Tom Wright

Letters to Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea Revelation 3 You might be surprised to know that, in some parts of England, “The Wars of the Roses” still live on. These wars were fought between the Houses of York (the white rose) and Lancaster (the red rose) in the fifteenth century…

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Revelation bible study guide - Letters to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum and Thyatira

by SPCK - N T Wright

Letters to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum and Thyatira Revelation 2 I was involved some years ago in making a series of radio programs where people from quite different backgrounds came together for an hour to discuss complex and challenging topics of the day. Since this was being mad…

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Revelation bible study guide - Jesus Revealed

by SPCK - N T Wright

JESUS REVEALED Revelation 1 Some years ago there was an eclipse of the sun. These things happen rarely enough, and to witness it is a great experience. But staring at the sun, as it slips behind the moon and then emerges the other side, is dangerous. If you look through binocular…

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Revelation bible study guide - Getting the Most Out of Revelation

by SPCK - N T Wright

Getting the Most Out of Revelation Many people today regard Revelation as the hardest book in the New Testament. It is full of strange, lurid, and sometimes bizarre and violent imagery. You might have thought that in a world of clever movies and DVDs, stuffed full of complex imag…

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New Testament Prayer for Everyone - Questions

by SPCK - N T Wright

QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION AND REFLECTION 1 THE TEACHING OF JESUS Prayer in secret (Matthew 6.5 – 6) What are the key elements in the framework for prayer that Jesus provides?...

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New Testament Prayer for Everyone - The Song of the Lamb

by SPCK - N T Wright

PART 2 PRAYERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT OTHER EARLY CHRISTIAN PRAYERS THE SONG OF THE LAMB Revelation 15:1-4 What is it that attracts people to the Christian message? What is it that draws them to worship the God whom Christians call ‘father’? If you went round your local church and …

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New Testament Prayer for Everyone - Worthy is The Lamb

by SPCK - N T Wright

PART 2 PRAYERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT OTHER EARLY CHRISTIAN PRAYERS WORTHY IS THE LAMB Revelation 5:8-14 Think of it as a visit to the theatre. You are sitting in the dark when the drum begins. A slow, steady rhythm. It’s telling you something. It’s going somewhere. It builds up, l…

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New Testament Prayer for Everyone - Praise the the Creator

by SPCK - N T Wright

PART 2 PRAYERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT OTHER EARLY CHRISTIAN PRAYERS PRAISE TO THE CREATOR Revelation 4:6b-11 Scientists and anthropologists have often asked themselves, ‘What is it that humans can do that computers can’t do?’ Computers, after all, can play chess better than most of…

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New Testament Prayer for Everyone - The God of Peace

by SPCK - N T Wright

PART 2 PRAYERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT OTHER EARLY CHRISTIAN PRAYERS THE GOD OF PEACE Hebrews 13: 20-21 This great blessing, the crowning glory of the final passage of the letter to the Hebrews, is still used regularly in many churches, especially in the Easter season. The writer ha…

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New Testament Prayer for Everyone - Look Upon Their Threats

by SPCK - N T Wright

PART 2 PRAYERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT OTHER EARLY CHRISTIAN PRAYERS LOOK UPON THEIR THREATS Acts 4: 23-31 In the early summer of 1989, I went to Jerusalem to teach, and to work on a couple of books, one of which was about Jesus himself. One day, sitting in my borrowed room at St Ge…

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New Testament Prayer for Everyone - Mary's Song of Praise

by SPCK - N T Wright

PART 2 PRAYERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT OTHER EARLY CHRISTIAN PRAYERS MARY’S SONG OF PRAISE Luke 1: 39-55 What would make you celebrate wildly, without inhibition? Perhaps it would be the news that someone close to you who’d been very sick was getting better and would soon be home...

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New Testament Prayer for Everyone - Words of Blessing

by SPCK - N T Wright

PART 2 PRAYERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT PRAYERS OF PAUL WORDS OF BLESSING Thessalonians 3: 11-13 When children begin to learn a musical instrument, or to sing, the teacher often plays alongside them. The children hear the music from the teacher mixed in with the sounds they are makin…

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New Testament Prayer for Everyone - Wisdom and Gratitude

by SPCK - N T Wright

PART 2 PRAYERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT PRAYERS OF PAUL WISDOM AND GRATITUDE Colossians 1: 9-14 We watched, holding our breath, as the mother duck left the pond at the head of her brood. There were seven ducklings in all: four black ones and three yellow ones. They were lively and sq…

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New Testament Prayer for Everyone - Thanks, Joy and Overflowing Love

by SPCK - N T Wright

PART 2 PRAYERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT PRAYERS OF PAUL THANKS, JOY AND OVERFLOWING LOVE Philippians 1: 1-11 Philippi, in northern Greece, was the first place in Europe that heard the news that there was a new king, namely the crucified and risen Jesus of Nazareth. You can read the s…

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New Testament Prayer for Everyone - God's Love, God's Power - In Us

by SPCK - N T Wright

PART 2 PRAYERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT PRAYERS OF PAUL GOD’S LOVE, GOD’S POWER – IN US Ephesians 3: 14-21 Love and power, power and love: these are the themes of perhaps two-thirds of the novels, plays and poems ever written. The love of power has laid waste continents and empires. …

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New Testament Prayer for Everyone - Knowing the Power of The King

by SPCK - N T Wright

PART 2 PRAYERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT PRAYERS OF PAUL KNOWING THE POWER OF THE KING Ephesians 1: 16-19 ‘So how strong is it?’ My friend was showing me his new telescope. It was set up in an upstairs room, looking out towards sea...

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New Testament Prayer for Everyone - The Inheritance and the Spirit

by SPCK - N T Wright

PART 2 PRAYERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT PRAYERS OF PAUL THE INHERITANCE AND THE SPIRIT Ephesians 1: 11-14 Not far from where I was born there is an ancient castle. It stands imposingly, high above the banks of a river, defying anyone to attack it. These days, the likely attacks come …

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New Testament Prayer for Everyone - Blessings of the Sovereign God

by SPCK - N T Wright

PART 2 PRAYERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT PRAYERS OF PAUL BLESSINGS ON THE SOVEREIGN GOD Ephesians 1: 3-10 3Let us bless God, the father of our Lord Jesus, the king! He has blessed us in the king with every spirit-inspired blessing in the heavenly realm. 4He chose us in him before the …

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