A man named Nicodemus goes to see Jesus. Why? I wonder if it was because he thought he might be missing out. Are you missing out in your life? And if so what can be done about it?

Do we expect Jesus to meet needs in our community? To do this in a way that goes beyond the bare minimum to overflowing provision? To be utterly gracious, entirely forgiving and to bring the supernatural into everyday environments? John challenges us to raise our expectations of Jesus, perhaps even to re-imagine who He is and can be for us.

In becoming children of God we are invited to live lives that point to Jesus. What lessons can we learn from John the Baptist in how to live lives that point to Jesus?

All of us are becoming something but what or who are we becoming. The good news in John’s Prologue is that God became human in Jesus so that we can have the right to become children of God.

As Paul’s journey continues so should ours as followers of Christ. To be witnesses we need to prepare ourselves to allow time for the Holy Spirit to come and enable us to spread the Gospel. This is not how it ends. The Gospel continues to spread in Bishopston & St Andrews. There is work to be done.

Paul knew all about storms at sea and even got shipwrecked. Here on land we all experience the storms of life and the shipwrecks too. Seeing how Paul responds, we can follow him by facing the facts, facing our fears and above all, praying.