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Revival?
by ozziepost inat a meeting today of the evangelical fellowship in the anglican communion (efac), president of the nsw branch, archbishop peter jensen reported that "never before had their been such a number and quality of people offering themselves to god's service".
australia, and especially new south wales, is seeing a revival in christian belief.. efac is a world-wide body founded in 1961 by john stott.
evangelicals are "those who believe in the sovereignty of god in creation, in revelation, and in salvation", jensen stated.. peter jensen went on to outline the four elements of evangelical christianity:.
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Message for silentlambs from oz
by ozziepost inbill,.
mrs ozzie's order for aromatherapy candles from aromescence has come back from our server as undeliverable.
any clues?.
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Elders encouraged to admit their mistakes
by ozziepost inin view of current topics, the following comments from the watchtower of november 15, 1993 may be of interest:.
"admitting mistakes helps us to maintain a good relationship with god.
as the foregoing examples show, he will not condemn us for our mistakes if we admit them and do what we can to rectify wrong thinking, thoughtless words, or foolhardy actions.
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Is there a Revised New World Translation?
by ozziepost init seems the writing dept have received an advance copy of the newly revised new world translation.
the september 1 issue of the watchtower has this "questions from readers".
notice the wording.
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Was it a Dove?
by ozziepost inhave you see the illustration of the dove fluttering above jesus' head?
it's on page 27 of the may 15 watchtower.. the picture illustrates this text quoted on the page:.
"after being baptized jesus immediately came up from the water; and, look!
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Letter writing witnessing
by ozziepost ind'ya remember how we used to encourage the invalids and 'shut-ins' to engage in letter writing for their witnessing?
this was pretty good for the writers 'cos they could count the time, and it was pretty good for the elders 'cos they had another regular publisher to in clude in the congregation's report.. what happens to us happy posters when we are 'shut-in', perhaps from a little accident, eh jan?
well we can engage in flooding the board with bulletins.
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Language Course for Sydney BBQ (Lesson 5)
by ozziepost inhow are your plans for getting to the sydney gathering of happy exjws, unhappy jws, delirious posters,'other interested' posters, and 'lurkers'?.
you need to know: location.
time.
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Language Course for Aussie BBQ (Lesson 3)
by ozziepost ing'day folks,.
time is fast approaching for the sydney bbq.
if you'd like details send me an e-mail: [email protected].
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Paradise Now
by ozziepost injust time for some pleasant thoughts.
here is an australian associated press item today.. ======================================================================sydney life third best in the world: survey.
quality of life in sydney has been ranked third highest in the world by the influential magazine, the economist.. the survey ranked 31 of the world's top cities based on criteria including recreational and transport facilities.. sydney finished third behind zurich and vancouver.. nsw premier bob carr welcomed the survey and said sydney and new york were the leading cities for recreation and leisure.. "sydney is now recognised as a truly international city, a leader in our region," mr carr said in a statement.. "sydney is again earning international recognition as a young, vibrant, cooperative city that has a skills base the equal of any in the world.
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Thought for the Day
by ozziepost insomeone once said: "the christian church is the only religion that shoots its wounded.".
how could this apply to the witness organisation?.
just a thought.. ozzie [8>]