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Passive Pastors and Assertive Sheep
But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.Galatians 5:15 There’s a certain irony that in the Church we allow the members of the congregation to bite and devour one another whilst insisting that our Church leaders are passive to the point of being unable to… Continue reading
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His Love Endures Forever
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. Psalm 136:1 ESV How do we use this Psalm, how does it help us with our worship life today? The Psalm is designed to be sung antiphonally – two sets of singers, one set singing the first line of each… Continue reading
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Working your way to the top
Luke 18:1-6 tells the story of how the disciples asked Jesus ‘Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?’ What prompted this question? The kingdom of heaven was still, in the disciples’ mind a nebulous concept, there was no set of rules they could follow, there was nothing tangible to get to grips with.… Continue reading
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Espresso Quotes
Sometimes a writer captures the essence of an idea so succinctly that it reminds me of an espresso – all that body and flavour contained in such a small package, just asking to be tasted. So, without making a latte of an espresso, here’s a wonderfully succinct word from John Frame: “God, therefore, has the… Continue reading
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Beware of being religious!
Matthew 12:9-14 tells the story of Jesus going to the synagogue one Sabbath day. It’s the equivalent of our going to church on a Sunday morning. When Jesus arrives there is a crowd centred around a helpless man. He is helpless because his hand is withered, and that puts him at the bottom of the… Continue reading
