Here in the country we think that having five cars in front of us at the roundabout is an infringement of our human rights. Andrew Roycroft recalls the observation ‘You are not stuck in traffic, you are the traffic’ as being a salient reminder that a traffic jam is not something that others are doing …

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Tod Bolsinger sums up the Church as a body that functions relationally and purposefully. Sometimes the relationships can subvert the purpose, sometimes the purpose can overwhelm the relationships. Pastors can focus on maintaining relationships at the cost of mission, or focus on outreach at the cost of caring for those who are already there. If …

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If you attend church, you may never preach a sermon, but you have ministered to everyone over and over again. In song. From Andrew Roycroft at Thinking Pastorally: The beauty of true worship is that we address ourselves to God, but we also address one another with who God is and what he has said. …

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Song: Come People Of The Risen King Welcome: Call to Worship Song: Good And Gracious King Prayer Of Confession Song: Saviour, While My Heart Is Tender Affirming our Faith: New City Catechism 8 Song: Now To Him Who Loved Us, Gave Us Bible Reading: Zechariah 8: 1-23 – The LORD promises Jerusalem blessing instead of …

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