Sunday 4th December 2022

The Lion and the lamb – making peace in a troubled world

Streaming from Colbinabbin-

on Zoom at Tatura, Murchison, Rushworth and for people at home.

It is the second Sunday of Advent, and we’re making a declaration. Whether we are heeding the call of John the Baptist to “bear fruit worthy of repentance” or longing for the peaceable kingdom of Isaiah, we are taking our stand for the promise that Jesus offers for beloved community, a new way of living. We are declaring and leaning into this kin-dom of heaven, living it now in all the ways we can.

So, how does our worship reflect our decision to live as though God’s kingdom has come “on earth as it is in heaven”? By listening to our prayers. By telling our stories of service and witness and hospitality. By singing the songs that embrace this hope as a lived experience and that express our desire for the fulfilment to come. “Come, thou long-expected Jesus, born to set thy people free.” We are living in anticipation of that freedom for all people, not just for us.

We’re beginning, here at the start of December, to have a bifocal vision looking back to the incarnation and the glory of that first Christmas, but also looking ahead to the completion and the hope that the joy we experience in this season will not be a passing thing but our whole existence in eternity. This might be time for an affirmation of faith that expresses our hope and confidence in the world that God is bringing to life around and within us.

It is also Communion Sunday and an opportunity to remember that the Christ we celebrate did not remain a baby in a manger, but grew to offer his life for ours, his body for our sustenance. Let our observance of the sacrament this time not be a solemn remembrance of death, but a joyous acceptance of the gift of life offered and shared. Let the openness of the Lord’s Table be a signal to the hospitality of the whole fellowship of faith of which this congregation is a part.

Join us on Sunday as we reflect, worship and share together.  The service led by Brian Spencer
The service will start at 9.30am. The live Zoom “room” will be open for you to log-in to from 9.00am.  Log-in, chat to others, be the church!

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We understand that you may prefer to remain anonymous.  It may have been a while since you went to church, maybe you’ve never been to church and are just curious. We understand that you don’t want to be hassled just because you were curious.

If you want to remain anonymous there are four ways you can do it.

• Choose the “Join without video” option. You will be able to see, hear (and talk if you want to)
• Your name also appears in the bottom left of their picture in Zoom. This name will be the one you entered at sign-up. At any time in the meeting you can right-mouse click on your name and change or delete it.
• You can choose to attend via the Livestream option.
• You can watch the recorded service later on the website