The people walking in darkness have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.
Isaiah 9 v 2
A new light will dawn for God's troubled people. Their distress will turn to joy; cruelty and war will end. God will be their King again, bringing peace and justice.
Which is the correct order for these books?
Which of these books is the longest?
Which book starts, "After the death of Saul, David returned from defeating the Amalekites"
Which of these books is part of the Pentateuch?
"Prepare the way for the Lord, make _____ paths for him."
Which of these is NOT one of Jesus' 'I am' statements?
What dd Jesus ride into Jerusalem?
Thanks for those of you that have got in touch with helpful illustrations or stories that helpfully illustrate the biblical answer to some tough questions Christians often face.
Please do keep them coming.
Question number three: Wasn’t Jesus just a great teacher?
How would you answer?
Your weekly filter of news and interesting stuff from the internet.The Proc Trust have made this article by Sinclair Ferguson freely available. It's on faithful Old Testament preaching without ignoring history. If this is of interest, you might want to check out The Gospel Coalition's site packed full of similar resources that we mentioned a few weeks ago.
For anyone who watched the BBC's documentaries The Bible's Buried Secrets, there's an interesting article about what it actually uncovered (or you could complain to the BBC).
Neil Powell has written 13 questions to help churches think through how to support women with regard to work.
Justin Taylor followed up his If...then post on 1 John with a Whoeever post along the same lines.
And finally, here's a story from SydneyAnglicans speaking about a video that we're definitely NOT going to post but everyone should know about.
Which of these churches does NOT appear in Rev 2-3?
Which book starts, "These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel in the desert east of the Jordan…"?
Which Gospel contains the parable of The Prodigal Son?
Who did Pilate release instead of Jesus?
Who said, "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God"
Which of these books has the most number of verses?
"If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become _____"
