The book of Ezra is the account of the regathering of God’s people. God had never given up on them even when they were invisible to the rest of the world. But the day came when they became visible again.In doing so they began to rediscover what it meant to be God’s people.
The lessons are as relevant as ever – especially to us in a new building.
Every morning we wake up and enter a future that we have not yet encountered. This future will be shaped in part by all the decisions we have taken up to this point, but as followers of Jesus, it will also be shaped by the way we see our lives joining in with God’s Big Story…
As the ancient sage said: there’s a time for everything… including change.
But how do we know what time it is for us? What is it too late for? What is it just the right time for?
When thinking about change, being able to tell the time makes all the difference.
Change is inevitable. It happens to us all, and it affects us all. How we respond to that change will be different for each of us.
How can we ensure that we embrace the changes that will be good news for us in a way that will help us grow closer to God?
There are times in life when it feels like we should be making changes, we just might not know what to change or how. We’ve got to start somewhere – the place where we already are.
There’s an art to living well amongst people you may differ with. Where do you draw the line? Do you need to draw a line?
It’s an age old problem for followers of Jesus and one Paul offered guidance about when he wrote to a small group of Christians in a large cosmopolitan Greek city.
His advice is still worth hearing…
We’ve spent a good deal of time looking at how we offer hospitality to one another, but what does it look like to offer hospitality to those people we find difficult to deal with?
How can we change the story?
People are hungry. Hungry for change, for hope and sometimes for food.
It can feel hard to know how to respond.
If we follow Jesus, we can do what he did – feed them – and in so doing inherit the promises that come to this sort of life.
Our Easter service, looking at what happened when Jesus met with Peter and other disciples, and the new future He offers.
On Monday we can have a picnic with another household in a park or a garden. So, if rain doesn’t stop us, who will we invite?
What if Jesus was already sitting there, would that influence who would get the invite?
We will think about why getting the invitation list right is crucial!
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