Christ Church Jebel Ali

Different Nations. One Lord. One Mission.

Freed to Live Differently

These readings are about freedom—and what we do with it. Israel crosses the sea from slavery into a new life. Paul calls Christians to stop judging one another and remember that we all belong to the Lord. Jesus challenges Peter to stop counting how often forgiveness is required.

God does not simply set us free from what holds us captive. God sets us free to live differently: welcoming as we have been welcomed, forgiving as we have been forgiven, and learning together how to live as people of grace.

Come as you are. Turn aside and listen. Take the next faithful step—God will be with you.

Changing the World One Confused Disciple at a Time

Christ Church Jebel Ali

Freed to Live Differently

This weekend, Israel reaches the Red Sea. Pharaoh is behind them, the water is before them, and there appears to be no way forward. Yet God opens a path, and a people who had been slaves walk through toward freedom.

But crossing the sea is only the beginning. Getting Israel out of Egypt takes one night; getting Egypt out of Israel takes considerably longer. They must now learn how free people live.

That same question runs through our New Testament readings. Paul urges Christians to stop judging one another and remember the deeper truth that holds us together: “Whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.” Jesus, meanwhile, answers Peter’s attempt to put a reasonable limit on forgiveness with an invitation to stop counting altogether.

God’s grace does more than release us from the past. It begins forming us into a different kind of people—people who welcome because we have been welcomed, forgive because we have been forgiven, and learn to live together without keeping score.

The sea is open. Keep walking.

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Join us at Christ Church! Whether you are new, returning, or have been with us for years, this is the perfect opportunity to reconnect, worship, and celebrate all that God is doing in our community. Experience powerful worship, an inspiring message, and the warmth of fellowship as we gather to grow in faith and unity.

We can’t wait to welcome you home and live out Love at the Core.

We are an oasis of hope, healing, and joy.

We fundamentally believe that joy is at the heart of the Gospel,

the good news of Jesus Christ.

We exist to introduce (or re-introduce) you to Jesus and invite you to join us as we walk together as disciples in community.

Experience the Power of Faith with Christ Church Jebel Ali!

It was a time like this,

war and tumult of war,

a horror in the air.

Hungry yawned the abyss—

and yet there came the star

and the child most wonderfully there.

It was a time like this

of fear and lust for power,

license and greed and blight—

and yet the Prince of bliss

came into the darkest hour

in quiet and silent light.

And in a time like this

how celebrate his birth

when all things fall apart?

Ah! Wonderful it is:

With no room on the earth,

The stable is our heart.

Taken from Radiant Birth ed. Leslie Leyland Fields & Paul J. Willis, Copyright (c) 2023, by Leslie Leyland Fields & Paul J. Willis. Published by InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, IL. www.ivpress.com

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Christ Church Jebel Ali, PO Box 7415 Dubai, UAE

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