First Sunday after Easter, April 16th, 2023

 

First Sunday after Easter, April 16th, 2023

Have you ever had the experience of starting a project or a job and then you discovered shortly thereafter that you did not have the correct tool or instrument to do the work?  And then you had to stop the project that you were working on until you obtained the correct tool.  In order to do certain tasks, you need certain tools.  In order to accomplish certain jobs, you have to have the correct instrument to finish your task.  Whether it is something as big as needing a stove in order to cook or something as simple as a certain type of a screwdriver to remove a screw.  Whether it is something small or something big, we have to have the right tools to do the job right and correctly.  In the First Epistle of St. John, we hear the following:  "WHATSOEVER is born of God overcometh the world. . . ."  (I St. John 5:4)  In other words, St. John is telling us that in order to overcome the world we need to be "born of God."  He is telling us that we need to have God in our lives if we want to overcome the world.  Sometimes we hear phrases such as "the world is a rat-race" or "it's a dog eat dog world out there."  In many ways, these are accurate descriptions in regards to the world in which we live.  It's a mean world out there with lot's of dangers.  Thus, to overcome the world we need to have the assistance of Our Heavenly Father.  Without Him, we can accomplish nothing.  We need to put our faith and trust in the Creator of the world.  This comes through having a relationship with Him and living for Him.  St. John continues:  "Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God . . ." (I St. John 5:5)  Put your trust in the One that has overcome the world . .. . the One Who has overcome death . . .  the One Who has come to forgive you your sins:  Jesus Christ!

St. Margaret Church worships every Sunday morning at 10:30 AM at the Chapel at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis.

NOTE:  Keep in mind that we must enter in the main entrance of the lobby and sign in before we go to the chapel.  

Please Join us as we gather together as God's family to:  hear the Word of God; listen as God speaks to each one of us in our hearts; worship God in song and in word; listen to the King James Bible and the 1928 Book of Common Prayer; and, finally, receive Our Blessed Lord in Holy Communion so that we can be nourished for the journey we call life.  Take one hour out of your busy schedule to worship God, to honour God, to acknowledge the need for God in your life.