Dave and Nicole will get us thinking about what it means to have homes that are open to the gospel.

You can find out more and register online here - www.kpc.org.au/weekend-rego

Christians live as aliens and strangers in this world, sojourners - just passing through, on the way to heaven. We have a sure hope of sharing in Jesus' resurrection, but we expect to be tested while we wait. The apostle Peter wrote to Christians scattered through the Roman world, reminding them of the salvation they have and encouraging them to persevere despite sufferring and opposition. God still speaks to us through those words, and there is much we can learn.

Here's our plan for Church in December - January.

27 December  1 Peter 1:1-12    Brad Fletcher       
3 January  1 Peter 1:13-2:3    Brad Fletcher
10 January 1 Peter 2:4-12    Rodney Brydon
17 January 1 Peter 2:13-25    Rob Miller
24 January 1 Peter 3:1-7    Josh Mansfield

Why not re-think Jesus this Christmas? Come to church with us the Sunday before Christmas (9:30am) and again on Christmas morning (8:30am).

You are invited to come to our Carols evening on Sunday 6 December.
What to bring: yourself, perhaps some friends, a blanket to sit on and perhaps some money for a sausage.
You may like to download and forward an invitation to a friend... in which case check out the files attached to this post.

At Church we'll be hearing about what the devil doesn't want you to know - LIFE IN JESUS NAME. John chapters 13-17 contain Jesus' last words to his disciples before his death. In the final hours he shared with his disciples what life would be like for them after his death - lives lived in the power of his Spirit. It would be an era when his followers would live radical, world-confronting, God-honouring lives characterised by answered prayer and fruit bearing witness, a life you will have if you truly love Jesus.

11 Oct - Signs of Life John 20:24
18 Oct - Served by Jesus John 13:1-17
25 Oct - Trust in Jesus John 13:18-14:14
1 Nov - The Spirit of Truth John 14:15-31
8 Nov - Fruitful Witness John 15:1-16:4
15 Nov - The Spirit of Truth II John 16:4-15
22 Nov - Joy John 16:16-33
29 Nov - Jesus' Prayer John 17:1-19
6 Dec - Jesus' Prayer II John 17:20-26

(You can find Bible Studies and Talks here.)

At church over four weeks we will look at the OT book of Micah. As a contemporary of Isaiah, Micah also warns of God's coming judgment because of Israel's corruption and disobedience. Along with the rest of the world we are called to witness God's Judgment of Israel. As we do we are warned by it, and we are given reason to hope in our God, who is truly like no other God. Here's the plan;

13 September: God's Judgment of Corrupt Israel (ch1-2)
20 September: God's Judgment of Corrupt Leaders (ch3)
27 September: Hope beyond Judgment (ch4-5)
4 October:Hope in our God (ch6-7)

Reading the OT book of Isaiah is a daunting prospect. It's one of the longest books of the Bible, it mentions names and places that we are not familiar with, and some bits are just odd. However it is well worth the effort. You can gauge how important it is by how many times it gets quoted in the New Testament.  Although it was written hundreds of years before the birth of Jesus, we get an incredibly vivid picture of what Jesus would achieve on the cross (eg. Isaiah 53:5-6). Isaiah gives us a look at God's incredible plan to judge and to save. This is an amazing part of God’s word, and we should not neglect it. Is that enough reason?

Over the next 8 weeks we will be looking at the first half of Isaiah at church on Sundays, and the second half in our mid-week Growth Groups.

The Gospel of Jesus announces forgiveness and hope for all who put their trust in Jesus. Over the next few weeks at church we will be exploring the extent of the mercy of God - as we work our way through chapters 6-16 of the New Testament book of Romans. Meanwhile we are studying Romans 6-12 in Growth Groups. Here's the plan for Church on Sundays...

24 May - Romans 6-7 Living in the Mercy of God
7 June - Romans 8 Secure in the Love of God
14 June - Romans 9-11 Chosen by the Mercy of God
21 June - Romans 12 Responding to the Mercy of God
28 June - Romans 13 Authority and Love in the light of God's Mercy
5 July Romans 14:1-15:13 - Eating in light of the Mercy of God
12 July Romans 15:14-16:27 - Fellow Workers for the Gospel of God's Mercy

"I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, ..." Romans 1:16-17 (NIV)