Letter to the Ephesians

If you could buy a book that contained a distillation of a lifetime of thinking and experience on spiritual matters by one of the greatest Christian leaders of all time, would you do it? Would you read it and study it and try to plumb the depths of its wisdom? What about if you could read aloud all six chapters of the book in only 19 minutes? I’m speaking about Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. From the 26th April we will begin our new series looking into this amazing letter.

The English poet, Samuel Coleridge, said that Ephesians is “the divinest composition of man.” Another writer refers to it as, “the Grand Canyon of Scripture,” because “it is breathtakingly beautiful and apparently inexhaustible to the one who wants to take it in”. Martyn Lloyd-Jones calls Ephesians “the sublimest and the most majestic expression” of the gospel.

There is far more depth in this short epistle than can begin to be understood or applied to ones life, much less to be expounded on. So as we come to it, we must pray with the apostle Paul (Ephesians 1:17-19)

… that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe.

Mothers Day

This Mothers Day, May 10th at The Red Door Community Church we will be honouring our mum's and encouraging them to 'take it easy'. After a sleep in and breakfast in bed for mum (Yes, that means you Dad’s), you can come to our 10am service, and/or come to our 5pm Sunday arvo concert, coffee and cake, with Andrew Winton and Nathan Gaunt. Also on Sunday Arvo we will have a food truck preparing meals from 5pm by ‘Soul Provider’ - www.soulprovider.com.au. going to be a great Sunday at Red Door.

SONS OF KORAH

Sons of Korah will be at Red Door on Saturday, 18th April 2015, 7:30 pm. Tickets are available through their website at www.sonsofkorah.com

Sons of Korah is an Australian based band devoted to giving a fresh voice to the biblical psalms. The Psalms have been the primary source for the worship traditions of both Judaism and Christianity going right back to ancient times. With their unique acoustic, multi-ethnic sound Sons of Korah have given this biblical songbook a dynamic and emotive new musical expression. They endeavour to lead their listeners into an impacting encounter with this book that is often described as the 'heart' of the bible. From lamentation to songs of jubilant praise, from battle cry to benediction, from exclamation of awe and wonder to reflections of tranquillity and perfect wisdom, Sons of Korah provide a compelling portrait of the world and experience of the psalms.