Acts 9:23-31 (AD 34-37) Even at this early point in Paul’s ministry we can see lessons about spreading God’s Word. For example: Don’t wait to share the gospel, just get on with it. For many people healed by Jesus, their immediate reaction was to praise God and tell people what Jesus had done for them. … More Day 161: Paul, the Baby Christian, Obeyed His Calling from Day One
Mark 12:28-44 (spring AD 30, Tuesday of Passion Week) After a day of amateurish attempts by the religious leaders at making Jesus look bad, this was the last concerted attempt that we see in the gospel record. Not so much – this time – by trying to get him to say something treasonous against the … More Day 108: Patting the Creator on the head
Mark 11:19-26 (spring AD 30, Tuesday of Passion Week) One principle of understanding what the Bible says is that where possible we should look for the plain reading of the text as the most likely way to understand it. Another principle is that the Bible never contradicts itself; God is the author, and the Bible … More Day 105: Prayer: the sky’s not the limit
Luke 19:28-44 (spring AD 30: Palm Sunday) In the ancient world, when the leader or a city or a nation had won a notable battle, they held have a triumphal parade. The victorious leader would be out in front in a chariot pulled by a team of horses, and behind him would be his army, … More Day 102: Jesus cried over spilt milk
Luke 14:1-24 (winter, AD 29) Imagine the scene in the Pharisee’s house (v.3-6). Jesus, seemingly energised rather than cowed by the presence of a hostile audience, confronted the religious leaders with a couple of questions. Sympathetic members of the public were mixed with Jesus’ opponents as they scrutinised him. Faced with a seemingly straightforward legal … More Day 83: Dumb(struck) Pharisees
Luke 12:13-48 (AD 29) A right view of eternity is what links the three sections of today’s reading. The Rich Fool in the parable ignored God and eternity, and was only interested in pleasing himself in the here and now (v.13-21) We give in to worry when we forget the great love and care God … More Day 76: An eternal perspective
Matthew 17:22-27 (AD 29) At this point in the story, Jesus was less than a year from being crucified, and this was the second prediction of his own death in a matter of (most likely) days or weeks (see Matthew 16:21-28). That first time, Peter had gotten angry with Jesus for talking of his own … More Day 60: Let Jesus finish his sentence
John 4:43-54 (AD 27) The Galileans LOVED it when Jesus busted up the religious elites in Jerusalem and trashed the temple courts. That was COOL. Awesome. And now this rebellious local boy was back home, having travelled back at the same time as a lot of the others who’d gone down south for the Passover, … More Day 22: Show me the miracle
John 3:1-21 (AD 27) – Part 1 Christians tell people that in order to be saved they need to repent of their sins, which is exactly what Jesus preached (Matthew 4:17). However there are often objections – even offended ones – at the exclusivist notion of repentance being necessary. Becoming a Christian is only a … More Day 18: Picking your belief
Luke 3:1-20 (AD 27) So, um…awkward question here: are you a viper? Do you belong to a brood of vipers? It was an astonishing exclamation by John the Baptist in verse seven. He sensed/knew the hypocrisy in some or many of those who were travelling out to the desert to hear or be baptised by … More Day 13: Preaching to snakes
Paul T Reynolds 