Today we looked at what Paul says, in line with the wider biblical narrative, about the eternal hope we have as Christians - bodily resurrection and life in the new creation. And Matt shared with us why having a true biblical understanding of that hope matters to us today.

Today Ann-See shared with us from 2 Corinthians. She shared how Paul was able to be honest with the church about his struggles in life because he had discovered what it meant to live unveiled before Jesus. And she shared with us how Jesus calls us to come as we are and allow Him to lift the veils we often hide behind so that we too can come face to face with Him, the one who loves us.

Today Matt took us through 1 Corinthians 12 looking at Paul's teaching to the church on the Holy Spirit's work and gifts within the church. We discovered that in all that He does the Holy Spirit's main goal is to point to, reveal and glorify Jesus.

This morning Andy shared with us about how God's wisdom is very different to man's wisdom and how, very often, God's ways can seem like foolishness. We then explored how God reveals His wisdom by His Spirit and invites us into a revelation of what Jesus has done for us, whilst also considering how we live in the good of it.

This week Matt Holman interviewed different people from our church family, who are all from different walks of life, with different stories and experiences of how God's faithful, love and power has been evident and at work in them.

Today we explored Paul's letter to the Galatians. Paul writes to them because having put their faith in Jesus alone to save them there were now some people trying to deceive them and tell them that Jesus alone wasn't enough and they needed to do more. Paul says that this is not true, and in fact is no gospel (good news) at all. Today Matt walked us through some modern day versions of this false gospel "Jesus + something else" in order to be really saved. We discovered that what Paul says to the Galatians is still true today, that Jesus death and resurrection alone is the good news for us, Jesus has saved us, and He alone is our hope.

Toady Mike Broom spoke to us from James 1 where we are told to count as joy the trials we face. Mike unpacked how we are to count them as joy, sharing from the trials and tests of his own life, and showing us how these trials and tests grow our faith in Jesus and produce in us a mature faith and hope that does not disappoint.

This week we looked at how the early church started to form, and discovered that God is at work even in the trials to make His Church look more and more like Jesus, so that together they become the body of Christ on the face of the earth, continuing the ministry of Jesus today.

Today Barb led us through the story of John 20-21 and we saw how the risen Jesus met with different people, speaking into their lives, bringing power and transformation. Barb's encouragement to us was that this is the same Jesus we too can meet with, who still speaks into our lives bringing power and transformation.

This week we spent time looking at the part of the scriptures where Pilate offers the people a choice to release either Jesus the Christ or Jesus Barabbas. Matt challenged us that we still have this choice today, the choice between a Jesus we make in our own image or the Jesus that is revealed through the scriptures who fulfils Gods plan to truly bring redemption and life.