Tag: Bible
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Gift not gain (Ecclesiastes 1-3; Ps 45; 2 Tim 1)
Time flies! When you realise this, and that you can’t slow it down what do you do? Do you try and cram in as much as you can? Try and fit in as many experiences as you can, try and get to the top of your career, make a name for yourself? The book of…
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When everything is not enough (1 Kings 10-11; 2 Chr 9; 1 Tim 6)
Solomon had everything, yet here in 1 Kings 11, we see it wasn’t enough. His striving for more and more led him to turn away from God, and tragically that led to a split in the kingdom as we’ll see as we read on in 1 Kings. The apostle Paul began his letter to Timothy…
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A Psalm for when you’re in hospital (2 Chr 5-7; Psalm 121; 1 Tim 4)
Our daughter was born two months early and needed life saving surgery within 48 hours of being born. She was our firstborn and we thought we were going to lose her. I still remember the doctors giving us a side room in the hospital while our daughter was on a life support machine. Everything felt…
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Love for the church means intolerance to false doctrine (Proverbs 19-21; Ps 40; Rom 16)
What does it mean to love your church? As Paul comes to the end of this great book of Romans his love for the church and desire to see it continue leads him to warn very strongly against those who would lead the church astray. Paul tells the church in Rome to “watch out for…
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Enduring suffering with joy (Proverbs 16-18; Romans 15)
John Flavel lost 3 wives, and at least one child. He knew a thing or two about suffering. Yet as you read his writing, he is full of joy. He exemplifies the truth of one of our Proverbs for today: “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” (Proverbs…
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How will you read the Bible in 2024?
As we head into a new year, it’s always a good time to plan your Bible reading. If you have a plan that works for you, stick with it! But if you don’t, now is a great time to get one, there’s a really helpful plan that you can get here. If we want to see…
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What do you actually do in a “Bible Study”?!
Sometimes fear of the unknown keeps us away from something. Tonight we have a Bible Study at the Rectory at 8pm and I wonder if sometimes people are unsure about what happens in a Bible Study. People start to arrive about 8pm and we have tea and coffee and cake. After that the leader of…
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Start now!
The countdown to the New Year has begun, have you decided on a reading plan for 2016? Then why not start now! Get ahead, and then you’ll have a few days spare for when/if you fall behind! I’ve recommended the M’Cheyne plan, it is worth saying that if you think 4 chapters a day is…
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The danger of Bible reading plans!
Robert Murray M’Cheyne (1813-1843) Bible Reading Plans are great, but not without danger. In the 19thC M’Cheyne warned his Scottish congregation of 4 potential dangers. His language is old fashioned, but worth bearing with as his warnings are helpful: (1.) Self-righteousness. Some, when they have devoted their set time to reading ofthe Word, and accomplished…
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