A Servant’s Heart

The gospel of Luke brings a fresh perspective to one of my favourite Bible stories, ‘The Feeding of the 5000’.
Jesus had retreated to spend some well-deserved time alone to connect with His Father in Heaven, when the crowds track Him down. Jesus was tired, He was busy, He was spending time with His Father, however He was interrupted by 5000 men, let alone the women and children that accompanied them. But Jesus doesn’t send them away, He welcomes them with open arms.

It must have been a shock to the disciples, because they go into panic mode. “Send them home, we don’t have anything we can feed them with.” Even if they could find a shop nearby, it would take a year’s wages to buy enough food to feed all the people. The disciples had forgotten who they were with!

Jesus shows He has a heart of service. He welcomes all the people and encourages them to be seated. He asks the disciples to be willing to serve and Jesus takes care of the rest. Everyone is completely satisfied from the abundance of food Jesus provided.

Just as Jesus asked His disciples to serve, He also asks us to be willing to serve others around us. We may sometimes worry that we don’t have the skills, the resources or the time, but with open minds and willing hearts, He will support us and give us what we need. We just have to be willing and He will do the rest!

I encourage you to look out for people this week who you could serve in some small or large way.

Chaplain Phil

On Saturday night, we had 170 people join in the fun and laughter at out ‘Connect 4’ family games night and dinner.  Thank you to the volunteers that made the night possible and all the parents who braved the cold to participate in this awesome event.

Kids enjoyed playing musical chairs, corners, bobs & statues, party popper relays, raid the nest, and more! The veggie burgers were delicious, but the home-made chocolate brownie with choc-chip ice-cream for dessert, was the favourite. 

If you missed this opportunity to connect with other families and enjoy a meal together, don’t miss our next Connect 4 event on Saturday evening, 26^th June from 5.45pm until 7:30pm in the Para Vista Church Hall. Hope to see you there.

 

Chaplain Phil