Christ Church Jerusalem

Getting ready.

This week we talk about what Jesus’ return means to us and how that might change our lives forever. We discuss how some things in our lives distract us from adding meaning to our lives and how finally even the suffering we encounter along the way will be turned in joy at his return.

Readings: Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44.

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Service of Thanksgiving

The Character of our King

This Sunday is often referred to as “Christ the King” Sunday because of its theme of the reign of Christ. Instead of the more common subject of the “kingdom” Rev Neville Jones takes a different tack and looks at the character of the King. Using a number of bible passages he summarises the promises and prophecies for this divinely anointed ruler, and how Jesus is careful to not inflame any misplaced expectations that many had about this “coming king”. In several well-known passages he then looks at how Jesus reveals his true character, the effect it had on those involved and how we in turn should respond.

Quote (from the sermon)

The Lord’s response could be summarised this way: “Thanks David for the offer of a house, but I tell you what, I’ll build you a house” … and when God says he will build a house it, it stays built.

Readings: Jeremiah 23: 1-6, Colossians 1: 11-20, Luke 23: 33-43

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Warning!

When the disciples were marveling about the temple Jesus took that moment to warn them. It would soon be destroyed. Are we like them? Do we think our nation -economy-culture-education-family is too great to fail? His warnings to them are relevant for us today. In particular we examine the dangers of deception and how we can prevent falling prey to self deception and being led astray by others.

Readings: Twenty Third Sunday after Pentecost - Remembrance Sunday

Isaiah 65:17-25, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13, Luke 21:5-19

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Rev. David Pileggi | Their Days, Our Days and the End Days

Paul's words of instruction and comfort to the church of Thessalonika have special relevance for us and the times in which we live. First, Paul thanks God for their faith and steadfastness in the midst of suffering, but he also warns them not to be deceived or get too excited or be deceived about the coming of the Lord. That will not happen until the man of lawlessness is revealed and proclaim himself to be God - even though the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Surely this teaches us to avoid foolish speculation about the end times which has only brought confusion and embarrassment to the church.

Readings: Haggai 1:15-2:9; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17; Luke 20:27-38

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Title - All Saints Day

Description - If we live we live to the Lord, if we die we die to the Lord, so whether we live or die we are the Lords, how then shall we live?

Readings:

Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18

Psalm 149

Luke 6:20-31

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23 August 2022 | The Good Folks and the Sinners

Our passage today is the story of Jesus calling to the tax collector in a sycamore tree while He was passing though Jericho. This story should be read along side the parable of the 2 men who went up to the temple to pray - a religious man (Pharisee) and a sinner (tax-collector). In both accounts we are not only confronted with the issue of self-righteousness, but also with those good people (the religious man and the crowd) who seem to think that God’s mercy is beyond the sinner. The shocking ending to both accounts reminds us that we all stand in need of God’s mercy, and that humility and repentance is the right response to God’s overwhelming grace to us all. When reading these stories, it is easy to condemn the callous crowd and the Pharisee, but let's be aware that these faults are alive and well in the church - and in us.

Readings: Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22

Psalm 84:1-7

Luke 18:9-14 & 19:1-10

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We Have Profaned

Succot (Tabernacles) is not just a time for God’s people to rejoice, but is a holiday for all the nations. God desires to redeem the nations, not just individuals, but they are bound up in disobedience with idolatry is its chief expression. The people of God should be a "light to the nations” and model a clear alternative to idolatry. Holiness is not only a separation from evil, but to attach to Goodness. But so often our attachments and dependence upon created things and not our Creator has desecrated His name among the nations and brought us nothing but chaos and more. The rejection of all forms of idolatry must begin in the house of God and then will we be able to call the nations to repentance.

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A Table in the Wilderness?

Succot, or Tabernacles, is a holy day where God’s people are commanded to rejoice. But when we look around at the situation in the world today, how can we celebrate? It will be helpful, in our anxiety and fear of what the future might bring, to look at the context of time and place of this holiday. First, it comes right after Yom Kippur when there has been repentance and reconciliation with God and our neighbors. Secondly, it recalls God’s provision in the wilderness – a place of scarcity and danger. This is God’s prescription: when we come into right relationship with Him, we will be able to trust Him despite the circumstances. We can be grateful that He has and will indeed provide a table in the wilderness.

Readings: Feast of Tabernacles. Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Deuteronomy 16:13-17 - Leviticus 23:33 -43 - Luke 17:11-19

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Relationships and Wraiths.

In this sermon we look at how Jesus communicates the enormity and practice of Forgiveness

Readings: 17th Sunday after Pentecost - Lamentations 3:19-26 - Psalm 137 - Luke 17:3-10

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