John 13:35 – The local church is important because through local church love the world knows we belong to Christ.

Romans 13:8 – Honour our father and mother means giving appropriate honour and fulfiling our responsibilities to those around us.

Galatians 6:1-10 – We need the local church to: help us deal with sin, to carry each other’s burdens and to do good.

1 Peter 2:17 – We all need to respond to authority well – whether superiors, inferiors or equals

John 10:1-21 – The world is not your friend

Exodus 20:12 – Honour your Father and your Mother.

1 Peter 5:1-4 – We need shepherds over our souls. God’s provided those shepherds in local church elders.

Leviticus 23:3 – 4 final reasons to persuade us to keep the Sabbath.

Hebrews 13:17 – In a world where abuse is a reality, how do pastors and churches think about and use authority?

Nehemiah 13 – The fourth commandment forbids us to take lightly or wrongly use the Sabbath. Maximise our use of the day!