Alex looks at the parable of the unforgiving servant and highlights, among other things, the cost of forgiveness to the master and to the servant.

Colin reads the story of the lost son while trying to direct its re-enactment before bringing out the 2 ways by which a person can be lost.

This is a parable about prayer, but when we read it in our modern translations we can be left with the opinion that prayer is all about us – how bold or persistent or outrageous we are at getting God's attention.

Rodney takes a fresh look at this parable from the cultural worldview of Jesus' original hearers. And what we discover is that rather relying on our attributes, prayer is about God's character and honour. Rodney then applies this to 3 ways that we can be confident when we approach God in prayer.

Jesus' parable cuts right to the heart of a culture that measures people and puts them in a pecking order. Embracing his kingdom means viewing everything differently.

"It's not what you know, it's who you know". Jeff shares with us that it's all about knowing the person of Jesus Christ and re-presenting Him to the world. He also reminds us that we are carriers of the person of the Holy Spirit and that we can remain in and experience the presence of God which is always with us.

Researchers claim that those perceived to be more beautiful are also considered more successful, and happy in life. When we try and make sense of our bodies in light of a media driven western society many of us are left feeling that our bodies are far from hitting the mark.

However, God not only redeemed our inner being He also elevated the body to a place of honour. We find the meaning of our bodies in the glorious resurrected body of the Son. We can truly rejoice in and love the body that God gave us.

Our view of the world will govern our thinking about wealth and possessions and what they are for. In Luke 12 Jesus tells the story (parable) of a rich man who didn’t look beyond this world and so stored up wealth only for himself. Jesus warns us against taking such a short term narrow view of life and possessions. And so whether we have a lot or a little, what should our response be? Rodney looks at the challenges and dangers that wealth can pose and contrasts them with the releasing and powerful Christian

Martin shares how he has been challenged recently about being a good neighbour and how the Gospel challenges our views on ethnic and racial divisions and how in sharing the gospel we need to have human interaction with the lost and the poor in spirit.

Pete looks at the 3 parables in Matthew 25. In this first of two talks Pete asks us to look at these parables in a new way in the light of who Jesus is as a prophet to the nation of Israel warning them of their destruction and salvation through himself.

Rodney looks at the gift of prophecy and answers the question can everyone prophesy?