July2014_Dayboro Uniting Church

22 Williams Street

(Next to the Post Office)

Tuesday 8:30am – Mainly Music

(Music & movement for up to 5yo)

Thursday 1pm – Card Sharps

 

Play cards and raise funds for an orphanage in Bolivia.

Friday 10am to 2pm – Conversation Club

A drop-in morning including great talks and a good (too good  –  see the minister’s waistline!) lunch.

Ask us about home groups held throughout the Dayboro area.

SUNDAYS IN JULY

With mainstream churches worldwide, we’re looking at Matthew’s gospel.

Sunday 6 July

8:30am Pastor Richard You need a rest cure!

Sunday 13 July

8:30 am Pastor Richard Gardening 101

Sunday 20 July

8:30am Pastor Richard Gardening 201

(And Holy Communion)

Sunday 27 July

8:30am Pastor Richard Eureka!

Interesting chap, Matthew.  He was a publican, which was not in the 1st century CE someone who managed a pub, but rather a tax collector.  (I have to be careful here in case I give Joe Hockey or Tim Nicholls ideas.)  Tax collectors weren’t public servants, forget your helpful, friendly ATO call centre, they were private contractors who bid for the right to collect taxes.   Typically, they would pay an upfront fee equivalent to the tax take which they expected for the year, have it paid back with interest by Rome at the end of the year, and collect much more, as much as they could rip off from the poor Jewish taxpayers during the year.  So they were hated as spivs and collaborators.

Yet Jesus called him to be a disciple.  And not so that he could continue in his nefarious ways.  Jesus saw the person who Matthew wanted to be.  Stuff those judgmental churchy types who only see the crook, said Jesus, I see who you can be by my grace.

Just sayin’ ……..

Pastor Richard Lance

0447 447 945