With the background of Peter’s spectacular failure as a disciple, we might have expected that he would set the bar for Christian discipleship really low. The reality however is quite the opposite – we are to be holy as God is holy! How are we ever going to come anywhere near clearing this bar? In the first part of a two-part message on 1 Peter 1:13 to 2:3, James looks at what it means for us to be holy, in other words to be like our Heavenly Father.

The concept of ‘faith’ is often ridiculed by non-Christians and misunderstood by Christians. Faith is the response of trust to the biblical God who wants to be known and loved. Download the sermon notes

Daniel's sermon from Sunday morning.

Every language has a word for evil. It is pervades and invades every aspect of creation. In the biblical view, evil is essentially the evidence of a disordered universe. God has designed the universe to function in a certain way. When you follow the design plan, you flourish. When you disregard it, you wither. Evil is the consequence of disregarding the design plan. Evil is a universe in disorder.

Susan Wilson, founder of the Tumaini charity, joined us to share inspirational stories of God's work in Tanzania.

The central truth that helps us understand God's design plan is that the biblical God is Creator and humans (and all the universe with them), creation. Sin, in essence, is a disregard for these basic truths. When viewed in this way, Sin expresses itself in two ways: pride, where I take the place of God and/or self-contempt, where I undervalue the goodness with which God has made me and the rest of creation.

God has created the universe in line with his own character and nature. God's creation flourishes when it functions according to his design plan. This principle is applied to the moral design of the universe. We ultimately learn what the moral design of creation, what is right or wrong, good or evil as we are rooted in relationship with the Creator God of the Bible.

God has created this universe and designed it to function in line with his own moral nature. He has designed us humans to freely know him, love him, be loved by him and enjoy him forever. We flourish when we choose to follow the design plan and wither when we neglect it.

Florence concludes her three-part series on love by offering practical suggestions on how we can follow through on Jesus' teaching about loving our neighbour, loving each other other and loving our enemies.

In the second part of her mini-series on love, Florence unpacks what it means for us to love God with all our heart, soul and strength as a response to the amazing love of God towards us.