In India there is a Caste system that divides people based on their social status. The lowest are called the Dalits. These people had become known as the untouchables, considered lower than the animals. Jesus made a point of – not only meeting people like the lepers – but touching them.

If we're honest we can probably name the types of people we would consider too unclean to touch. Can we change this?

We often get wrong how we treat people outside the church. We're quick to point out where people are breaking the "rules", where we should be approaching the situation with an ear to listen and a heart to love.

There is no doubt that a great desire in our churches is to see people saved; to see our communities transformed; to see breakthrough with out friends and family. Jesus' desire is for us to listen to him and obey him. Only then, will we see lives changed.

It's relatively easy to "share the Gospel" with our words, but – looking at Paul and Silas' story in Acts 16 and 17 – carrying the Gospel in how we live is where the real challenge is.

In Acts 19, Paul demonstrated that what he was able to do in his ministry depended on a deep relationship with the Father.

Can love and authority go hand-in-hand? If anything, what Paul showed, was – as a Christian – it can't be anything else.

Have we become so accustomed to being cautious that it's become a form of laziness? A laziness that's missing out on what Jesus has for us?

The Celtic Christians had a name for the Holy Spirit – the Wild Goose. It's a contrast from the peaceful dove that's become synonymous with it. However, they considered it to be something untameable.

Christ called us to repentance. Not just from the obvious sins in our lives, but a repentance from a way of thinking. A thinking that's been allowed to take root, causing us to become… stuck.

On his way to see Jairus's sick daughter, a woman, who had been bleeding for twelve years, touched his clothes and she was immediately healed. A story we've heard so often carries much more weight than we often give it credit for. This woman is symbolic of a rejected people, but her simple faith brought her into a position of family with Christ.

Sometimes we need reminded that we are sons and daughters, united in the Father. Sadly, the church does not always display this truth and divisions can cause an orphan spirit to enter. Let's remember the truth… that God loves us and longs for us to love one-another.

On Pentecost Sunday, we look at Acts 2, and the power of the Holy Spirit. The gifts that we're given have purpose in the kingdom of God. As we spread the word, in our families, communities, and beyond, without the power of the Holy Spirit, we're very limited.