LPUC eNews – Sunday 12 September 2021
There is no in person worship this Sunday due to the current COVID restrictions, however you can still watch the service online.
James 3:5-12, Words Are Important
Words are how we communicate, express ourselves and get our ideas across. We use our tongue to do that. The Words from our tongue are very important. But more than that, our word and opinion have an impact on all things we engage with. James points out that the tongue is a small part of our body (vs.5) but it has enormous power to impact everything around us. The Tongue is like a fire and can set the whole forest on fire.
James is challenging us on how we are going to control this flaming tongue. We put bits into the mouth of horses to make then obey us and we can turn the whole animal around. Ships, large as they can be are steered by a very small rudder wherever we want it to. Likewise, the tongue a small of our body need to be steered wisely by our words and resulting action.
We seem to get involved in contrary actions with our tongue (vs.9-12). James points out we praise God with it, and we also curse men who have been made in the image of God. So arises the question then of how can we both praise and curse with our tongue. Hence, we are encouraged to pause and reflect on how we use our tongue. Words spoken are the right time can immensely impact not just individuals but nations too. So, let’s learn to watch our tongue. By Alex Thomas, Oatley Uniting Church
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Promise for new hearts – The Bible Project
Never more connected. Never more lonely. We are more connected on social media and across the world. Yet, people are experiencing loneliness at epidemic levels. As we find connections through our devices, we yearn for human contact like never before. Come along to The Edge as we discuss how we can live in this modern COVID-era. Dr Natasha Moore and Dr Sam Chan will be addressing connection and loneliness at The Edge. Considering the answers to how we can look at our lives. Thursday 21st October 2021 7.00pm – 8.00pm. FREE TICKETS. Register today.
The banks of the Yarra and the kindness of God – Eternity News
Library: If you’d like to share what you’re reading/watching or request a resource from the library, send an email to Naomi.Feigl@gmail.com and Lawrie.Bool@gmail.com. Available from Lawrie:
In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park. ‘On the cold, black night of 31 March 2007, my mother and I scrambled down the steep, rocky bank of the frozen Yalu River that divides North Korea and China. There were patrols above us and below …’ This is the incredible, true story of thirteen-year-old Yeonmi Park, who risked her life when she and her family fled North Korea. Revealing what it was like to live under a brutally repressive regime, which starved and terrorised its people, Yeonmi tells of her family’s courageous decision to escape and of the extraordinary, heartbreaking journey that followed, culminating in a daring night-time trek across the Gobi Desert to freedom.
John Anderson Direct: with Abigail Schrier, Author and Journalist. In this Direct interview, John is joined by journalist Abigail Shrier, author of Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters. They discuss why and how the transgender phenomenon is particularly impacting young women in the West, and what the way forward is.
How God rebuilt Feby Chan’s faith after her husband was executed by firing squad – Eternity News
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