For Sunday 2nd August - 8.30am

This Sunday Divine Service will begin at 8.30am.

Jonathan Krause from Australian Lutheran World Service will be our guest this week and will speak after the service about the work our church does through this agency.

God's peace,
Pastor Matt

For Sunday 19th July - 8.30am

This Sunday (19/7) Divine Service will begin at 8.30am.

The Gospel reading will lead us to reflect on our desire to get away from all the stresses and demands of everyday life - especially those demands that come from those 'need' us. Jesus and His disciples experienced this desire as well - the need to take time out. Like us however, no sooner did Jesus decide to take time out than He was confronted once again by the needs of the people. As He looked at them, we're told He had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd and so He began to teach them.

On Sunday we'll be thinking about what it means that Jesus' compassionate response to the needs of these people was to teach them and what this means for us as we seek His compassion as well.

God's peace,
Pastor Matt

This Sunday (5th July), Divine Service will begin at 8.30am.

We will welcome back some of our young people from Christian Life Week camp.

In the sermon we'll be thinking about the Lord's promise that "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness" (2 Cor 12:9) and how this brings us great encouragement in the face of our personal limitations.

God's peace,
Pastor Matt

Confirmation

Last Sunday we held our Confirmation service here at St Paul's. As you can see above our three confirmees were Sifa, Katelyn and Laura. It was a great day of celebration and joy as these three were confirmed and received the body and blood of our Lord Jesus together with the congregation.

We crammed 80+ people into our little church, highlighting our continuing need to address our lack of space. Please keep these three young people in your prayers.

For Sunday 14th June - 11am

This week I'm attending a workshop on Biblical peacemaking led by an organisation called 'Ambassadors of Reconciliation'. It's been wonderful to be reminded of the great treasure the church has been given to offer to all sinners - forgiveness in the name of Christ. Nothing new of course - it's the same good news through which the Holy Spirit brought us all to faith - but how refreshing to hear it spelled out so clearly!

This Sunday Divine Service will begin at 11.00am and will be followed by a congregational lunch. Come and receive the reconciliation God offers through His Son Jesus.

God's peace,
Pastor Matt

For Sunday 7th June – 8.30am

Divine Service will begin at 8.30am this week.

My apologies for the late notice.

God's peace,

Pastor Matt

For Sunday 24th May - 11.00am

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