Month: April 2019

The Beatitudes – Part 3

Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.

Is it worthwhile living a righteous life when the wicked appear to flourish?

It is definitely better to have little and live righteously than to gain much through wicked means.

Mark 8:36 (ESV)
For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?

Part 2 in the series on The Beatitudes.

Matthew 5:4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”

Listen in today as Ray explains Jesus’ words from Matthew 5 and expounds the context in which Jesus utters these words and their relationship to
Isaiah 40:1-11; who these mourners were and how we can be comforted in view of our sinfulness, our salvation, and our future place in the kingdom of God.

Why do we focus on Jesus’ crucifixion when so many others were crucified too?

The Roman’s used the tortuous and humiliating method of crucifixion to quell insurrection, sometimes crucifying thousands at a time.

What was so unique about Jesus being crucified and why do we continue to observe this brutal event?

 

Today is the start of a new season with Ray Patchett as Pastor and also the start of a new series looking at the beatitudes.

Listen in today as Ray ties Jesus’ words from Matthew 5 to the old testament  scriptures in Isaiah 61 and who the inheritors of God’s Kingdom will be…

Today two new elders were ordained and Chris Dean preached his final sermon as Pastor at WPC. Chris & Julie will remain a part of our congregation, but following final approval with CMS they will be commencing 5 months of residential training at St Andrews Hall, Parkville in preparation for cross-cultural missions service.

God bless you Chris & Julie as you go forward in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. We will miss you, but you will remain close to us, in our hearts.

Ray Patchett will be WPC interim pastor for the remainder of 2019.