The Reverend Rob Sutherland CSC and Reverend Angela McNeill and the congregation at St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church at Moggill invite everyone to join in worship on Sunday 7 September 2025 - Pentecost XIII
The Sentence
Whoever does not carry the cross and follow Jesus cannot be his disciple. Luke 14 14:27
Reflection from the Reverend Rob Sutherland CSC - 7 September 2025
Dear Friends,
What a wondrous time is Spring! I love the brighter mornings and the new life that we see in trees and flowers. I know that this also comes with snakes moving around looking for mates and birds swooping (nothing gets the pulse going like a peck on the bike helmet from a swooping bird) but this is a great part of God’s creation in which to live.
Many in the church view this as the season of creation; some Anglican churches are skipping the lectionary and having a month focusing on creation and beginnings. I wonder what new life God has planned for us, for us personally and for us as a church.
We are spending a few weeks with Jeremiah as our Old Testament focus and the Lord gives Jeremiah a message for those in exile in Babylon, For thus says the Lord: .. when [your time in exile] is completed .. I will fulfill to you my promise .. For surely, I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord .. to give you a future with hope.
As we think about what God is calling us to be and to do, I appreciated the reminder from a parishioner that if we want God to build a children’s ministry here, we need to begin by fervent prayer for this ministry. We need to listen to and to follow God and the only successful plans will be God’s plans, but this begins by us praying – for prayer involves us both speaking and listening to God. Children’s ministry is in the hearts of many so, we will include prayers for children’s ministry from now on.
God has a plan, and as always, God’s command is to follow wherever Jesus calls us. I look forward to seeing where God leads us, in God’s power and for God’s glory. There is however a warning to God’s call to follow Jesus. Jesus calls this the cost of discipleship and this cost or the cross that we are called to carry is our focus this coming Sunday.
Thanks to those who have asked; I had a wonderful time in Canberra; -6C overnight and plenty of snow fell onto the hills around Canberra. I had some lovely family time and some very productive veterans focused work meetings.
It’s another full week ahead; Morning Prayer and Bible discussion on Wednesday, but, I’m told twilight markets have been cancelled for this Saturday.
For comprehensive information about our parish activities keep a record of our official Website www.mmcanglican.org.au
HOW TO FIND US:
(St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church is located adjacent to Moggill State School at 3407 Moggill Road Moggill QLD 4070. Catch the444 Bus to the Moggill terminus. The church is a short walk just past the 'new' Moggill State School. Originally our heritage church building was the original Moggill State School which opened in 1866.)