by Brendan McLaughlin | Feb 12, 2017 | Weekly News
Last week on Vision Sunday we released our updated ‘Vision’ for Earlwood Anglican, which is ‘Bringing glory to God by calling all to delight in Him as our ultimate treasure’. This Vision is shaped by seven core values, the first of which is ‘Grace: Resting in God’s...
by Brendan McLaughlin | Jan 29, 2017 | Weekly News
Over recent weeks we’ve been looking at the ‘means of grace’; the centuries old phrase that refers to how God continues to bless his people. While we’ve covered the big three (church, Bible and prayer), another prime example is serving in ministry. Like church, prayer...
by Brendan McLaughlin | Jan 22, 2017 | Weekly News
When God revealed his glory to Moses, he did it by speaking. He said ‘The Lord, the Lord; the compassionate and gracious God’ (Ex 34:6). The second thing God revealed is that he is defined by grace. Over the past month we’ve been discussing how God continues to pour...
by Brendan McLaughlin | Jan 15, 2017 | Weekly News
Last month we began to look at the ‘Means of Grace’; i.e. the things through which God continues to pour out his grace into his people. After looking more deeply at prayer, this week I want to discuss reading the Bible. Like prayer, many Christians believe that if...
by James Delanty | Jan 1, 2017 | Weekly News
Mystery is one of those words that conjures up images of Sherlock Holmes, big boxes with question marks on them, or the name of that meat that is inside a sausage. But what is the mystery God has revealed to us Christians from the Bible? This week at Camp Earl our...
by Brendan McLaughlin | Dec 18, 2016 | Weekly News
Last week we discussed ‘the means of grace’; the things God uses to pour out his grace upon us. These things, such as Bible reading, prayer and church, have sadly slipped into the category of ‘burdens’ for many, resulting in them failing to enjoy these wondrous gifts...
