Division not Peace: ESM Weekend Away 2010

Josh — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:21:19 +0000

This weekend Evening Church from St Matthias went away to the Northern Beaches together on a weekend entitled “Division Not Peace”, examining Jesus’ teachings from Luke’s account of his life.

The teachings of Jesus were clearly divisive in the Gospels and continue to be so today. Light illuminates darkness. Christ reveals sin.

He also pays for it. And is worth following. The unsweetened reality of the end of Luke 9 is at once immensely painful and wholly true.

Our speaker, David Ould, faithfully preached Jesus’ words without coating them in false comfort or apologising for their truth and goodness. The hard truth of the gospel is such that, though we find great joy in the King who pays sin’s great price, we wept and prayed for those who do not yet acknowledge Him.

We fail as much as any fallen, sinful people do. Pray for us that we would love like Jesus, which rightly includes declaring the reality of division as sin is exposed by the gospel.

TACKLES Intergalactic Adventure

Josh — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:48:21 +0000

It was a great success on Friday night, praise God. We had a couple of kids who don’t usually come to TACKLES come along, and they all loved it … and we (the leaders, that is) all loved it! Haha. I’ve got a couple of photos but won’t post them here… sigh. Pretty sure we’re cleared to use them but… whatever.

Anyway, here’s a massive (it’s like 3x2m/10x6.5′) painting they all did over the course of the evening:

Awesome, huh?

Josh.st » St Matthias

Division not Peace: ESM Weekend Away 2010

TACKLES Intergalactic Adventure