Jesus upset religious people by flouting their rules and regulations for holiness. Real holiness is all about our hearts and what comes out of them - a message as challenging as it is releasing.
People Carriers don't just want to receive God's blessing for themselves. They want to help bring others to Jesus. What is it that sets People Carriers apart from Punters? What are the keys to carrying others to Jesus?
The scandal of the incarnation was that God moved into our neighbourhood, turning his back on power, comfort and indulgence. How can we celebrate this season in a way that honours the servant God? In other words, how would Jesus celebrate Christmas?
Multiculturalism and religious tolerance in our society can sometimes make us reticent about sharing our faith with friends and colleagues. What can we learn from Paul about sharing the good news with total confidence?
For a book that focuses so much on the age to come, 2 Thessalonians finishes up with a strong emphasis on hard work and application in the here and now. Good teaching should always lead to good living. Once again we see the underlining key message of Thessalonians: inside out -knowledge on the inside has to be translated into action on the outside.
Giving up idol worship in a pagan society could leave a new believer utterly cut off. Yet the Thessalonian church forged an incredibly strong sense of family and community. We look at what it means to be a father and a mother, a brother and a sister, in the family of God - and how that enables believers to stand firm against opposition and compromise.