PREACHER’S NOTE                                 13 SEPTEMBER 2026

 

This Sunday we celebrate                         
Harvest. It‘s a time of year
when we display, all
along the front of the
church, part of the harvest
that God has so generously
provided, that we
bring back for use in His
kingdom. We do so to
encourage one another
to give generously to
those less fortunate, perhaps echo’ing how the Jewish
farmers used to leave parts of their fields unharvested so
that the poor could have enough to eat. We celebrate
by singing songs and reading readings of God’s lordship
over the heavens, and His generosity in considering us,
and sustaining us, tiny little spots on a planet on the outskirts
of our galaxy.
As we examine what God has provided, we notice the
potential in it. Each fruit contains seeds enough to multiply
and provide for generations. We also consider the
potential in each of us – fearfully and wonderfully made.
Our futures were planned by our Maker before we were
even born, each holding the potential to change the
world.
And then our hearts and minds turn to our shortcomings.
How many bad decisions have we made that have limited
or scuppered our potential. And exactly at that
point, we realize that it was for these reasons we needed
to be redeemed by a Saviour. Who, even when he finds
us lying in the dust, picks us up and walks with us, along
paths beyond our wildest dreams.
Come along this Sunday, sing those songs, hear those
readings, and celebrate with us a God who not only sees
huge potential in all that He has made, but holds his
hand out in rescue when we fall short. Praise His wonderful
name! Blessings, Andrew.