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The Salvation Army Shoalhaven Church

Locality: Nowra, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4423 2102

Address: 162 St Ann's Street 2541 Nowra, NSW, Australia

Website: https://www.salvationarmy.org.au

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24.01.2022 In her Sunday devotional, Commissioner Janine Donaldson reminds us that if we want to live a healthy, balanced life, it is important to monitor and control what we feed into our bodies - both physically and spiritually. #livelovefight

21.01.2022 Thank you for your ongoing support #raywhitesouthcoast #raywhitenowra #raywhiteculburra #raywhitecallala

19.01.2022 Pray Around the World - Australia territory This week, the international Salvation Army is praying for the Australia territory. Led by Commissioners Robert and... Janine Donaldson, the Australia territory has 876 active officers who preach the gospel in Arabic, Cantonese, English, Farsi, Hindi, Kiswahili, Korean, Mandarin, Nuer, Persian, Telugu, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dialects. There are 299 corps with 13,122 senior soldiers, 1,813 junior soldiers, and 4,044 adherents. The following specific prayer requests were received from the territory: Praise Points Thanks to God for our employees, staff and volunteers who have demonstrated adaptability and creativity to ensure the mission continues to be delivered in this COVID-19 environment and lives continue to be transformed one at a time with the love of Jesus. Thanks to God for the united response to Bushfire disasters and the pandemic as well as advocacy to the government and our national fundraising appeal. The many innovative Kingdom opportunities that have come out of the COVID pandemic. Prayer Requests: the ongoing protection and safety of our frontline workers as they serve the most vulnerable in this COVID-19 environment. Wisdom as we continue the transformation process to operate as one Australian Territory; in particular to ensure simple but effective national processes to assist the front-line as they deliver the mission Wisdom to ensure ongoing missional focus in financially sustainable ways A sense of peace, empowerment and anointing for all Officers who are impacted by the ‘general change;’ process. PLEASE NOTE: Information is from The Salvation Army Year Book 2020. Photos are from Salvation Army social media sites and may have been taken before Covid-19 safety protocols were in place.

19.01.2022 Life (Part 1) Advent Reflections with General Brian Peddle Greetings! With this devotional we come now to the Season of Advent. These next four Sundays he...lp the church to prepare for the Advent of Christ, the Coming of Christ into our world. For these Sundays of Advent we are going to focus our attention on the opening verses of the Gospel of John. The Gospel of John begins with a strong affirmation: ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life’ (John 1:1-4). In the 17th verse John’s Gospel finally identifies the Word: He is ‘Jesus Christ.’ Let’s make sure we hear this: ‘In the beginning was the Word, Jesus Christ. The Word, Jesus Christ, is with God. The Word, Jesus Christ, was God.’ John proclaims that this person of the Trinity is involved in creating galaxies, oceans, continents, plants and people. ‘All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being.’ These opening phrases also express the conviction that, ‘what has come into being in him was life’ Later in John’s Gospel Jesus will say that he has ‘come that people may have life, and that they may have it abundantly’ (John 10:10). Throughout John’s Gospel we watch as the Word creates life in all its fullness. We watch Jesus give sight to the blind, strength to the lame, and food to the hungry. And one of the ways Jesus creates life is with his words. His words are life-giving. As Jesus engaged in his mission of salvation, there came a moment when some disciples turned away from him. So Jesus asked his twelve disciples if they too wished to go away. Peter responded by saying, ‘Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life’ (John 6:68). Your words are life giving. This first candle of Advent is the Candle of Life. Words can be life-giving, but as we know too well, words can also destroy. I’m sure you share my concern that far too many young people in our world are damaged by words. Far too many young people are put down with words; they are demeaned; they are discouraged rather than encouraged. Cyber-bullying damages for too many young people in our time. Hate-filled messages are given anonymously and destroy young people. The significance of these opening verses in John’s Gospel is that the Word who is with God and who is God, communicates personally. Jesus does not hide behind anonymous texts. Christ’s words are public words, expressed with his name behind them. His words are life-giving. As we move through these Sundays of Advent, may we examine our words carefully, and pray that our words may also be life-giving. The Salvationist world has long enjoyed the songs of Generals Gowan and Larsson. Let the words of this song also be life-giving, and send us into these weeks of Advent: He came to give us life in all its fulness, He came to make the blind to see, He came to banish death and doubt and darkness, He came to set His people free. He liberating love imparted, He taught men once again to smile; He came to bind the brokenhearted, And God and man to reconcile. He came to give us life in all its fullness, He came to make the blind to see, He came to banish death and doubt and darkness, He came to set His people free. (Song Book 139)

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17.01.2022 Advent S.O.A.P verses day 1 Isaiah 40-9-11 You who bring good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who bring good news to Jerusalem,lift up your voice with a shout, lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the towns of Judah, Here is your God! See, the Sovereign LORD comes with power, and he rules with a mighty arm. See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him.... He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young. See more

17.01.2022 We will remember them

12.01.2022 This Sunday 10am we start our Advent series, Awaiting the Already, based on the resource by Magrey R deVega. Over the course of our Advent worship, we will traverse familiar territory, hearing the stories we have heard countless times over the years. Each week of Advent, we will study one of the four Gospel writers who each assume a different angle, selectively choosing which parts of the birth narrative best convey their message. Altogether, these stories form one of th...e essential narratives of our faith: the anticipation and arrival of the Word Made Flesh. (Awaiting the Already, p. 11) This week we look at Mark 1:1-8, and are reminded to Slow Down and Pay Attention https://www.abingdonpress.com/product/9781501880933/

11.01.2022 Advent S.O.A.P daily reading Day 2 Isaiah 52:7-9 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, Your God reigns! Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices; together they shout for joy. When the LORD returns to Zion, they will see it with their own eyes. Burst into songs of joy together, you ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem.

09.01.2022 #BREAKING - COVID-19 Restrictions Eased From Monday, the following COVID-19 restrictions will be significantly eased: There will be no limit on numbers at ...weddings and funerals Up to 50 people will be allowed to dance at events Up to 50 people will be allowed to sing as part of a choir at indoor events, and an unlimited number of people will be allowed to sing (indoors or outdoors) with a mask on 2 The 4 square metre rule will be changed to the 2 square metre rule for ALL venues except gyms and nightclubs. This means that venue/room capacities can double Standing will be allowed at outdoor hospitality venues The cap on outdoor gatherings will double from 50 to 100 Indoor theatres will be allowed 75% capacity and outdoor theatres/stadiums will be allowed 100% capacity I’m very pleased that the community’s work has made these changes possible ahead of the festive season. Please don’t be complacent and continue to social distance, wear masks, wash hands and use appropriate caution.

07.01.2022 Advent SOAP reading day 4 Isaiah 40:1-5 1 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.... 2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the LORD’s hand double for all her sins. 3 A voice of one calling: In the wilderness prepare the way for the LORD ; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 4 Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. 5 And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all people will see it together. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. See more

06.01.2022 Advent S.O.AP reading - perhaps not a reading you would normal read at Advent, but still a key passage Genesis 3:8-15 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden.... But the LORD God called to the man, Where are you? He answered, I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid. And he said, Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from? The man said, The woman you put here with meshe gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.Then the LORD God said to the woman, What is this you have done? The woman said, The serpent deceived me, and I ate. So the LORD God said to the serpent, Because you have done this, Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life. And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel. See more

05.01.2022 Great to help out today at the Service NSW building Resilience events at Cambewarra RFS

04.01.2022 Adam attended the program at WIlliam Booth House

01.01.2022 Sue Hodges, from the Wiradjuri people of NSW, is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander engagement coordinator for The Salvation Army in NSW and the ACT. She shares her story of spiritual healing and how it led her on a journey to helping others. #livelovefight