Jesus tells a parable to the Pharisees to warn the rich that earthly wealth can blind us to our spiritual poverty. Salvation comes not through our own excellence, but through trusting the God who became poor to save us.

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Acts 2:36-42

Democratisation of the Spirit | Acts 1:12-2:13 | 20 September 2026

1. Stop looking
2. Stop staring
3. Start going

The Parable of the Lost Son

Compassion Sunday

Because God has prepared a glorious future for His people in Christ, they can suffer a God-hating world with an enduring hope.

1. For God's people, Christian suffering is the experience of God's refining for our future joy. (1 Peter 4:12-19)
2. For God's people, Christian suffering is God binding together as His Church (1 Peter 5:1-5)
3. For God's people, Christian suffering is the pathway to God's exaltation of His Church (1 Peter 5:6-11)

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Shining Christs light into marriage

• Where it fits into the book
• Walking through the passage
• What it means

Doing good in a bad world.

1 Peter 2:4-10

Big Idea: Be Holy while you wait for Jesus

1. We look forward to someone better
2. So set your hope on Jesus
3. But while we wait, be Holy like our Father
4. Be Holy by loving each other earnestly
5. In all this, Godll keep us -- until our faith is sight

Questions

1. What were the futile ways Peter had in mind in v18?
2. What is Peter trying to make us feel in v20 when he tells us Jesus was predestined to be our saviour?
3. In what sense has your soul been purified in verse 22?
4. What is the common thread between the vices in chapter 2 verse 1?
5. How are we to understand milk in the chapter 2 verse 2 metaphor?
6. Where is Peter quoting from in chapter 2 verse 3?

Big Idea

Our identity in Christ is secure, even in trials.

Big Question

What identity is so secure it keeps us together even in difficulty?

Asaph's Experience of Evny

3 Perspective Shifts he Gained at the Temple:

1. The Wicked
2. Himself
3. God

Genesis 50

Why Joseph Wept

What Joseph Said

Who Joseph Is

Genesis 48-49

1. Reconciliation
2. Reunion
3. Relocation

Severe Mercy (Genesis 42-45)

God exposes the guilt we would rather bury 

God give mercy to sinners who expect judgement 

God brings forward a substitute to save the guilty.