Repentance awakens us to the gravity of our sin, which prepares us to receive with true rejoicing the good news of forgiveness through Jesus.

Through spiritual rebirth we come alive to God and are given new eyes to see the heavenly realities breaking into our world all around us.

God is not only patient and kind towards those who need his mercy, but also to those who struggle to share it and He longs for His people to share his heart for all who need His love.

Jesus cleansed the temple to show God’s desire for his house to be a place of undivided worship.

 It’s fitting that the first public miracle of Jesus is turning water to wine at a wedding–a sign of the joy that he had come to restore and the answer to every Old Testament promise.

The way back to God is through the path of discipleship as we surrender ourselves to Jesus’ leadership and follow his ways. Such faith and obedience is made possible through the cross of Jesus and his Spirit who empowers us.

God dwelt among us in the person of Jesus to show a wayward humanity the way back to relationship with him and to discover the quality of life that we were meant to live.

An active prayer life requires us to trust in the goodness of God and to believe that our prayers really make a difference in our world.