Dear Border Church Family,
This week we will be having Church in our regular venue at the QCWA Hall at 169 Griffith Street, Coolangatta. Parking can be found on Griffith and Boundary Streets as well as on Marine Parade. For shaded parking you can park under Twin Towns. We will be meeting at 10am and look forward to spending time with you.
Border Church this Week
This week we continue our new series, "What the Hell: The Nine Sermons", looking at life, death and the afterlife. In this second sermon we will explore what the Bible teaches about the nature of mankind at creation and at the fall. What is a soul? Do we have souls or are we souls? Are souls immortal or mortal? We will explore all these topics from the Bible.
Kids/Youth Church will be running for the time that the service is on, directly after the worship.
We always have a healthy vegetarian fellowship lunch after Church. Our theme this week is Indian and soups. We would love you to join us for this time of fellowship. Our lunch schedule can be found here - https://border.church/pages/church-luncheons-roster
The sermon notes from last week are attached to this newsletter. To catch up on our What the Hell series these can be found here:
This Weekend
The combined churches Epic Youth is back on tonight. This term's flyer can be found below. Please share with any young people who might like to attend. The location is at the Tweed Presbyterian Hall on the corner of Wharf and Florence streets, Tweed Heads.
At Border Church we celebrate all Mums and Mum-figures this weekend. Whether you are a mother, grandmother, aunt, big sister, teacher or in any other capacity given a nurturing heart towards others, we honour you.
A Mother's Love
There are times when only a mother's love
Can understand our tears,
Can soothe our disappoints
And calm all of our fears.There are times when only a mother's love
Can share the joy we feel
When something we've dreamed about
Quite suddenly is real.There are times when only a mother's faith
Can help us on life's way
And inspire in us the confidence
We need from day to day.For a mother's heart and a mother's faith
And a mother's steadfast love
Were fashioned by the angels
And sent from God above.--Author Unknown
News and Upcoming Events
We are organising group bookings for Border Church for those wishing to commute on free buses to the Will Graham Lookup Celebration on June 29. Please let me know if you would like a booking for you and those you are inviting ASAP.
We are co-hosting the National Day of Prayer once again this year with Vibe Church on Saturday, May 18, at the Vibe Church venue at 3 Beryl Street, Tweed Heads we will be joined by other local Churches as we spend the day in prayer and praise. Different Churches will be hosting each hour from 10am-4pm.
On May 24 from 6-10pm there is a men's night being jointly hosted by World Changers Church and Hope Church at Varsity Lakes. If you are interested you can register free on the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/mens-night-tickets-872427743867
Give
You can contribute towards our community outreach in our tithes and offerings box or online through various options on our website at https://border.church/give
Weekly meetings
Wednesday Prayer Meeting
Prayer meetings are on Wednesdays at 3pm at 179 Botanical Circuit, Banora Point. Please message me or speak to Lorraine if you have any prayer requests we can add to our list. All are welcome to join as we pray for our community and upcoming projects.
Sealed & Revealed
Season 2 of Sealed & Revealed has begun with a Zoom session on Wednesdays at 6pm. In this series we will look at the New Testament interpretation of apocalyptic prophecies (minus the book of Revelation) to explore how the Apostles projected forward their expectations of the end times.
If you would like to catch up on previous studies in this series, recorded sessions can be found on the secret YouTube playlist here:
Bible Discovery Groups
For 2024, make it a resolution to begin or to join at least one Discovery Bible Reading Group. They are super simple to do and a great way to learn in community with others, especially those new to the Bible. You can get something out of this no matter what level you are at. We would love to show you how to lead one of these groups simply. Please let us know if you would like to start one.
Other worship opportunities
We run Alpha small groups on a regular basis and if you would like help hosting one for your friends or loved ones to discover Jesus and the basics of the Bible, please let us know.
We look forward to seeing you on Saturday at 10am.
Blessings
love
Brendan, Alina, Victor and Erina