Friday 10th July 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 83:1-18 Acts 28:1-16 2 Kings 19:14-37, 2 Kings 20 ACTS 28 “Out of the frying pan and into the fire!” Or so it must have seemed for an instant for Paul. Having survived a huge storm at sea, he was then bitten by a poisonous snake and expected to die. Then he…
Thursday 9th July 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 82:1-8 Acts 27:13-44 2 Kings 18, 2 Kings 19:1-13 2 KINGS 18 and 19 Hezekiah is the person in the Bible who really should have had a book named after him! If you want to find out whether a Christian has even the faintest grasp of their Bible, then ask them to turn…
Wednesday 8th July 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 81:8-16 Acts 26:24-32, Acts 27:1-12 2 Kings 16, 2 Kings 17 ACTS 27 And so to the journey to Rome! In late summer, the prevailing wind in the Mediterranean is from the West. For Paul to be taken to Rome from Caesarea in a direct line would mean heading almost due West and so…
Tuesday 7th July 2026
Audio readings: Proverbs 16:18-27 Acts 25:23-27, Acts 26:1-23 2 Kings 14:23-29, 2 Kings 15 ACTS 26 The gospel has three ‘tangible’ strands that make it so compelling to its hearers, and one ‘intangible’ strand. These all feature in this chapter of Acts. 1) Truth and Reasonableness (v25): It is hard to commit yourself to a message that is…
Monday 6th July 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 81:1-7 Acts 25:1-22 2 Kings 12, 2 Kings 13, 2 Kings 14:1-22 ACTS 25 It is easy to ‘gloss over’ the human consequences and emotions of the last verse of Acts 24: “When two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, but because Felix wanted to grant a favour to the…
Sunday 5th July 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 80:8-19 Acts 24:1-27 2 Kings 10, 2 Kings 11 ACTS 24 Paul found himself caught up in politics: Governor Felix was an ineffective ruler who was later to be recalled to Rome to answer for his incompetence. He had recently married the 16-year-old daughter of Herod, Drusilla, who became his third wife…
Saturday 4th July 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 80:1-7 Acts 23:12-35 2 Kings 8:16-29, 2 Kings 9 ACTS 23 “You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of me, you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them. And the gospel must first be preached…
Friday 3rd July 2026
Audio readings: Proverbs 16:8-17 Acts 22:22-30, Acts 23:1-11 2 Kings 6:24-33, 2 Kings 7, 2 Kings 8:1-15 2 KINGS 5, 6, 7 and 8 The supreme commander of Syria’s armed forces becomes very ill with an incurable disease; he hears that a Christian believer has a strong prophetic healing ministry, and he travels to meet him, in the hope of…
Thursday 2nd July 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 79:1-13 Acts 21:27-40, Acts 22:1-22 2 Kings 4:38-44, 2 Kings 5, 2 Kings 6:1-23 ACTS 22 From the safety of the Roman barracks, Paul requested that he be permitted to address the mob. The commander agreed, and Paul wisely chose Aramaic as his language – the speech of the common man of the day. If…
Wednesday 1st July 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 78:56-72 Acts 21:1-26 2 Kings 3, 2 Kings 4:1-37 ACTS 21 The journey of Paul and his companions continued by sea until they reached the Judean coastal city of Caesarea. After that long and difficult trip, they rested for a few days at Philip the Evangelist’s home. Philip may have been at…
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