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2 Corinthians - No, They are False Prophets!
2 Corinthians - No, They are False Prophets!
by SPCK - N T Wright
No, They Are False Apostles! 2 CORINTHIANS 11.7-15 The door to my study was open when the telephone rang in the hall, so I couldn’t help overhearing the conversation, or rather this end of it. And what I heard was quite disturbing. ‘How could you think I imagined that . . .?’ ‘Bu…
Acts for Everyone part 1 - Peter's Rescue and Rhoda's Mistake
Acts for Everyone part 1 - Peter's Rescue and Rhoda's Mistake
by SPCK - N T Wright
Peter’s Rescue and Rhoda’s Mistake Acts 12.6-19 One of the sure touches of a master writer is knowing how to create a seriously funny scene in the middle of an extremely serious one. Think of Shakespeare’s subplots, with the gravedigger scene in Hamlet providing dark humour when …
Early Christian Letters for Everyone - Suffering as the Messiah Did
Early Christian Letters for Everyone - Suffering as the Messiah Did
by SPCK - N T Wright
Suffering as the Messiah Did 1 Peter 2.18-25 Not long ago, at the height of a snowstorm, our house, and two nearby villages as well, were without electric power for fourteen hours. Our heating system is controlled by electricity, so the house became very cold. We could burn logs …
John for Everyone Part 1 - The Blind Man's Parents
John for Everyone Part 1 - The Blind Man's Parents
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Blind Man’s Parents John 9.13-23 John for Everyone The street lights weren’t working properly that night as my friend walked home late from work. As he took the short cut through the alleyway towards his own street, it was almost pitch dark. He knew the path well enough and w…
John for Everyone part 2 - The Beloved Disciple
John for Everyone part 2 - The Beloved Disciple
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Beloved Disciple John 21.20-25 They came back almost in despair from the dress rehearsal. The costumes were ridiculous. The set was bizarre. The director seemed to have no real idea of how the action would work on stage. Even with an opera, where the music is what really matt…
Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The Christian Athlete
Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The Christian Athlete
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Christian Athlete 1 Corinthians 9.24-27 Last night on the television news I saw a sight which might have been funny if it hadn’t been so revolting. People, it seems, are getting bored with ordinary sports and games; so someone has had the bright idea of persuading (and presum…
Matthew for Everyone Part 1 - The Death of John the Baptist
Matthew for Everyone Part 1 - The Death of John the Baptist
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Death of John the Baptist Matthew 14.1-12 Imagine a movie set in a desert. The plot requires that the hero should travel across barren, dusty country for several days, somehow surviving not only the heat and drought but also the attacks of predators. At the very beginning of …
Acts for Everyone Part 2 - The Judgement of Jesus
Acts for Everyone Part 2 - The Judgement of Jesus
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Judgement of Jesus Acts 15.12-21 One of the difficulties about living in the new European Union (I realize that this remark may be out of date as soon as it’s written, since new proposals come forward every few weeks, but the general truth still stands) is that there are at l…
Paul for Everyone The Prison Letters - The King is Proclaimed
Paul for Everyone The Prison Letters - The King is Proclaimed
by SPCK - N T Wright
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…
Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - The Living Sacrifice
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.’…
Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - The Reign of the Messiah
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…
Matthew for Everyone Part 1 - The Reasons for Parables
Matthew for Everyone Part 1 - The Reasons for Parables
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Reason for Parables Matthew 13.10-17 We went out one windy day to plant a row of trees. The storms of the previous winter had damaged some of the oaks that surrounded the ancient church, and we had decided to remove them and plant new ones. The actual planting was to be done …
Acts for Everyone Part 2 - The Snake on Malta
Acts for Everyone Part 2 - The Snake on Malta
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Snake on Malta Acts 28.1-10 It was only when I got back from the walk that I realized I was foolish not to have taken a stick. The hills up by the Scottish border, where I was walking by myself, were known to have plenty of adders, and the fact that the previous year they had…
Luke for Everyone - The Sign of Jonah
Luke for Everyone - The Sign of Jonah
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Sign of Jonah Luke 11.29-41 The great church is completely dark. It is almost midnight, and the little crowd outside the west door shuffles round and stamps to keep warm in the chilly April air. Then, as the clock strikes, the fire is lit, with a sudden glow on all the watchi…
Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - What is the Body For?
Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - What is the Body For?
by SPCK - N T Wright
What Is the Body For? 1 Corinthians 6.12-20 I once knew a student who never bothered to buy a screwdriver. He had a couple of knives that he used instead, one larger and one smaller; and most of the things he needed to screw or unscrew he could do quite well with the point of one…
The Pastoral Letters - Women Must Be Allowed to be Learners
The Pastoral Letters - Women Must Be Allowed to be Learners
by SPCK - N T Wright
Woman Must Be Allowed to be Learners 1Timothy 2.8-15 As I write this, a short war has just finished in the Middle East. The newspapers have been full of it, and now they are picking over the details: was it really justified, who was to blame, did the invading armies fight accordi…
Gazing on the Gospels year c - Easter Day Year C