This Sunday our epistle reading contrasts Mount Sinai - the mountain where the Lord gave Moses the Law - with Mount Zion - the city of the living God. This contrast is presented to us in the most vivid of language. Sinai is remembered as a place where the people were awestruck by the glory of the Lord and terrified lest they be consumed because of their unworthiness. It was a place where God's good and perfect Law left them despairing of themselves and their inability to fulfill it. It was a place that prepared the way for Mount Zion - the place where there is forgiveness and life, where the blood of the Holy Son of God is sprinkled on us and cleanses us from all unrighteousness. Mount Sinai reminds us of the Law of God and the terror it must strike in our hearts if we are honest about ourselves. But Mount Zion proclaims the Gospel of our Lord Jesus loudly and abundantly that we may rejoice in His forgiving love.
How good it is to come to the city of the Living God and to stand secure in His presence because of the blood of Christ alone.
Service begins at 8.30am.
Here are the readings:
Isaiah 58:9b-14 The Lord calls on Israel to obey him
Hebrews 12:18-29 Mount Sinai and Mount Zion contrasted
Luke 13:10-17 Jesus heals a crippled woman on the sabbath
God's peace be with you!
Pastor Matt
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