Prof Dion walks us through ‘peace of mind, and a mind at peace’, taking a look at Philippians 4 verse 4-9.

Recognition is a core human need - we long to be seen, truly seen. But, of course, that also requires some risk and honesty. Risk is common in the multimedia space, but not honesty. We try to ‘show’ people who we want them to think we are. God sees us as we are, and loves us into wholeness and flourishing.

Dion shared powerfully how we all form part of a great story. and he shares how he found God’s comfort and provision in this quote from Stanley Hauerwas:

“The story that makes the Jesus people a storied people is the story of God and God’s unfailing love for us. How extraordinary. How wonderful. It really is not all about ‘us’. It is about God. A God not rendered powerless by events…”

Prof Dion takes us on a journey around Matthew 6, from verse 25...do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes" So if we know the truth, why are we still often times filled with fear, worry and anxiety?

How content are you with what you have and where you are? Are you at peace and how much are you aspiring to achieve? Prof Dion asks us some challenging questions...

Prof Dion shares from John 5, about the healing of the lame man at the pool of Bethesda, as well as from Matthew 9 about the person who was carried by his friends to Jesus when he was paralyzed, and he was healed because of their faith.

Dion shares about times where he was carried in faith by others, and times when he needed to carry others towards their healing.

Prof Dion shares on how people struggled to recognize Jesus as the Messiah, because he worked ‘among’ them. They were looking for something else, someone else, and so they missed his miracles! What are we missing out on in our own lives? How are me missing the hand of God?

John 6:1-14 - Can you actually do anything to change the world? Do you have enough agency, enough resources, enough ‘reach’ and ‘influence’? The story of the loaves and the fishes are an important lesson for us - God uses what we have to achieve God’s will, not what we cannot have or do not have. We are enough, as long as we are obedient, faithful, and generous.

Prof DIon shares from Colossians 3:23-24 and reminds us as workers that we do it for God glory.

Prof Dion shares a powerful and personal story of the determination to succeed as the Chosen, and the tension created between that, and having the freedom to choose.