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Friday, 10 July 2009
Highlights from Brighton
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Thursday, 9 July 2009
My son is a dude
This afternoon I left the leadership conference in Brighton and travelled back home to watch Joshua in his school leavers production.
He had a big part, loads of lines and had to groove to some of the songs. Like many dads tonight, I was so proud of my son. I really enjoy watching Joshua play football and train on the athletics track. But to see him initiate involvement in his school play, learn lines and do really well on the night has opened up new avenues of joy for me.
God is good and my son is a dude.
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Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Mourning
On Sunday I concluded our series on Chronicles of Reading by looking at how we can help our friends mourn.
I also read Georgie Wallace's advice on helping people grieve. Georgie is a member of our church and her husband died 13 years ago. I have listed it below:
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Thursday, 25 June 2009
RFC in the news
This is an extract of the online version of the article which was on page 2 of the Reading Chronicle.
A CHURCH congregation is hearing the word of the Lord...according to The Chronicle. The pastor of Reading Family Church is basing his Sunday sermons every week on a story from our pages.
Pastor Sean Green, 41, said: “Reading the paper and having the sermons is a good way to see what is going on and think, 'How can I play my part?’. It is about trying to encourage people to get involved.
“We are living in a vibrant town and the church historically has always been involved in the town and society. But increasingly we are all caught up in our own lives, isolated and not getting to grips with the issues going on around us.
“There is loads going on in the town and Christians need to be engaged with it.” Full story here.
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Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Prostitutes take trade to suburbs
I preached on the prostitution trade of our town a few weeks ago ... we must continue to pray for the sex workers and punters of Reading:
"PROSTITUTES are taking their clients to leafy suburbs and rural beauty spots to evade police arrest.Council workers and police believe that when they are picked up by their clients in Reading’s notorious Oxford Road area they are being driven into Caversham and crossing the Thames into Oxfordshire to find peace and quiet.
They also think Reading is establishing such a reputation in the vice trade that the town is attracting an influx of prostitutes from other areas". Full story here
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Friday, 19 June 2009
Terry Virgo this Sunday
This Sunday is many things: Fathers day, the longest day & Dave Bish day! But it is also a day when we all can get involved in apostolic mission through the giving of our money.
We are part of a church movement called newfrontiers and I am so grateful for Terry Virgo who has fathered it. We really don't want to be an isolated church and newfrontiers helps us to be plugged into something much bigger which brings vision, security and direction.
I personally know Terry; Scott & I have been to his house; He has preached with us; And we have given our hearts to him.
Please do come prepared to give this Sunday, it is a real privilege to be able to give our money and lay it at the feet of apostolic teams.
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Wednesday, 17 June 2009
Practicing what I preach
On Sunday we continued our series 'the Chronicles of Reading' and looked at Jesus' politics. I encouraged everyone to write to their MP thanking them and telling them we are praying for them. If you don' t know your MP's contact details here they are:
- Rob Wilson is the Labour MP for East Reading: Mr. Rob Wilson, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. robwilsonmp@parliament.uk
- Martin Salter is the Labour MP for West Reading: 413 Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 1HA. salterm@parliament.uk
- John Redwood is the Conservative MP for Wokingham: 30 Rose Street, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 1XU. redwoodj@parliament.uk
My MP is John Redwood so I emailed him yesterday:
And his reply, within 3 hours, was: Thank you for your email. I am planning to stand again, and am making no claims for second homes.Dear Mr Redwood – I wanted to send a short email to say thank you for you service to us through these difficult days. There appears to be so much cynicism towards MPs at present that I wanted to add a voice of support for you. As a pastor of a growing church, I know something of being a public servant and also what it is to make mistakes in the public domain. Thank you for being open about your expense claims and making amends.
Please do continue to keep to the business of a MP and not be side tracked by the interest of the media. In these times especially, our country needs leadership and our democratic system operates best when we have a vibrant opposition!
I will continue to pray for you and have asked my congregation to do the same. Yours sincerely, Sean Green
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