Menai Baptist Church in Bangor, New South Wales, Australia | Baptist church

Menai Baptist Church

Locality: Bangor, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9543 3340

Address: Performing Arts Centre, Inaburra School Complex Billa Road 2234 Bangor, NSW, Australia

Website: http://menaibaptist.org.au

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23.01.2022 On Sunday we continue our sermon series from Mark’s gospel. The gospel is all about the "good news", which is Jesus Himself (Mark 1: 1) Our speaker this week will be Jenny Casey, Facilitator of Pastoral Accreditation and Recognition. Join us this Sunday at 9:30am at https://live.menaibaptist.org.au

22.01.2022 RESTOR(Y)ING - Pour out Your Hearts Earlier this week I (Brett) read Psalm 46. I don’t know what it is like for you but often a Psalm will just stick for a week. I particularly love the way Psalm 46 begins: God is our refuge and strength,... an ever-present help in trouble. God is our refuge our place of security. God is our strength our source or force for whatever comes. We can trust him, rely on him, go to him at all times. Throughout this week I have been a bit of a grump. I don’t know what it is like for you but often an emotion will stick with me for a week. I’ll wake up grumpy, anxious or stressed maybe even angry. Or something small will set me off. This week I’ve been a bit of a grump; tired, unsettled and so anxious. It is why I am thankful that the Lord is my refuge, and he gives me examples to direct me to engage with my emotions. Like most things in the Christian walk, this is simple but functionally complex, easy like walking, just placing one foot in front of the other, but difficult sometimes you don’t want to get up, let alone move (spiritually and sometimes physically too)! What are we to do? Now, I’m not about to suggest I can unpack this in a short reflection it takes a lifetime and expertise that I don’t fully have to engage with the myriad of emotions we all have. This isn’t a ‘do this and it solves it all’, that would be plan unhelpful. But a book I’ve been reading, Untangling Emotions, gave me a good bit of encouragement (right when I needed it). Psalm 62:8 captures beautifully the simplicity of engaging with our emotions: Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, God is a refuge for us. Do we know that we can pour out our hearts to our God? That as we walk, one foot in front of the other or just emotionally crawling along we can pour out to our God. Trusting God includes pouring out your heart to him. Why? Why can we do this? Well, God is our refuge. So, when I am feeling grumpy or anxious or stressed, maybe even angry, I can pour out my heart, like the scriptures give me example to, like the human example Jesus did engaging with my emotions. You read Scripture it is there; you listen to Jesus he does it; an honest engagement with the Heavenly Father in prayer. So, take him your heart as often as it wells up, surges, slides or dips and dives. A broken and contrite heart he will not despise. For the Lord is our refuge. Oh, and join me in praying that I’m not a grump tomorrow.

22.01.2022 We are looking forward to seeing you this Sunday! Please remember. Mask up, gather and catch up. https://menaibaptist.org.au/podcasts/

22.01.2022 In case you've missed one. You can catch up, listen or re-listen to any of our sermons from the Empowered to Go series on our podcast. https://menaibaptist.org.au/podcasts/

21.01.2022 This Sunday our Pastoral Care Pastor Vivian Grice will be speaking on Stewarding God’s Creation. Join us at 9:30am, either in person or online at https://live.menaibaptist.org.au

17.01.2022 This Sunday we continue our sermon series from Mark’s gospel. The gospel is all about the "good news", which is Jesus Himself (Mark 1: 1) Our speaker will be Richard Wolf from our own congregation and has titled his sermon, "Jesus the Spanner in the Pharasiac Works". Please join us at 9:30am at https://menaibaptistchurch.online.church/

16.01.2022 This morning we continued in our series, Empowered to Go! Pentecost, the promised Holy Spirit comes and comes with power. Brett took us through Part 1 of Acts 2, A People Empowered. Catch up if you missed it! https://menaibaptist.org./podcasts/

16.01.2022 "Over this holiday period our morning messages will focus on a three-week series from the OT book of Haggai. As we begin to emerge a little from the restrictions of the pandemic, into a 'rebuilding' phase of a new 'normal' for church life, this little book reminds us that the people of Israel, as they returned from exile, also went through a period of rebuilding. Under God they had to look at things in a new way rather than just return to the old, while building on the past and looking to the future. This week our Pastoral Care Pastor Vivian Grice continues through Haggai 2:1-9, while on October 18 Dr. Edwina Murphy, from Morling College, will close off the series, looking at Haggai 2:10 - 23. Please pray that we will hear carefully what the Lord might have for us from this book."

15.01.2022 We are so thankful we can still gather tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you, 9:30am all masked up.

14.01.2022 This Sunday we continue our sermon series from the Gospel of Mark. Our speaker is Milard Sleiman who is currently residing in Sydney due to Covid restrictions. Milard pastors the English speaking Christ The King Church in Lebanon and he will be focusing this week on Mark 8:34-37 and has titled his sermon "True Commitment". Be sure to link in on Sunday morning at 9:30am for our Online Service at https://live.menaibaptist.org.au.

14.01.2022 This Sunday our guest speaker Edwina Murphy from Morling College will be finishing off our Haggai series with a message titled "Don't Stop Believin'!. This will be our first week back in Church and we look forward to a great morning. Should you still wish to register to attend our service in person then please click on the following link: https://forms.gle/kt8orMtNkqdjvG45A We will also still be live-streaming our service at 9:30am.... https://live.menaibaptist.org.au See more

13.01.2022 This week we start our new sermon series from Mark’s gospel... In our turbulent and changing time, it is good to revisit the foundation of our faith, who is Jesus Christ? So, a good way of doing this is to work through the gospel of Mark, the shortest and most action-filled of the gospels. The gospel is all about the "good news", which is Jesus Himself (Mark 1: 1) Our Pastoral Care Pastor, Vivian Grice will be looking at the first 13 verses in Mark 1 and has titled his sermon What’s it all about? Join us on Sunday at https://menaibaptistchurch.online.church/

13.01.2022 Join us this Sunday for our Livestream service at 9:30am at https://live.menaibaptist.org.au. Milard Sleiman will be speaking on The Appearances of Jesus. Be sure to let us know you are watching by checking in on the chat line. We would love to hear from you. Have a great weekend!

11.01.2022 This Sunday we continue our series on the Book of Ruth. Daniel Dott will be taking us through the 2nd Chapter and has titled his sermon "A Man of Standing". Join us at 9:30am, either in person or online at https://live.menaibaptist.org.au

08.01.2022 This Sunday we continue our sermon series from the Gospel of Mark. Rev. Dr. Vivian Grice will be speaking from Mark 7 and he has titled his sermon "The Spreading Impact of Jesus". Be sure to link in on Sunday morning at 9:30am for our Online Service at https://live.menaibaptist.org.au

06.01.2022 This Sunday we start a new 4-week series on the Book of Ruth. Our Pastoral Care Pastor Vivian Grice will be our speaker. Join us at 9:30am, either in person or online at https://live.menaibaptist.org.au

05.01.2022 A genuine revival cannot be whipped up or worked up. It can only come from God’s hand as God’s people pray along with working. So With Brett’s induction as our lead pastor in a week’s time we are looking forward to the next phase of our faith journey at Menai Baptist Church. Let us pray for our work together under Brett’s leadership, that it will be prayerful, powerful and fruitful. Let’s pray for him and his family: safety, encouragement, support. Yet above all, let’s pray that the Lord will revive us as a people, bring renewal to churches across Australia, and spiritual revival to our nation. VIVIAN GRICE PASTORAL CARE PASTOR Join us this Sunday in person at our 9:30am service or join us online at https://live.menaibaptist.org.au

03.01.2022 This Sunday we continue our series "Empowered to Go!" Brett will be taking us through Acts 5 as we look at Godly and Ungodly Motivations. Join us in person at our 9:30 service at Church or online at https://live.menaibaptist.org.au. Listen on Podcast or watch recent sermons at https://menaibaptist.org.au