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Look at the Lamb (Day 14)

If the outer walls of the new heavenly city are going to be 200 feet thick (Revelation 21:17), and made of pure gold, imagine the quality, detail and wealth of the personalised homes and inner bespoke rooms that Jesus has prepared for His kids!

Look at the Lamb (Day 13)

Day 13 – Nick Summary of Chapter 13 Verses 1-17: If you needed any convincing of the importance of the dinner table, (aside from all heart-warming Bisto adverts), just flick back and re-read chapter 12 and then this one, or read Acts and note the centrality of food within a sharing community of prayer –Continue reading “Look at the Lamb (Day 13)”

Look at the Lamb (Day 12)

Satan knows that wonder is uniquely and inextricably linked to our satisfaction in God and our effectiveness in the world.

Look at the Lamb (Day 11)

Day 11 – Mairi Summary of Chapter 11 Verses 1-16: News comes to Jesus that Lazarus, the brother of Mary (the woman who poured ointment on Jesus feet) and Martha, has become ill. Jesus loves this family and, as he takes the disciples to their village, he tells them that Lazarus has died but thatContinue reading “Look at the Lamb (Day 11)”

Look at the Lamb (Day 10)

Day 10 – Nick Summary of Chapter 10 Verses 1-21: As the Great Shepherd of the sheep, Jesus’ main focus is for His sheep to find pasture (verse 9) with Him and to be led onwards by Him (verse 4). Good pasture means safe pasture in the context of this passage which starkly contrasts sheep withContinue reading “Look at the Lamb (Day 10)”

Don’t Be A Ross

Christian Fundamentalism has a bad name because it’s a term that’s often used to stereotypically describe someone who believes in biblical orthodoxy… …but in a BAAAAAAD way: Christian Fundamentalists are regularly stereotyped as being inflexible, bigoted, arrogant, unloving, religious and legalistic and perhaps not ‘cool’, ‘street-wise’ or ‘relevant’ any more. More specifically, at the apexContinue reading “Don’t Be A Ross”

Look at the Lamb (Day 9)

Day 9- Olau Summary of Chapter 9 Verses 1-12: Chapter 8 finishes with Jesus making a staggering claim about his identity (v.58, ‘before Abraham was born, I am’), and the theme of Jesus’ identity continues in Chapter 9. In v. 5, Jesus claims to be the Light of the world, and he illustrates this byContinue reading “Look at the Lamb (Day 9)”

Look at the Lamb (Day 8)

Day 8 – Nick n.b. Arguably the most inflammatory and offensive Jesus-passage in the entire bible Summary of Chapter 8 Verses 1-11: In your bible you’ll notice the last/first section of John 7/8 is italicised because the 7:53-8:11 passage wasn’t originally included in the earliest manuscripts though it was still in the original Canon. Suffice toContinue reading “Look at the Lamb (Day 8)”

Look at the Lamb (Day 7)

Day 7 – Nick So here we are, 1/3rd of the way through John’s eye-witness gospel account of the life of Jesus. If you’re tracking with us, thanks! If you haven’t been, you still can! *Next Week* we have great guest articles from one of my closest friends Olau Thomassen, my brother-in-law, John Bagg, who headsContinue reading “Look at the Lamb (Day 7)”

Look at the Lamb (Day 6)

Day 6 – Katie Summary of Chapter 6 Verses 1-15: Jesus’ ministry continues and word begins to spread around the people that the man they thought was Joseph’s son was doing wonderful things. People become fixated with Jesus for His miracles and signs and trek miles to see more. Visited day after day by crowds,Continue reading “Look at the Lamb (Day 6)”