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Updated Easter Saturday 19/04/25

- Easter Weekend: It's Easter weekend again and so I've uploaded a cartoon image to the Pathway Church Facebook page representing the difference between how the world sees Easter, and what it means to the Christian. Just a bit of humour to remind anyone who might care.

- Home Renovations: We find ourselves in the middle of renovations again at home - this time installing a new kitchen and laundry. We've been living in our sunroom for two weeks, and with only bathroom sinks available it has been interesting. As these things go the kitchen was supposed to be installed Jan/Feb but was late in delivery, and such things happen the house (outside) painting also begins this coming Tuesday, as planned last year. Sometimes it doesn't rain but it pours, as they say. None of this has affected our Sunday service, and it should all be over in around three weeks, so please be patient if attending. It will all be worth it once completed.

- Pastor's Blog: Tony & Kate upload separate weekly blogs, and you can find both in the Pastor's Blog section on this website. Tony has now finalised his series on "Church, Do I really have to go", and Kate is in the second week of her "Walking in Wisdom" series. Always interesting and challenging - why not check them out?

- Intercessory  Prayer: Three of our faithful ladies met this past Wednesday in lieu of our usual study to discuss the formation of an intercessors group at Pathway Church. It's a small but important beginning, and represents something I have always been committed to as a pastor. An intercessory prayer meeting is not quite the same as a normal church prayer meeting, which is open for all to attend who wish to, and commonly we pray for individual needs, as well as waiting on and worshipping God and covering any relevant topics that come to mind. My idea of an intercessory prayer group in this instance is that they primarily meet to pray for the needs of the church, the pastor and the leadership, and to some degree the local area, all in a very focused way. It is a meeting where confidentiality is imperative, and no matter the size of the church a group such as this should always have the ear of the senior leadership of the church. Such a meeting by definition is often prophetic in a mature and balanced way, and can afford great insight into what might be happening in the spiritual realm at any given time. To me it is a vital part of the underpinning of any church, but especially a new one such as ours, and I am very pleased to see this start.

Mid-Week Meetings: Our plan, once the Easter school holidays are over, is to alternate the Wednesday study with the Intercessory prayer meeting, making them both fortnightly meetings going forward. We have also been asked about an evening study meeting, which we hope to have on a Wednesday evening. Depending on interest we will meet either weekly or fortnightly, so stay tuned for more news on this development.

Updated Tuesday 25/03/25

- We were away last week so our Wednesday Bible study had a break. This week, by popular request, we commence a new topic, The Work of the Holy Spirit. All welcome.

- Our weekly blogs are uploaded every Friday and can be viewed under the Pastors Blog section of the Website. This week Tony begins a new topic, "Church, Do I Really Have To Go?" while Kate finalises her series on "Transformation".

- Kidz Church is on every week now we have some younger people attending. They are currently looking at who Jesus is, and working through the "I Am" passages in the gospel of John.

BUILDING A NEW CHURCH

This is not really a website update item, but it is something I'd like to share. Since the beginning of this New Year there has hardly been a week go by when we have not met someone new or had an inquiry about Church. Not everyone has joined us, and not everyone comes every week, but this is in stark contrast what was happening when we were ploughing the ground faithfully for several months yet seeing little in the way of positive returns last year. At Christmas we remained small in number but knowing God had called us here for this purpose we have never really been disheartened, and we did have some faithful people join us who have locked into our Pathway Church vision with us. Growing a new church from scratch is not a sprint, but a marathon, and not for the faint hearted as anyone who has taken on this challenge can testify. But after all is said and done it is God who plants a vision in our hearts, God has a purpose when determining the birth of a new church, and God ultimately gives the growth (1 Cor 3:5-9). There is no greater privilege than to serve a vision God has planted in our heart, and persevere until it reaches maturity (Heb 10:36).