Our calling to follow after Christ is a gift and a privilege. But it is also a life that demands the pursuit of holiness. Jesus, who is our hope, has not called us to follow him and remain the same; his love for us continues as he prunes and sanctifies. The Christian is to take seriously this work, as the unity of the church is greatly affected by our sin. This involves identifying sin patterns, walking in community, and wrestling in prayer with the Holy Spirit as we each seek to put off sin and put on righteousness.

The world has no hope if Christians devalue the means God has ordained to draw the world to Himself.

When we are captured and compelled by God's purpose for our lives we become living sacrifices where we at once die to self and live for others.

Jesus has destroyed the wall of hostility - we are a people under one roof and with one family name.

The Resurrection has changed the reality of the world where death once reigned.

You cannot have the glory of Sunday, without the crucifixion on Friday.

A person captured by the good news of the Gospel is a beacon of good news to others – you are God's workmanship.

It is by grace that God saw us as we were, loved us, and saved us to make us what we are.

The Gospel doesn't erase our past, it transforms our past.