Sunday 29 November 9am

Sometimes it’s easy to drift in life – to live without any thought to the future, and without any concern regarding the consequences of the choices we make. The problem when we live this way is that reality can hit hard – we can suddenly find ourselves without the strength and resources we need to live with any happiness or hope.

This Sunday we will be hearing teaching from Jesus, were he warns his followers to be on guard, and to prepare for difficult times. As we think through Jesus’ teaching, we will consider how God gives us the strength to order our lives well, and to live prepared for what the future may bring.

This Sunday we will be meeting at 9:00am for a service with Holy Communion. The Sunday school will meet at about 9:45am.

God’s blessings to you,

Fraser Pearce, Pastor

Sunday 22 November 10am

It’s very easy to become cynical when listening to people who exercise authority. Whether it’s listening to parents, parliamentarians, teachers, law enforcers, or ministers of religion, the default mode of many people with experience of life is to be suspicious of the talk, and to watch the actions.

This Sunday we will be hearing a reading from the Bible that centers on Jesus’ ability to speak the truth in love. As we think through what the Bible says, we will consider how Jesus backed up his words of forgiveness and mercy with actions self-sacrificial love. We will consider how Jesus exercised rightly ordered authority in what he said and what he did.

This Sunday we will meet at 10:00am for a service with Holy Communion. There will be a confirmation at the service. The Sunday school will meet at about 10:45am.

God’s blessings to you,

Fraser Pearce, Pastor

Sunday 15 November 9am

We human beings are creatures of habit: we find it easy and natural to fall into routines that shape not only what we do, but also what we say and think. While some habits, such as exercise, can help us live well, others are not so helpful. Bad habits – especially bad habits in the way that we talk with other people – can take the joy out of life.

This Sunday we will be hearing a reading from the Bible that encourages us to develop good habits. As we think through what the Bible teaches, we will consider how God gives us the freedom to speak well to each other by speaking his peace and forgiveness to us in Christ.

This Sunday we will meet at 9:00am for a service with Holy Communion. The Sunday school will meet at about 9:45am.

God’s blessings to you,

Fraser Pearce, Pastor

For Sunday 8 November - 10:00 am

One of the tasks of life is to distinguish between appearance and reality. This is especially important when it comes to relationships with other people. If we simply trust other people by the front they put on, we can quickly find ourselves defrauded. This can leave us bitter about life, and hate-filled towards other people.

This Sunday we will be listening to teaching from Jesus where he gives us warning about too easily trusting appearances. As we think through Jesus’ teaching, we will consider how God gives us the freedom to see reality by uncovering the false front that we ourselves put on. We will consider how God, through forgiving our own frail attempts at deception, gives us freedom to love ourselves and others with wisdom.

This Sunday we will meet at 10:00am for a service with Holy Communion. The Sunday school will meet at about 10:45am.

God’s blessings to you,

Fraser Pearce, Pastor