PRAYER
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Luke 22:39-65 Lord Jesus,Perfect Son of Man and Son of God –In the faceof looming danger,and horror beyond words,You knelt to wrestle and pray.There in the GardenYou waged waragainst a fear and temptationI could never imagine.And when the anguish of choosingto sacrifice Your own lifefor usdrew sweat drops of bloodfrom Your head,still I heard You
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Daily Readings: Philippians 3-4 and Psalm 145 Our world is filled with reasons to be anxious. Violence, crime, corruption, conflict, broken marriages and families, poverty, sickness, economic gloom; the list goes on and on. The Philippians faced most of these issues, but they could add persecution and potential martyrdom to their list too. From his
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Daily Readings: Acts 27 and Psalm 95 After the drudgery and boredom of more than two years of imprisonment in Caesarea, the apostle Paul was suddenly thrust into a high-paced adventure at sea. Under the sovereign hand of the Lord, the Roman authorities set out to transport him to Rome to stand trial before Caesar.
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Daily Readings: Acts 21 and Psalm 89 Determined to fulfil the Lord’s calling, Paul travelled to Jerusalem. In Acts 20:22-23, he stated plainly that he was going there ‘compelled by the Holy Spirit’ and knowing that in every city he visited the Spirit warned him that hardships awaited. Now, as he travelled, he was warned
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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 12 and Psalm 80 “Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.” (v5) There’s that wonderful word, “but”, again. Herod was trying to win some popularity with the Jewish religious authorities. Seeing how enthused they were when he executed the apostle James, he seized Peter,
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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: Matthew 14 and Psalm 14 As opposition to Jesus mounted among the religious and political rulers, Jesus received the tragic news of His cousin John’s death at the hands of King Herod. Immediately, struck by the harsh reality of the dangerous path He was on, and needing to process what this meant for
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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: Psalm 86:1-10 Because we only ever read these poems we call the Psalms after they have been translated into our own language, we miss out on the original language’s flow, rhythms and rhymes that are such important elements of any poetry. Perhaps that’s why a psalm can sometimes feel like a slightly disorganised
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