Thursday 6th August 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 91:9-16 1 Corinthians 2:6-16 1 Chronicles 22, 1 Chronicles 23 1 CORINTHIANS 2 “When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified… My message and my preaching were…
Wednesday 5th August 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 91:1-8 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 1 Chronicles 19, 1 Chronicles 20, 1 Chronicles 21 1 CHRONICLES 19, 20, 21 and 22 What started as a kindness ended in a full-scale war. Such is the power of misunderstanding! David simply wanted to express his sympathy to the new king of the Ammonites, over the death of the previous…
Tuesday 4th August 2026
Audio readings: Proverbs 19:3-12 1 Corinthians 1:1-17 1 Chronicles 16:37-43, 1 Chronicles 17, 1 Chronicles 18 1 CORINTHIANS 1 Corinth in AD 55 was a thriving city, the main commercial centre of Greece and a port with two separate harbours, on opposite oceans. Rather than sail all around Southern Greece, smaller ships would be hauled full loaded across a stone road…
Monday 3rd August 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 90:11-17 Romans 16 1 Chronicles 15, 1 Chronicles 16:1-36 ROMANS 16At the end of this letter, in chapter 16, there is a long roll of honour: believers whom Paul wishes to commend for their service in the gospel – including Priscilla and Aquila who had done so much to bless the churches Paul had established. It seems…
Sunday 2nd August 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 90:1-10 Romans 15:14-33 1 Chronicles 12:23-40, 1 Chronicles 13, 1 Chronicles 14 1 CHRONICLES 13,14,15 and 16 Two main events occur in today’s readings: The battles against the Philistines and the bringing of the Ark into Jerusalem. The Books of Samuel and Chronicles deal with them in a different order, because of the different emphases of…
Saturday 1st August 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 89:46-52 Romans 14:19-23, Romans 15:1-13 1 Chronicles 11, 1 Chronicles 12:1-22 ROMANS 15 “Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God” (15:7). We were accepted by Christ ‘just as we were’ – i.e. warts and all! We therefore have no right to reject other believers at all – assuming that…
Friday 31st July 2026
Audio readings: Proverbs 18:17-24, Proverbs 19:1-2 Romans 14:1-18 1 Chronicles 9, 1 Chronicles 10:1-14 ROMANS 14 So why are you a vegetarian (if indeed you are)? As part of Paul’s efforts to bring the gospel to life, he raises some ‘lifestyle’ issues that affected not only the First Century Romans but also affects the 21st Century Western…
Thursday 30th July 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 89:38-45 Romans 13:1-14 1 Chronicles 7, 1 Chronicles 8 ROMANS 13 We read yesterday, in chapter 12, that personal revenge is not permitted for God’s people. One of the reasons given was so that God could have room for vengeance instead. It is much better to wait for the Judge of All…
Wednesday 29th July 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 89:30-37 Romans 11:33-36, Romans 12:1-21 1 Chronicles 6 ROMANS 12 Having established eleven chapters of closely argued doctrine, Paul now shows us how we should live in the light of that doctrine. This combination of doctrine plus lifestyle in us is both essential and irresistible. The eleven chapters of doctrine are difficult because…
Tuesday 28th July 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 89:19-29 Romans 11:11-32 1 Chronicles 4:9-43, 1 Chronicles 5 ROMANS 11 Today we reach Romans 11, which continues to discuss the question of the spiritual future of the Jews in more depth. “Did God reject his people?” is the first question. Paul’s answer is: “It depends on what you mean by ‘His People’”. …
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