Jesus is coming for tea. There’s so much to prepare for such an important guest.
But Jesus is the most undemanding of guests, and what He wants more than a great meal and a spotless house is to spend time with you.
Will you make time for Him?
Jesus was regularly invited to meals. Some wanted to argue with him, others just wanted to get close to him.
Some folks were socially at ease with him. But some seemed to make a fuss – to such an extent that it could be embarrassing.
But Jesus didn’t seem fazed by it, In fact he seemed to enjoy it. Maybe it was because he knew that this is how grace feels to those starved of hope.
That’s still how it feels.
One of the most difficult things we have had to deal with over the last year is the loss of close contact with others.
We will be part of the healing process to the extent that we offer space, time and food to others.
Hospitality matters! But we will always feel awkward if we haven’t come to terms with the fact that Jesus asks to eat with us first – in all our mess and confusion.
Jesus came for everyone who feels forgotten, everyone who feels on the outside of society, for those who worry that they’re not good enough for God.
God doesn’t love us because of anything we’ve done. He loves us because of His lavish grace.
Here are two new songs we are planning to introduce this Sunday at church. They both relate to our current series on God’s amazing grace.
A story that we know so well – a Good Samaritan that deserves his fame. But could a real world embrace radical grace?
Throughout autumn we will be looking at Luke’s gospel, trying to allow ourselves the space and time to be overwhelmed with God’s grace, and the grace we see around us.
A man dies and meets Peter at the Pearly Gates. Peter says to the man, “Here’s how it works. You need to have one hundred points to get into heaven. You tell me about all the good things you’ve done. They are all worth a certain number of points. If your total is one hundred…
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