There are ultimately only two groups of people before God. Choose life, choose Christ.

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Leslie Thomas shows how the story of Ruth illustrates many aspects of the gospel, particularly the kinsman redeemer which foreshadowed Jesus who redeemed his kin by paying the price for sin on the cross.

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Wedding of Steven and Geraldine McAuley

God has compassion on the world, especially in the face of death. Jesus had compassion and healed people. But most of all, God's compassion is effective in Christ's death on the cross, meeting our greatest need, forgiveness and reconciliation with God. The result is eternal life with him. Praise God for such wonderful salvation.

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Those who don't need forgiveness don't need Jesus as Saviour. Those who don't need Jesus as Saviour don't love him. Those who don't love him treat him do not give him the respect, honour and worship he deserves. A Pharisee named Simon didn't realise that Jesus was God, could read people's minds, and had the authority to forgive sins. Also, he didn't realise how much of a sinner he was, and how much he too needed a Saviour, until Jesus made that clear to him. Those who are legalistic and self-righteous are sinners just like those who are immoral. Both need forgiveness, both need Jesus as the Saviour and Lord. Accept him, accept God's forgiveness, by simply confessing your sin and trusting in him. Praise God for such great salvation.

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Managing the change to the new normal after lockdown should not be focused just on the changes. Above all, we should still focus on worshiping God, enjoying God, and glorifying God. We will do these slightly differently after lockdown. But let's focus still on God, not the changes. Worship of God changed in some respects from Old Testament/old covenant to New Testament/new covenant. But despite some discontinuity, those things which continued were much more significant: worship of God, enjoyment in God, glorifying God.

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Leslie Thomas reminds us that we should work today but not worry about tomorrow.

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How should we respond to George Floyd's death, and many others before him, and Black Lives Matter? Firstly, we empathise and sympathise which those who suffer racism, which is far more widespread than many people realise. Secondly, we seek justice and reform in all the places and systems where it is needed. But thirdly, we seek underlying change, people changed in their hearts which will result in deeper and longer-lasting change. This change can only come about when we recognise that the deeper problem behind racism is sin. And the solution is the gospel of faith in Christ Jesus, resulting in not only forgiveness for sin, and a new relationship of acceptance with God the Father, but also a changed heart, a new heart, by the Holy Spirit. Faith in Christ results in lasting change, and deeper reconciliation, unity with people from all cultures and races, as one redeemed people of God. Unity in Christ is the ultimate solution to the sin of racism.

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All of life points to the fact that we need to be saved. Covid-19 is another example of our need for salvation, although there are many everyday pointers to this. Once we accept that we need to be saved, the question is, how can we be saved. Religion in itself won't work, but faith in Jesus does. Jesus saves.

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We often see struggles, pain, suffering, as simply something to avoid. But as we respond with patience, perseverance, with faith and trust in God, we can turn such situations into opportunities to grow spiritually, to glorify God, to witness to him, and to bless others.

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