These people honour me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules made by men (Mark 7:6b,7).
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Who is fit?
Lord, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill? (Psalm 15:1)
Like living stones
You also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood offering spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Christ Jesus (1 Peter 2:4b).
Short time or long
Paul replied, ‘Short time or long – I pray to God that not only you but all who are listening to me today may become what I am, except for these chains’ (Acts 26:29).
Witnessing with the Spirit
We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him (Acts 5:32).
Change in the local church
Change is not an option – it is life in God’s kingdom. Pastor Adrian Kitson says that not only is change possible for a local church, but it is also always needed in congregational settings. ‘Change does not need to be feared’, he says.
