“[Jesus] is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power.” (Hebrews 1:3)
Ahoy Church,
I greatly enjoyed gathering together Sunday to worship! As I said, my hope is not that we just “get to worship” each month, but that each week we gather we “become worshippers”! That’s the goal of our gatherings, that we are each encouraged to become the “fully alive” people God created us to be.
“Church isn’t just to do worship but to produce worshippers.”
As I shared on Sunday, our bookmarks are promoting that we all take time to read through the book of Herews together in October. Aimee has broken down the book into digestible chunks. If you prefer to listen to the Bible rather than reading it, please check out The Bible App!
Week 1: Chapters 1-4
Week 2: Chapters 5-7
Week 3: Chapters 8-10
Week 4: Chapters 11-13
As you will see in the first few verses of Hebrews, Jesus is introduced as “better than” any previous (or future!) messenger from heaven. This morning, I was so struck by this that I took a photo and decided to highlight it to us all this week!
It’s not just a great reminder, but it’s a critical part of understanding Christianity’s core message. Even yesterday I met a wonderful man who thought our church gathering was great. However, his understanding of Jesus was not, “better than”, all other messengers.
My new friends heartfelt and well-intentioned perspective was that Jesus was closely aligned with the prophets of old.
While he was genuinely excited about this observation, it stands apart from the Good News of Jesus. He is not simply bringing similar or even new messages from God. Rather Jesus - God’s Son and Creator-Sustainer of the universe - was bringing the first complete message regarding God’s plan of salvation for us all.
This is why on Sunday we didn’t sing songs to Moses, Abraham, Noah, Paul the Apostle or Mary the mother of Jesus! As unique as they were in salvation history, they cannot save us.
Jesus is uniquely identified as God’s Son, saviour of the world, worthy of honour from us, creation and even the angels in heaven!
May you enjoy Hebrews as you encounter the beauty of Jesus, the richness of the bible and the love God has shown for us all.
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For those looking to get the most out of Hebrews this month, check out The Bible Projects Summary of Hebrews.
Cheers, God Bless and see you Sunday!
Dan
Coming Up
September
Sun 29 Sep Worship + Communion - CCSA Hall
October
Sun 6 Oct 3pm Moffat Gathering
Sun 13 Oct 3pm Moffat Gathering & Baptism Sun 20 Oct 3pm Moffat Gathering Sun 27 Oct 3pm Moffat Gathering
November
Sun 3 Nov Worship - CCSA Hall
Sun 10 Nov 3pm Moffat Gathering Wed 13 Nov Prayer Night
Our Mission
To help people find and follow Jesus.
Our Rhythms
Get to Know Jesus: how are you getting to know Jesus this week?
Invite people into your life: who can you intentionally open up your life to?
Gather and get involved: who can you connect, listen, share or pray with this weekend?
Our Giving
We are slowly being led to needs for our giving kitty! Please take time to ask God if there is someone in need around you whom God wants you/us to help!
Last month's giving: $11,035
Last month's expenses: $9.138
Balance: $70,785
Giving Kitty Oct-Sep: $5,000
Giving out Oct-Sep: $5,786
"Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed." - Proverbs 19:17
If you would like to support what we are doing and our giving to those in need, you can get started giving to Open Road to meet the needs of our church or get in touch with any questions you may have.
All Prayer Needs!
We are still encouraging each other to start sharing your prayer needs with the church. It’s a practice all Christians have sought to cultivate and one that every single individual and family really needs!
So, please share any needs in your life on the link below so we can pray for and followup with you as time goes by: https://forms.gle/PbQAVjjMLuD4ASmWA
Find more prayer resources and the above prayer link at https://www.openroad.church/prayer/
Support Jet's Recovery
Many of you know about the recent fatal car crash in which two young men many within our church know well. Sadly, Broc passed at the scene. Jet, his mate, sustained some permanent injuries and is currently navigating his new ‘normal’. Many have supported Broc’s GoFundMe. Anyone who wants to support Jet in is recovery can give at the link below.
Good or God
Got a "good story" or a "God story"? Bring it with you on Sunday and share it with others, even with the whole group, if it's brief and encouraging!
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