We are a small group of Sabbath keeping Christians, who meet and fellowship in homes, usually in Sunbury, Victoria, Australia, but also other nearby areas. A number of our brethren also connect with us remotely, via the internet.
“For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”
Matthew 18:20
In our past, we had regularly met at a community hall in Williamstown, Victoria, which came to identify us as the “Church of God in Williamstown”, or sometimes by others as the “Williamstown Church of God”. That hall in Williamstown no longer exists, and we no longer meet there.
We have no organisation appointed pastor, instead we strive to be Spirit led through Christ our shepherd and teacher. Through regular face-to-face and online fellowship and Bible studies, each may contribute to and prepare messages with extensive discussion and questions, from within our small group, for the purpose of edification (1Cor 14:26).
To that end, we strive to live by every word of God.
(Mat 4:4; Luk 4:4)
- We believe there is one God, the Father.
- We believe there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and through whom we live. (1Cor 8:6).
- We believe Jesus is the Son of God. Jesus is called the only begotten of the Father (1Jn 4:9) who was sent to bring reconciliation and life to mankind. Jesus said His Father was greater than He (Jn 14:28). Jesus became flesh and willingly offered himself as the sacrifice for sin (Jn 1:14, Heb 9:28). The risen glorified Christ sits at the right hand of the Father (Heb 10:12). Jesus has become both High priest and king of kings according to the order of Melchizedek (Heb 6:20, Rev 19:16).
- We believe that as children of God, we strive to be part of His Kingdom with all others He is Calling, that He extends to us through grace, through the redemption of his Son, who laid down His life that we might go boldly before His throne to obtain His mercy (Heb 4:16).
- We keep the seventh day Sabbath (Exo 20:8), meeting most Sabbaths to an agreed schedule of locations, topics and speakers.
- We also keep the Holy Days of Scripture (summarised in Lev 23): Passover and Days of Unleavened Bread, Pentecost, Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement and the Feast of Tabernacles and Last Great Day (often spent over 8 days together at a designated location).
- We believe that Scripture reveals the significance of these days as they lay out God’s intentions for all mankind and therefore provide, with extraordinary clarity, the purpose for our lives in the Kingdom of God (Isa 9:6).
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.
Revelation 22:21