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I’ve often told the story of a very embarrassing and painful situation I had as Pastor: Andrew Feaveai Worship Co-ordinator - 19 January
a young college student. I’d only been a Christian a short time. I was full of Mobile: O405 684 770 Pat Jull
zeal, and it wasn’t a secret to my professors or my classmates that I was a Duty Elder: Rosie Gwynne Mobile: 041 771 4055
Christian. And one day we were in an English class in college, and the greatauto@bigpond.com
professor of this English class was a hard-bitten war correspondent from Head Elder: Valentine Mugabe
World War Two. She was a woman, and she was overtly hostile to Mobile: 0415 859045 Church Cleaning
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said, “Nathan” I said, “yes.” She said, “Do you believe that Jesus Christ is Head Deaconess:…. .…Cristine Wills 26 January: Ian & Lesley Webster
the only way to God?” Now imagine yourself in that situation if you’re Mobile: 0407 762 794 2 February: Andrew & Aofaga Feaveai
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Christian, where publicly somebody calls on you and said: “Do you believe Treasurer:……………… …..David Peers
that Jesus Christ is the only way to God?” I wanted to disappear into the Mobile: 0427 728 409
floorboard because I immediately felt the pressure of that confrontation. I Church Clerk:……… .Robyn Brierley
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going to come down on my head without any cessation. And I also knew that Church Bulletin Editor available online in full colour. There
if I said no, I would be guilty of treason to Christ. It was a no-win situation. Garry McBryde - Mobile: 0490178915 will only be a limited number of
And so when she said, “Nathan, do you believe that Jesus is the only way to Assistant Editor Bulletin’s available at the church door
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Well, she heard it, and as I anticipated she exploded in fury, and she said Sarah Wills - Mobile: to access the Bulletin on a Internet
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the rest of the class just looked at me with utter disdain. And I said, “Well, Bible Study/ Prayer Meeting
here’s my problem.” I said, “I didn’t come at this thing looking for the only
way. I’m as American as you are. I’m not looking for some narrow view of Every Tuesday evening from 5:30pm
things.” I said, “but I got to the place where I was persuaded that Jesus was, in the Youth Room or Pastor’s Office Extra Church Parking Available
in fact, the Son of God. And then I read in the New Testament that this One, a time of Bible Study and Prayer for Please use the rear car park of HB
of whom I’m persuaded was the Son of God, opened His mouth and said all. Recruitment (business opposite our
things like this: ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man comes to the Every Wednesday, 7:00pm to church car park, Laurel St.). To enter
Christmas break, starting
Father except by Me.’” I understand what a universal negative is. When 8:00pm a prayer, song and study based drive down the side entrance (eastern
up again in the New Year.
Jesus says “no man comes to the Father except by Me.” He’s eliminated all meeting in the Highfields area. Phone side of HB’s building) to the rear area
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other possible options. Jesus, this same Jesus said, “I am the door through information including this weeks and for those first to start parking on
which men must enter.” “I am The Good Shepherd….The rest are hirelings. location. the western boundary & continue
All of the others are thieves and robbers trying to violently break into My Every Friday night at 6:30pm, across to maximize the number of cars
Father’s kingdom where they have no right.” I said, “Don’t you see that I Patriarchs and Prophets is being able to park there – thank you. A
saw that and the One who’s the Son of God and His apostles are saying to studied here at the church. reminder if you park in a metered car
me that there is no other name under heaven through which men must be Prayer Group meets every Sabbath park in the vicinity of our church, you
saved than through the name of Christ.” I said, “don’t you see that if I believe morning from 8:30am to 9:00am in the don’t have to feed the meter on a
that Christ is one way, I have to believe that He’s the only way or else I have Prayer Room. All Welcome. Sabbath if you have given your car
to believe that this One who is one way is dead wrong when He claims to be Find a Group that suits you and be details (rego, make and model) to
the only way. And if He’s dead wrong when He claims to be the only way, inspired by God’s grace and love for David. If you’re unsure please see
I’d be foolish to think that He’s even one way.” By Nathan Bingham
you. David today.