Spirited Word
By God's Word proclaimed, the Holy Spirit works faith in God's grace in Jesus, when and where he pleases. Sermons by Pastor Adrian Kitson, Lutheran Church of Australia.
St Petri Lutheran Church, Nuriootpa, Barossa Valley, South Australia.
www.stpetri.org.au
Spirited Word
Easter: A New Communion + A Suffering Love
Welcome to ‘Gather Easter’ – the best ‘Round’ in town!
This is because Easter deals not only with winning and losing a game but also with our living and dying in this life. It is BIG. Work, family, unexpected trouble, surprising joy, occasional worry and despair and fleeting moments of happiness meet us all the time.
But there is this longing too. We’re looking for a new communion; a love that can handle our suffering. This longing for connection and contribution and affirmation and joy that frees us from the fears.
Unlike any other god we might have heard of or sought, instead of asking us to do something, make something, achieve something or be something we just can’t be, Jesus enters our storm and embraces our questions without demanding anything from us.
Welcome to ‘Gather Easter’, a celebration of the man who killed death and lives to give you new life in all of your life.
Pastor Adrian