Feeling Robbed by COVID-19

MESSAGE OF HOPE AND PEACE... Pastor Barry Hutchings from Shepparton Church of Christ is inviting people to be a part of his Christmas messages starting from this Sunday. Photo: Struan Jones

By pastor Barry Hutchings, Shepparton Church of Christ

IN 2020 you might be feeling you have been robbed. Not necessarily physically robbed but certainly emotionally and spiritually robbed by what Coronavirus has taken from all of us.
Some of you have had your livelihood taken away; some have lost loved ones or the ability to connect with loved ones. Your finances might have taken the biggest hit you have ever experienced in your life.

Your life might have been radically changed for the worse due to this pandemic. There are many other circumstances this dreaded virus has caused that have had shocking outcomes. All these things can make us feel as if we have been robbed; robbed of our hope, peace, joy and love.

If that is you, I would like to invite you to come and join us at Shepparton Church of Christ and hear our Christmas messages about abundant hope, peace that passes all understanding, overflowing joy that only God can give, and love that is the greatest love the world has ever known. These messages could dramatically change the way you live your life.

This new series starts with Hope on Sunday, December 6. Our services start at 10am every Sunday and our Christmas Service on Friday, December 25 will start at 9am. The Shepparton Church of Christ is located at 105 Corio Street, Shepparton (the corner of Corio and Nixon Streets).

I hope you will come and meet me, be welcomed by our Church family and be blessed by God as you worship with us. All are welcome, so if you have been thinking about coming to church, please don’t put it off any longer, come along and celebrate the coming Christmas season with us.

For those looking for more information, please don’t hesitate to contact me at pastor@sheppartonchurchofchrist.org.au or call or text me on 0414 311 322.