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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 15:22-31

Apostles' message to church at Antioch22Then the apostles and elders, together with the whole church, decided to select representatives to send with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. They chose two of their leaders, Judas Barsabbas and Silas.23With them they sent this letter: From the apostles and elders, your brothers, To the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia: Greetings.24We have had reports about the way you have been disturbed by those from the church here who came to you without our authorisation; how you were troubled by their teaching.25-27So we have all agreed to send our official representatives to you, Judas and Silas, along with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul, two men who have endangered their lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. They will confirm by word of mouth what we write in this letter.28-29It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything further than these requirements: You are not to eat food offered to idols, nor are you to drink blood or eat the meat of strangled animals. And you must not indulge in any form of sexual immorality. You will do well if you obey what we say. Farewell.30Then the four men left Jerusalem for Antioch, where they gathered the church members and delivered the letter to them.31They were greatly encouraged by its contents.

Matthew 5:43-48

43"You have heard the saying, 'Love your neighbour, but hate your enemy'.44-45What I tell you is different: Love even your enemies and pray for those who persecute and oppose you and do good to those who hate you, for this is the right way for the sons of your heavenly Father to act! He allows the sun He created to rise on the evil and the good alike. He sends rain on everyone, whether they are good or bad.46"If you love only those who love you, what reward would you expect for that? Even the tax collectors who swindle people do that, don't they?47And if you associate only with your fellow believers, what are you doing out of the ordinary? Even pagans act like that!48"So be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect!
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