Sunday 8th September - 11am

This week's service will begin at 11am and we'll be joined by a bus load of brothers and sisters from the Wodonga Lutheran Church. Following service we will enjoy lunch together - so for our members - please be sure to bring along plenty to share with our new friends.

This week's gospel reading sounds harsh to our modern ears - Jesus calls us to hate our families, to pick up our cross and to leave behind all our possessions in order to follow Him. This text reminds me very quickly of how poorly I do in the discipleship stakes and how costly my discipleship was FOR JESUS - who forsaking his earthly family, left behind all earthly power and possessions, picked up His cross and died for you and me!

Don't just settle for a skim reading of this text - meditate on it long and hard that Jesus' words may convict you of how you fail to follow, and free you with His faithfulness so that you can be certain of your discipleship because He has secured your forgiveness and salvation.

We'll also enjoy witnessing God making a couple of new disciples as Agech and Kuat Deng receive the gift of holy baptism during the service.

Here are the 3 readings for your preparation.
Deuteronomy 30:15-20 A choice between life and death
Philemon 1-21 A personal appeal to Philemon
Luke 14:25-33 The cost of being a disciple