In Luke 9 we find a series of events where Jesus exceeds the expectations of those around him - shocking, surprising and amazing both large crowds and his closest disciples.  It's easy for us today to place our own expectations on the Lord and what he will do in our life and in our world.  When we find ourselves doing this it's important to remember that trying to fit Jesus into a man-made box didn’t work the first time, he’s bigger and more wonderful than we could ever expect.

Blessings,
Clansi Rogers

COMING UP 

THIS SABBATH | 28 June

Speaker: Clansi Rogers

This July, we’re launching an exciting new sermon series titled Kingdom Come, a journey led by several of our pastors, beginning with Pastor Sean Berkeley on July 5.

In this series, we’ll dive deep into what it means to live under the reign of Jesus right here, right now. Each week will focus on a powerful Kingdom theme:
Pray like it matters. Be rich toward God. Repent to live. Count the cost of the call.

Jesus calls us to a life that looks radically different from the world around us—and Kingdom Come is our invitation to say yes.

🗓 Begins: Sabbath, July 5
📍 Avondale University Church
📺 Livestream available at: https://www.youtube.com/@AvondaleUniversityChurch

🚨 Last Week to Donate! 🚨
Our team leaves for South Africa on July 3rd, and we’re so close to the finish line!

We’re incredibly grateful for the support we’ve received so far for our mission trip — but we’re not done yet. Every donation, no matter the size, brings us one step closer to making a lasting impact.

✨ We’re still in need of about $12,000. If you haven’t had a chance to give yet — or feel led to contribute again — we’d be deeply grateful.

💖 Your generosity helps us serve communities, share hope, and be the hands and feet of love in action.

Please continue to pray, share, and give where possible. Let’s do this together!

GO FUND ME

FUND-A-BRICK

Catalyst Express starts this Sunday – June 29 to July 6, 2025 – at Crosslands Convention Centre in Sydney! 

This is The Essential Discipleship Experience – a full week of spiritual growth, leadership training, and life-changing teaching from some of the best in the field, including Gilbert Cangy, Allan Walshe, Gervais Cangy, Victor Kulakov, and more.

Uni Church has 8/10 FREE spots to give away to anyone from our community who wants to be part of this incredible experience!

Please contact Uni Church office for details – first in, best dressed! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to grow in faith, connect deeply, and be equipped to go.

In his newest book Practicing Justice, Nathan Brown weaves together Scripture, history & the lived experience of activism to show that justice is not an optional activity for Christians - it’s the public outworking of and salvation.

With deep theological insight and a pastor’s heart, Brown explores the character of God, the biblical call to justice, and how movements like the Civil Rights era can shape how we live today. This is a book for those discouraged by injustice, for those inspired to act, and for all who want their faith to mean something real in the world.

Available for pre order from Amazon Kindle now. Release date 27th, June.

Thank you for your faithfulness.

Find church service and ministry short and long term service options at website: https://vividfaith.com/link/Assignment/Search/

If you or someone you know is struggling - spiritually, financially, emotionally or physically and would like to get in touch with our pastoral team or receive a pastoral call, please don’t hesitate. We are here for you!

Please let us know how we can help by contacting any of our pastoral or elders team members. You can also send your prayer requests to us, for our community to pray over.

Alternatively, please call our church office: (02) 4980 2267

Need Assistance?

 RESOURCES 

SPD Discipleship videos here.

King's Kids: is available for the younger children, as seen on Hope Channel. Each week, King's Kids covers the Primary Sabbath School Gracelinks lesson. Visit here.

Parent Cue App: For parents of children in Primary and Juniors, we encourage you to download the Parent Cue app for access to family devotionals and discussion ideas related to the lesson each week. Click here to download the app.

Right Now Media: Our free gift to you from Uni Church!

Now available for all the church! Click the link above to gain access to the worlds largest online media database for christian bible studies, kids stories, leadership talks and more!  Disclaimer - Not all of the views and interpretations on this Protestant Christian platform are shared by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Operation Barbarossa swept across Eastern Europe, from the borders of Germany, through todays Ukraine and deep into Soviet Russia towards Stalingrad. It became the site of some of the largest and most brutal battles, deadliest atrocities, and horrific conditions for Soviets and Germans alike – all of which influenced the course of World War II.  The defeat of Operation Barbarossa led to the end of that war. In this program we investigate its connection with a young Australian engineer and consider the insights Operation Barbarossa provides into the Universal War, the War behind all wars that is still raging today and involves all of us, yes, even you and me.

 – 9GEM: Sunday, 29 June at 8:30 am

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