Welcome to The Pastors’ Pen, an update for life at Southern Cross.
You will note this week’s again is in written form. As pastors, we are committed to keeping you informed about life at Southern Cross and, when appropriate or required, we will do a video recording of The Pastors’ Post.
Sadly, Betsy Cunningham, our Equip and Lounge Room speaker for this term has had to decline her visit due to a recent change in employment. We are, however, excited to say that Liz Young, a brethren leader from the district, and John Bradshaw, an elder from St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Grafton, will join us for Equip One. The theme of our first Equip for the year is ‘Intimate: taking the rush out of our relationship with Christ’. John will stay overnight in Lismore, ready for The Lounge Room the next day. John is a recently retired medical doctor and will share his experiences working in that field and how he lives for Jesus and shares him today in his retirement. Sadly, I will miss both Equip and The Lounge Room due to Reach Australia training in Sydney that I need to attend as part of our consultancy with Reach Australia in 2022 and 2023.
However, can I encourage retirees to get along to The Lounge Room and suggest you all to make the most of the Equip training. Surely there is no greater training that we could participate in than growing in our intimacy with Christ!
Finally, for the sake of Christ’s name and honour in our city Lismore, can I plead with you to consider joining us for Breaking the Silence Training. This training is so crucial to our mission to grow followers of Jesus. How can we grow Christ’s church if abuse is present in it? What a horrible tragedy. Do you love God? Do you love his people? Do you love the people of this world? Then consider joining us next Saturday 12th February at Lismore High School for Safe Church Training through the Conduct Protocol Unit of the Presbyterian Church in NSW.
For Jesus loves kids, youth, young adults and even the oldies. Remember this precious verse from Jesus’ lips in Matthew chapter 19 and verses 13 and 14:
13 Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked them.
14 Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
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