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The Cambodia Education & Support appeal is on again this year. You can help sponsor one of 9 students in part or full to go to school, or provide a bike for a young person in the village to go to school. Our goal for the students is $7,500 and $1200 for the bikes (10 are needed at $120 AUD ea).
LifeWay, thank you for your generosity! Both of our goals have been reached. All further donations will go towards the student education fund.
You can read about the students via the PDF attachment here.
Thank you for your generosity. From small things, great things can happen.
Christ is risen—and this changes everything! But what does his resurrection truly mean for our daily lives as people who live in his victory? In this series, we will look at why Jesus’ empty tomb makes a difference in our every day lives. Reshaping our identity, transforming our priorities, empowering our witness. Join us as we explore why walking in resurrection power shapes ordinary lives into opportunities to bear witness to his life-changing grace.
This six part preaching series begins 12 April 2026.
Who we believe Jesus is shapes everything—what we believe, how we live, and how we relate to him. Was he just a man, or the Son of God? Just a carpenter, or the King of Kings? A criminal, or the Saviour of the world? What if Jesus is more than any of these? What if his life, death, and resurrection mean more than we’ve ever imagined—more hope, more life, more transformation?
Join us this Holy Week, and discover that Jesus is more than meets the eye.
SERVICE TIMES (AEST)
Palm Sunday 29th March
EPPING - 9.30am, 11.15am (Chinese)
NEWCASTLE - 9.30am
ILLAWARRA - 8.30am (Oak Flats), 10.30am (Wollongong)
ONLINE - 9.30am (YouTube.com/c/LifeWayLutheranChurch)
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Maundy Thursday 2nd April
EPPING - 7.30pm
NEWCASTLE - 7pm
ILLAWARRA - No in person service, join online
ONLINE - 7.30pm (YouTube.com/c/LifeWayLutheranChurch)
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Good Friday 3rd April
EPPING - 9.30am
NEWCASTLE - 9.30am
ILLAWARRA - 10.30am (Wollongong) - No service at Oak Flats
ONLINE - 9.30am (YouTube.com/c/LifeWayLutheranChurch)
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Easter Sunday 5th April
EPPING - 9.30am, 11.15am (Chinese)
NEWCASTLE - 9.30am
ILLAWARRA - 8.30am (Oak Flats), 10.30am (Wollongong)
ONLINE - 9.30am (YouTube.com/c/LifeWayLutheranChurch)
There’s an old, well-worn truth: If you think God is distant, ask yourself—who moved? Jesus’ call has never changed. Still, he says, “Follow me.” This Lent, his invitation is simple and profound: come closer. Closer to forgiveness. Closer to strength and healing. Closer to purpose and commissioning. Closer still—to walking with him through death and into life eternal.
As we journey with Jesus toward the cross, he invites us to have our hearts made whole—to follow him wholeheartedly from where we may stand alone, to where he stands in the presence of the Father and the fulfilment of God’s Kingdom. This Lent, come closer to Jesus—the one who transforms everything we are into everything the Father created us to be. Begins Ash Wednesday 18 February.