In love, God chose his people and in love he secures their future. We don't deserve his love but we have it, we don't deserve to be chosen, but we are, we don't deserve the glorious future promised but it's ours.

The Ascension of Jesus bring us hope now through the presence of the Spirit and hope for the future when we will be with him in our promised eternal home

The resurrection of Jesus changes everything for those who believe - our past, present and our future.

Jesus' trial reveals the accusations of the devil to be the lies that they are. We are not guilty of judgement for our sin, not because we don't sin, not because we don't deserve judgement because our guilty verdict is exchanged with Christ's innocence.

The suffering of Christ in the garden teaches us how we, as his disciples, can suffer now with hope.

The Christian life is breaking free from the shackles of sin and the bonds of the strong man satan to receive eternal life in Christ but its also giving everything we have to follow the will of God.

You are who Jesus says you are. Don't question that. Here's a better question to ask - what does it look like to be who he says you are?

The man with the withered hand coming for healing restoration and health from Jesus on the Sabbath, is the most sabbath thing he could have done, and yet those with religious hearts miss the point entirely.

Your greatest problem has been dealt with if you are a believer in Jesus Christ through his death and resurrection. Your greatest problem, and we should view all of our other problems through this lense.

Like the leper in this passage, come to Jesus, take the knee, receive him as your saviour and allow him to lead you into the loving presence of the Father, again and again and again as you draw near him in prayer.