Bishop Graham draws on Paul's Letter to the Ephesians: when we are root our lives deeply in Christ's love we can achieve more than we could ever have asked or imagined.
Paul reminds the the gentiles that Jesus, through his death and resurrection, has broken the walls of enmity and division between God and between his people. We are all, because of this, one family of God, a new creation, a new humanity.
Is faith about trusting in our own belief in Christ or to we trust God enough to open our hearts and receive salvation and life in its fullness. In his Letter, James is telling is to trust in the Lord.
The prodigal son's father rejoices that he is alive and has been restored to him. We too celebrate that Jesus died but was restored to us in his resurrection and we now live in the freedom of his forgiveness.
How is the example of Christ shaping your life now? Ben draws on the parable of the two foundations: when the storm comes the house without foundations is washed away. The storm still comes to the house with the firm foundations - but the house is better equipped to deal with the it.
In the forth sermon of the Parables series, Laura tells us that the central message of the Parable of the Unjust Judge is to pray persistently. Prayer changes everything.
Where there is brokenness in the world and injustice we still seek to serve the Lord as best we can. But we should serve the Lord fully whatever situation we find ourselves in.