Sydney Harbour Bridge On New Year's Eve 1999 an estimated 2 billion viewers around the world watched Sydney's millennium celebrations.
When midnight came the bridge was lit up with one word
ETERNITY
Those who were there knew and applauded, for it was the legacy of a former misfit in Sydney society who got a new start in life in 1930 when he was introduced to the teachings of Jesus. The former misfit was Arthur Stace. Born in 1884 in poverty to alcoholic parents, he never went to school, was given up by his mother at 7 to be fostered. At 14 he worked in a coal mine, but later moved back to Sydney to a life of crime. After WW1 ha came back shattered and again took to drink, and was as much in the gutter as a police cell. On August 1930 Arthur reached rock bottom, on a bleak winters evening with a few of his fellow down and outs, they took themselves off to Barnabus church on Broadway.
The minister had promised all who came could have a cup of tea and a rock cake, but they first must listen to a sermon. We do not know what words the Minister spoke but we do know the effect those words had on Arthur. He left the church, crossed over to a nearby park, got down on his knees and prayed God, God be merciful to me a sinner From that moment Arthur was a changed man, he said God really met him that night. He no longer drank, secured several jobs and helped men who were in the same state as he had been.
He preached the Gospel on the streets of Sydney for 20 years because he knew Jesus was the only one who could save. He also spent hours chalking this one word, Eternity on the pavements of Sydney for 35 years. Eternity! Eternity! I wish that I could sound or shout that word to everyone on the streets of Sydney-- Eternity - friends you have got to meet it, where will you spend it ? ~~~~~~~~~~~
Arthur died July 1967 but his legend lives on. In the Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park a statue of Arthur writing this word, with a plaque and his history have been set up in the park.
But just as Arthur reminded passers by in Sydney, Eternity awaits us all, and the question we also ask-
Where will you spend Eternity?
Only Jesus can save from a lost eternity, only He came to die to save us all from our sins, for we are all sinners. For the bible says: It is appointed unto men Once to die, but after this comes the Judgment.
It is Eternal Life or Eternal death- repent and turn to Jesus do not die in your sins or you are lost forever. Today is the day of salvation repent before its too late.
Welcome to Dunk's Green Free Church
Dunk's Green Evangelical Church is the last remaining independent village church in the Tonbridge and Sevenoaks area. First established in 1839, today's church remains true to its founders' original vision -- to preach the full Gospel of Jesus Christ and to encourage local people to seek and trust Him alone for their salvation.
Enquiries: epastor@dunkschurch.org
