Matt 6:33 Seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness
John 3: 16 God so loved the world that He gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him, will not perish but have eternal life.
We had a very lively morning! It seemed that events were stacked against us, which included a 5 mile emergency dash to Hastings, to collect our beloved, but stranded musician. Still, we got back within 5 minutes before I was due to begin the service.
So what about the Kingdom? We looked at the nature of Kingdom, both in the ‘Now’ and the ‘Not Yet’. We split into discussion groups and discussed the fact that Jesus’ Kingdom is one of love and not power and status, bearing a Cross and thorns as throne and crown. We talked about what is authentic and false love. One mother decided that authentic love is a mother’s love when she copes with all things, bears all things and loves in spite of it all. One very young person (8 years) said that false love was saying that she would clear her room when asked, but had no intention of doing so. It’s always rewarding to see all ages involved and contributing. We moved on to think about how we can make God’s Kingdom real in our time, as we have a part in the building of it.
Our songs included many about love and incorporated all the aspects of our mornings worship and discussion; The love of God comes close, Let there be love shared among us, When the music fades and worship songs; Majesty, Come on and celebrate.
It was an exciting and rewarding morning. But here are two questions for you to think about this week
How do you see authentic and false love ?
How can you build God’s Kingdom in our time?
Every Blessing Deacon Olivia
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