With the end of the year fast approaching we have so much as a church to be grateful for; with souls saved, baptisms, the birth of new babies and so much more. I want to thank every one of you for being a special part of our church family. It pleases me greatly to hear from new people their experience of unity and love when coming to our church. We are blessed each year with the effort and heart with which people serve at DCC to make church what it is.
 
Each year there are two major events where the community are open and even embrace the gospel message. Easter and Christmas are both great opportunities for the church to share the Good News of Jesus. As you know we have an enemy who opposes people hearing this life changing message. We have just recently seen this with some of the opposition that Rosie and Mel are facing in the organising of the Manningham Carols, where keeping Christ in Christmas is being opposed.
 
We can all become so distracted at Christmas with food, parties, presents, holidays, family and even santa becoming the focus. While many of these things are a fun part of the festivities, we must be sure that these things do not distract us from the real reason for celebration- the birth of Jesus.
 
As individuals and as a church, we must put all our efforts in to making sure that Jesus is the one that we focus on this Christmas- that Jesus is exalted. Also, remember to take every opportunity to share about the hope we have found in Christ. Bless you.

The DCC Men’s Day out was a ‘whale of a day’ even though the few fish we (1 person) caught was not enough to bring back, let alone ‘feed a whale’. The weather looked ominous, but spurred on by enthusiasm; we drove down towards the Mornington Pier. By the time we got there, the sun was playing hide and seek in-between the clouds.
 
Undeterred our group of 10 scouted the pier for a good spot, only to find the pier cordoned off for renovation. So off we drove again until we reached the Dromana Pier. As we parked the cars, the heavens opened up and there we were, guys trapped in 3 cars waiting for the storm to end. As soon as it ended, we were off onto the pier trying to catch something. After a couple of fruitless hours we decided that we had to now buy our lunch as we caught no fish.
 
On the way back, disappointed but still eager, we stopped off at another spot determined not to leave empty-handed.
Well the 2 hour wait paid off when finally a guy landed a small mullet about 12cm long….The quietness broke into playful taunts of success. Then for the next 30mins, another 12 mullets of similar size were caught and released.
 
Finally we opted to leave content that we had fed the fish well and opted for a coffee and a chat rather. We chatted about what could have been and how location is so important when fishing.
 
Needless to say, there will be another trip, but this time we will catch some fish.
 
Blessings,
Calvin Kally
 

 

Coming into the second half of 2010 I am thrilled with the positive things that are happening within the life of our church. It is wonderful to see how we are moving as a church towards the vision and destiny that God has for us.
Each week we are having new people walk through our doors, sharing how they have been impacted by the power of God in our church services! Praise God!
 
We recently had a new peoples lunch to welcome those who have joined our church this past 6 months. It warms my heart to see how God is bringing people into our church with the same passion and vision– to see the realities of Gods power manifest in peoples lives!
 
It is great to see people finding Jesus and being baptised. In the past 3 months we have had two baptism services, with more to come– this is a sign that God is impacting peoples lives! I love watching the growth and enthusiasm of those who have more recently given their lives to Jesus– and it reminds me once more, how people need Jesus!
 
It was very encouraging to hear at our recent Missions Sunday how many missionaries we are supporting. Showing us once again how God will shoot many fiery arrows from our church to touch people around the world with the Good News.
Each week I am hearing new testimonies of people experiencing the healing power of God; from the common cold to neck pain and conditions that have plagued people for many years.
 
“Arise, shine for the light has come.” So church, continue to rise and shine, for the glory of God is seen upon you. YOU and I are the church, whether it be at our workplace, at home or in the shopping centre. We are to continue to reflect and show people the realities of a God that has power to heal, power to save, power even for the impossible!

I must confess to you all…we expected the Curry Blake Divine Healing Seminar to be great, but we were all overwhelmed by the response we had from across Australia. We had people attending from Wagga Wagga, Tasmania, Queensland, Perth, South Australia and even New Zealand. It got to a point that in the final two weeks before the seminar we were having to apologise to people as we could no longer take registrations, as we had reached maximum
capacity for the building.
 
What a privilege as a church for us to bless so many people and churches. I was overwhelmed by the numbers of people who came and thanked me personally for the role our church played in hosting the event. I must thank all those who volunteered from our church, many of those who were seconded at the event as we needed as many hands on deck as we could.
 
As those who attended know, by the final night– the Saturday Healing Meeting, we were having to do video link ups to an overflow room and make use of the foyer, with many people lining the walls. It really hit home to me once again, how many Christians and people out there in the community are sick. Curry Blake said that whenever he visits church congregations, up to 90% of the people in the congregation indicate that they are unwell. As I have shared before in 1997, God dramatically caused me to feel the sorrow of Gods heart when
he showed me a vision of crowds of people bandaged, bruised and sick. And how I wept like I have never wept before, at what God told me, was a picture of the church. I see why we must continue to pursue the vision God has given us to believe when Jesus said– “heal the sick, raise the dead– freely you have received, now freely give.” The Great Commission is not just preaching, but doing the work of the Kingdom and setting people free.
 
It has been great to hear the many testimonies coming in to the church office, of not only of people being healed themselves, but even stories of those who attended the seminar going out and praying for others on the streets and seeing people healed and saved. We are doing our best to follow up these testimonies and I will make sure we share these as they come to hand and are verified. If you yourself have any testimonies please speak to me or contact the church office.
 
I can definitely say that this seminar has stirred many people in doing the work of the Kingdom, and I encourage you go online to our church website and listen to the Seminar recordings. Curry Blake’s teachings on healing really do challenge us as believers to live out the Gospel message. I trust that you will be able to attend the next Curry Blake seminar when he returns in November.