28/03/21– “Processing into the Heart”
Processing into the Heart
All Age Message
“Welcoming Jesus?”
The pdf information sheet can be accessed and printed, or stored on your computer to assist worship planning
Processing into the Heart
“Welcoming Jesus?”
The pdf information sheet can be accessed and printed, or stored on your computer to assist worship planning
Who deserves our allegiance, and what if it is sought by conflicting interests?
The Adult Jesus we encounter in Mark was a busy person – but he
still had a need to find a quiet space to experience silence.
Using times of silence gives an opportunity to have deep and life giving connections with the Divine God and our inner being.
Our lives depend, directly and indirectly, on the integrity of forests.
We need to make ourselves aware of the biodiversity and ecosystems functions, upon which we all depend.
The Season of Creation is a time of celebration as well as a time to commit to a ministry of healing our Earth, with Christ and creation as our partners.
Jesus took the demons on – his actions were counter cultural.
He was not looking for fame. When Jesus confronted demons, he spoke the truth, showed compassion, spent time in prayer and enabled the service of others.
In this week John is giving us a theological construct.
Rather than telling us an actual historical event John’s aim is to make clear theologically what our response to Jesus should be. The Messianic time has begun; the reign of God is present.
The season of Epiphany is ‘God’s appearing to us’. We are called to marvelous things!
Lent is a time of turning towards something other than ourselves.
A time of remembering who we are in God’s eyes and what we need to do to be part of God’s Story in the future.
A time to be present for people who are not normally ‘at our table”.
The psalmist says, “We are remembered by God according to our love”.