Bible studies come in different shapes and sizes. Often study leaders face them with a certain level of fear and trepedation. We are not sure where to start so we do one of two things. Either we
1. Rely on a pre-prepared study in a book. Or…
2. We prepare a monologue where we talk to the group.
I want to suggest two very simple questions that we use in our home group and which mean any group can study the Bible together. Continue reading
Anyone been for a health check-up recently? Eyes, teeth, heart … maybe the full MOT. How did you get on?
Have you ever done one of those life check-ups? How’s your overall well-being? This isn’t just your physical health but how are you doing emotionally, is your life a success, what’s your status -financial prosperity etc?
One of the things that God’s Word does for us as we gather each Sunday is it provides a life check-up. Earlier this year we did a “whole church health-check when we looked at Revelation 2-3. This one is a bit more about each of us as individuals. So how are we doing against the following markers of a “healthy life.” Continue reading
The aim of terrorism is to cause fear, panic and terror. That’s where it gets its name from. Over the past few months, we’ve been learning from the book of Revelation that this world is often frightening, chaotic, messy, senseless. Terrorism is just one expression of evil – a world in rebellion against its loving creator. Continue reading
We have insisted throughout our #ReturnoftheKing series on Revelation that the book offers God’s heavenly and eternal perspective on history in order to enable us to live now. This contrasts sharply with some esoteric approaches that treat it as a series of codes that will only make sense at a future date. Continue reading
This week we complete our series on the book of Revelation. Here are some things we’ve learnt Continue reading
One thing I can’t really ignore having spent 5 months teaching through Revelation is the focus on the persecuted church. For example the emphasis in Revelation 20 is on those who have suffered and been killed for their faith reigning with Christ. Continue reading
A couple of weeks back we were looking at Revelation 19-20. In that part of John’s vision he sees Christ reigning for 1000 years with his saints and Satan bound and imprisoned so he cannot deceive. However, we are also told that
“Afterward he (Satan) must be released for a little while.”[1] Continue reading
