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THE VALLEY ESTATE THE VALLEY ESTATE SWINTONSWINTON

280 tonnes of 280 tonnes of rubbishrubbish

200 gardens200 gardens Park/dog walking Park/dog walking

areaarea Street cleaningStreet cleaning Resource centreResource centre Connecting pathConnecting path ReconciliationReconciliation No reported crimeNo reported crime

FROM PARALYSIS TO HOPEFROM PARALYSIS TO HOPE

When Jesus saw their faith, he said to When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are the paralytic, "Son, your sins are

forgiven."forgiven."

Jesus … said to them, …Jesus … said to them, … Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, 'Your Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, 'Your

sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Stand up and sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Stand up and take your mat and walk'?take your mat and walk'?

But so that you may know that the Son of But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" - Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" - he said to the paralytic -he said to the paralytic -

"I say to you, stand up, take your mat and go "I say to you, stand up, take your mat and go to your home.” to your home.”

And he stood up, and immediately took the And he stood up, and immediately took the mat and went out before all of them; so that mat and went out before all of them; so that they were all amazed and glorified God, they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We have never seen anything like saying, "We have never seen anything like this!” Mark 2:8-12this!” Mark 2:8-12

HE SAW HE SAW THEIRTHEIR FAITH FAITH

HOPE RESTOREDHOPE RESTORED Restoring others Restoring others

to hopeto hope Requires us to Requires us to

exercise faith, exercise faith, patience and patience and imagination.imagination.

FINALLYFINALLY

DON’T FORGETDON’T FORGET

ITS A COLLABORATIVE ITS A COLLABORATIVE MINISTRYMINISTRY

WALKING THE WALKING THE TIGHTROPETIGHTROPE

AND GETTING PEOPLE TO AND GETTING PEOPLE TO THE OTHER SIDETHE OTHER SIDE