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Jesus offers us intimate friendship, which produces great joy as we walk closely with him.

When Jesus rebuked the Laodicean church, this was not a sign of his lack of love, but proof of it and how greatly he longs to reward and bless us. He is knocking — will we answer?

God is intensely relational, and he puts us into a community of believers so we can use our gifts in service of Christ's body.

Christ’s authority and concern is not limited to the four walls of the church. They extend to the life of the nation, and we are called to take up our part in seeking its righteousness.

Christians have their differences. But those differences should not, and need not, result in us being disconnected from each other in the one body of Christ.

We often talk about church renewal as though we need more people, more programmes, more energy and more resources. But Jesus seems to start somewhere much smaller. With two or three.

The Church is the salt of the earth. But if salt becomes tasteless, it is useless — and thrown out.

As children of the day, let us live freely out of our identity and awaken those around us from spiritual sleep. We carry more than faith for a great awakening — we are the awakeners.

The Church is called to be counter-cultural not to be merely contrarian, but because we love God and people. In this world, that will mean going against culture that is contrary to God.

The Lord wants us to pray from a place of faith and resting in him. We can't awaken the Church, but he can — and he wants to do just that.

A revived Church is the only hope for a dying world. As Billy Graham (1918–2018) said, “An awakened Church is the greatest evangelistic tool in the world.”

God is calling the Church to raise up pro-life advocates who are able to influence our culture for Christ, defend the unborn, and provide support to children, mothers and fathers.

As we seek to do good works, including the work to stop abortion, we must lay aside every hindrance, and run with endurance the race set before us, keeping our focus on Jesus.

Let’s be a Josiah generation, who, repenting for decades of tolerating abortion, finally make baby-killing candidates unelectable.

God is calling Christ's Church to rise up with one heart and mind in prayer and action, to overcome the flood of legalised abortion, and to have proper medical care given to those born alive after a failed abortion.

Our nation will only choose life when it can follow a Church that has already wholeheartedly affirmed to live out that commitment.

When we keep our eyes on Jesus’ example of love and on God’s ultimate victory, we can engage in pro-life advocacy with faith-filled hope rather than anger or despair.

Jeremiah 1:5 tells us that God knew us before we were formed in the womb. This reminds us that each life — whether inside or outside the womb — is precious to him.

God calls us to be faithful, not successful. When we focus all our attention on Jesus — as Peter needed to do — we can rest in him and entrust the results of our prayers and advocacy for the unborn to the one who loves us.

Human worth does not depend on whether we are wanted, healthy, or independent. It comes from our Creator God.