Friday, April 1, 2011
Away
Over the next few weeks we will be away from SMBC! Firstly we are heading to Narrabri for college mission. We will be working along side the church there getting involved in their day to day things and learning about ministry in the country. So we are looking forward to that and will learn lots through it. :) Then we are going to slowly make our way home, with a bit of a camping road trip. So we will let you know how it goes… :)
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Quotes...
I have two quotes for you today...
One not so useful, and one very thought provoking... I'll let you figure out which one is which! :)
"Dont let the fear of stricking out, keep you from playing the game."
“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose.”
One not so useful, and one very thought provoking... I'll let you figure out which one is which! :)
"Dont let the fear of stricking out, keep you from playing the game."
“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose.”
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Philippians
God has been teaching me a lot through the letter to the Philippians these last few weeks.
We are currently going through a sermon series on it at church, so we are also studying it in our Bible study group. Yet, I also had to write an essay on it.
It is an amazing letter & there are so many great things within it. Yet, one has really been speaking out to me…
Humility.
Considering others better than yourself.
This is the attitude Christ had, and one that we to should strive for.
C.J Mahoney sums it up well by calling humility “true greatness”. It’s…
“serving others for the sake of Gods glory.”
We are currently going through a sermon series on it at church, so we are also studying it in our Bible study group. Yet, I also had to write an essay on it.
It is an amazing letter & there are so many great things within it. Yet, one has really been speaking out to me…
Humility.
Considering others better than yourself.
This is the attitude Christ had, and one that we to should strive for.
C.J Mahoney sums it up well by calling humility “true greatness”. It’s…
“serving others for the sake of Gods glory.”
Sunday, February 27, 2011
The things we do on Frday................
Friday! Yes it’s here!
Friday means the last morning mop for the week and then off to Friday Chapel at 8:30am. Friday chapel is a half hour sermon, normally done by a student, and is something we are both doing this year.
After that we have 2hrs of New Testament. In this class we are looking at 1 Corinthians, Philippians and Colossians. 4 weeks on each book.
And that is it for Friday! We usually try to work until dinner, but the after lunch lull is hard to fight on a Friday!
Often we are on dinner for Friday night, which means cooking for about 70 people! It’s full on, but good fun. Otherwise Friday night is our date night! :) We try to do something nice together that doesn’t cost too much.
And that is it, the weekend is upon us.
Saturday normally means watching Saturday Disney in the morning, and sometimes with pancakes! Sometimes we go out and see the sights, other times we read and work on essays, and then other times (when it’s footy season), watching or playing AFL. However, most of the time it is cleaning the house :(
Sunday is similar to Saturday, but we go to church at 5pm or 3pm if Marty is on drums.
Well that is it, we hope you have enjoyed.................
A week in the life of Marty and Jess at SMBC :)
Friday means the last morning mop for the week and then off to Friday Chapel at 8:30am. Friday chapel is a half hour sermon, normally done by a student, and is something we are both doing this year.
After that we have 2hrs of New Testament. In this class we are looking at 1 Corinthians, Philippians and Colossians. 4 weeks on each book.
And that is it for Friday! We usually try to work until dinner, but the after lunch lull is hard to fight on a Friday!
Often we are on dinner for Friday night, which means cooking for about 70 people! It’s full on, but good fun. Otherwise Friday night is our date night! :) We try to do something nice together that doesn’t cost too much.
And that is it, the weekend is upon us.
Saturday normally means watching Saturday Disney in the morning, and sometimes with pancakes! Sometimes we go out and see the sights, other times we read and work on essays, and then other times (when it’s footy season), watching or playing AFL. However, most of the time it is cleaning the house :(
Sunday is similar to Saturday, but we go to church at 5pm or 3pm if Marty is on drums.
Well that is it, we hope you have enjoyed.................
A week in the life of Marty and Jess at SMBC :)
Friday, February 25, 2011
The things we do on........ Thursday
Well Thursday starts like every other day – Marty mopping the floors, then both of us go for a morning walk, have brekkie, read, pray....
But on Thursday we don’t have any classes until 7:00pm!
So Thursday (in theory) is a great chance to get heaps of work done on essays and catch up on readings! However, this doesn’t always happen.
After dinner we have a night lecture on the Old Testament. We are looking at Genesis, in great detail at the moment. So after 3 weeks of classes we have only covered Chapters 1 and 2!
Class finishes at 9:00pm, Jess rushes home to watch ‘The Good Wife’ and Marty hangs around chatting/doing whatever.
So that is a day in life of Marty and Jess on a Thursday at SMBC :)
But on Thursday we don’t have any classes until 7:00pm!
So Thursday (in theory) is a great chance to get heaps of work done on essays and catch up on readings! However, this doesn’t always happen.
After dinner we have a night lecture on the Old Testament. We are looking at Genesis, in great detail at the moment. So after 3 weeks of classes we have only covered Chapters 1 and 2!
Class finishes at 9:00pm, Jess rushes home to watch ‘The Good Wife’ and Marty hangs around chatting/doing whatever.
So that is a day in life of Marty and Jess on a Thursday at SMBC :)
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
The things we do on..........Wednesday
We start the day with the usual, Marty mopping, Jess going for a walk, breakfast and all that, then off to class at 8:30am.
Our first class is Ethics. This is a 1hr class, and a great chance to discuss those tricky issues in life and the foundations for decision making.
Principals Hour is up next, which is kinda like a church service, where David Cook preaches every week.
This leads us up to morning tea where we quickly grab some food and rush of to Roberts Dale Campus. (Roberts Dale is the new campus just opened last year to help cope with the ever increasing student numbers).
Here we have another 1hr exegesis class on the book of Isaiah and that is it for classes today.
We have a 1hr break then lunch is up as normal, although while we eat we have either a mission meeting (planning for our upcoming mission to Narrabri) or prayer triplets.
These alternate throughout the year and are great ways of getting to know others better.
2:30 rocks round and we have some time to get into essays and readings up until dinner.
After dinner we head off to connect group (aka gospel centred communities/growth groups/bible study group or whatever you like to call it :)) which is now on the west side of the bridge. We hang out their till 9:30-10ish and then head home and crash into bed.
So that is a day in life of Marty and Jess on a Wednesday at SMBC :)
Our first class is Ethics. This is a 1hr class, and a great chance to discuss those tricky issues in life and the foundations for decision making.
Principals Hour is up next, which is kinda like a church service, where David Cook preaches every week.
This leads us up to morning tea where we quickly grab some food and rush of to Roberts Dale Campus. (Roberts Dale is the new campus just opened last year to help cope with the ever increasing student numbers).
Here we have another 1hr exegesis class on the book of Isaiah and that is it for classes today.
We have a 1hr break then lunch is up as normal, although while we eat we have either a mission meeting (planning for our upcoming mission to Narrabri) or prayer triplets.
These alternate throughout the year and are great ways of getting to know others better.
2:30 rocks round and we have some time to get into essays and readings up until dinner.
After dinner we head off to connect group (aka gospel centred communities/growth groups/bible study group or whatever you like to call it :)) which is now on the west side of the bridge. We hang out their till 9:30-10ish and then head home and crash into bed.
So that is a day in life of Marty and Jess on a Wednesday at SMBC :)
The things we do on........ Tuesday.
Again it’s an early morning mop for Marty, then we get ready for class at 8:30am.
We have a certificate subject for 1hr. This is an exegesis on the gospel of John.
Ministry matters is next up. This is where we get to listen to past students and missionaries who come in and tell us all about what they have been doing and how God is growing his kingdom all over the world!
This takes us up to morning tea. Marty however, grabs some cake from the kitchen and runs (or skates) off to the train station.
Marty goes to Ultimo Tafe to work with the Chaplin, reaching out to students there. This is part of a subject called field work. Jess is going to be doing high school scripture teaching at Fairfield High School.
After morning tea, Jess then gets to work on her Essays until Marty comes home at around 3:30pm. Jess tries to continue working while Marty tries not to distract her as he has a late lunch and tells Jess all about what happened at Tafe! :)
Dinner time comes round as usual and Jess gets her dinner and heads back home to get ready for her trashy TV with Beck (Packed to the Rafters). Meanwhile, Marty’s dinner goes in the fridge and he goes off to Footy Training. Marty gets home around 8:30pm, just in time to watch Top Gear!
So that is a day in life of Marty and Jess on a Tuesday at SMBC :)
We have a certificate subject for 1hr. This is an exegesis on the gospel of John.
Ministry matters is next up. This is where we get to listen to past students and missionaries who come in and tell us all about what they have been doing and how God is growing his kingdom all over the world!
This takes us up to morning tea. Marty however, grabs some cake from the kitchen and runs (or skates) off to the train station.
Marty goes to Ultimo Tafe to work with the Chaplin, reaching out to students there. This is part of a subject called field work. Jess is going to be doing high school scripture teaching at Fairfield High School.
After morning tea, Jess then gets to work on her Essays until Marty comes home at around 3:30pm. Jess tries to continue working while Marty tries not to distract her as he has a late lunch and tells Jess all about what happened at Tafe! :)
Dinner time comes round as usual and Jess gets her dinner and heads back home to get ready for her trashy TV with Beck (Packed to the Rafters). Meanwhile, Marty’s dinner goes in the fridge and he goes off to Footy Training. Marty gets home around 8:30pm, just in time to watch Top Gear!
So that is a day in life of Marty and Jess on a Tuesday at SMBC :)
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