“And Pilate said to them, “Why? What evil has Jesus done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him.” So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.” ‭‭Mark‬ ‭15‬:‭14‬-‭15‬ ‭

If we want healthy friendships that flourish, God’s wisdom shows us how we must seek out friends that are wise, not foolish. Proverbs shows us that truly flourishing friendships are with friends who are faithful, righteous, wise counsellors, encouraging, rebuke us, are real, and they sharpen us - but there is only one Friend “who sticks closer than a brother”…

Work is not a curse, it a God-ordained opportunity to serve Him heartily for His Glory and other's good.

We can and should expect to give generously not just because we’re told to but because it's our story. God is so generous to us and as it's our joy to reflect that generosity to the world around us.

We're all being discipled by someone or something, we're all being called to follow a set of values or a way of thinking . Nowhere is that more acute than with our children - but in this book of Proverbs we're pointed straight to the Way a child should go and how to lead them to flourishing.

The thing our hearts crave, Shalom, is broken but God restores it to us through his wisdom. Beware though not to treat wisdom like a genie, wisdom is far more to us that just wise sayings - wisdom to us, is a person - Jesus.

You are not were you are by accident. The Lord has sovereignly placed you were you are for his glorious purpose (to make disciples).

Our homes, streets, our city need more of Jesus. We need more of the character of Jesus in our lives. So let's pursue transformation into his image in Word, Spirit and with each other.

We stay flat footed on God’s Word. We hold onto it and hold it out. We build our lives on it, we believe it, hear it and apply it and the promise as we do, graciously is that we receive life.

There’s no command in the bible that u have to fast. Jesus will not love you more if you fast. But there is joy and growth from intimacy with Jesus we are forfeiting if we choose to pass on this invitation from Jesus.

We can call out God in trust, knowing that he is our rock and our refuge

God knows us. He knows every part of us and yet wonderfully he still loves us. Psalm 139 brings us into that wonderful intimacy that is ours in Christ.

We give thanks to the Lord for his steadfast love endures forever. Give thanks for who he is, what he's made and what he's done.

Psalm 89 teaches godly lament. We learn the way of reverence, recall and getting with God.

The Psalmist leads us in a better way. A way away from sin and destruction towards life and flourishing.

Peter stumbled and fell but by the grace of God, he was brought to repentance.

If Jesus is who he says, the judged one who has judged you faithful , the right response, is not to sit on the fence, it's not to keep our distance, the right response is to fall at His feet, call Him Lord and God and follow him.

Jesus was forsaken in the garden so we don't have to be. He willingly takes the cup of God's wrath and walks the path of forsakenness that we deserve.

Jesus has given us faith to believe, he has shown us unconditional, incomparable love and he has taken the cup for us so we are asking for his help to watch and pray.

Jesus is clear, forgiveness, salvation from sin and our future with God is not dependent on the strength of your commitment to Jesus, it's his commitment to you.