Bishop Graham draws on Paul's Letter to the Ephesians: when we are root our lives deeply in Christ's love we can achieve more than we could ever have asked or imagined.
Paul reminds the the gentiles that Jesus, through his death and resurrection, has broken the walls of enmity and division between God and between his people. We are all, because of this, one family of God, a new creation, a new humanity.
Ben concludes the series where we have been exploring the Book of Leviticus. We have learned that the message from Leviticus is that when we are distant, there is always a way back to God.
In this passage the scapegoat exemplifies our relationship with God. Just as the scapegoat is removed from the city into the wilderness, the sacrifice of Jesus removes our sin.
Pentecost symbolises God within us. It reminds us that we have been given the power to go out into the world and bring the power of heaven down to earth.