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Matthew for Everyone Part 2 - The Temple Tax
Matthew for Everyone Part 2 - The Temple Tax
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Temple Tax Matthew 17.22-27 Jesus told them they were going to be fishers of men, not of money (4.19)! This is one of the most peculiar little stories in the whole New Testament. What on earth does it mean? One day the bishop parked his car, as usual, outside his house. He kn…
Hebrews for Everyone - Watch Out for Dangers!
Hebrews for Everyone - Watch Out for Dangers!
by SPCK - N T Wright
Watch Out for Dangers! Hebrews 12.12-17 ‘It was a moment of madness.’ The politician stood shamefully before the press. He had been caught out soliciting for sexual favours in a notorious part of town. His character was in ruins, his reputation in tatters. He would not now get th…
Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - Get Rid of the "Leaven"!
Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - Get Rid of the "Leaven"!
by SPCK - N T Wright
Get Rid of the “Leaven”! 1 Corinthians 5.6-13 If you’ve ever been in a Jewish home at Passover-time, you’ll know what Paul is talking about in verses 7 and 8. It’s a tradition that’s been kept for more than three thousand years, ever since the Jewish people came out of Egypt at t…
Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - On Remaining Unmarried
Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - On Remaining Unmarried
by SPCK - N T Wright
On Remaining Unmarried 1 Corinthians 7.25-31 I remember a cartoon from my childhood days. A young man sits in an office. He is talking on the telephone, but standing beside him is a huge figure with a bristling moustache, staring at him angrily: obviously the boss. The young man …
Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - Signs for Believers and Unbelievers
Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - Signs for Believers and Unbelievers
by SPCK - N T Wright
Signs for Believers and Unbelievers 1 Corinthians 14.20-25 ‘We need to take an adult attitude to this . . .’ ‘Of course, if we are to approach the problem as adults . . .’ ‘Since we’re all adults here, perhaps I could say . . . ’ What do you think these people are talking about? …
Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - Timothy and Apollos
Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - Timothy and Apollos
by SPCK - N T Wright
Timothy and Apollos 1 Corinthians 16.10-14 I have a vivid memory of the first time I stood up in front of a group of people to make an announcement. It was at school, and I had been given responsibility for organizing something; and suddenly the room went quiet, everybody was loo…
Matthew for Everyone Part 1 - On Adultery and Oaths
Matthew for Everyone Part 1 - On Adultery and Oaths
by SPCK - N T Wright
On Adultery and Oaths Matthew 5.27-37 As I was getting ready to write this section, an email arrived from an old friend in another country. His church, he said, was facing a question that troubles a great many churches in our day. What did Jesus really mean in his teaching about …
Paul for Everyone - Paul for Everyone - Mobi
Paul for Everyone - Paul for Everyone - Mobi
by SPCK - Tom Wright
Making use of his true scholar’s understanding, yet writing in an approachable and anecdotal style, Tom Wright captures the verve and sparkle of these letters. Paul wrote the letters while in prison facing possible death, but their passion and energy are undimmed. They reveal Pau…
Paul for Everyone - Paul for Everyone - Epub
Paul for Everyone - Paul for Everyone - Epub
by SPCK - Tom Wright
Making use of his true scholar’s understanding, yet writing in an approachable and anecdotal style, Tom Wright captures the verve and sparkle of these letters. Paul wrote the letters while in prison facing possible death, but their passion and energy are undimmed. They reveal Pau…
Early Christian Letters for Everyone - Early Christian Letters for Everyone - Mobi
Early Christian Letters for Everyone - Early Christian Letters for Everyone - Mobi
by SPCK - Tom Wright
Writing in an accessible and anecdotal style, Tom Wright opens up to us the wisdom of the letters of James, Peter, John and Judah (Jude). A vital resource for every church and every Christian, these letters are full of clear practical advice for Christians. Written for those new …
Creation, Power and Truth - Creation, Power and Truth - Epub
Creation, Power and Truth - Creation, Power and Truth - Epub
by SPCK - Tom Wright
In Creation, Power and Truth, Tom Wright invites readers to consider the crucial ways in which the Christian gospel challenges and subverts the intellectual, moral and political values that pervade contemporary culture. In doing so, he asks searching questions about three definin…
Creation, Power and Truth - Creation, Power and Truth - Mobi
Creation, Power and Truth - Creation, Power and Truth - Mobi
by SPCK - Tom Wright
In Creation, Power and Truth, Tom Wright invites readers to consider the crucial ways in which the Christian gospel challenges and subverts the intellectual, moral and political values that pervade contemporary culture. In doing so, he asks searching questions about three definin…
Early Christian Letters for Everyone - Early Christian Letters for Everyone - Epub