Service begins at 8.30am this week and will include a farewell to Daniel, Tina and Jordan Benjamin who have been a great blessing to us over the past 18 months. The Benjamins are returning to Melbourne next week and will be greatly missed by us all - but as I was reminded by my godson this past week, we are never that far apart when we are communing together on the holy body and blood of our Lord Jesus.
I'm going to be tackling a difficult parable this week - Luke 16:1-13 but don't expect to hear the final word on the entire parable. I am going to focus on verse 8 where Jesus says, "“The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light."
With the end in sight, the manager in our parable does everything he is able to do in order to ensure he will survive after the judgement of his master comes crashing down on him. The question is, do we live in the same way and with equal shrewdness knowing that Jesus as assured us that the end is coming?
Here are the rest of the readings for your preparation:
Amos 8:4-7 Against swindlers and exploiters
1 Timothy 2:1-7 The church is to pray for all people
Luke 16:1-13 The parable of the shrewd manager
God's peace,
Pastor Matt
I'm going to be tackling a difficult parable this week - Luke 16:1-13 but don't expect to hear the final word on the entire parable. I am going to focus on verse 8 where Jesus says, "“The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light."
With the end in sight, the manager in our parable does everything he is able to do in order to ensure he will survive after the judgement of his master comes crashing down on him. The question is, do we live in the same way and with equal shrewdness knowing that Jesus as assured us that the end is coming?
Here are the rest of the readings for your preparation:
Amos 8:4-7 Against swindlers and exploiters
1 Timothy 2:1-7 The church is to pray for all people
Luke 16:1-13 The parable of the shrewd manager
God's peace,
Pastor Matt
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