This Sunday worship will begin at 11am.
The gospel reading from Mark 9 records Jesus' second passion prediction
in Mark's gospel and as usual, it is accompanied by teaching on
discipleship. It's that uncomfortable passage that declares "Anyone who wants
to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all."
To emphasise his point,
Jesus takes a little child and embraces him and declares the mystery
that whoever welcomes a little one such as this, welcomes the Father and
the Son.
How much trouble would we
be in if our salvation depended on our ability to perfectly welcome and
love and serve? Thanks be to God that our Lord Jesus - the first born
Son of God - humbled Himself and became the very last to serve us and
embrace us with his forgiving love poured out on the cross!
Service will be followed by our half yearly meeting - a great chance to catch up on all that is happening around our congregation. Please come along and see the plans for our new church, to hear about the proposed St Paul's African House and to be blown away by some other great news we've got to share!
God's peace,
Pastor Matt
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