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Why do we meet for worship at Christ Church?

Our aim is that the crucified and risen Lord Jesus should be at the centre of our worship.

We remember how Jesus, God's own Son, left all the glory of His Father's presence, took on human nature, and came into our world. He was born into poverty in the land of Judea, by then a Roman province.

At about age 30, he began to teach and preach about the Kingdom of God. He healed many people, welcomed those who no one else cared about and showed us how God wants us to live our lives. But, He was more than just a good example.

The Bible tells us that we have all failed to live up to God's perfect standards. That is called sin and sin cuts us off from God. Some of the people rejected Jesus. In the end he was arrested, falsely accused and condemned to die the terrible death of crucifixion on a Roman cross.

His death was no accident. In fact, in dying he was paying to God the debt we owe him because of all our short-comings. He was dying in our place. He was the perfect sacrifice for sin. Three days later, on that first Easter Sunday, he rose from the dead. He had defeated sin and death. He opened up for us the way back to God.

God is prepared to give you a new start, forgiveness, real certainty as we face the future with him. His gift of real life, eternal life, is free. We can do nothing to earn it. So, what does God want us to do? He wants us simply to put our faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ - to trust him as our Lord and Saviour.

Week by week that is certainly something worth celebrating!