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We are a community church comprised of people of all ages and various cultures. Our desire is to help people find and follow Jesus. This means we are discovering what it means to love God, love one another and love the community around about us.

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27 April 2025

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EASTER - NEW LIFE AND NEW LOVE IN JESUS
On Maundy Thursday, the night before his terrible trial and execution when the Last Supper took place, Jesus gave his disciples this commandment:
³⁴ ‘A new command I give you: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. ³⁵ By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.’ Later in John 15 we find these words: “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:12-13).
On Anzac Day we remember those who gave their lives for their country – in whatever war you think of there have been terrible losses and sacrifice. Apart from military personnel, many others have shown love in action at great per- sonal risk. Some supported various persecuted peoples, putting their own lives on the line. Others refused to fight as pacifists – but served as peacemakers or medical staff. Chaplains were on the front lines praying for and ministering to the dying. Many others nursed the wounded. The list goes on.

HOW NEW IS NEW?
What is new about this new commandment that Jesus gave? Loving your neighbour wasn’t new – that was already in the Old Testament. Listen and look again: As I have loved you, so you must love one another. AS I HAVE LOVED YOU – is the key. Love for Jesus was more than words – more than his teaching about love – but an action. God so loved the world so much that he GAVE HIS ONLY SON. Preparing his followers for his death he said this:
‘The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly I tell you, un- less a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life’ (John 12:23-25). In Philippians 2, Jesus is described as “making himself nothing”. So as we give thanks for those who have lived sacrificial lives today, let’s commit ourselves to really love each other as Jesus loves us. It’s a tall order, but is made possible by His grace and through the power of the Holy Spirit. It is essential for Christian witness that people know we follow Jesus because of our love. We praise His name for this wonderful privilege to share this good news with others by our example of hope and love.

Grace and peace,

Robin

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‘And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory,
glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth’ (1:14)

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