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.
Nehemiah is a man of prayer and action and always does what is right in the eyes of God. What is your role in the Kingdom of God? Is your role defined by God or by others?
In the final sermon of this series, Ben examines John 21, where Jesus appears to seven of his disciples at daybreak by the Sea of Tiberius. This passage shows us how the resurrection of Jesus changes everything.
Even when all around us seems hopeless we are still strengthened by Jesus Christ and the truth by which our lives are defined is the resurrection truth.
Our primary calling is to be a citizen of heaven and be loyal to Jesus Christ, who us the ultimate citizen of heaven. We are called to embody Jesus’ focus on love for EVERYONE.
Paul’s motivation comes from his longing to know Christ and share in his resurrection and glory. His focus is set on the full realisation of the kingdom of God.
In his Pentecost Sunday sermon, Ben reminds us that the Holy Spirit does more through us than we can possibly do ourselves. We are not saved through our own good behaviour but by the grace of Jesus. The only way to salvation is trusting in Jesus and sharing the resurrection.