@home Volume 1 Issue 6

d e e p e r

 W h a t c a n y o u d o t h i s w e e k a s y o u h u n g e r f o r

‘ d o i n g t h e r i g h t t h i n g ’ ? G o o n , j u s t d o o n e

t h i n g t h a t i s t h e ‘ r i g h t c h o i c e ’ !

Righteousness is simply 

choosing to do what is right.

Jesus’ fourth beatitude is

aimed at those who hunger

and thirst to be people who

choose to do what is right.

The tricky part is figuring

out what it is to ‘choose to

do the right thing’. Too of-

ten the world (including you

and I) will choose to do the

right thing… for me. An-

other bible uses the word

‘ j u s t i c e ’ i n s t e a d o f  

‘righteousness’. I think this

helps us to decide which

‘right’ we’re talking about.

God’s justice is the idea that

everyone will have enough;

everyone will be cared for;

everyone will know their

potential; everyone will be

given the opportunity to

embrace the person God

created them to be. So Jesus

says that we are blessed

  when we hunger and thirst

for this justice, when we

hunger and thirst to do the

thing that will bring God’s

  justice. Simply put Jesus

says that we’ll be blessed if 

  we are passionate about

right over wrong; but not

only in our own lives but in

the lives of those we know 

as well. And how will we be

 blessed? We will be filled. I

have to quote John’s gospel

here, Jesus says “I have

come that all may life and

have it to the full”. Fullness

of life. Doing the right thing,

  being passionate about see-

ing God’s justice will give us

a fullness that our selfish

hoarding of stuff will never

match. Being passionate

about God’s right way for us

and our fellow humans will

  bring a fullness that out

shines any salary, any profit,

any collection of DVD’s, any 

attempt we make to outdo

our friends. It’s a simple

choice of deciding ‘what do I

need to do?’ rather than just

‘what do I want to do?’ 

m a i n t h o r t

r e a d i n g f o r t h e w e e k  

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   S   a    i   n   t   s    ’

1 3 t h O c t o b e r ‘ 0 8

 V o l u m e 1 , I s s u e 6

@ h o m e

l i t t l e t h o r tt h i s w e e k . . .

1 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down,

his disciples came to him. 2 Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying:

3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 "Blessed

are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 "Blessed are the meek, for

they will inherit the earth. 6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for right-

eousness, for they will be filled. Matthew 5:1-6  NRSV  

FLOC music practice

18th October

4-5pm venue TBC

QUEST

19th October

9.45am @ School

FLOC

19th October

6pm @ the Church

LOGs

23rd October

4.45 @ the Church

Churchyard Clear-up

25th October

10am @ the Church

 Young Saints’ SOCIAL

25th October

3pm @ Murray’s

BREAKFAST WALK 

27th October

9am meet @

Church 

I found this short summary 

of the bible the other day.

Its been stuck on my notice

 board for ages, so I thought

I would share it:

The Bible in 50 Words

God made

 Adam bit

Noah arked

 Abraham split

Joseph ruled

Jacob fooled

Bush talked

Moses balked

Pharaoh plagued

People walked

Sea divided

Tablets guided

Promise landed

Saul freaked

David peeked

Prophets warned

Jesus born

God walked

Love talked

 Anger crucified

Hope died

Love rose

Spirit flamed

 Word spread

 photo by Di Brooks photo by Di Brooks  

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  c   h  u  r  c   h  e  s   h  a  v  e   t  o  w  e  r  s   ?

The Empty Column

This column has been left 

empty for someone to fill… 

Would you like to share

something that you’ve ex-

 perienced with God, or 

maybe share a thought 

about a particular subject 

we’ve looked at? Has

something from one of the

@home questions started a

raging debate between

you and your family or 

 friends? 

The only way we really

grow in our faith is by

sharing it with those

around us. The only way

we test the ideas in our 

heads is by asking ques-

tions, suggesting answers

and even disagreeing with

each other.

go on… fill this space 

T h e o t h e r p a g e . . .

This month please continue

to pray for…

. your friends

. your family

. Campbell and his family

. The churches in our area

. Christians working with

aid agencies

Your prayer requests…

 If you would like us to pray

 for anything then please let 

 Murray know, and it can

be added to next week’s

‘prayer requests column” 

Murray - the Youth Worker

School Cottage

Brenchley Road

Brenchley TN12 7NY 

Phone: 01892 724584

Mobile: 07849 477265

E-mail: [email protected]

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 Y o u n g S a i n t s ’ 15  If I make you

light-bearers, you

don't think I'm

going to hide you

under a bucket, do

you? I'm putting

you on a light 

stand.  16 Now that 

 I've put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand -

shine! Keep open house; be generous with your 

lives. By opening up to others, you'll prompt 

 people to open up with God, this generous Father 

in heaven. Matthew 5: 15-16

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 Pray for the world…

 We pray that You would

protect and strengthen the

activists who have dedi-

cated their lives to helping

those who continue to suf-

fer in the nation of Burma.

When justice is done, it 

brings joy to the righteous

but terror to evildoers.

 Proverb 21:15  

Pray for the success of our

Change for Burma! cam-

paign as it broadens its fo-

cus. Pray that more Chris-

tians in the UK would real-

ise the significance of these

issues and would actively 

pray, protest and provide

on behalf of the people of 

Burma.

The dominant news story this week is still the upheaval in the financial markets. I was

 watching one of those auction type programmes on telly the other day and it occurred

to me that the premise of these shows is to make as much money as possible by selling

unwanted stuff; be it antiques from France, stuff from the attic or someone’s boot.

Now I went to my first ever Car Boot sale on Saturday and I

  was very tempted to ‘grab a bargain’. Here’s the thing – if I

make a quick profit or get something valuable for next to

nothing, who is it that makes up the difference. If I buy some-

thing real cheap and sell it on for three times the price I am

literally taking money from that person. Have I then fulfilled

God’s call for justice? The person I’ve sold it to may be happy 

 with the price they’ve paid, but I’ve made money at their ex-

pense. Is that a loving way to treat them? Is that how Jesus

challenges us to love our neighbours? What is the Godly and

therefore ‘right’ way to behave in business?

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