Insight

LEADERSHIP

Principal’s Welcome

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Insight magazine. The College is proud of its Christian heritage, which has always been rooted in an unwavering faith in Jesus Christ our Saviour. This publication will highlight ways that God has blessed the College Community throughout the year. While we are aware that there are undoubtedly moments every day where God is at work in our staff and students in ways that may go unnoticed by most, Insight is an intentional opportunity to recognise and celebrate the achievements of our community and give glory to God for all that He is doing. In 2024, we have been guided by the theme, Loved by Jesus , a celebration of the knowledge of life and eternity through the Love that Christ displayed on the Cross, where “He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.” (Philippians 2:8 NKJV). Jesus demonstrated His love for us by His willingness to die on the cross for us who are the least worthy of such love. On the night He was betrayed, Jesus said to His disciples that the way His Father loved Him, He loved us. He said in John 15:9 (NKJV), ”Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.” Jesus displayed the ultimate example of this by being the Sacrificial Lamb on the cross.

Paul describes this love beautifully in Galatians 2:20 (NKJV), “I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” Pastor Judah Smith reminds us that “Jesus loves us right now, just as we are. He isn’t standing aloof, yelling at us to climb out of our pits and clean ourselves up so we can be worthy of Him. He is wading waist-deep into the muck of life, weeping with the broken, rescuing the lost and healing the sick.” May we not forget or misunderstand Jesus’ unconditional love for us. The evidence of His love for us is His ultimate sacrifice. He not only died for our sins, He suffered a painful death on the cross for our sake. We can be rest assured that no one else has ever loved us as much as Jesus loves us and that this everlasting love can never be taken away from us. To be Loved by Jesus is to live our lives to the fullest. We need to embrace His love because the price was significant. May His love for us give us peace, endurance and the ability to love one another, because we are Loved by Jesus . It is my hope that Insight provides our wider community with a deeper understanding of how faith, life and learning is lived at Toongabbie Christian College every day.

Dr Johan Griesel, Principal

In His Service.

Dr Johan Griesel Principal

Loved by Jesus is the College theme for 2024.

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