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Pentecost 4 - The Cost of Discipleship - Matthew 10:24-39

Sharing the compassion, love and peace of God can upset those who want to maintain power and influence. It is all part of the cost of discipleship, of carrying your cross while you live out the love of God in and through Christ.

Pentecost 3 - Mission of the Twelve - Matthew 9: 35 - 10: 15

Following on from Matthew's list of the twelve disciples we come to a passage mostly titled, The Mission of the Twelve. But what is mission? We use the word "mission" in the church to describe anything we do and even bakeries and banks have mission statements. So let us ponder together this passage and how the mission of the twelve might helps us understand mission as we explore life and faith together.

Trinity A Matthew 28:16-20

The Trinity: The union of the three persons in the Godhead. These three persons are distinct yet co-equal and consubstantial, sharing one divine essence. Whew... a complex explanation. Maybe 'the one God, expressing God's eternal love, being available to all people and all creation.'

Pentecost - Psalm 104: 34-34 & John 7: 37-39

Pentecost is not simply an event, it is the eternal blowing of the presence of the Spirit; timeless and one with God. Welcome to Saltbush, Word Around the Bush as we draw ourself into, and open ourselves unto, the presence of the Holy Spirit.

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