When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when …
Easter: The catastrophe will pass With New Life
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, ‘They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, …
Good Friday: Catastrophe upon us
This land is familiar with fire & being burnt Fire has also been used to manage this landscape We started this Lenten journey in the bushfire season Major fires had spread across the nation. We now live in times where a virus, like a fire front is spreading across the world. We are going to use imagery of the fires …
Palm Sunday: Blissfully unaware
When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2saying to them, ‘Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. 3If anyone says anything to you, just say this, “The Lord …
Legend of the Cat Fish Bone.
One of our congregation shared this old folk telling of the Passion using a catfish bone. They wished to share it with you all. The words are from Conrad S Lantz Legend of the Cat Fish Bone. Of all the fished in the sea The catfish pictures the Lord’s misery In its lowly body you will find The body on …
Love Leads the Way
Tender Hearted, ©Mark Hewitt 2015 The disciples find themselves at a crossroads. At a point where decisions need to be made as the risen Jesus has ascended to be back one with God. They spent plenty of time in prayer before they acted to replace one of the 12. Which they again did with prayer. So how did the gathered faith community …
Loving Friends
Stand By Me | Playing For Change | Song Around The World God of love, you speak all of creation into being and call it good; you come amongst us and call us friends; you move your spirit so that we may know your love extends beyond any boundaries we may define. Help us to be friends of one another …
Love Abides
Seppeltsville Vine, ©Mark Hewitt 2010 Vineyards, vines, grapes & wine are very much part of South Australia’s culture, so we are in a good place to understand the imagery and the importance of the vine to those who Jesus first spoke to. Agriculturally, vines & their fruit, the grape, were a part of every day life in biblical times. And as is the …
Love in Truth and Action
Good Shepherd; Shepherding is a serious business, ©Mark Hewitt 2012 Forget all those paintings you’ve seen where a tall, blond, Jesus carries a fluffy white lamb in his arms. This is a serious business. A flock of sheep without a shepherd will soon be gone. A good Shepherd is Committed – intertwined with the sheep with no one was more present with sheep than …
Love Means Showing Up
Rosellas, ©Graham Vawser Our Easter experience has two parts. At one point we realise that by the love of God, Jesus shows up in all the daily situations of our life and shares all our experience. And this leads to a realisation that in the love of God we too must show up to others with our awareness of the …
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