John Hebenton's Podcast
Sunday sermons preached at St. George's Anglican Church, Gate Pa, Tauranga. These are mostly based on the RCL Lectionary readings for that Sunday, with a few variations for our own lectionary in this Province, and special events here at Gate Pa.
John Hebenton's Podcast
Gathering
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John Hebenton
As John said last week Lent is a time to prayerfully reflect on our identity as beloved children of God. Lent is our wilderness time each year where we can ask
- What does it mean for US to be beloved child of God?
- How does that shape our identity?
- What helps us know that?
- What help us live that out?
- What gets in the way of knowing that?
- What prevents us living that out
John then continues to explore how liturgy shapes our identity. Within this church there is a flow of
- GATHER – We gather with God and with each other;
- STORY: we engage with scripture
- GO: We are sent out to join God in mission
Finally John explores how the gift of our liturgical tradition is a vehicle by which God gathers us in to this worshiping space, in God , and with others as God’s community.
The notes for this sermon can be found here.