Matthew 5:17 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfil them.

Jesus did not come to change the law which God had laid down many years before, but to uphold that law because mankind had lost its way!

If we want to see change I our communities then we have to uphold God’s ways and not our own ways – we cannot try to build a community with broken pieces, but we can start with broken people!

Jesus came to the broken not to blame them, but to show them the truth about how God’s ways could help and give them hope.

Mark 2:7 “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

How closed a view do you have of Christianity? Do you view it as a church building where you can separate yourself from the world and ask God to forgive you for what you have done all week?

I learned a very valuable lesson from a church leader who told me to always use ‘us’ and ‘we’ when talking about Christians to show we are Christians – not just other people!

Christ has given us authority to do many things in His name, not to go out and do things because we think we are better than others, but to do things because we want people to be with us with God!

Mark 1:20 Without delay he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.

How willing are you to follow Christ? If God called you to move away from what you loved doing, would you listen?

It is hard to obey someone who is asking you to do something out of the ordinary. It is harder still when it is something you think you hate!

God calls each of us, not to make life difficult or even easy, but because we are the best person for the job He is calling us to do.

If we are willing to listen and obey, we will become more than just disciples of His!