In 1 Peter 2:4-8 Peter describes Jesus as the cornerstone and us as living stones being built into a spiritual house. Where sin once created a rift between us and God, Jesus has stepped in as the living temple, the high priest and the sacrifice, reconciling us with God. Now, as His people, we can be joined together to become a spiritual house where God fully dwells. 

In Mark 3: 31- 34 Jesus is teaching when He's told His mother and brothers are looking for Him. Yet He tells us that everyone who knows His Father is His mother, brother or sister. We long for family and close relationships and the Bible constantly teaches us of it's beauty. Jesus has come to revolutionise family and how we expereince it- all of us can know and be included in the family no matter our earthly expereince of family.

Hebrews 12:18- 29 shows us the power of God who makes all things better than we could imagine. The stabilty of the world around us is constantly shaking and shifting but as Chrsitians we stand on a Kingdom that cannot be shaken because of Jesus. This changes how we live our lives as the blood of Jesus gives us an unrivaled steadiness and optimism with unbreakable hope and joy.

In Luke 24: 1-12 we see the women who knew Jesus return to His tomb expecting to find His body, yet He is not there for He has risen! The impact of this act has changed the world forevermore! As believers this news should impact how we live our everday every single day.

Luke 19:28-40 As Jesus enters Jerusalem the week before his death, the people celebrate that the King has come. 

In Mark 5: 21-34 Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue, comes to Jesus in faith that He can heal his sick daughter. However, on the way Jairus expereinces 4 barriers to faith, which we also struggle with ourselves today. Yet, we are encouraged to stand firm against these and keep our faith in Jesus as He is the one who can change our situations.

In John 13: 34-35 Jesus commands us to love one another as He has loved us. The Old Testament has 613 laws, but the New Testament teaches that loving your neighbour as yourself is the most important of them all. We can love best by following the example of God and all that He says love is.

In Ezekiel 37:1-10 we see God restore a great army - we look at the fight the Church is in today and how we stand together to fight. 

In Acts 2:41-47; 4:32-37 we see the beginning of the church and how it is instantly set apart from the rest of the world through their radical community based in being welcoming, together and caring for all. 

In Matthew 16:13-19 Jesus speaks the church into creation- the same voice that spoke the world into being. Just as Peter was called to the church, so are we- even in the messiness of humans we should root ourselves in the church for it is not created by man, but God. The global church is God's people living in hope for the eternal glory of Heaven and united we are able to show the Kingdom of Heaven to earth.