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The King is Proclaimed Philippians 1.12-18a One of the most dramatic stories anywhere in ancient literature is that of Joseph, the second youngest son of the patriarch Jacob. His father spoiled him rotten, and his older brothers were jealous. They wanted to kill him, then they de…

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Paul for Everyone The Prison Letters - The King, Living within You

by SPCK - N T Wright

The King, Living within You Colossians 1.24-29 If trees could talk, imagine the sort of conversation that might go on. Here is an old, weathered and seasoned oak tree, talking to the small sapling that’s just started to grow up nearby. ‘Soon it will be autumn, and the winds will …

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Paul for Everyone The Prison Letters - The Law and the Cross

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Law and the Cross Colossians 2.13-19 The crowd was already angry, and it got angrier as we watched. They had come together to protest about the shooting down of a Korean jumbo jet over the southwest Pacific. Most of them had lost relatives or friends in the disaster. And, whe…

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Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians - The Law and the Spirit

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Law and the Spirit Galatians 5.13-21 In the middle of Oxford University there stands a wonderful building, surrounded by well-kept grass. The building is a library, circular in shape, topped by a great dome. It is beautiful inside and out. People photograph it, paint it, admi…

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Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians - The Lawless One

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Lawless One 2 Thessalonians 2.1-12 Horatio Nelson (1758–1805), England’s most famous naval commander, is remembered for many things; but one of the best-known incidents in his life occurred when he was leading the siege at Copenhagen in 1801. He was informed of a signal instr…

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Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - The Living Sacrifice

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Living Sacrifice ROMANS 12.1-5 William was coming to the end of his first year as chairman of the company when I met him at a lunch. ‘How’s it been going?’ I asked. ‘Oh,’ he said, ‘it’s been wonderful in several ways. The company is doing well and I’m proud to be part of it.’…

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Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians - The Lord's Coming

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Lord’s Coming Thessalonians 4.13-18 How do you describe the colour blue to a blind person? If someone has never been able to see, how can you even convey the idea of colour, let alone the difference between colours? That difficulty faces Christians whenever we talk about the …

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The Love that Stitches It All Together

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Love that Stitches It All Together 1 Corinthians 16.15-24 A young woman I met the other day was complaining about a new outfit she had bought at considerable expense in a fashionable store. She had worn it precisely once; and at the end of the evening she discovered that the …

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Paul for Everyone The Prison Letters - The Mind of the Messiah

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Mind of the Messiah When people in the ancient world thought of heroic leaders, rulers and kings they often thought of Alexander the Great (356–323 BC). At the age of 20 he succeeded his father Philip to the throne of Macedonia, quickly made himself master of all Greece, and …

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The Mystery and the Victory

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Mystery and the Victory 1 Corinthians 15.50-58 He stood there in baggy jeans, trainers, and an old sweater. ‘You can’t come in like that,’ I said. ‘This is a smart lunch, and we’re the guests. We’ve got to get it right.’ ‘No problem,’ he replied, and within three minutes had …

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The Need for Love and the Character of Love

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Need for Love and the Character of Love 1 Corinthians 12.31b-13.7 When people say, as they sometimes do, that Paul must have been a very difficult person to have around – that he seems to have been awkward, cantankerous, argumentative, and generally an unpleasant character – …

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Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians - The Persecuted Church

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Persecuted Church Thessalonians 2.13-16 The day started clear and bright, with not a cloud in the sky. My son and I set off to climb in the mountains with every hope that the weather would hold. But as we reached the top of our first peak, a shock awaited us. We were climbing…

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The Powerful Message of the Cross

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Powerful Message of the Cross 1 Corinthians 2.1-5 Life is full of mystery. The deepest, richest and most complex theories that science can ever come up with only serve to highlight the fact that there is still a depth of mystery which goes way beyond it all. You can study bio…

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Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - The Privileges and Tragedy of Israel

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Privileges and Tragedy of Israel ROMANS 9.1-5 This morning’s newspaper carries a whole page of correspondence about an ugly fact of modern life: anti-Semitism is on the rise again. Jews have been attacked and threatened, vilified and abused in many cities in our supposedly ci…

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The Reign of the Messiah

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Reign of the Messiah 1 Corinthians 15.20-28 ‘The whole place is a mess. I want you to go in there and tidy it up.’ The chairman of the college council was appointing a new principal, and giving him his marching orders. The college had been in bad shape for a while, and the ti…

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Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - The Remnant of Grace

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Remnant of Grace ROMANS 11.1-6 These days, we know quite a lot about depression. Many books are written about it, many different therapies are on offer for it, and it is no longer a taboo subject in the way it was not long ago. The story of Elijah in 1 Kings 18 and 19 offers …

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The Responsibilities of Each Member

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Responsibilities of Each Member 1 Corinthians 12.21-26 Two weeks ago, I woke up in the night with sharp and throbbing toothache. Nobody who has ever had that experience will need to be reminded just how all-consuming such pain can suddenly become. I took some painkilling tabl…

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Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The Same Spirit at Work

by SPCK - N T Wright

The Same Spirit at Work 1 Corinthians 12.1-11 One of the most exciting experiences of my teenage years was playing in an orchestra at school. I had learned the piano for a year or two, but you normally play that without other musicians joining in. Now I began the trombone. Of cou…

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