Sunday, March 08, 2026
Lord God, our Redeemer,
who heard the cry of your people
and sent your servant Moses to lead them out of slavery:
free us from the tyranny of sin and death
and, by the leading of your Spirit,
bring us to our promised land;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Stay In Touch
Father Ted Starr - Priest-in-Charge - 0451 929 180 - edward.starr@anglicanchurchsq.org.au
Mrs Liz Peters - Rector’s Warden - 0400 844 946
Mrs Gail Symons - People’s Warden - 0409 618 511
Mr Tony Hughes - People’s Warden - 0468 764 009
Zoom Church - 328 492 8300 - 548 747
Readings
for The Third Sunday in Lent
Exodus 17:1 - 7
Psalm 95
Romans 5:1 - 11
John 4:5 - 42
Giving
Offering - 704 901 - 0000 0780
Building Fund - 704 901 - 0001 4767
Want to give in other ways? Cards are on sale at the back of the church.
For Your Prayers
We ask of your goodness, Lord, to comfort and sustain all who in this transitory life are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity, and especially Shirley Kimber, Alex, Ann, Lois, Barbara, Helena, Ian, Maggie, Dave, Uncle Peter, Chris, Bill Tattam, Jeff Byrne, Karne, Ika, Greg, Aaron, Joanne, Grace and Faith, Beryl Old, Fr David, and Nina. Please contact Fr Ted to be on this list.
We also give thanks for those whose year’s mind occurs at this time, and in particular Alma Ziebarth. Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them.
Mission and Outreach
BCA (support for the Church in the Bush) are running a donation drive for water during Lent. Also, March is the time to return our BCA boxes. There are spare boxes on the back table – try filling one up with your spare change to support this ministry.
Meals for Woody Point Special School are starting again. Please label your meal with title, ingredients and date cooked, then freeze it, and bring it to church on Sunday. Meal containers are on the back table. Alternatively, give a monetary donation or supermarket gift card. For more information on both of these ministries, contact Elizabeth on 0404 080 861.
Ministry During the Week
Mother’s Union meets at a new time: Third Wednesdays at 9am, starting in March. Please also note AMUA is holding a fundraiser concert of favourite hymns at 2pm on March 15th at the Deception Bay Anglican Church, $5 entry.
Thursday Fellowship: every first and third Thursday from 9:30am to 11:30am. All welcome for a cuppa and a chat. Bring your craft to work on or just enjoy the company.
Caring and Sharing: every fourth Wednesday from 11am.
Talent Table: every last Sunday after the second service.
Bible Study: Tuesdays at 9am and Thursdays at 7pm. All materials supplied.
The Week Ahead
Mon, 10 Mar
8:00 am - Holy Communion
9:30 am - Bible Study
Wed, 11 Mar
10:00 am - Holy Communion
Thu, 12 Mar
9:00 am - Growth Committee
7:00 pm - Bible Study
Sun, 15 Mar
7:00 am & 9:00 am - Holy Communion for Laetare (“Rejoice!”) Sunday, also known as Mothering Sunday.
Don’t forget to wear something pink – the liturgical colour for joy – next Sunday! There will also be a retiring collection after the service for ministry in the Solomon Islands, alongside posies and cake.
Article 9
Of Original or Birth Sin.
Original Sin standeth not in the following of Adam, (as the Pelagians do vainly talk), but it is the fault and corruption of the Nature of every man, that naturally is ingendered of the offspring of Adam; whereby man is very far gone from original righteousness, and is of his own nature inclined to evil, so that the flesh lusteth always contrary to the spirit; and therefore in every person born into this world, it deserveth God’s wrath and damnation. And this infection of nature doth remain, yea, in them that are regenerated; whereby the lust of the flesh, called in Greek, phronema sarkos, which some do expound the wisdom, some sensuality, some the affection, some the desire, of the flesh, is not subject to the Law of God. And although there is no condemnation for them that believe and are baptized, yet the Apostle doth confess, that concupiscence and lust hath of itself the nature of sin.
Having established who God is, and where we learn about him, the Articles now move to us – humanity, and what we are like. And it is not pretty. The doctrine of Original Sin has taken a bit of a beating over the millennia, yet orthodox believers in every age have held to it. Most disagreements come not with the doctrine itself, but with extreme exaggerations. Original Sin does not teach that people always choose the worst of all options. Rather, it teaches that when we do good, our sin runs so deep that it still infects those good deeds. Take, for example, charitable works. It is unarguably good to do works of charity. Yet there are always sinful instincts like pride and self-interest lurking in the background when we do them. We are “naturally ingendered” in that way. We also suffer from the struggle between right and wrong, between good and evil: “the flesh lusteth always contrary to the spirit”. Since God is holy and perfect, these imperfections of sin that get into everything we do means that “every person born into this world… deserveth God’s wrath and damnation.” Then we get pastoral: “this infection of nature” remains in us even after we are born again by the Holy Spirit. This is actually a great comfort: even though we fall into sin after our baptism, that is not a sign we are not saved. Rather, “there is no condemnation for them that believe and are baptised”. And here is the key. Christ died on the cross, meaning that the old person, born with original sin, is now dead and buried. When he rose, he rose in a glorified body, meaning those who believe and are baptised will rise again in perfection, with no stain of sin, original or otherwise. Who will deliver me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! (Romans 7:24-25).