April 2nd.Readings:Job 19 (My Redeemer Lives)Romans 5 (Justified by His Blood)Questions:What does Job’s declaration of a living Redeemer mean?Why does Jesus’ death bring us peace with God?How does knowing I&…
April 1st.Readings:Exodus 15 (Song of Deliverance)Acts 2 (Peter’s Pentecost Sermon)Questions:What does Israel’s deliverance foreshadow?Why is the Holy Spirit’s arrival so important?How does Jesus’ …
March 31st.Readings:Lamentations 3 (Hope Amid Suffering)Luke 24 (The Road to Emmaus)Questions:What hope is found in the midst of suffering?Why don’t the disciples recognise Jesus at first?How does Jesus reveal Himse…
Readings:Isaiah 52 (The Lord’s Salvation)John 20 (The Resurrection)Questions:What does Isaiah say about the beauty of salvation?Why is the resurrection the foundation of our faith?How does Jesus’ victory over deat…
March 29th.Readings:Psalm 88 (A Cry from the Depths)John 19 (Jesus’ Death)Questions:What emotions are expressed in this psalm of despair?Why does Jesus cry out, "It is finished"?How does the darkness of the cross ma…
March 28th.Readings:Jonah 2 (Foreshadowing Christ’s Death and Resurrection)John 18 (Jesus Arrested and Tried)Questions:What does Jonah’s experience in the fish symbolize?Why does Jesus submit to His arrest without…
March 27th.Readings:Zechariah 13 (The Striking of the Shepherd)Matthew 27 (The Crucifixion)Questions:What does Zechariah reveal about Jesus' suffering?Why does Jesus endure the cross for us?How does the depth of Christ&rs…
March 26th.Readings:Psalm 110 (The Priestly King)Matthew 26 (The Last Supper and Betrayal)Questions: What does it mean for Jesus to be both King and Priest?Why is the Last Supper central to our faith?How does Jesus&r…
March 25th.Readings:Psalm 69 (Zeal for God’s House)Matthew 25 (Parables of Judgment)Questions:What does this psalm reveal about Christ’s suffering?Why does Jesus use parables to warn about judgment?How does Je…
March 24th.Readings:Jeremiah 31 (The New Covenant)Matthew 24 (Signs of the End)Questions:What is God promising in the New Covenant?Why does Jesus warn His disciples about the future?How does the promise of the New Covenan…
March 23rd.Readings:Isaiah 50 (The Obedient Servant)Matthew 23 (Jesus Confronts the Pharisees)Questions:What does Isaiah reveal about the suffering servant’s obedience?Why is Jesus so direct in condemning religious hypo…
March 22nd.Readings:Psalm 118 (The Stone the Builders Rejected)Matthew 21 (Jesus’ Entry into Jerusalem)Questions:What is the significance of the rejected stone?Why do the people praise Jesus on Palm Sunday but later rej…
March 21st.Reading:Zechariah 12 (They Will Mourn for Him)John 12 (Jesus Anointed and the Triumphal Entry)Questions:What prophecy is fulfilled in Jesus' entry into Jerusalem?Why do people struggle to recognise who Jesus really…
March 20th. Reading: Zechariah 9 (The Coming King)John 10 (The Good Shepherd)Questions:What kind of King does Zechariah describe?Why does Jesus call Himself the Good Shepherd?How does Jesus’ kingship and shepherding amaze me?
March 20th.Reading:Zechariah 9 (The Coming King)John 10 (The Good Shepherd)Questions:What kind of King does Zechariah describe?Why does Jesus call Himself the Good Shepherd?How does Jesus’ kingship and shepherding a…
March 19th.Reading:Psalm 22 (Foreshadowing the Cross)John 6 (The Bread of Life)Questions:What connections are there between Psalm 22 and Jesus’ crucifixion?Why is Jesus calling Himself the ‘Bread of Life’ so…
March 18Reading:Isaiah 53 (The Suffering Servant)Matthew 16 (Peter’s Confession and Jesus’ Foretelling)Questions:What does Isaiah 53 tell us about Jesus’ mission?Why did Peter struggle to accept Jesus' path to…
March 17Reading:Leviticus 16 (The Day of Atonement)Matthew 9 (Jesus Forgives and Heals)Questions:What does the sacrificial system teach about sin and atonement?Why does Jesus have the authority to forgive sins?How does Jesus …
March 16Reading:Exodus 12 (The Passover)John 3 (Jesus and Nicodemus)Questions:What does the Passover reveal about salvation and deliverance?Why does Jesus say we must be ‘born again’?How does God’s plan of r…
March 15th.Reading:Genesis 3 (The Fall of Man)John 1 (The Word Became Flesh)Thinking:What went wrong in Genesis, and how does Jesus begin to set things right?Why does sin separate us from God, and how does Christ restore that r…
Introduction"God hates your religion."That’s not a sentence we expect to hear in church, is it?But that’s exactly the message Zechariah delivers to the Israelites.They had the temple. They had the sacrifices. They had the ritua…
IntroductionI was driving to church in Llandovery last week and onto the radio came an episode of Desert Island Discs with Nick Cave. Now Nick Cave is a ‘bad boy’ singer, songwriter and author of Australian extraction who is as far a…
Introduction In the early 20th century, when this chapel building was erected, nonconformist Christianity was a dominant force in Wales. Nonconfomity’s early 20th. century dominanceStatistical data detailing the num…
Table of ContentsIntroduction1) Background to Matthew 1:18-25a) Historical Backgroundb) Political Backgroundc) Social Backgroundd) Economic Background2) Semantic Structural Analysis of Matthew 1:18-25a) …