Archbishop Thabo Makgoba - Christ the King, Sophiatown
7 December 2008
Isaiah 40:1-11
Ps 85:8-13
2 Pet 3:8-15a
Mk 1:1-8
(NIV is used here – and quotations below are therefore taken from this.)
Scripture says, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord’
May I speak in the name of the one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Dear people of Christ the King, Sophiatown, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, it is such a joy to be with you today – to be back in this remarkable church, among so many good friends.
Thank you for your invitation to join you, as you begin a year of celebration and thanksgiving – thanksgiving for the founders of this church, for those who contributed land, for those who supported its building; and thanks giving also for those who reopened the church, and helped it to become the parish that it is today.
