Rabbits and Repentance.

Hi Everybody,
This week, Pastor John continues on the Advent theme of John the Baptist about making things ready for the coming of the Lord.
Kids always ask the tough questions, usually at the wrong time! The ad from Telstra (the major Aussie telco) about the Great Wall of China really strikes a chord for most parents!!



Do you 'pretend' to know the answer to 'What does repentance look like?' Join Pastor John as we find out how to answer this one without having to bluff your way through!

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Illawarra Lutheran Parish
17th December 2006
Advent 3

Prayer of the Day

Jesus, our promised Messiah, John the Baptist went aheadof you and proclaimed the good news of your coming. Encourage us to recieve you with joy as our Redeemer and faithfully follow you. For you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Prayer Points

• Pray for safety for those under threat of bushfires and for all those who are fighting the fires.
• Pray for rain.
• Pray for those we know who are in hospital or suffering illness: Wolfgang G., Wendy and Hardy B., Harold M., Christine F., Linda F., Fritz T., Helga S. and Josepha K.
• Pray that the spirit of Christmas-that is, God's Holy Spirit-would fill our hearts.
• Give thanks for opportunities to show generosity.
• Pray that the Christmas message of God's love for all people would reach those who need to hear it most.
• Give thanks for the children in our church and pray they would continue to grow in faith.
• Pray for a faith that is alive and active.
• Pray for the fruits of the Spitit to be evident in our parish and in our lives.
• Pray for safety on the roads over the holiday period.

Todays Readings
Zephaniah 3:14-20
Philippians 4:4-7
Luke 3:7-18

Minor Festivals and Colours this week
None this week.

Thought for the Week.

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use."
Galileo Galilei

Photo credit: 'Bunny in the Zoo' by layoutcom, Ukraine.