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This week focuses on Revival and why we often see two opposing directions happening at once — which is difficult to understand. But it is a tension which God can and does use to stir us out of our passivity!
Based on these Bible readings set for Sunday, December 11, 2022, in the inter-denominational scheme widely followed by a variety of churches and chapels (Revised Common Lectionary):
Psalm 146:5-10
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+146%3A5-10&version=NIV
Isaiah 35:1-10 — Revival is like the bloom of the watered desert
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+35%3A1-10&version=NIV
Matthew 11:2-11 — Jesus praises His forerunner, the great prophet John
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+11%3A2-11&version=NIV
James 5:7-10 — Be patient and know the Lord's coming is near
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+5%3A7-10&version=NIV
LINKS
There's more, including a verse-by-verse Bible study (Stages of revival in the promised coming of the kingdom) with commentary, short reflections summarising and applying each passage and discussion questions for individuals or groups, on:
thelivingword.uk
Listen to the audio podcast on
thelivingword.substack.com
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• Here's a link to a page with some key Bible verses about accepting Christ as your personal Saviour and Lord:
Thanks for watching! And God bless you. --Ian Greig
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