Sunday 24th July 2025
You are welcome to worship in person at this Sunday Service at 10.15am.
We are also live streaming our services. The service can be seen each Sunday morning commencing at 10.15am. Here is the link to our YouTube channel to access the live streaming: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHEm1fJeADpcP6gO1BsBKcg/live
Luke 13:10–17, 14:1–6 / What Matters Most: Rules or Restoration?
In today’s passages, Jesus heals someone on the Sabbath – actions that provoke outrage from religious leaders who prioritize strict rule-keeping over human compassion. Jesus confronts this mindset directly, challenging them to consider how they would care for their own animals on the Sabbath – shouldn’t a suffering human being receive at least that much mercy?
These stories reveal the heart of God: compassion over custom, healing over legalism, and mercy over rigidity. The woman in Luke 13 had been bent over for 18 years, yet still came to worship. Her presence – and Jesus’ response – show that true Sabbath-keeping is not about avoiding work, but about offering restoration.
In both encounters, Jesus exposes the spiritual blindness of those more concerned with rules than people. And He calls His followers to be different – to be a community that heals, welcomes, and restores.
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