We are now into our third week of our September series exploring different images of church and community, as found in Scripture. This week, Rev. Augustin explores what it means to be a member of the Royal Priesthood (I Peter 2:9). The priest, originally, was appointed by God to intercede on behalf of the people. It …
This week, Alpha shared a meditation on what it meant to be “the people of God”. Speaking from 1 Peter 2:4-12, he talked about how the peculiar people of God are simultaneously world-hated and world-blessings. Alpha has made his Prezi presentation available here: People of God: Peculiar Enough for You? on Prezi LW
This week, to kick off our September Sermon Series: Bibilical Images of Church and Community, John shared with us a meditation on what it meant to be the community of God – or, as the biblical picture depicts us, “the Body of Christ.” John shared many interesting insights – interspersed with his own personal stories – about what …
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Following feedback from our recent church camp as well as how we are growing as a church family, we are going to embark on a sermon series this September exploring the various biblical pictures that God uses to describe His people – the Church. September Sermon Series: Bibilical Images of Church and Community 2 Sept: The …
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By Christian Piatt via Patheos: We Christians have a remarkable talent for sticking our feet in our mouths. When searching the words most commonly associated with “Christian,” the list ain’t pretty. I think part of this can be attributed to a handful of phrases that, if stricken from our vocabulary, might make us a little …
How can ordinary Christians impact the world in timely and substantial ways? How can we ‘perform’ a theology of social justice in a hurtful and hurting world? Is it even possible to connect our theological doctrines to issues like poverty, oppression, ecological problems and so on? Does ‘God talk’ have anything to do socio-political conversations? …
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Don’t forget to join us tomorrow afternoon from 4pm onwards for the movie “Courageous“. More details here. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=i9VT_NBIVfs] LW
Saw this via Facebook and thought it was worth a share. 🙂 LW
BANGSAR LUTHERAN CHURCH with LIVING STONES LIFE GROUP present a TRISTAR PICTURES and SHERWOOD PICTURES film directed by ALEX KENDRICK COURAGEOUS Four men, one calling: To serve and protect. As law enforcement officers, Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, David Thomson, and Shane Fuller are confident and focused. Yet at the end of the day, they face …
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This morning, we had a great Fathers’ Day at The Father’s House. The early morning rain wonderfully alleviated the haze that has been plaguing the city skies for the past few days! During the service, the youth presented two items: Jemma shared with us a list of “Fathers’ Day cards gone wrong” while the boys …
