How Far is Not Far?

Hello Everyone!
Join us this week as Pastor John talks about Mark 12:28-34, where the Scribe in the Temple asks Jesus "Which commandment is the most important of all?"
Jesus goes on to quote Moses in Duet 6:4-5: "Israel, remember this! The LORD ---and the LORD alone---is our God. Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength."
The Scribe then says ""Well done, Teacher! It is true, as you say, that only the Lord is God and that there is no other god but he and you must love God with all your heart and with all your mind and with all your strength; and you must love your neighbor as you love yourself. It is more important to obey these two commandments than to offer on the altar animals and other sacrifices to God."

Christ replies "You are not far from the Kingdom of God."
No-one dares to ask Jesus any more questions!

Is 'Near enough is good enough!' the creed that some people live by? Through the Gospel you can know that Christ has taken all the steps needed to set us free from the burdens of sin!

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Illawarra Lutheran Parish
5th November 2006
22nd Sunday after Pentecost

Prayer of the Day

Everliving God, we thank you for giving yourself in love through your Son Jesus. Lead us by your great love to love you with all our heart, soul, mind and strength and to love our neighbour as we love ourselves. We ask this through Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Prayer Points.

• Pray for opportunities to put God's love into action!
• Give thanks for Gods blessings in the lives of those who have died in the past year: Gretel S., George S., Gunar T., Inge P., Emmy F., George W. and Theresa Z.
• Give thanks for Wolfgang G's continuing recovery.
• Pray for those in our community who are suffering from illness: Fritz T., Linda F., Christine F., Max C., Harold M., Horst M. and Hardy B.
• Pray for Wagga Wagga Lutheran School and its principle James Heyne.
• Pray for the wisdom to look beyond today and care for our world as the guardians we were made to be.
• Pray for a peaceful resolution to the situation in Fiji.

Todays Readings
Deuteronomy 6:1-9
Hebrews 9:11-14
Mark 12:28-34

Todays liturgical colour is
GREEN

Minor Festivals and colours this week.

None this week

Thought for the Week.

'He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife'
Douglas Adams

Photo credit: 'Washing Day' by Louise Docker