LWNSW & ACT – 55th ANNUAL CONVENTION Saturday April 30, 2022 Theme: CARRIED IN OUR SHEPHERD’S ARMS Based on: Isaiah 40:11 Venue: LifeWay Lutheran Church 56 Norfolk Road Epping, NSW Registration and morning tea: 9.00am Commencement: 9.45am with Devotion All welcome 55TH LUTHERAN WOMEN OF SA-NT CONVENTION Thursday 5th May 2022 at the Lobethal Lutheran Church. Theme: From Age to Age the Same Scripture text: Psalm 90:1,2 LWWA CONVENTION Saturday 7 May 2022 St Luke’s Lutheran …
You now have in your hands, or are reading on-line, the second edition for 2022 of this wonderful magazine, lovingly put together by the editorial committee. I trust you enjoyed the first edition, which now comes to you in full colour, from front to back cover. Bible studies to share, in time, together and renew us for our daily living; the inspiring stories; and it’s going to be great to see photos (in colour) of …
In “A Handbook for the Discipline of Lent” the Lutheran author, The Rev. Thomas L. Weitzel, tells us the word “Lent” comes from the old English word “lencten”, meaning “lengthen”, referring to the lengthening of days in the northern hemisphere towards the spring equinox. In the southern hemisphere it is our period leading to autumn, so we need to remember that Israel, where the first Easter occurred, is in the northern hemisphere. The season of …
PRAYING THROUGH THE YEAR Your kingdom come God comes to rule as king even if we don’t ask for this to happen. But in this prayer, we are asking: “Father, come and rule over us”. Your will be done on earth as in heaven God does the kind and good things he wants for people even if we don’t ask for this to happen. But in this prayer, we are asking: “Father, do these kind …
What does it mean to pray “Your Kingdom come”?
We all know that there is a heavenly kingdom where we long to go when our time on earth is ended. So, what about now?
Our earth is many thousands of years old. History has been recorded and we can read of many rulers, many kings, who have reigned over kingdoms in various parts of the world. Some have ruled to their “ideals”. Many people have suffered at the mercy of these so-called kings. How we long for a time with no such suffering. As Christians, we know that there is a king, a ruler, more powerful than any of the worldly kings.
Read Grace’s full reflections …