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No other foundation – Jesus Christ. Celebrating 40 years of Lutheran education at Trinity Ashmore.
No other foundation. 40th anniversary of Lutheran schooling at Trinity, Ashmore. 1 Cor 3:11No other foundation than Jesus Christ. Today we take a moment to glimpse and remember all that has been achieved in 40 years of Lutheran education at Cotlew St and at this...
The desperate faithful mother gets healing for her daughter. Does Jesus get changed by this?
This Gospel account is so difficult at this time of heightened sensitivity to abuse, discrimination and what is just and right. Jesus talks to her in a way that causes great offense. But her faith wins through, and it seems that the woman was not the only one who...
Wash your hearts, not your hands.
When the Pharisees critiqued the disciples for not washing their hands before they ate, they weren't thinking of hygiene, like we are. They are concerned about ritual cleanliness, and showing respect to God by keeping the teachings of the elders. Jesus challenged them...
Bread of life.
Jesus - the bread of life for us. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from...
A discerning heart. How to make good life choices.
King Solomon was invited to ask for his heart's desire. So are we. He asked for the gift of a discerning heart - the ability to tell the difference between right and wrong, and act on it. The video helps us to follow godly ways when we are facing important choices.
Children’s Address Puppets Ephesians 4:26 Be angry but don’t sin
Ossie Emu has a band-aid on his beak, and Lucy Labrador wants to know what happened. Ossie got angry, and headbutted a wardrobe. Ossie shares what he learnt from his Grandma about handling his anger.
Be angry but don’t sin. Ephesians 4
Every time we get angry, that is an invitation from the Holy Spirit to go deeper, safely held in Christ's love. We do not want out anger to lead us to hurt others, or bad mouth them. We want to respond in Christ's love to situations that make us angry, rather than...
David with Bathsheba, the slippery slope of sin and the unfairness of forgiveness.
Where is the grace? David in his entitlement has committed adultery, killed a faithful soldier, and put his whole kingdom at risk. David prays for the gift of a happy heart. The shame, the guilt, the horror of what he is done is acknowledged and owned with repentance,...
