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
Interpretation – people interpret the same things in different ways.
Our brains can read all the words but our hearts need to also be involved in interpretation and action.
Christmas – the birth of Jesus was a promised fulfillment for the world.
Simeon’s promise was fulfilled when he was able to name ‘Jesus’.
Our names for God help us as we struggle to name our experiences of the sacramental mystery we encounter in both the intimate and the overwhelming mysteries, many of us choose to name in English (or our mother tongues), as God.
Jesus is not not out for what he can get from being a King, he is here to give.
What a paradox: a leader here for the people! A leader who wants to bring truth to the fore.
These days we never know when or where we are being watched. Invisible cameras are appearing everywhere and some one is at the other end checking on us!
There is another invisible eye that watches over us because we have been chosen from the foundation of time.
For those who know His goodness, this invisible eye can be a source of Joy, Blessing and Encouragement.
EPIPHANY – “an illuminating discovery” according to one definition.
The Magi were gentiles, foreigners – the opposite end of society, that came to worship the newborn king.
They came to know the blessings of being part of God’s love for humanity and creation as a whole.
Jesus is the Saviour of all people not just for those in the church.
If we want the world to see God’s love it has to be through Christians (His people), when they overtly act in love to their neighbors, with God’s help. John Paul 2 reaction after he was shot, was still ringing powerfully in the mind of the aggressor 30 years later, because John Paul’s act of forgiveness, was a revelation of the love of God to that man. Hear that story today!