Archive for December, 2005

O Lord, We Need A New Year

6 years ago
by Lyndall Bailey in

The Narnia story speaks of a “deeper magic”. The essence of this “deeper magic” is grace The evil queen in Narnia thought she had won when justice was done and Aslan the Lion sacrificed himself instead of the child Edmund. She failed to realise that the sacrifice of a willing innocent went much further. Forgiveness and justice come together in this sacrifice. Edmund received mercy and freedom from his life’s mistakes.

We receive a new start through the forgiveness Jesus won for us by His sacrifice on the cross. New Year’s resolutions often come and go, dependent on our will power. The forgiveness Jesus provides is constant and reliable. It was established by the events of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Jesus breathes life and forgiveness into our broken and guilt ridden lives

Stephen Semenchuk

Bulletin 1st January 2006

6 years ago
by Lyndall Bailey in

First bulletin of the new year!

Bulletin 01/01/06 (pdf, 532 KB)

We Live In A World That Is Waiting To Be Rescued!

6 years ago
by Lyndall Bailey in

Tsunami, earthquakes, hurricanes, global warming, race riots, terrorism… the list could go on. We live in a world that is struggling to stay alive. If we dwell on the negative for too long, our outlook could easily become very dark.

Christmas chines hope into our life in a much more significant way that the beautiful lights that adorn many houses. Christmas celebrates the fact that God has provided the world’s rescuer in Jesus

He provides hope, meaning, direction and the opportunity to get back into a right relationship with our Creator God. We can pretend that nothing happened 2000 years ago in the Bethlehem stable. Better would be to acknowledge that this Jesus changed things forever and to dedicate our lives to the world’s only true rescuer.

Stephen Semenchuk

Bulletin 25th December 2005

6 years ago
by Lyndall Bailey in

Christmas! Here’s the good news!

Bulletin 25/12/2005 (pdf, 457 KB)

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