The Bible contains about 7000 promises from God which provide the key for us to live in our identity, as children of the living God. How can we live our lives as children of the living God? As we HEAR the promises, have FAITH to believe the promises and use the promises to endure the TRIAL of the enemy as he challenges our faith and belief in the promises of God.

In order to be obedient and be living in God's purpose for us we need to hear what that purpose is. How easy do you find it to LISTEN to God? James tells us that God's message is strong enough to save our souls - don't miss that message!

Jeff challenges us to be watchful for our enemy Satan hurling stones and boulders at the weak areas of the walls of our lives. What determines how we respond is the self-control that we have invested time and trained in, repairing and strengthening those vulnerable areas. Once the walls are crushed and demolished there is no chance of a last stand! How do we do train? Find a place, find a time and find a way through spending time in prayer and God's word.

As we conclude this series of Handling the red stuff, we look at the well known words of Jesus comparing our obedience to building on rock. Here Jesus is talking about how deep our foundations are; have we dug down deep to make sure our foundations are deeply rooted in God or have we barely skimmed the surface, building our lives on shifting sands of comfort, control, power and approval that just crumble away when faced with the storms of life.

Paul's challenge to Peter reminds us to be wary of allowing hypocrisy to creep into our lives through our attitude to culture, class and legalism. The Gospel is the gospel pure and simple!

Paul's challenge to Peter reminds us to be wary of allowing hypocrisy to creep into our lives through our attitude to culture, class and legalism. The Gospel is the gospel pure and simple!