When it comes to the issue of God's guidance there are a few common mistakes that people make. Romans 12 offers us some great help in avoiding those mistakes ... and some great advice on know what God's will is.

How do we as Christians know that God is good? And how do we know that God is good to us? Psalm 73 gives us some great answers to some very real questions in our life.

How does Jesus respond to the tragedy of the death of a friend? Well in some ways his response is surprising. But ultimately God engages with the tragedy we face ... and enters into our tragedy.

When we read through the pages of the Bible we see God guide his people in a whole variety of ways. But how should we expect God to guide us?

If there is one story that is repeated in the Bible it is the story of Kings and kingdoms thinking that can take of God and the kingdom he is establishing. We see the story again in Acts 12.

When it comes to misunderstanding or getting it wrong Peter has a lot of runs on the board ... and Acts 10 is another example. But by God's grace (and patieence) he gets there in the end.

Saul's conversion is a great reminder of 2 things:1. God's grace can extend to even the greatest of the enemies of Jesus. 2. The Gospel changes everything ... transforms the whole of our lives.

Taking the Gospel to the "ends of the earth" begins in a rather surprising way with Philip (a man entrusted with food distribution duties) going to Samaria to preach about Jesus and finally explaining the Gospel to an Ethiopian eunuch.

Acts 7 sees the first person lose their life because of their faith in Jesus: Stephen. In chapter 7 gives a passionate speech showing that the failure of the religious leaders in their rejection of Jesus is just repeating Israel's history.