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Written by John Paterson
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Wednesday, 22 April 2009 14:32 |
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God has called me to be a leader. He has called others in this church to be leaders as well. He has called all of us to be leaders in at least an informal way. John Maxwell helpfully says that ‘leadership is influence’ and everyone of us has a ‘circle of influence’. What type of influence are we to have? What are the ‘moments’ or ‘dynamics’ in authentic Christian leadership? How can we pray for ourselves and others so that we will have godly influence? |
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Written by John Paterson
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Wednesday, 22 April 2009 14:12 |
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We are not conservatives. If you want to be a conservative, you will probably be uncomfortable at St. Alban’s. I do not mean to offend. Please bear with me as I explain. We are not conservatives, or liberals, or new democrats. We are not ‘right’ or ‘left’ or ‘centrist’. The reason we are not those things is because they are political labels. They are reasonably valid ways of talking about politics. However, these terms can cause great mischief and misunderstanding when applied to the Christian faith. |
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Written by John Paterson
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Monday, 20 April 2009 21:13 |
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Dear friends, Many, many thanks to Nadia and Janinne and all the musicians and singers who led our praises to God through music during Holy Week. You made it seem effortless, but I know that “effortless” music is a result of sweat and grace. In other words, it takes lots of practice time to sound really good. On the other hand, Sunday mornings are never concerts where musicians merely perform. They are called to lead praise to God--and this always requires a humility and submission in the artist so God’s grace can flow. |
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On Bright Orange St. Alban's |
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Friday, 06 February 2009 16:19 |
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Dear friends, Please pray hard and work mightily that St. Alban’s not become like a Romulan warship. I am not a Trekkie, so my reference may be off, but I think Romulans were the people who had the ability to make their ships safe by both maintaining a force field and by making the ship invisible. |
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Friday, 06 February 2009 15:57 |
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I have trusted Jesus Christ to reconcile me to God and make me, by adoption, God’s child forever. I rejoice that He has not “weighed my merits” but “pardoned my offences”. As a child of God, I desire to live free and whole in His kingdom, so I seek to follow Jesus as Lord in my day-to-day life. I desire to be shaped by Him. I pray that he will shape us as a church. |
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