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Dear Growth Group leaders,

Thanks for your flexibility in not meeting today. I’ll email separately about a next date.

Pip and I have recorded a conversation about our next passage for the week ahead, Luke 16, the shrewd manager. It raises questions!

See below for the some possible questions to use. And click play for the 13 mins of conversation about it. I’m praying for you in your preparation and leading. In particular: that God would enable us to use all that we have to serve him faithfully.

in Christ, Mark

Dear Growth Group leaders,

I hope our time in Luke’s gospel is not only encouraging and challenging our groups, but also proving valuable and stretching for you!

Pip and I have today recorded a next conversation about some revised questions for next weeks’ (stellar!) passage Luke 15.

See below for the updated questions. And click play for the 15 mins of conversation about it. I’m praying for you in your preparation and leading. In particular: that God’s grace might shine brightly for us all.

in Christ, Mark

Dear Growth Group leaders,

Thanks for the way you are caring for our Growth Group members each week, including the way you open God’s word and help us to pray.

Following our recent meeting, and at your suggestion, I’ve today been able to revise the questions for next weeks’ passage and record a short conversation with Pip about the passage, these questions and where your study might land.

I don’t know if this conversational thing will end up proving valuable to you(?), but I figure we’ll give it go, and after a time we’ll review.

(Having started this way, not sure that I’ll get to do this again next week – as I’m in Hamilton for Synod, but we’ll see).

in Christ, Mark

Why make such a big deal about ‘Good’ Friday? Why is it called ‘good’? How can a brutal death on a cross be a source of rejoicing?

The Old Testament prophet Isaiah explains. And our good friday message focuses on ‘the’ chapter of the OT that aims to have you rejoicing at the events of the very first Easter.

Click on the link to hear our Good Friday bible reading and sermon.