Northfield Methodist Church

Dear Friends

Welcome to our services today.

It was just so good to have all our Sunday worship services up and running last Sunday, (all be it a little frenzied at times) as the public school term began. Our first inter-generational service at 10am in the Wesley Hall surprised us a little with over 130 people attending! We praise God for this and pray that this service may grow from strength to strength.

Dear Friends

Welcome to our services today.

It was just so good to have all our Sunday worship services up and running last Sunday, (all be it a little frenzied at times) as the public school term began. Our first inter-generational service at 10am in the Wesley Hall surprised us a little with over 130 people attending! We praise God for this and pray that this service may grow from strength to strength.

Dear friends,

Dear Friends

Today the theme for the morning is "Living with Purpose" and the theme this evening at 6:30pm is "Living as a Servant". Both themes exploring the kind of life God has in mind for us to live.

Dear Friends

So what do you think of the world we live in? That is what most “around the fire” conversations are about these days and we have plenty to say about the condition of the world we live in.

Well when I read the Christmas Story, I catch a glimpse of what God thinks of the world. God’s opinion is that our world needs Jesus. The Christmas Story is not an event but rather an invitation from God to participate in a world that works.

Dear Friends

Welcome to this space and place where we really try to live up to the vision of:
• everyone being welcome
• acknowledging that nobody is perfect -God isn’t finished with us yet
• being open to every God given possibility that is in our midst

Dear friends—

Dear Friends

Today marks the last Sunday of the Christian calendar before moving into a new year that begins with Advent. On a more practical time frame, that means that there are only four more Sundays before Christmas!!
We also use this Sunday for our last focus in the Practical Christian Living series. We trust that where it has unsettled and made uncomfortable, there too it has birthed new life and growth. Our final focus on Overcoming Prejudice, is no different. We would love some feedback on the Practical Christian Living series.

Dear Friends—

Our theme today is Practicing the Presence of God. I am sure you recognize these words. They are the title of a well known and deeply loved little book written by Brother Lawrence. He discovered that in his work in the kitchen he could experience the Presence of God just as powerfully as he did at the Sacrament of Holy Communion. In this book he shares his secret of how he learnt this. I hope this morning that like Brother Lawrence we will also learn how to be more open to the Presence of God in the midst of our very busy and full lives.

Dear Friends

Once again, thank you to the Volunteers and Staff that made Norfest what it was. Thank you too for your support of Norfest. It has been a blessing to hear stories from different people, both Northfielders and Visitors, about the positive experiences of being part of the Norfest event. May we never get used to and take for granted, the resources and facilities we have been blessed with.