Doug unpacks the nature of the pilgrim life — and Jesus as the true pilgrim — from Psalm 84.

Paul says "flee from idolatry" and that you can't participate in both the table of the Lord and the table of demons. Then he says the meal the church eats when it comes together is not the Lord's supper. The job of those called to be united to Jesus and to be Holy is to bring his presence from his table, to the world, not bring the idolatrous ways of the world to his table.

Nathan and Robyn unpack Paul's words about women, head coverings and prophecy in the public gathering of the church.

Following Jesus means turning from idols and powers and principalities to serve Jesus and join his mission.

Paul takes the truth that our bodies are not our own but are bought at a price and made for life with Jesus, and applies it to the way those in the church approach singleness, sex, marriage, and divorce.

Paul responds to some situations in the Corinthian church where they are behaving differently to their neighbours, but worse; and calls them to honour God with their bodies, as his body in the world.

Paul uses plural yous a lot to call the church in Corinth to be who they are, together, the temple of God, where his Spirit dwells — and suggests their status games risk destroying what God is building, while they should be building one another up in life-giving ways.

The church is God's holy and set apart people; called to reveal the transforming power of his life in the world. The medium and message we are sent with are the same: the cross of Jesus.

Leviticus ends with an invitation to choose life with God rather than curse.

The Jubilee was the 'hard reset' button for life in Old Testament Israel; designed to maintain equality and teach people that life in the land was a gift from God. Putting jubilee into practice required a giving heart, not a grasping heart.