13th November 2022 Pentecost 24 “Work as a Witness”
How we care for God’s environment and live out our faith day by day was a responsibility given to us by God. Do not grow weary in doing what is right – there is no retirement for Christians
How we care for God’s environment and live out our faith day by day was a responsibility given to us by God. Do not grow weary in doing what is right – there is no retirement for Christians
So often people put themselves ‘up’ by putting others ‘down’. Jesus talks about becoming humble, coming down to earth, being real, and getting it right withyourself and God. ALL AGE MESSAGE We are not all champions at all we do. We just need to do our best. God loves us and we just need to…
Prayer is an act of Faith. Christian prayer is not submission but wrestling and testing. It may be a struggle but does not mean God is not listening. ALL AGE MESSAGE If we get close to God and keep asking our questions, God will often teach us how to answer our own questions. Prayer is…
To say “Thank You” connects us to the bigger picture – God and what Jesus is on about. Jesus healed, not only the disease of the leper, but the social disability. It is about learning to be people who connect to the bigger picture. ALL AGE MESSAGE Saying ‘Thank You’ and ‘Sorry’ opens us up…
All Age: When the poor and crippled are not left out then we show what it looks like to live in God’s kingdom.
Message: Changing our guest list may show us what the radical hospitality of the Kingdom of God is like.
What would that look like in our churches?
God’s consistent and encouraging word to those who encounter the intensity of divine presence, the enormity of divine challenge, and the inescapable call to follow, believe and declare – the word of the Lord is very clear ALL AGE MESSAGE Some people, somehow connect with a dimension beyond the ordinary. Jeremiah was one of those,…
Setting fire to the ‘old’ allows the ‘new’ to emerge. When we challenge the traditions, structure and habits that no longer serve us well we can start to change what is wrong. For an alternate view of Noah and the flood, CLICK HERE ALL AGE MESSAGE In our world today we need to assess the…
All Age: A young boy uses his initiative to help out others who don’t have enough.
This is exactly what Jesus would ask of us all.
Message: God eagerly awaits the Kingdom – a kingdom that would reflect God’s intuition for ‘human flourishing’ to take root in the real lived experiences of Jesus followers.
Following Jesus is not an easy choice. It may require us to make Jesus our ‘Top Priority’ and be willing to give up anything for God.
However it may not be an ‘either’ /’or’ choice but finding a balance in our commitment and making Jesus the foundation of all we are trying to do so we can say “Amen”.
Our unity is a command by Christ to embrace. It is not the name or label that counts, but the reality of showing the whole world the love we have for them and each other.
Leave prejudices and barriers
behind so the the world may see that we are indeed ‘one in Christ”