This opening session lays the foundation for a biblical understanding of spiritual gifts by exploring why the gifts matter, how they function in the body of Christ, and what healthy use of the gifts looks like today. The teaching helps listeners step into the journey with faith, humility, and expectancy as they discern how the Spirit has uniquely equipped them.

Text: Proverbs 13:22

Your grandchildren will thank you for today’s wise choices

Text: Proverbs 19:11

Dealing with conflict begins by being honest with yourself.

Peter writes to believers walking through pressure and misunderstanding, reminding them that trials refine rather than destroy. He exposes the enemy’s attempts to intimidate or infiltrate the church and calls God’s people to stand firm with humility, purity, and steadfast hope. Even unfair suffering becomes a place where Christ is revealed. These letters offer courage for anyone learning to follow Jesus in a culture that does not always understand the way of the cross.

Text: Hebrews 6:2

Your capacity for input depends largely upon your output.

Text: Hebrews 6:2

Embrace the life God offers with your whole heart

Text: 1 Peter 410-11, 1 Timothy 4:13

A practical and encouraging guide for anyone learning to communicate God’s Word with clarity, purpose, and spiritual impact.

Paul turns our attention to what life in Christ actually looks like when the gospel begins to reshape us from the inside out. Salvation isn’t only about what we’ve been freed from—it’s also about what we’ve been freed for. In this passage he shows how the Christian life grows as we intentionally set our minds on things above, put to death the patterns that once ruled us, and learn to walk in the character of Jesus. The outward habits matter, but the deeper work happens as the Spirit renews our hearts, forms new desires, and teaches us to see one another through the lens of Christ rather than old divisions. It’s a picture of a community being slowly, steadily shaped into His likeness.

Paul’s teaching on the Christian household in Colossians 3:18–4:1 shows how the gospel reshapes the most ordinary and revealing parts of life. Mark walks through these verses by lifting them out of the cultural assumptions around authority and control and grounding them instead in Christ’s character—humility, sacrifice, and mutual honour. The session highlights how biblical submission is never about inferiority or passivity but about choosing, for the Lord’s sake, to trust God’s design rather than our own instincts. At the same time, husbands, parents, and leaders are called to embody Christlike gentleness and responsibility, refusing harshness, fear, or misuse of power. Together, these instructions offer a picture of a home and workplace ordered not by domination but by the transforming presence of Jesus—where every role becomes an act of worship and every relationship a place where the gospel takes root.

Text: 1 Thessalonians 2:7-9

Handle your relationships with care.