I certainly am not practically perfect in every way!
A few weeks ago, Mary Poppins came to Orchard Baptist Church and she even lent me her umbrella to use as an illustration in my talk.
We had invited people to come dressed as someone who inspires them and we had the children (and a few adults) turn up in all kinds of costumes as well as some who came with props. Iron man and batman came, someone bought a lightsabre and there was even a sonic screwdriver as well as Mary Poppins herself.
One of the things that I remember Mary Poppins saying in the film was that ‘she was practically perfect in every way’.
Often people feel like they have to be good enough before they come to church and it’s sad because Jesus believes the opposite.
You see, Jesus didn’t just call people who were well-behaved to follow him, he was known as the friend of sinners. When challenged about his friendship…
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