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Going deeper...to go further

Daily Bible reading strengthens our relationship with God, nourishes our spirits and equips us to live a fruitful, effective life for Him.

This month we're looking at scriptures which talk about Jews and Gentiles alongside a passage about love. The first scripture each day follows this outline: 
Days 1-6 - The Foundation & the Prophets
Days 7-10 - Jesus and the Nations
Days 11-19 - The Early Church & the Gentiles
Days 20-30 - God’s Plan for Jews and Gentiles United in Christ
Day 31 - The Final Reminder of God’s Global Kingdom. As we read the Word it’s important that we apply what we read and pray it out over our lives. One of the way you can do this is by using the acronym SOAP. To find out more about SOAP watch this video.

Below you’ll see what we’re reading today. To go forward or back a day in our reading plan use the 'Next' and 'Previous' buttons.

Love

  • The nature of God, but not an emotional love; rather a love that is expressed in positive action.
  • God’s love (agape) is expressed in the ways He gives to His people.
  • He has demonstrated His unfailing love for all mankind in sending His Son to die on the cross for them, so taking upon Himself the punishment they deserve.
  • God’s love is expressed in all He does in relation to His people, even when He needs to refine and discipline them.
  • His love is imparted to the hearts of believers by the Holy Spirit.
  • Believers are to love God wholeheartedly, their neighbours as they love themselves and one another in the same way that Jesus Christ has loved them.
  • Those who truly love Jesus obey His commands.
  • To love others with His love is to live for them rather than for yourself; to lay down your life for them by seeking to bless, serve, encourage and give to them in practical ways.
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Acts 11:1-18

Peter criticised by Jewish believers1The apostles and other believers in Judea received news that the non-Jewish nations had accepted God's Word.2So when Peter returned to Jerusalem, he was criticised by the Jewish believers.3They challenged him by saying: "You visited the house of Gentiles and ate with them."4-5So Peter explained the whole situation to them exactly as it happened: "While praying in the city of Joppa I fell into a trance and saw a vision. What appeared like a large sheet was being let down from heaven by its four corners, right there in front of me.6-7I saw that it contained a variety of animals and wild beasts, reptiles, and birds, and I heard a voice commanding me, 'Get up Peter, kill and eat.'8"Amazed I replied, 'No way, Lord! I have never eaten anything that is forbidden or that is considered ritually unclean.'9But this heavenly voice spoke again, 'You are not to call anything unclean that God has made clean!'10Three times this happened before the sheet was pulled up heavenwards again.11"At that very moment, three men arrived at the house where I was staying. They had been sent from Caesarea to find me.12The Holy Spirit told me not to hesitate in agreeing to go with them. These six brothers here accompanied me.13"When we entered the man's house, he told us that an angel had appeared to him in his house and said, 'Send to Joppa for Simon Peter.14He will tell you how you and all your household will be saved.'15"I had not been speaking long before the Holy Spirit fell on them in the same way that we received Him right at the beginning.16I recalled what the Lord had told us: 'John baptised with water, but you will be baptised with the Holy Spirit.'17So if God saw fit to give them the same gift that He gave us, who was I to imagine that I could oppose Him?"18Those present raised no further objections when they heard this but praised God saying: "So God has also given to the Gentiles the opportunity to repent and receive eternal life."

Psalm 143:8-12

8Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you.Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.9Rescue me from my enemies, Lord, for I hide myself in you.10Teach me to do your will, for you are my God;may your good Spirit lead me on level ground. 11For your name’s sake, Lord, preserve my life; in your righteousness, bring me out of trouble.12In your unfailing love, silence my enemies; destroy all my foes, for I am your servant.
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