GOD’S WRITTEN WORD
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Daily Readings: 1 Timothy 3-4 and Psalm 4 14 Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing to you with these instructions so that, 15 if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the…
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Daily Readings: Romans 14 and Psalm 110 Are our disagreements loving, or do we just love disagreements? Romans 14 addresses the unloving way in which some early Christians in Rome were allowing “disputable matters” to cause division among themselves. God’s Word remains clear on many, many matters, but it seems that each generation finds points…
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Daily Readings: Acts 15 and Psalm 82 “It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond the following requirements …” (v.28) Acts 15 reflects a watershed moment in the history of Christ’s Body, the Church. The early Church had to discern whether the LORD required Gentile believers…
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Daily Readings: Acts 1 and Psalm 65 The disciples returned to Jerusalem in obedience to Jesus’ command, to await their infilling with the Holy Spirit there. They “joined together constantly in prayer”, eagerly anticipating His arrival and, I suspect, praying fervently for His help in the great mission Jesus had left them to complete. During…
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Daily Readings: Mark 4 and Psalm 55 Mark 4 records four of Jesus’ parables about the Kingdom of God, each teaching us in a different way about the power of God’s Word to bring about the growth of the Kingdom. And then the chapter ends with Jesus miraculously calming a storm with the power of…
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Daily Readings: Matthew 16 and Psalm 16 In Matthew 13, Jesus told a parable explaining how the Kingdom of God influences and transforms. Just as a tiny measure of yeast in a batch of dough gradually but fundamentally transforms the dough from the inside, the Kingdom of God brings fundamental change to people and communities…
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Daily Reading: Matthew 4 and Psalm 4 But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ (Matthew 4:4 NLT) Jesus was very hungry after his extended season of fasting. In His hunger, He was deeply tempted to use His divine…
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From Monday 12 February, the weekday daily blog posts will focus on a chapter (or sometimes two) of the New Testament. This aligns with our Walmer Methodist Church Annual Bible Reading Plan (available for download on the Resources Page of this blog). The readings will cover the entire New Testament over the rest of 2024.…
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Daily Reading: James 1:19-27 James is a straight-talking, no-nonsense letter, and this section very clearly fulfils the functions of the Word of God which were highlighted in 2 Timothy 3:16-17 – particularly the “rebuking” and “correcting” functions. It demands that we take a hard look at ourselves and recognise how often we receive the wondrous…
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Today our attention shifts to the coming Sunday’s focus on the “Ancient Path” of Christian Action. Daily Reading: Matthew 7:24-29 Yesterday’s reading (Psalm 119:89-113) showed us that the Word of the Lord is Life-Giving. In today’s reading, Jesus uncompromisingly lays down the truth that this life-giving power of the Word is only released when we…
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