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A dinner with friends

for 17 March 2024


Dear friends of BCUC,

Taking a deep dive through Holy Week in Mark’s gospel I wonder what new things about God’s love for us you have been learning? Last week we looked at Jesus being anointed with oil by a woman by breaking open an expensive alabaster jar of perfume. This Sunday Jesus is experiencing his last 24 hours with his disciples. What does he choose to do with them? What does he say? If you knew it was going to be your last 24 hours what would be your final words and actions?

The answer for Jesus is eating, praying and singing hymns of worship with his closest friends.

The eating is in the form of the Passover dinner. Remembering God’s saving action for His people while in slavery under pharaoh. A meal that he transforms the message of by lifting up the bread, giving thanks and saying “this is my body”, then giving thanks for the cup of wine and saying “this is my blood of the new covenant”. He does this in the midst of having just told the disciples that one of them will betray him. The fact he still choose to give thanks for the bread and wine that was to symbolise his body and blood in the company of the one who will betray him to his death, shows a depth of love from Jesus that I can barely fathom. I think betrayal cuts deeper than any of Jesus soon to be received 40 lashes at the hands of the Romans. Yet, Jesus still gives thanks for the cup, knowing it would be his own blood shed for the forgiveness of that very betrayer. “How deep the father’s love for us! How vast beyond all measure.”

Come along or watch online to worship together this Sunday the God who’s love for us is unfathomable.

Your brother in Christ,
Benji

 

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Ministry Team Contacts

Minister

Rev Dr Benji Callen – benjic@burnsidecityuc.org.au; Day off : Monday 


Minister in Association

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Nancy Xu  – connections@burnsidecityuc.org.au; Wednesdays
 

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