The transition from promise to reality means letting go of the reminders of the promise and learning to live as a multicultural family of God.

The gospel travels from Asia to Europe.

It was a big call to welcome the other. Now the call is to go out and live with the other and take the good news of forgiveness and reconciliation to their homes and communities. It means eating their food. Church will be more of them than of us because loyalty to Christ trumps cultural background.

Just who is on trial when the governing authorities try to silence the gospel? 

The rule of Christ has arrived. A man who was unable to walk is now leaping and shouting in the court of the temple. The Sanhedrin cannot stop this good news. And God is not fooled by fake faith.

With salvation accomplished, God's people are no longer standing outside the quarantine fence. Yahweh who appeared as a pillar of fire and smoke to lead Israel through the wilderness, now dwells in each believer.  Welcome to life with God 24X7.

God is so much more complex than his image.

One generation failed. Moses then speaks to the next generation about all the things their parents never taught them. Here we discover the urgency of teaching the next generation about all that God has said and done to save his people and to hand on his instructions so that our children will have an informed choice as they face a world in bondage to self-destruction.

Training for life is all about facing challenges and practising godly living. To grow a redeemed lifestyle we need to take what we know, and do it, over and over, until it becomes our automatic response. At first we are going to struggle like a beginner. It takes tough faith and a humble, teachable spirit, to master the skills of godly living. God, our trainer, works in and with us so that we can do this.