NOTICE SHEET Praise and Prayer Points Five Dock Drummoyne Congregation 'Love Broke Through' ‒ Phil Keaggy Services – Sunday 8 November, 2020 Like a dreamer who was trying to build a highway to the sky, Pentecost 23 all my hopes would come tumblin' down 9.30am Five Dock – Rev Don Everhart and I never knew just why until today, Reading: Hebrews 7: 20-28 Theme: "Greatness of the New Priest" when You pulled away the clouds that hung like curtains on my eyes. We give thanks to God that today we are able I was blind all these wasted years to again gather together in worship. when I thought I was so wise. “This is the day which the Lord has made – But then You took me by surprise... we will rejoice and be glad in it.” Like waking up from the longest dream, NAIDOC Week how real it seemed until Your love broke through. Always Was, Always Will Be And I was lost in a fantasy This is an opportunity for all Australians to that blinded me come together to celebrate the rich history, until Your love broke through. diverse cultures and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. All my life I have been searching for that crazy missin' part, It’s about seeing, hearing and learning the and with one touch You just rolled away First Nations’ 65,000+ year history of this the stone that held my heart. country - which is Australian history. And now I see that the answer was as simple We want all Australians to celebrate that we have the oldest continuing cultures on the as my need to let You in planet and to recognise that our sovereignty and I am so sure I could never doubt was never ceded. Your gentle touch again. It's like the power of the wind... songwriters: performed by Phil Keaggy Diary Dates Keith Green from the album Love Broke Thru Randy Stonehill this version from the live album Sunday 15 November at 11am Todd Fishkind How the West Was One (1977) First Church Council Meeting since 23 Feb. "How great is the love the Father has lavished Election of officer bearers for the next twelve on us, that we should be called children of months will take place at this meeting. God! And that is what we are!" 1 John 3:1 (NIV) Meeting papers are available today for There is nothing like God’s Love for us, to take collection by Church Council members. us to a place of peace and freedom, and to Monday Bible Study has commenced an restore us to the purpose God created us for. Advent study, meeting now at 3.00pm in the God wants us to live a life of abundant love. church. The title is “The Coming of Jesus” – The Lord wants to break through in our lives in Past, Present and Future. 4 Studies on Hope. such a powerful way that we love ourselves as Frontier Services God intended and then love others as we love Thank you to all who helped to make Frontier ourselves. Services Focus Sunday so special. Prayer: Lord, as Your love breaks through in A special thank you to those who so our lives, You bring us to the place where we generously donated and for those who missed can love others like You have loved us. Just as out there is still time to support. Please place every cell in our being longs for Your Love, so your donation in a specially marked envelope does everyone around us long for Your Great and place it in the offering plate Love, O God. Amen. (adapted from) source: ChristianCourage.org