It was worth Satan's while to discourage Elijah, and it is worth his while to discourage us as individuals and as a church. God overcomes Elijah's discouragement by refreshing him, by restoring him with a still small voice, and by reinstating him.

God is a generous God who loves to give, and loves it when we give generously and cheerfully.

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As the two friends walked from Jerusalem to Emmaus two days after Jesus's crucifixion, they encountered two surprises that would change their lives forever: that Jesus really was raised to life again, and that his resurrection changes everything. These are realities that have the power to change our lives too.

We need to remember and understand the resurrection of Jesus in order to believe it.

Jesus teaches us to approach God with personal reverence, addressing him as our father, and also with shameless persistence and childlike confidence.

It's time to seek the Lord because God wants to bless his people and make us more fruitful and so we need to break up our unploughed ground. It's good to sing his praises, confess our sin, ask things of him, fast and meditate on him.

It is easy to focus on ourselves rather than on Jesus, and make excuses why we can't trust him. But it's not about us, it's about him, and we are called to trust and obey him.

There is still room for more people in the Jubilee Centre and in God's Kingdom. God has blessed us all with wonderful gifts, so let's cast out the nets for a fresh catch.

We need to recognise the danger of becoming conceited, and be careful to avoid sin by fleeing to God, so that we don't fall into disgrace.

Moses' parents were helpless to protect Moses against Pharaoh, but they trusted God. Moses could have remained a prince of Egypt but he trusted God and chose Christ over comfort.