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 us for worship on the seventh Sunday after Pentecost 12 July 2026.
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Galatians 5:22,23
Reflection from the Reverend Rob Sutherland CSC 12 July 2026
I have enjoyed the School Holidays, the lack of traffic and our gorgeous (is it really winter?) weather but this week it's time to get back to school and that's where in, Matthew's Gospel, we find Jesus.
I have great respect and affection for our teachers - teachers who were my mentors; wonderful patient teachers who taught my children and grandchildren; those who are parishioners and friends. I appreciate our schools here in Australia – I have experienced many other places in the world which do not have schools like ours, but I relate better to the way Jesus does his teaching.
This part of Matthew's Gospel is aptly described 'on the way' or 'on the road'. This is what I'm used to in the Army working with trainees both as an instructor at places like Canungra and as a chaplain. Often, the best training or teaching is in the real world in which those being taught or trained live and work. Here Jesus is walking through the country; we read of his encounters with real people and on the way, we hear what he is teaching his disciples.
Some of the opposition Jesus encountered is from the conventional teachers of 'the law', the priests and Scribes and Pharisees. These groups maintained their status and power over ordinary people by giving complicated answers to religious questions; answers which inhibited people from getting close to God. Jesus gives straight forward answers to the real questions that people have about God and heaven and how to get there. Jesus uses simple things in life to explain both God and our relationship to God. Jesus offers ordinary people access to God.
Last Sunday Jesus talked about God hiding his treasure from the wise and powerful but revealing it to children; our children did a great job of showing us how easy it is for us to use things in this world, money or family or almost anything to hide God's treasure. This Sunday when asked how we should judge things and issues and people Jesus uses the simple image of a tree bearing fruit. Don't listen to someone's words, or look at their clothes, house, car or job, says Jesus, look at the fruit they produce in their lives.
Rob
Coming Events at St Michael and All Angels
NOTICES
SERVICES THIS WEEK
Morning Prayer & Bible Discussion
Holy Communion & Children's Program, followed by Morning Tea
Morning Prayer & Bible Discussion
Holy Communion & Children's Program, followed by Morning Tea
Morning Prayer & Bible Discussion
Holy Communion & Children's Program, followed by Morning Tea
(St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church is located adjacent to Moggill State School at 3407 Moggill Road Moggill QLD 4070. Catch the 444 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 is one of Queensland's earliest buildings opened in 1866.)