The Rich Young Ruler wants to know what he has to do to have eternal life. He seems to be committed to obeying the law … but when Jesus says he needs to give his money away he is not willing to do that.

Jesus tells a story of a man whom God considers to be a fool ... but probably would have been admired by his neighbours.

We should be like God, who wants to see people saved, and not like Jonah, who wants to see them punished because he doesn’t think they deserve to be saved.

God would always rather show compassion rather than punish people. We see it in the story of Jonah. But we see it most clearly in the death of Jesus on the cross.

There's a big difference between KNOWING IT and LIVING IT. Jonah could say “salvation comes from God”, but it didn’t have much impact on his life.

Mercy, love and eternal life come through Jesus Christ. But for those who reject Jesus, destruction awaits. So continue to build up your faith in Jesus.

Following Jesus’ commandment to walk in love strengthens our faith, so we will be able to resist deceivers and the devil.

Philemon is about being in God's family with other believers and that 'The Gospel is about love and grace, and we should treat others with love and grace.

The book of Judges closes with its darkest stories. The writer offers an editorial comment 4 times in this section: "In those days there was no king ...". This explains what is wrong with Israel ... and what they need.