Expressway to Hell or a Highway to Heaven

The Expressway To Hell or the Highway to Heaven.

"Go in through the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the road is spacious that leads to destruction, and many people are entering by it. How narrow is the gate and how constricted is the road that leads to life, and few are the people who find it!"
(Matthew 7:13-14)

There are two routs to travelling from Hornsby on the upper North Shore of Sydney to Newcastle. One is the F3 Expressway and the other is the old Pacific Hwy.

Our journey in life keen take many directions either being married or not, different career courses etc. But there are only two ultimate destinations we all will end up in, and that is the choice of accepting Jesus invitation of Him becoming our Lord and Saviour or not.

So you can either take route that most people take and that is the expressway which looks easy, because you just turn onto it, set ones cruse control at the required speed and off you go without a care in the world, with only oneself to worry about and not single thought about the ultimate destination, HELL!

Where if you turn onto the old highway, which is narrow, winding with lots of witch-backs. Hence this road is far more demanding in which one has to work at driving instead of using the cruse control you have to change down gears, brake into corners and accelerate out of them, thus you have think and concentrate on what you are doing and making decisions the whole trip of what you are doing and where you are going.

Jesus never said life was meant to be easy, in fact He said this: I have told you this so that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have trouble, but be courageous-I have overcome the world!"
(John 16:33). I personal enjoy driving along the old highway, I find the rout challenging and exciting, as it is living a life in Christ that is an adventure, that is truly an abundant life, not dull and boring. Now I am rejoicing in my sufferings for you and completing in my flesh whatever remains of Christ's sufferings on behalf of his body, which is the church. I became its servant according to God's commission that was given to me for you, so that I might fulfill the ministry of the word of God. This secret was hidden throughout the ages and generations but has now been revealed to his saints, to whom God wanted to make known the glorious riches of this secret among the gentiles-which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
(Colossians 1:24-27)

So don’t follow the crowd or the world to hell, turn off the expressway and onto the highway to heaven.

Trevor Hibbs
Elder
Abundant Life Church Blayney

Abundant Life Worship

Worship at Abundant Life Church continues to be a constant revelation of the purpose of God to His people. Afterall, we are created to be living sacrifices, which is our acceptable act of worship to Him. God has so deeply blessed this church with a dedicated and gifted worship team. We recently had 23 at worship practice - wow!!. It's really quite amazing to think that a church of our size has so many in one team. I believe that God is preparing our Church for the next level. So, please pray for me as the Worship Pastor as I seek to discover God's will and direction for creative arts and worship at Abundant Life. Whilst I often feel well out of my depth, I believe that this is where God wants us to be as He stretches and grows us. Of course His strength is made perfect in our weekness, and most definately I am needing to rely more and more in and on Him as we walk forward in His great plan.

God Bless, Ps. Col Crome