Topic: Fullness of Life

When you know yourself truly beloved by God in Christ, you are freed from fear and shame to live fully and generously and courageously.

Those who are insiders in the life of God are characterised by their love and compassion for all, especially those deemed unworthy of it, and by the humility to be schooled by outsiders.

God’s generosity provides the context for our worship and the model for our living, especially when we are faced with hostility.

All that matters about God, about sin and forgiveness, and about living with integrity and freedom, flows from the human encounter with the crucified and risen Jesus.

Jesus offers life in all its fullness, but many would rather settle for the odd snack rather than the full banquet.

Paul’s word play on drunkenness is both a useful contrast and a useful comparison for Christian living.

The recognition that in Jesus we see the exact likeness of the Father rescues us from fear and slavery and invites us to live as the beloved children of God.

The things we have we are to hold with open hands, looking with a generous eye for the oppotunities to share our resources in ways that make a difference.

Jesus leads the way towards a new experience of life that is so utterly alive that death is powerless to threaten, limit or constrain it.

When God calls us to invest in the places we live, it is a call to active agents of positive change, not compliant patriots.

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There is nothing wrong with an eager desire for a special closeness to Jesus. Jesus is eager to fulfil such desires, but warns us of the cost of sticking with him.