How will all this work of restoration get done? Listen to how this second part of the book of Ezra (from Chapter 7) repeats God’s definitive answer to this question in Ezra’s day.

As we explore the context of Ezra’s life and work among the people of God, and importantly the way he foreshadows Christ, there is a very direct challenge being issued to us too. Listen in.

Listen to this song from the book of Psalms. A cry to the Lord leads to an amazing gift of redemption.

The state of humanity may be “significantly more alarming” than you ever realised. What exactly is the biblical diagnosis? After his report on this, Paul explains how some extraordinary intervention has potential to bring people from death to life. Listen to find out more.

The writer of Ezra suddenly brings us from over a decade of paralysis to a new beginning, a rebuilding restart. How does this restart come about? Listen in to hear how restarts in God's work begin, how they are sustained and how they are resourced.

The historian in me has always been really fascinated by lists of people. But what about the lists of people and places in Ezra 2? I hope we’ll see from Ezra Chapter 2 that it is well worth taking the time to read through them. Here are all the people who obeyed God. People who wanted to get things right where God and worship are concerned. This list is important because these are the people who said count me in. These people with their clear priorities should have an impact on us too. Listen in.

God’s sovereignty can never be toggled to the off-position! God’s word from Ezra chapter 1 directs our attention to the Lord’s sovereign hand at work. It is the sovereign hand of the Lord that brings restoration to His people. The Lord is in control. Listen in to hear more.

If you are a Christian, you’ve received an envelope containing a new life-mission. The purposes and aims of your life are re-directed! We can see how Matthew plainly connects the resurrection with this new, life-defining mission. At the end of Matthew's gospel, there’s a nudge from Matthew to read our new mission and come to terms with it. Listen in as you open yours.