We should consider supernatural generosity, and not believe the myths that having more money makes it easier to give, that I don't have the gift of generosity, that giving should always be spontaneous and that we should give without expecting something in return.

There are some things we have to wait for, but there are other we don't have to wait for. We can celebrate what God has already done. We already have total forgiveness, ongoing transformation and a new identity and relationship with God.

Being a shepherd is not glamorous or prestigious, but it's what God calls leaders to be. Jesus left his disciples an example, by washing their feet. We should submit to right authority - not unquestionable obedience to dictatorial decrees.

We are called to love one another, by which everyone will know we are Jesus' disciples. God has given gifts to each one of us, and we should use these gifts to serve one another, to the glory of God.

God's grace is secure, but we need to make sure we respond well. We must make sure we've truly received his grace, that we practice it by living it out, and that we look forward and anticipate its harvest.

We can have confidence in approaching God because he is on the throne, because Christ has opened the way, and because knows what it is like to be human. We approach God by praying, whether we feel like it or not, focusing on him, remembering that he knows best, and not worrying about the length of our prayers.

Grace teaches us to say "no" to ungodliness, but it does more than this, it works in us to help us to be more like Jesus.

Like Joseph, the church is called to be a fruitful vine, bearing fruit within our culture and amongst the nations. We may feel forgotten in Lockdown, but God has no more forgotten us than he forgot Joseph in prison. Whilst in prison, Joseph showed God's love when he noticed the sadness of his fellow prisoners, he continued to believe in the supernatural, and he continued to believe in the sovereignty of God.

We have been justified by faith. This is a done deal, and three facts follow from this: We have peace with God (not just a feeling, but reconciliation); we stand in grace (we are not just saved by grace but we live by grace); and we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

On Easter Sunday, Mary, Peter and John found the stone rolled from Jesus' tomb, not so that he could get out but so that they could see he was no longer there. We should stop, look and listen, to enable us to believe. If we have lost our focus, it's time to focus again on Jesus.