God is not stingy; generosity is one of his characteristics.
We will see this on Sunday as we look at Jesus miracle of turning water into wine. He doesn't produce cheap cask booze but the finest of wine for the guests of the wedding.
God's greatest and most generous gift towards us is the death of his own Son on our behalf. This mercy and grace is where Jesus takes the penalty we deserve for our sin and rebellion.
This Sunday we will be sharing in the Lord's Supper together at both Morning and Night Church.
For many of us the frequent sharing the Lord's Supper has been part of our regular church experience for many years. For others of us it might be something new or not really done all that often.
Have you ever stopped to ask the question of why do we have this ritual involving a little bit of bread and some juice from a comically sized cup?
Over the years I've had many conversations with people who says they don't feel very well connected at church.
They don't think they've made any meaningful relationships or friends, they don't feel like they're engaged with the life of the church, and they don't see that they're growing as a follower of Jesus. […]
Early each year we dedicate one Sunday to set our vision for the year as a church together. Our bigger vision hasn't changed, we're still all about multiplying and maturing wholehearted followers of Jesus, but this is a time where we work out what that might look like for us as individuals and as a community over the next 12 months. […]
The followers of Jesus can have a complex relationship with money.
Sometime there is an obsessive and overly positive view of money. We're to name it and claim it. We can think that having a lot of money and possessions is a sign of God's blessing on the faithful person. So, in a sense, the balance of our bank account or the size of our house could be a barometer of our trust in God.
We can also have a dismissive and negative relationship with money. […]
