A good morning eating a cooked brekky from Michael G, and thinking about what it means to be church in the world. And indeed on to larger things, about how God relates to his creation, time and space! Another one next month! 6th April. 8.30.

Here's a summary of last weekend's teaching from the gospel of Luke.

Over on the gospel readings page we are reading through the book of Luke several days a week. And here's a catch up on the weekend teaching from 2 weeks ago...

​On Sunday we looked at Luke 6. Having been reading through some of Jesus' teaching, we zoomed in on this example of his teaching. They are challenging words. Very challenging!

Here's the whiteboard image of some of the things we learned about together.

We love. We bless. We give and forgive. We pray. And this was the point... we don't simply do this for our friends or people we like. Everyone does that - mostly. When we start to do this for people who we do not naturally like, or who don't like us, that's Christlike! And beyond that - loving, blessing, giving, praying even with people who hate us or who we really don't like or feel uncomfortable with! Jesus challenges his followers to break the mould and live in surprising ways and so demonstrate something of the kingdom of God.

Last Sunday morning we met for Urban Life Together and were thinking about how we serve together using our gifts. We looked at 1 Corinthians 12, and the words of Urban Life Value #6.

Here's our summary.
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Tonight at St Chads Centre... the International supper is happening. 6.00pm. 
​Come and bring food from your culture, and try food from other's cultures!

Tomorrow morning we will gather at  St Chads at 10.30 for our monthly celebration. Join us for worship together, to learn from the bible, and to eat together. There will be activities for the children too.

8.30am this Saturday. Men's breakfast. Join us. For the Life of the World.

On the gospel blog page there are daily readings to listen to, and also summaries of the weekend teaching on Luke. Check it out.

Check out our 'gospel' blog, going through the Luke's gospel between now and Easter. Introductory video for Luke 1 and 2 is up. Click here. Readings have been going out Monday to Friday on the Urban Life facebook page. We will put some of them on the gospel readings page from this week too.

Listen with us and here the good news of Jesus.

"Walking with God denotes an active habit, a communion in the common movements of the day. Some bow humbly before God in the hour of prayer (prayer meeting), others sit humbly in his presence at the time of meditation, and others work themselves up to draw near to God in seasons of religious excitement. But all this falls short of walking with God.

Walking is a common pace, an ordinary rate of progress and it does not seem to require great effort; but then it is a practical working pace, a rate at which one can continue on and on and make a day's journey by the time the sun is down. So walking with God means being with him in the common things, being with him on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday - as well as the Sabbath (Sunday). It means being with him in the shop, with him in the kitchen, with him in the field, feeling his presence in buying and selling, in weighing and measuring, in ploughing and reaping - doing as for the Lord the most common acts of life."

​CH Spurgeon

Here's our motto, a verse from the bible for 2019. Its really important...

'O people, the LORD has told you what is good,
and what it is he requires of you:
To act justly, to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with your God.'
Micah 6:8

Sunday afternoon is our Christingle Service. Join us at 3.30pm for a mince pie and some mulled wine, and to make your Christingle. The service will start at 4pm.

Our 9 a day video from last weekend - a number of Christian leaders, talking honestly about growth in following Jesus.
Mark Greene, Andy Hawthorne, Nicky Gumbel, Patricia Took, Rachel Gardner.

We didn't use this video last week but here is the linked video on the topic of kindness.

We didn't use the DVD sessions at the weekend, but here is some of the content on the same topic from Chris Wright: