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Praise God for bringing three Moslems from Saudi Arbaia to the Bible study we run for internationals! Please pray they will continue to come! — Dannii Willis
A community Prayer meeting will be held tonight at 7.30pm at Ingleburn Anglican for Melissa Parker - 9 yrs girl killed by a bus yesterday. — Kevin Goddard
My mother in-law died last week as a result of 12 years of dementia. Pray that the funeral will go well and that the weather would fine up. — Sheldon Ryan
Praise God for saving two international students, through the ministries of Bible Cub and the Fellowship of Overseas Uni Students (FOCUS)! — Dannii Willis
My youngest daughter (6 mths) is getting Christened on Sunday — Glenn Slaven
Praise God for all those coming to Bible Club, we had five internationals come today to hear the basics of the gospel! — Dannii Willis
Baptism service at my church, Grace Church Kogarah. 9 people baptised today ... pray for them to continue growing in their Christian faith. — Arthur Lee
Prayer service re VIC fires - Wed 11th Feb at St Andrew's Roseville, 7.30pm-7.55pm. To pray, to remember, to hope, to comfort. — Mark Calder
VIC bushfires and QLD floods - Father, You are in control of all the earth. Please sustain and comfort all those who have lost so ... — Tia Zheng
Back to St Andrew's Sunday - Roseville on 15 Feb. Over 100 families with whom we've had some contact with being invited + baptism contacts. — Mark Calder
Thanks to God for Luke's continuing efforts to build Christian community on the web; grace and love for him as he maintains it. Amen. — Mark Hadley
Lord God, please bless this new venture. Amen. — Craig Schwarze
Welcome to the prayer micro blog! Feel free to post a quick prayer request, & prayers for this site & community would be appreciated too :) — Luke Stevens
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Wed, Sep 28 - 9:14 amMen v's Women gets Scientific (1)Interesting article in the Weekend Oz Magazine called “the Testosterone trap.” Relevant to Sydney Anglicans perhaps because of their ...
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Wed, Aug 31 - 1:07 pmWhat are you reading in the Bible currently? (3)I’ve been reading Isaiah,and just finished chapter 48. God is going to raise up Cyrus of Persia to free Israel from Babylon. ...
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10 Things That Forgiveness Is Not
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Spirited away
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Romney ahead in Puerto Rico primary
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Pro-Israel Groups Differ on Approaches Toward Iran
[null]Pro-Israel Groups Differ on Approaches Toward IranNew York Times[{}]WASHINGTON — Even before President Obama declared this month that “I have Israel's back” in its escalating confrontation with Iran, pro-Israel figures like the evangelical Christian leader Gary L. Bauer and the conservative commentator William Kristol ...
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Thomson given a pair, but only for one day
[null]Thomson given a pair, but only for one daySydney Morning Herald[{}]The opposition has agreed to pair one of its MPs with federal Labor ...
Al-Qaeda says it killed US man in Yemen
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[null]IMF chief cautiously upbeat on global economySydney Morning Herald[{}]IMF chief Christine Lagarde said measures taken to fight financial ...
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Santorum and the Ghost of Arlen Specter
[null]Santorum and the Ghost of Arlen SpecterNew York Times (blog)[{}]Mr. Specter was a moderate Republican who supported abortion rights when he announced in 1995 that he was running for president. (That was the year before Bill Clinton would win re-election.) On Sunday, on the ABC News program “This Week,” Mr. Santorum ...
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Pro-Israeli Groups Differ on Approaches Toward Iran
[null]Pro-Israeli Groups Differ on Approaches Toward IranNew York Times[{}]WASHINGTON — Even before President Obama declared this month that “I have Israel's back” in its escalating confrontation with Iran, pro-Israel figures like the evangelical Christian leader Gary L. Bauer and the conservative commentator William Kristol ...
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A right to speak in many tongues
[null]A right to speak in many tonguesSydney Morning Herald[{}]Invaluable … Rizwana Ijaz teaches 120 students in her classes in Urdu, the ...
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[null]Casino managers sackedSydney Morning Herald[{}]THE strife-torn Star casino has sacked three more managers, including one who forwarded an ...
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Abortion pill death sparked warning
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Super funds want government to scrap plan to curb incentives for voluntary ...
[null]Super funds want government to scrap plan to curb incentives for voluntary ... The AustralianTHE federal government is being urged to scrap ...
Barcode app lets smartphone users shop till they drop
[null]Barcode app lets smartphone users shop till they dropThe Australian[{}]AN Australian technology start-up headed by former Myer executive ...
Spider fangs may become the farmers’ friend
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Full transcript: Doug Pollard in The Zone
[null]Full transcript: Doug Pollard in The ZoneThe Age[{}]But you won't find anything like a majority in a lot of the Queensland electorates, for example, where, again, Evangelical churches and the like have a much bigger stronghold Someone said to me the other day that we were better being in the ghettos ...
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Electricity shake up to shed 780 jobs
[null]Electricity shake up to shed 780 jobsSydney Morning Herald[{}]Almost 800 jobs will be axed as the NSW government merges three state-owned ...
Father, son and friend gassed in caravan
[null]Father, son and friend gassed in caravanSydney Morning Herald[{}]A leaking gas appliance has been blamed for the deaths of three men in a ...
60 cents for fatal way out: teen rape bride’s tragic choice
[null]60 cents for fatal way out: teen rape bride's tragic choiceSydney Morning Herald[{}]Escape for 16-year-old Amina Filali from her ...
Republicans battle in Obama’s home state
[null]Republicans battle in Obama's home stateThe West Australian[{}]Santorum, a devout Catholic and opponent of abortion and gay marriage, is seen as the most conservative Republican candidate vying to take on Obama in November, but his ability to win over centrist and independent voters is doubted.and more» Republicans battle in Obama's home state
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The Soul of the New Hacktivist
[null]The Soul of the New HacktivistNew York Times[{}]One hacker in Britain last week, calling himself a member of Anonymous, stole the health records of thousands of women registered with an abortion service provider in Britain. His boasts on Twitter put other Anonymous members in an awkward position, ...
We’re well-off, sure, but don’t call us rich
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Delicate rescue saves stranded $1.7B US satellite
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You Can’t Say This Enough
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Does God Really Want a Team to Have a Senior Leader?
This content is for those that have signed up for Leadership Coaching with Pastor Mark. Please sign in at ...
From Filthy Rags to Robes of Righteousness
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Jesus Wants to Trade
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Atheists Need Your Help
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Four Reasons Why Marriage Is God’s Doing
The most foundational thing we can say about marriage is that it is God's doing. John Piper explains, "A glimpse into the magnificence of ...
Why Your Self-Image Won’t Make You Happy
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My Response to the Vote on Jason Meyer
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This Changes Everything
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How Zephaniah Helps Us Feel the Glad Love of God
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Safe and Uncondemned for the Glory of God
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Why the Church and the Community Need Shepherds
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Jesus Loses No One
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