How do we get access to God and how should we serve him? We hear today that there are no special buildings nor no special people who control our access to God except Christ, and that all work is sacred.

What is the glory of God? How does the gospel itself show the glory of God? And how should we, as those who have been saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in the finished work of Christ alone reflect the glory of God to the watching world?

In previous weeks we have seen that we are saved by grace alone and through faith alone; but where should our faith be placed? In Christ Alone!

When it comes to knowing we are right with God "works don't work!" What does - the only thing that does - is faith in Christ's finished work on the cross.

The reformers rediscovered the glorious truth that we contribute nothing towards our salvation - Jesus does it all! In this passage we see that enacted in the Garden of Gethsemane as the disciples sleep whilst Jesus wrestles with the Cup of Wrath he would drink instead of us.

Why was Martin Luther called a heretic and excommunicated when so many others were calling for reform? Because he challenged the claim that the pope and the church sat above scripture and were immune from error. Luther knew that popes, church councils and in fact every Christian, all need to sit under the Word of God!

2 Kings 22-23 - Josiah brings about a reformation in his time. And what was the reformation 500 years ago all about? And could one happen today?

Acts 28 - Paul finishes his journey, and when he finally reaches Rome he testifies about Jesus as he was called to do...

Acts 24-25 - Paul spends 2 years under house arrest, but is it wasted time?

Acts 21-22 - Sometimes Christians just don't seem to get along, how should we treat each other, and how should we respond to the watching world?