20 May 2009

For Sunday 24th May - 8.30am

So often people mistakenly believe the Christian faith is about being freed from the troubles of this life - as if Jesus was the magical 'pill' that inoculates us from any kind of hardship or suffering. While we'd all like to have a trouble free life, Jesus actually offers us something far more wonderful - life with Him. This Sunday we will hear Jesus' prayer from John 17 where Jesus Himself prays not that we would be taken from the troubles of this world, but that the Father would protect us from the evil one. With God's presence to support us, the hardships of this life provide a profound opportunity to bear witness to the love and mercy of God in Christ for us.

Divine service will begin at 8.30am.

The Lord be with you,
Pastor Matt

14 May 2009

Sunday 17th April - 11.00am

This Sunday we will hear a remarkable reading from the gospel of St John in which Jesus declares us to be His friends. Think about that for a moment. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the One through Whom all things were made, considers you His friend!

How and why this is so will occupy our thoughts on Sunday. Service will begin at 11.00am.

God's peace to you,
Pastor Matt