jesus' home
No one doubts that Julius Caesar was a real figure who lived and rule the Roman Empire, but did you know there is actually much more historical evidence for the existence of Jesus of Nazareth than Julius Caesar?
From a purely historical perspective we have multiple primary sources; we know who Jesus’ parents were, where and when he was born, the four geographic locations he grew up in, the types of houses from that era, we even can surmise the general "tradie" work that Jesus was born into via his own father!
As a student of ancient near east history there is absolutely know doubt that Jesus existed.
That is important for both religious and non-religious people to realise - but for different reasons.
For the non-religious, the life and times of Jesus of Nazareth isn’t just some made-up fairytale. He was a real flesh-and-blood person who made some bold claims about God!
For those of us who are religious, we need to be reminded that Jesus Christ isn’t just truly God in person, he is also truly human (as Martin Luther put it). Jesus was born, lived in a family, moved house several times (once as a migrant/refugee), grew up, learnt a trade and experienced both the joys and sorrows of our existence. For us he is “God in Human shoes”. Its why Christmas is such a big celebration for us. There’s lots of opportunities at Good Shepherd to hear about it this year - so make the most of it!
Stephen Abraham
Christmas at Good Shepherd
We have two exciting events coming up in the church at Good Shepherd.
Community Carols on Saturday 11 December starting a 7.00pm and on Friday 24 December, a Christmas Eve Family Service will be held at 5.00pm.
There are opportunities to be involved!
Opportunity #1
Chris Jaensch is looking for children who might like to join him up the front for some singing at the Community Carols evening!
If this interests you, or would like more information, please contact him direct on 0406 971 553 or via email.
If you would like to participate in the Christmas Eve Family Service, we would love to hear from you. Please contact Georgie via email
We are still unsure whether bookings will be required for this event (it will be free). Keep an eye on WINGS for further updates.
Spin Holiday Camp
Miraculous things are coming to Camp Kedron in Barmera this coming January...
SPIN kids camp is an opportunity for children in Year 4-6 in 2021 to gather as God's people and grow their relationship with God in Christian community. This year our theme for camp is "Miraculous.'
For more information contact Georgie (here), then head here to register.