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St Kilda & Balaclava Presbyterian Church

Locality: Balaclava, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9528 7369

Address: 106 Hotham St 3183 Balaclava, VIC, Australia

Website: https://www.stkildapc.org/

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21.01.2022 Words, tomorrow all the words, maybe not the best words but hopefully helpful words, words from James 3:1-13. Lots to think about and then discuss afterwards during Question Time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reZjw2Ao_Tw

20.01.2022 Australia Day Special: Interview with Jum Naden. Akos Balogh, CEO of TGCA, interviews Indigenous Australian pastor Jum Naden. Jum is the a pastor at St Peter's South Tamworth, and we're privledged to hear from him.

19.01.2022 Love in the time of Coronavirus a short romantic comedy. To get the free eBook go to speaklife.org.uk/Valentines

16.01.2022 Peter, his parents and his wife have been involved with the valuable Auslan Bible translations for decades. He lets us know what this has meant for his family's faith - and so many others.

16.01.2022 Happy Reformation Day! What is the Reformation? Why is it important? How can we talk about it with our children? This 5 minute video is a charming Playmobil re-enactment of Martin Luther's life. Find out why he fought for Christians to know God and enjoy his grace freely and how that changed the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch

16.01.2022 Join us tomorrow online at 11:15am to hear how the book of James finishes via YouTube premiere. You welcome to discuss it afterwards with us via Zoom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLHPDSz3cyI

14.01.2022 "My mother took me to Sunday school from the age of two, so I grew up hearing about Jesus. When I was about ten years old, there was a speaker at church. He tal...ked about Jesus on the cross and he mentioned the Centurion who stood beneath the cross. After Jesus died, the man saw what happened and said, 'Surely, he was the Son of God!' (Matthew 27:54). I realised that what Jesus did on the cross was for me, and for everybody else." "I went home and I accepted Jesus as my Saviour. "After I left school, I trained as a nurse, and at the end of my training, I felt the Lord calling me to work among the Indigenous people in the Northern Territory. There was a lot of need there and they were asking for nurses in Yuendumu. It’s a small Indigenous community 290 kilometres north-west of Alice Springs. That was in 1956. I worked in Yuendumu for nearly two years. It was very challenging. There was a measles epidemic in the first year. We were working in a tin shed that was the hospital. But the Lord helped us and we didn’t lose any of the babies. That’s also where I met my husband. His name was Doug and he was the plumber. He’d come up to help build the new hospital. We got married at the end of 1958 and then we moved back into town, into Alice Springs. We’ve been fostering needy children, here in Alice, for 60 years. "At first, there was a little boy, Eddie. We looked after him while his dad worked and then there was Bobbie. He had heart troubles, so he came to live with us. Before we had our own children, we took on three little sisters Jean, Marjorie and Dorothy. Then we had Lyle and Kerrie, our own children, born 15 months apart. Then, we took on a little girl who suffered from polio. She couldn’t walk, so we grew her up. Then we had our two youngest sons, Peter and Grant, but we kept taking on children, on and off for 60 years. "I’m 91 now and I’m forgetting things! Many of the children struggled as adults but we’ve always been part of their lives, and we’ve been asked to help grow up their children and even their grandchildren. In between all that, I went back to work at the hospital in Alice. There were a lot of babies there that needed fostering for short times ... I can’t remember all their names, but it’s been more than 60 children, all together. "One of the little girls was born with a lung condition. She almost bled to death and she needed a lot of help, so we took her in. She needed feeding from a tube into her stomach until she was 9 or 10 years old. She’s now grown up and she has a little boy of her own. They often come and stay with us. "The last little boy we had stayed with us for three years. That was two years ago, when I was 89. He was one of Dorothy’s grandchildren. He lived with us for three years and he never stayed still. It was hard at times, and very busy, especially during the daytime. I didn’t have a lot of time, so I read my Bible in the middle of the night. That’s when I had my quiet time. "At the moment, I’m reading Proverbs 3:6 - 'In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight.' "The whole way through my life, God has been in control. He has led me in all things. He has directed my paths every day. Doug is 92 now and we’re both well. It’s incredible that as I continue to study God’s word, the Scripture songs from my youth come clearly to mind. "One of my favourites is from the Scripture Union Chorus book: 'Be steadfast, immovable, by grace stand your ground; Let the world not entice you, Nor let errors confound; For the Lord is your portion, His word is your guide; Be steadfast, unyielding, And turn not aside.' More Faith Stories @https://www.eternitynews.com.au/section/faith-stories/

14.01.2022 The Armenian people embraced Christianity in 301 AD and it has been a vital part of their identity ever since. They have suffered much in history, particularly ...in the Armenian Genocide of a century ago, and last September endured violence again, when Azerbaijan attacked Nagorno-Karabakh, an enclave in Azerbaijan with an Armenian population. Armenians felt they were again forgotten and betrayed by the international community in their hour of need, and when a ceasefire was agreed on 10 November, the Azeris kept all the territory they had seized. Thank the Lord for the Armenians’ faithfulness to Christ, undaunted despite centuries of persecution. Pray that they will know God’s grace and peace at this time and that His purposes for them will be fulfilled. #barnabasfund #DailyPrayer #prayer #Jesus #Christian #jesuslovesyou #jesussaves #StandWithUs #Prayforthepersecuted #sufferingchurch #amen #Church #pray

14.01.2022 Our Bible Study group finished last night for the summer break. We also concluded our study of the book of Ecclesiastes (which complimented the New Testament wisdom book of James). Here's a poem from one of the study group members based on chapter 12 of Ecclesiastes. http://isham-verse.blogspot.com//on-being-old-in-1000-bc-w

10.01.2022 If you'd like to learn more about life, meaning and the universe, you are welcome to join us at 10am every Sunday. Until Christmas we're meeting at the corner of Hotham St and Denman Ave, Balaclava.

10.01.2022 While digital services will continue at 11:15am on YouTube premiere until Christmas, analogue services restart 10am Sunday 15th November at our Balaclava building. You’re welcome to join us at either!

07.01.2022 Join us tomorrow morning via You Tube as we think about James' comments about quarrels and fights. Then discuss things more amicably via Zoom afterwards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7R5walkFwA

07.01.2022 A pastor and Bible translator in Papua was tortured and shot by an Indonesian soldier in September, according to an independent investigation.

05.01.2022 What's the Christian view of time? Join us tomorrow at 11:15am first on You Tube and then via Zoom for Questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jmVbSqzdlI

03.01.2022 Our CS Lewis Bookclub restarts on Sunday 7 February. If you're a fan of CS Lewis and enjoy discussions then you're welcome to join us via Zoom on the first Sunday evening of every month. In February we're discussing the Last Battle, the final instalment of the Narnian Chronicles. Contact St Kilda & Balaclava for more information.

01.01.2022 Restoration survey taking place at our St Kilda Church building. Hopefully this will result in a detailed baseline for planning future repairs both urgent and long term.

01.01.2022 Join us tomorrow at 11:15am to look at how James 2:14-26 applies to hypocrites, good people and bad people. Then discuss it briefly via Zoom with us afterwards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0GbDMh0nTU