May 2012
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The lost art of storing up treasure in heaven
Last week we talked about the lost art of seeing heaven. Looking at Matthew 6:1 we focussed on why we find it easier to practice our righteousness ‘in front of others to be seen by them’, than it is to look for ‘reward from [our] father in heaven’.
This week we’re going to take a look at another passage in this same chapter of Matthew and talk further about...
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The lost art of seeing heaven
I was reading through a few sections of Matthew’s Gospel this morning when this statement from Jesus jumped out to me:
Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. (6:1)
It stood out to me because not many people—myself included—obey this! The truth is nearly all of us want to receive...
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The essence of discipleship
After talking a little bit about Philippians 1:21-26 on Sunday, Sam wrote a more extended reflection on the passage on his KERUFF website. We’re including it below in full:
Paul, the apostle, writing in his letter to the Philippians:
For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do...
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Discipleship (Notes from Sunday’s talk and...
This last Sunday we continued our series on Passion and Discipleship. After talking about Passion last time, we started to explore what exactly it means to both be a disciple of Jesus and to be a maker of disciples.
We started out by looking at two Scriptures:
Philippians 1:21-26
For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean...
April 2012
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Mosaic @Starbucks - Sunday 22nd April, 10.30am
It’s a Mosaic at Starbucks Sunday this week so we’ll be meeting in the Division Street branch from 10.30am.
There’s nothing on the agenda this week, simply a chance to catch up, introduce friends, and spend time together.
See you Sunday!
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Fire Night: Watching 'The Passion of the Christ'...
It’s Fire Night tonight at the Offutt’s. Were going to be watching The Passion of the Christ. If you arrive for 7.30pm, the film will then start at 8pm and we’ll be done by 10pm. Hope to see you there!
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Details for the Good Friday Brunch
It’s Good Friday this week and so we’re going to be having a Mosaic Brunch at the Offutt’s on Friday morning (10am - 12pm).
There’ll be two parts to the morning. The first half of the morning we’re going to have some prayers, Scriptures, and a couple of songs to help us focus on Jesus’ death and the significance of that. And at the end of that time...
March 2012
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Mosaic @Starbucks - Sunday 1st April, 10.30am
It’s a Mosaic at Starbucks Sunday this week so we’ll be hanging out at the Division Street branch from 10.30am. It’s a great opportunity to connect with our community if you’re interested in finding out more and also, for those who are regulars, a perfect space for introducing friends.
See you Sunday!
(For those of you who weren’t around last Sunday for the start...
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Passion (Notes from Sunday's talk and discussion)
On Sunday we began our series on passion and discipleship. This first talk and discussion was on the subject of passion.
We talked about how, in today’s world, passion is understood mostly in connection with romance. A quick Google Image search for ‘passion’ highlights that reality very quickly. And, of course, it is also associated with sports fans.
But what does it...
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∞ How is BioLogos different from Evolutionism,...
Hi guys,
I came across an interesting article on the BioLogos website that I found helpful and thought I’d share.
Feel free to add any thoughts, comments, or questions!
Sam.
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Mosaic @Home - Sunday 25th March, 4pm
Passion
This Sunday we officially begin our new series on Passion and Discipleship. Sam is going to be kicking off the series with a talk about passion. They’ll then be the usual space for conversation and questions.
It’ll kick off at 4pm as usual, the venue will be confirmed shortly. Let us know if you need any more information.
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Mosaic @Starbucks - Sunday 18th March, 10.30am
Just a quick note to say that this Sunday we’ll be hanging out at Starbucks on Division Street from 10.30am. It’s part of our new plan to meet in Starbucks twice a month (usually the first and third Sunday’s) and use that as an opportunity for new people to connect, find out more, and get to know us.
See you Sunday!
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Messy Mosaic's 1st birthday!
This month is Messy Mosaic’s 1st birthday! We’ll be exploring celebration and remembering and there will be cake and balloons!
Messy Mosaic is a monthly open, informal, creative space. It is a space to explore faith, spirituality and the message of Jesus with crafts, reflective space, story, song and is for all ages. There’s a bring and share tea for kids and adults and lots of...
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∞ How to discover your passion →
Sam has written a new article on his website titled ‘How to discover your passion’ that we thought we’d share here since it fits with the new series on passion and discipleship that we’re embarking on.
The key to discovering more about ourselves and opening the door to discovering our passion and purpose lies in choosing to embrace and seek out experiences that include...
February 2012
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Mosaic, Besom, this Sunday and all things Lent..
We wanted to let people know what is happening this Sunday (4th March) and with lent.
We decided at our last gathering that it would be a good idea to do what we’ve done previously and for people to give something up (as well as take something up?) that will free up cash for us to put towards a Besom project or something we feel we should give to them as a community.
This Sunday...
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Taking Flight: Passion and Disciple-making
We are now at the end of our ‘Alpha’ series. It’s been really good to (re)look at some of the essential, core and foundational aspects of the Christian faith. There have been some great conversations triggered by the videos over the last few months and it’s felt like a really worthwhile series to do.
The end of this series inevitibly leads to the question of what...
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This Sunday: What about the church?
This Sunday we’re going to be finishing off the ‘Alpha’ series that we’ve been doing. We’ll be wrapping things up by watching a video about the question, ‘What about the church’ and look at the various images we find in the Bible to describe what the church is.
We’ll be meeting at 4pm and Isaac and Natalie Randall’s. Contact us if you...
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∞ Mere Apologetics: How to Help Seekers and... →
Sam has written a short review of a new book by Alistair McGrath called Mere Apologetics. It might be of interest to some, so we thought we’d share a link to the post.
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Joseph Thompson visiting this weekend
Many of you will remember Joseph coming to visit last April. He’s a great friend of Mosaic and a real source of wisdom and inspiration for our community so we’re really pleased that he’s able to come back and spend some time for us.
He’ll be around from Friday 10th to Monday 13th February and we have several opportunities for people to connect with him whilst...
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Gathering at the Francis's
Today’s (5th Feb) gathering is at Laura and Ollie’s. We’ll be meeting at 4pm as usual. They’re going to do a big pasta bake, but offers of garlic bread, salad, olives, breadsticks and dips are needed. Let Laura know if you’ll be around for planning amount of food.
This week we’ll be watching the last but one of the series of Alpha talks we’ve been going...
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The February Messy Mosaic is on the theme of love
As valentine’s day is almost upon us, this month’s Messy Mosaic is all about Love! There will be crafts, story, songs, space to reflect and lots of opportunities to get messy. There is a bring and share tea for grownups and children!
All welcome to come along and join in or sit back and watch and eat sandwiches!
Where and When?
Messy Mosaic takes place at Walkley Parish...
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Beesom Christmas hampers - a thank you message
Thank you to all who contributed to the hampers we did at Christmas for Besom. We got a card from them:
Dear Mosaic,
Thank you so much again this year for making up such lovely hampers. They went to a variety of all our clients: A lady who had fled domestic abuse, a young lady pregnant & homeless, a lady with 2 young children, and a family with 4 children. One also went to a young man...