So often people mistakenly believe the Christian faith is about being freed from the troubles of this life - as if Jesus was the magical 'pill' that inoculates us from any kind of hardship or suffering. While we'd all like to have a trouble free life, Jesus actually offers us something far more wonderful - life with Him. This Sunday we will hear Jesus' prayer from John 17 where Jesus Himself prays not that we would be taken from the troubles of this world, but that the Father would protect us from the evil one. With God's presence to support us, the hardships of this life provide a profound opportunity to bear witness to the love and mercy of God in Christ for us.
Divine service will begin at 11.00am.
The Lord be with you,
Pastor Matt
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