One Year Bible 2010

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One Year Bible 2 Sep 2010

Ambassadors

Psalm 105:1-11 | 2 Corinthians 5:11-6:2 | Isaiah 1:1-2:22

I have not met many ambassadors, but the few I have met have always impressed me enormously. They have clearly been chosen very carefully. They have all been trained in the art of diplomacy. They are…

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One Year Bible 1 Sep 2010

How to Find the Purpose and Goal of Our Lives

Proverbs 21:17-26 | 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 | Micah 5:1-7:20

‘What a waste!’ said the woman at the cocktail party to my friend. She was talking about Sandy Millar, who had practised very successfully as a barrister for ten years before leaving it all…

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One Year Bible 31 Aug 2010

Jars of Clay

Psalm 104:31-35 | 2 Corinthians 4:1-18 | Micah 1:1-4:13

Like many others, my favourite bit of the One Year Bible is ‘Pippa adds’. Last year she wrote about 2 Corinthians 4:7: ‘ “We have this treasure in jars of clay.” I&rsquo…

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One Year Bible 30 Aug 2010

Eyes and Faces

Psalm 104:19-30 | 2 Corinthians 3:7-18 | 2 Chronicles 35:20-36:23

An old Latin proverb says vultus est index animi, ‘the face is the index of the mind’ – or, as we usually put it in English, ‘the eyes are the windows of the soul.’ You…

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One Year Bible 29 Aug 2010

Ministry of the Holy Spirit

Psalm 104:1-18 | 2 Corinthians 2:12-3:6 | 2 Chronicles 33:21-35:19

I remember the first time I prayed ‘Come, Holy Spirit’ on an Alpha weekend. I knew that the Holy Spirit had come every time those who had led the Alpha weekends before me had asked him to…

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One Year Bible 28 Aug 2010

Love and Justice

Proverbs 21:5-16 | 2 Corinthians 1:23-2:11 | 2 Chronicles 31:2-33:20

Our team assembled at the start of the visit, together with those who ran the prison. Chief Jennifer welcomed us with these words: ‘Greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.&rsquo…

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One Year Bible 27 Aug 2010

Anointed, Sealed and Guaranteed

Psalm 103:13-22 | 2 Corinthians 1:12-22 | 2 Chronicles 29:1-31:1

The documents regarding these ancient transactions were thrown into the equivalent of a wastepaper basket. Hundreds of years later the contents of the wastepaper basket were discovered, having been preserved…