A City on a Hill

A City on a Hill

Blog 3 Entry 21 February 2011

A “City on a Hill” – you may have wondered what that meant in my second blog entry..

Well, the C.A.C.V. is literally on a hill overlooking the surrounding Burwood area which includes such iconic sites like Deakin University and the Presbyterian Ladies’ College. It is in a quaint, quiet and fairly leafy area. Kids ride their bikes through narrow pathways in-between blocks. I actually noticed an interesting labyrinth of connected blocks at my first morning neighbourhood walk today. The church overlooks the new Deakin English Language buildings, on the Elgar Road side and seem to offer a wonderful opportunity to connect especially with overseas students.

More importantly, I got the impression of the C.A.C.V. as “A City on a Hill” as far back as 12-13 years ago when I was first invited to preach. The immediate message then and still is, is that “a city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put in under a bowl…” as in Mt 5: 14,15. Then in v16 we have “…let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven…”

My immediate prayer is that the C.A.C.V. will not just be a literal “City on a Hill” but a spiritual power-house radiating God’s love and gospel light to the neighbourhood and beyond, even to the nations.

That brings me to the next part which you will see in Blog 4 “from Jerusalem, to Judea, to Samaria and now to the Ends of the Earth…” So hold on to your horses!

(any questions, reflections, comments, advice would be most welcome. God Bless)