Your Notes

April 5th 2009

THINK ABOUT THESE STATEMENTS...

Funny how a $20 note looks so big when you take it to church, but so small when you
take it to the market.
Funny how long it takes to serve God for an hour, but how quickly a team plays a 60
minutes of basketball.
Funny how long a couple of hours spent at church are, but how short they are when
watching a movie.
Funny how we can't think of anything to say when we pray, but don't have difficulty
thinking of things to talk about to a friend.
Funny how we get thrilled when a rugby game goes into extra time, but we complain when
a sermon is longer than the regular time.
Funny how hard it is to read a chapter in the bible, but how easy it is to read 100 pages
of a best selling novel.
Funny how people want to get a front seat at any game or concert, but scramble to get
a back seat at church services.
Funny how we need 2 or 3 weeks advance notice to fit a church event into our schedule,
but can adjust our schedule for other events at the last moment.
Funny how hard it is for people to learn a simple gospel well enough to tell others, but
how simple it is for the same people to understand and repeat gossip.
Funny how we believe what the newspaper say, but question what the bible says.
Funny how everyone wants to got to heaven provided they do not have to believe, or to
think, or to say or to do anything.

OVERSIGHT TEAM: IT MAKES YOU THINK, DOESN'T IT ?

Pastor Shane & Glenda Whitbourn
Dwayne & Cynthia Alexander
YOUTH & YOUNG CO-ORDINATOR & WORSHIP DIRECTOR:
Julian Gollasch Ph: 0413 771 390
Services @ 10am
Fawthrop Community Centre Hood St, Portland
ELECTRONIC To direct deposit or Internet bank your giving : Pr. Shane Whitbourn Ph: 0417509516
GIVING South West Community Church BSB 033656 A/C 128710 www.swccportland.com
 today@church what’s happening?
9.30am Prayer meeting ….please join us!
10am Service: Praise & Worship, communion, and then a
Home Groups
All groups will be in recess over the holidays. They will resume again in 2
presentation by Justin Uebergang about his time in Lesotho. weeks time. Why not use the break time to invite another person/family
over for a meal.
Also during the 10am Service:

Kindling Kids Easter Services

Good Friday:
Pre-school Primary School There will NOT be a service at SWCC
on Friday. You are welcome to at-
If you are visiting with us this morning, Welcome!
tend any of the other churches in
Please stay after the service and enjoy some morning tea with us. town on Friday if you wish. (See
church news in The Observer).
Today: Margot’s Team Easter Sunday:
who’s

Morning Tea
on?

April 12: Marni’s team 10am we will be meeting together

as usual. Julian Gollasch will be
Today : Lesley April 12: Megan speaking.
Kindling Kids

Today after church

Young Adults get-together @ Nuns Beach
BYO food & drink, shovel & sunscreen
See Nykoal Rentsch with any questions
Planetshakers Conference
8 of our youth are heading off in the 2nd week
Sermons on mp3 of holidays to Planetshakers Conference in
Thanks to Dean Brinkley, you can now download this morning’s mes- Melbourne. The music will be amazing, and
sage TODAY!! Just give your memory stick to Dean after speakers include John Bevere, Reggie Dabbs,
the service and he will put the message on your stick in Glen Berteau, Russell & Sam Evans. This will be
mp3 format!! You can then listen to it on your computer, fantastic, so you won’t want to miss it!
iPod, or a CD. No more fiddling with the internet or waiting Places are still available -
for DVDs and CDs till the following week.
See Julian Gollasch if you are interested.
See Dean after the service if you have any questions.