Through three parables in Luke 15, Jesus shows us that everyone has incredible value and worth. Jesus is the only one who rescues the lost, and He takes such joy in doing it.

To be a thriving church that is used to build the Kingdom of God, we need to follow the example of the early church in Acts. This means being all in and putting each of our gifts to good use in serving others.

At our evening meeting, Dan started the new series, This Coming Kingdom, by talking about how the Kingdom of God is a tension between future certainty, and the weakness of small beginnings; as Christians we live our lives in that tension.

God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things. That's the Story of the birth of the church in Antioch in Acts 11. God multiplied his work from Jerusalem into this new city. God wants to do more of this today, so Dan inspired us to seek that and talked about how it can happen.

Zerubbabel faced opposition and discouragement when he was called to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem, but he responded with faith and obedience. What can we learn from him in our calling to build God's kingdom in Edinburgh?