Jonah 3. It is a brilliant picture of what true repentance before God looks like. And it is also a picture of how our gracious God responds to true repentance. Looking forward exploring it together.

We again see how great our God’s faithfulness is - a faithfulness that graciously comes to our rescue at the very first call!

The Book of Jonah - it ain’t about the fish! It’s not mainly about Jonah. And it is not mainly about us! It is first and foremost about God and his huge heart of relentless grace for a rebellious world.

The fourth of the letters to the seven churches - Thyatira.

The church in Pergamum is commended by Jesus for the way they’ve remained faithful to him under big pressure. What amazing words to hear! However, there’s also a challenge for them and for us - of not just saying we’re for Jesus, but loving him with our whole hearts.

Revelation 2:8-11 is our second of the seven letters to the seven churches. It’s a word from Jesus to the church at Smyrna (up the road from Ephesus). It is a word from the Holy Spirit to us. It is a word to encourage and strengthen the persecuted. As Smyrna Christians struggle with slander of a particular kind, we ponder how to face persecution as Australian Christians. Jesus encourages us not to be afraid when opposition comes but to remain faithful to him. The upside is the promise he offers us as we persevere. We look forward to being strengthened by this letter.

We’ll hear the word of our King for anyone who has times when they feel jaded in their Christian life. It’s a call back to our first love, Jesus!

See our king Jesus revealed in the pages of the book of Revelation.

A passage that asks this tantalising advent question - But will God really dwell with us on earth?

Final greetings to the Thessalonians.