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The “mentor challenge”

The past month at G2 we have been looking at ‘mean Jesus’ in the Bible. The impact of us knowing and loving a mean Jesus is huge, it is a challenge to all of us not to fit Jesus into

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Are we ever given more than we can handle?

“No matter how long it takes, just know this: God’s working with you the way it has to be done, for reasons that only He understands. But God has a good plan in mind. And the last thing you want

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Family Cluster – York Residents Festival Weekend (Jan 2012)

The last weekend in January was Residents Festival Weekend in York. Many attractions were free for residents and so it was a great excuse to explore more of the local area and spend some quality time with our friends and

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Sherbet, Peperamis, Pot Noodles & 24 Men

When you turn up to stay at a youth hostel in the wonderful setting of the North Yorkshire Moors and you find waiting for you on your pillow a sherbet fountain, an energy drink, a ‘firestick’ Peperami, a curry pot

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‘Yes’ Man

For those of you who haven’t seen the film ‘Yes man’, the basic plot is that Jim Carey has to say ‘yes’ to any opportunity that presents itself and any offer that is made. Consequently, he finds himself doing things

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Friends.

“Jesus was doing lots of amazing things, but there was so much more work to do. So Jesus decided he needed some special friends to help him. He chose 12 friends to help with his important work. He chose 12

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50 minutes, £55 – what would you buy?

This November, our ‘cluster’ met to prepare Christmas hampers for the Besom.  Rob Ainsworth set up the Besom to act as a bridge between people in the church who want to help others, and those who are genuinely in need.

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The Age of the Non Event

We’re very good as ‘Church’ at putting on events. As G2 we have Sunday meetings, cell groups, leadership meetings, cluster meetings, alpha courses, special one off worship events, men’s weekends. And as part of St Michael le Belfrey we have

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Happy New Year

I wonder what this year has in store for you. I know for me, it will be a strange one. As I watched Big Ben chime midnight on a small television in the corner of the room last week, all

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12 Books for 2012

Books. I love them. I always have several on the go at any one time and I love visiting my Amazon Wish List to see what I’ve put there. My seven year old daughter seems to have the same reading gene, sitting

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