The Bible with Nicky and Pippa Gumbel Classic
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Overwhelmed at the thought of reading the Bible? New to the idea? Or looking to get more out of it? Spend time each day hearing from Nicky and Pippa Gumbel as they take you through the whole Bible in 365 days and help you to understand it better. Drawing out a theme for each day from the designated Bible readings, Nicky and Pippa’s thoughts on the Proverbs, Psalms and New and Old Testament excerpts are full of insight, wisdom and application.
Episodes 365
Day 319: Why and How to Worship
Psalm 126:1–6, Hebrews 12:14–29, Ezekiel 28:1–29:21 You no longer have to go to a specific physical place to experience the presence of God. Because of Jesus, the ‘mediator of a *new covenant*’ (Hebrews …
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Psalm 126:1–6, Hebrews 12:14–29, Ezekiel 28:1–29:21 You no longer have to go to a specific physical place to experience the presence of God. Because of Jesus, the ‘mediator of a *new covenant*’ (Hebrews 12:24a), you can worship *anywhere*. Jesus is the one who has made this new relationship with God possible through his death on the cross for you and me.Day 318: The Race Marked Out for You
Psalm 125:1–5, Hebrews 12:1–13, Ezekiel 26:1–27:36 In each of the passages for today, you see what you need to do in order to run ‘the race marked out for [you]’, as well as some of the results of doing so.
Day 317: Three Ways You Can Exercise Faith
Psalm 124:1–8, Hebrews 11:17–40, Ezekiel 24:1–25:17 Faith is *leaning your whole weight upon Jesus*.
Day 316: What is Faith?
Proverbs 27:15–22, Hebrews 11:1–16, Ezekiel 22:23–23:49 Faith and ‘*being sure*’ are not opposed.
Day 315: Stick At It
Psalm 123:1–4, Hebrews 10:19–39, Ezekiel 20:45–22:22 The will to persevere is often the difference between success and failure.
Day 314: Beauty
Psalm 122:1–9, Hebrews 10:1–18, Ezekiel 19:1–20:44 *Holiness is beautiful* and it has nothing to do with outward beauty. It is a beauty that radiates from within.
Day 313: Once For All
Psalm 121:1–8, Hebrews 9:16–28, Ezekiel 17:1–18:32 ‘We have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ *once for all*’.
Day 312: Meet Your Blood Donor
Proverbs 27:5–14, Hebrews 9:1–15, Ezekiel 16:1–63 *You* can meet *your* blood donor. Jesus came ‘to *give his life* as a ransom for many’ (Mark 10:45). At the last supper, when Jesus took the cup, he said …
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Proverbs 27:5–14, Hebrews 9:1–15, Ezekiel 16:1–63 *You* can meet *your* blood donor. Jesus came ‘to *give his life* as a ransom for many’ (Mark 10:45). At the last supper, when Jesus took the cup, he said: ‘*This is my blood* of the covenant’ (Matthew 26:28; Mark 14:24).Day 311: The Answer to Loneliness
Psalm 120:1–7, Hebrews 8:1–13, Ezekiel 13:1–15:8 God created you for community – calling you into a loving relationship with him and with other human beings.
Day 310: It’s Who You Know
Psalm 119:169–176, Hebrews 7:11–28, Ezekiel 10:1–12:28 Prayer is such an immense privilege.
Day 309: The Promises of God
Psalm 119:161–168, Hebrews 6:13–7:10, Ezekiel 7:1–9:11 God is the God of promise.
Day 308: Loving Warnings
Proverbs 26:23–27:4, Hebrews 5:11–6:12, Ezekiel 4:1–6:14 There are many warnings in the Bible and they all stem from God’s love for you.
Day 307: How Can You Approach God?
Psalm 119:153–160, Hebrews 4:14–5:10, Ezekiel 1:1–3:27 How do we approach God? The answer is: through Jesus, our Great High Priest.
Day 306: Destiny Defining Decisions
Psalm 119:145–152, Hebrews 4:1–13, Joel 2:18–3:21 The great decision is how you respond to God.
Day 305: Fix Your Thoughts
Psalm 119:137–144, Hebrews 3:1–19, Joel 1:1–2:17 The themes for today’s passages are trouble and distress, testing times, and trials and tribulations. However, you can see in these same scriptures that the …
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Psalm 119:137–144, Hebrews 3:1–19, Joel 1:1–2:17 The themes for today’s passages are trouble and distress, testing times, and trials and tribulations. However, you can see in these same scriptures that the secret to dealing with these is to ‘*fix your thoughts* on Jesus’.Day 304: The Surprising Secret of Freedom
Proverbs 26:13–22, Hebrews 2:1–18, Obadiah 1–21 What are we freed from?
Day 303: Your Key to Life
Psalm 119:129–136, Hebrews 1:1–14, Lamentations 3:40–5:22 Your key to life is Jesus.
Day 302: How to Refresh Your Mind, Heart and Soul
Psalm 119:121–128, Philemon 1–25, Lamentations 2:7–3:39 How do you refresh your mind, heart and soul?
Day 301: Do Good
Psalm 119:113–120, Titus 3:1–15, Lamentations 1:1–2:6 In our society, the term ‘do-gooder’ has become pejorative; it is used as an insult. But doing good should not be seen in this way. Jesus, ‘went around *doing good*’.
Day 300: Challenging Contradictions
Proverbs 26:3–12, Titus 2:1–15, Habakkuk 1:1–3:19 When faced with challenging contradictions: * Seek to harmonise the apparent contradictions within the message of the Bible as a whole. * Avoid artificial means …
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Proverbs 26:3–12, Titus 2:1–15, Habakkuk 1:1–3:19 When faced with challenging contradictions: * Seek to harmonise the apparent contradictions within the message of the Bible as a whole. * Avoid artificial means of harmonisation. * Be patient – be prepared to wait and live with unresolved questions.Day 299: If It’s Not All Right, Then It’s Not the End
Psalm 119:105–112, Titus 1:1–16, Jeremiah 52:1–34 Everything will be all right in the end.
Day 298: Your Most Valuable Possession
Psalm 119:97–104, 2 Timothy 4:1–22, Jeremiah 51:15–64 Without God, our lives make no sense. As we read his word we understand the meaning and purpose of our lives.
Day 297: How God Speaks to You
Psalm 119:89–96, 2 Timothy 3:1–17, Jeremiah 50:11–51:14 The apostle Paul describes all Scripture as ‘*God-breathed*’ (2 Timothy 3:16). The Bible is not just inspired in the way that artists, poets, composers …
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Psalm 119:89–96, 2 Timothy 3:1–17, Jeremiah 50:11–51:14 The apostle Paul describes all Scripture as ‘*God-breathed*’ (2 Timothy 3:16). The Bible is not just inspired in the way that artists, poets, composers and musical performers can be said to be inspired. It actually has God’s breath, his Spirit, in it. Through the Bible, God speaks to you.Day 296: Twenty-Five Ways to Be Useful to God
Proverbs 25:21-26:2, 2 Timothy 2:1-26, Jeremiah 49:7-50:10 Being ‘useful to the Master’ and ‘instruments for noble purposes’ starts with dedicating your life to him and re-dedicating it regularly to his service.
Day 295: Your Most Important Task
Psalm 119:81–88, 2 Timothy 1:1–18, Jeremiah 48:1–49:6 The older I get, the more I appreciate the wisdom of the generations before me and the more I realise the responsibility we *all* have to pass the baton on …
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Psalm 119:81–88, 2 Timothy 1:1–18, Jeremiah 48:1–49:6 The older I get, the more I appreciate the wisdom of the generations before me and the more I realise the responsibility we *all* have to pass the baton on to the next generation.Day 294: Living Content
Psalm 119:73–80, 1 Timothy 6:3–21, Jeremiah 46:1–47:7 Ultimately, contentment only comes from putting your hope in God: ‘godliness with contentment is great gain’.
Day 293: Hard Times
Psalm 119:65–72, 1 Timothy 5:1–6:2, Jeremiah 43:1–45:5 The Bible is very realistic. We live in a fallen world. Everyone goes through hard times and some people find themselves in circumstances that make life …
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Psalm 119:65–72, 1 Timothy 5:1–6:2, Jeremiah 43:1–45:5 The Bible is very realistic. We live in a fallen world. Everyone goes through hard times and some people find themselves in circumstances that make life hard all of the time.Day 292: Words, the Word of God and 'words'
Proverbs 25:11–20, 1 Timothy 4:1–16, Jeremiah 40:7–42:22 The most powerful words ever written are in the Bible. Words are an important theme in it, and the word ‘word’ is used in different senses in today’s passages.
Day 291: The Life of a Leader
Psalm 119:57–64, 1 Timothy 3:1–16, Jeremiah 38:1–40:6 Leadership is not only functional, but also involves a responsibility to live *as an example* to others.
Day 290: How to Pray
Psalm 119:49–56, 1 Timothy 2:1–15, Jeremiah 35:1–37:21 There is no limit to the times, places and different ways in which you can pray.
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