Overwhelmed at the thought of reading the Bible? New to the idea? Or looking to get more out of it? Spend time each day hearing from Nicky and Pippa Gumbel as they take you through the whole Bible in 365 days and help you to understand it better. Drawing out a theme for each day from the designated Bible readings, Nicky and Pippa’s thoughts on the Proverbs, Psalms and New and Old Testament excerpts are full of insight, wisdom and application.
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Day 351: How to Read and Understand the Bible
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Psalm 144:9–15, Revelation 8:1–9:12, Ezra 1:1–2:67 When reading and trying to understand the Bible, you have three helpers.
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Day 350: What is Going on Behind the Scenes of History?
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Psalm 143:1–12, Revelation 6:1–17, Malachi 1:1–2:16God is the Sovereign Lord of history. But we are not mere robots. You are not being moved around like a piece on a chessboard. Rather, you have a part to play. God involves you in his plans. God works out his purposes in co-operation with his people.…
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Day 349: Doing Hard Things the Right Way
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Proverbs 30:11–23, Revelation 5:1–14, Esther 9:1–10:3 Doing hard things requires us to be lion-like – bold, steely and courageous. Doing things the right way means being like a lamb – gentle, meek and submissive. We are supposed to be a godly mixture of the qualities of both the lion and the lamb.
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Day 348: How to Celebrate
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Psalm 142:1–7, Revelation 4:1–11, Esther 6:1–8:17 The Bible has much to say about celebration. There is a *celebration* in heaven every time one person turns to Christ. What should you celebrate? How should you celebrate?
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Day 347: The Benefits of Being Rebuked
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Psalm 141:1–10, Revelation 3:7–22, Esther 2:19–5:14The Scriptures tell us that the right kind of rebuke is an important way in which God cares for us, and in which we can care for each other.
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Day 346: How You Can Make a Difference
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Psalm 140:6–13, Revelation 2:18–3:6, Esther 1:1–2:18 In each of the passages for today we see that evil will *not* ultimately triumph. At the end of the day, good wins. Furthermore, in this struggle between good and evil, you *can* make a difference.
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Day 345: How to Find Jesus
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Proverbs 30:1–10, Revelation 2:1–17, Zechariah 12:1–14:21 In today’s passages, we see how Jesus Christ is revealed not only in the New Testament, in the book of Revelation, but also in the Old Testament – in Proverbs and Zechariah.
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Day 344: Unlocking Revelation
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Psalm 140:1–5, Revelation 1:1–20, Zechariah 9:1–11:17 In the book of Revelation, Jesus is further unveiled. We get a clearer disclosure of his great love for us, and his victory over evil.
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Psalm 139:17–24, Jude 1:1–25, Zechariah 5:1–8:23 When we find ourselves in a place of desperation, nothing but the presence of God will satisfy.
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Day 342: Is God Really in Control?
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Psalm 139:11–16, 3 John 1:1–14, Zechariah 1:1–4:14 The Lord reigns! His love disposes Him to desire our everlasting welfare, and His sovereignty enables Him to secure it.
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Day 341: Find Your Balance
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Proverbs 29:19–27, 2 John 1:1–13, Haggai 1:1–2:23Spiritual fitness is far more important than physical fitness. It also involves balancing a number of areas of your life.
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Day 340: God's Purpose for You
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Psalm 139:1–10, 1 John 5:1–21, Daniel 11:36–12:13In the passages for today we see what God wants for you and for everyone.
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Day 339: Four Keys to Overcoming Fear
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Psalm 138:1–8, 1 John 4:7–21, Daniel 11:2–35 God’s love is at the heart of each of the four keys to overcoming unhealthy fear in your life: ‘There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear’.
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Day 338: How to Be Confident
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Psalm 137:1–9, 1 John 3:11–4:6, Daniel 9:20–11:1 The right form of confidence involves valuing yourself *in* and *through* Christ.
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Day 337: From Vision to Action*
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Proverbs 29:10–18, 1 John 2:28–3:10, Daniel 8:15–9:19 Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision is a nightmare! But *vision combined with action* can change the world.
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Day 336: How to Avoid Spiritual Infections
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Psalm 136:13–26, 1 John 2:12–27, Daniel 7:1–8:14 There are evil spiritual forces at work in our world today. Many people today are ignorant or dismissive of spiritual realities. Yet you have the powerful spiritual ‘antiseptic’ to use against these destructive forces. It is vital that you learn to do so.…
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Day 335: Intimate Connection
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Psalm 136:1–12, 1 John 1:1–2:11, Daniel 5:17–6:28 Fellowship – it’s a wonderful word. It’s what you were made for. It satisfies the deepest longings of your heart. It is the answer to loneliness. Nothing in this life compares with it. It starts now and goes on for ever.
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Day 334: God's Perfect Timing
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Psalm 135:13–21, 2 Peter 3:1–18, Daniel 4:19–5:16 What do you do while you are waiting for God to do what he has promised to do?
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Day 333: How to Be Inspired
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Proverbs 29:1–9, 2 Peter 2:1–22, Daniel 3:13–4:18The lives of men and women of courage and faith are hugely inspiring, challenging and motivational.
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Day 332: There Is a God and He Is Great
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Psalm 135:1–12, 2 Peter 1:1–21, Daniel 2:24–3:12You will grow in faith as you study the truth of God’s word and boldly proclaim that ‘there is a God’ and ‘he is great’.
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Day 331: God's Great Grace
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Psalm 134:1–3, 1 Peter 5:1–14, Daniel 1:1–2:23 How should you respond to God’s great grace?
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Day 330: Know When to Kneel
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Psalm 133:1–3, 1 Peter 4:1–19, Ezekiel 47:1–48:35 God blesses ‘unity’. When Christians from different churches, traditions and denominations come together in unity, ‘that’s where God commands his blessing’.
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Proverbs 28:18–28, 1 Peter 3:1–22, Ezekiel 45:1–46:24What people see is far more important than what they hear. People do what people see.
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Psalm 132:1–18, 1 Peter 2:4–25, Ezekiel 43:1–44:31 The only church building the New Testament speaks about is a building made of people (Ephesians 2:20–22), founded and built upon Jesus, the chief cornerstone. The holy temple in the New Testament is one made of ‘living stones’ (1 Peter 2:5) – in other words, people like you and me. This is God’s ne…
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Day 327: How to Grow Up Spiritually
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Psalm 131:1–3, 1 Peter 1:1–2:3, Ezekiel 41:1–42:20 In today’s passages, we see the implications of the new birth, the various stages of spiritual growth as a son or daughter of God and how ‘you may grow up in your salvation’.
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Day 326: How to Pray with Power
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Psalm 130:1–8, James 5:1–20, Ezekiel 40:1–49 How can you pray with power?
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Day 325: You Can Resist Evil
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Proverbs 28:7–17, James 4:1–17, Ezekiel 38:1–39:29 Why is there so much evil in the world? Why is there such a battle with evil in our own lives? How can you resist the devil? What will happen to the devil at the end of time?
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Day 324: Divine Connections
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Psalm 129:1–8, James 3:1–18, Ezekiel 36:1–37:28 God has divine connections lined up for your life. There is power in connection. Connections lead to life.
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Day 323: How Now Shall We Live?
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Psalm 128:1–6, James 2:1–26, Ezekiel 33:21–35:15 Centuries ago, when the people of God were in exile and despair, they cried out to God, “*How should we then live?*” (Ezekiel 33:10, KJV). The same question rings down through the ages. As ‘believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ’ (James 2:1), *how now shall we live?*…
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Day 322: Five Ts of the Christian Life
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Psalm 127:1–5, James 1:1–27, Ezekiel 32:1–33:20 The Christian life is multi-faceted. There are a number of different things going on at the same time. In the passages for today we see five of these aspects, which all begin with the letter T.
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Day 321: Eight Characteristics of Christian Community
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Proverbs 27:23–28:6, Hebrews 13:1–25, Ezekiel 30:1–31:18 The Christian community, the church, is the community of our Lord Jesus, the ‘great Shepherd of the sheep’ (Hebrews 13:20). Each local church is called to be a community of the great Shepherd.
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Day 320: Why and How to Worship
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Psalm 126:1–6, Hebrews 12:14–29, Ezekiel 28:1–29:21You no longer have to go to a specific physical place to experience the presence of God. Because of Jesus, the ‘mediator of a *new covenant*’ (Hebrews 12:24a), you can worship *anywhere*. Jesus is the one who has made this new relationship with God possible through his death on the cross for you an…
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Day 319: The Race Marked Out for You
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Psalm 125:1–5, Hebrews 12:1–13, Ezekiel 26:1–27:36In each of the passages for today, you see what you need to do in order to run ‘the race marked out for [you]’, as well as some of the results of doing so.
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Day 318: Three Ways You Can Exercise Faith
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Psalm 124:1–8, Hebrews 11:17–40, Ezekiel 24:1–25:17Faith is *leaning your whole weight upon Jesus*.
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Day 317: What is Faith?
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Proverbs 27:15–22, Hebrews 11:1–16, Ezekiel 22:23–23:49 Faith and ‘*being sure*’ are not opposed.
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Psalm 123:1–4, Hebrews 10:19–39, Ezekiel 20:45–22:22 The will to persevere is often the difference between success and failure.
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Psalm 122:1–9, Hebrews 10:1–18, Ezekiel 19:1–20:44 *Holiness is beautiful* and it has nothing to do with outward beauty. It is a beauty that radiates from within.
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Psalm 121:1–8, Hebrews 9:16–28, Ezekiel 17:1–18:32‘We have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ *once for all*’.
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Day 313: Meet Your Blood Donor
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Proverbs 27:5–14, Hebrews 9:1–15, Ezekiel 16:1–63 *You* can meet *your* blood donor. Jesus came ‘to *give his life* as a ransom for many’ (Mark 10:45). At the last supper, when Jesus took the cup, he said: ‘*This is my blood* of the covenant’ (Matthew 26:28; Mark 14:24).
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Day 312: The Answer to Loneliness
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Psalm 120:1–7, Hebrews 8:1–13, Ezekiel 13:1–15:8 God created you for community – calling you into a loving relationship with him and with other human beings.
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Day 311: It’s Who You Know
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Psalm 119:169–176, Hebrews 7:11–28, Ezekiel 10:1–12:28 Prayer is such an immense privilege.
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Day 310: The Promises of God
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Psalm 119:161–168, Hebrews 6:13–7:10, Ezekiel 7:1–9:11 God is the God of promise.
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Day 309: Loving Warnings
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Proverbs 26:23–27:4, Hebrews 5:11–6:12, Ezekiel 4:1–6:14 There are many warnings in the Bible and they all stem from God’s love for you.
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Day 308: How Can You Approach God?
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Psalm 119:153–160, Hebrews 4:14–5:10, Ezekiel 1:1–3:27 How do we approach God? The answer is: through Jesus, our Great High Priest.
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Day 307: Destiny Defining Decisions
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Psalm 119:145–152, Hebrews 4:1–13, Joel 2:18–3:21 The great decision is how you respond to God.
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Day 306: Fix Your Thoughts
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Psalm 119:137–144, Hebrews 3:1–19, Joel 1:1–2:17The themes for today’s passages are trouble and distress, testing times, and trials and tribulations. However, you can see in these same scriptures that the secret to dealing with these is to ‘*fix your thoughts* on Jesus’.
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Day 305: The Surprising Secret of Freedom
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Proverbs 26:13–22, Hebrews 2:1–18, Obadiah 1–21 What are we freed from?
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Day 304: Your Key to Life
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Psalm 119:129–136, Hebrews 1:1–14, Lamentations 3:40–5:22 Your key to life is Jesus.
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Day 303: How to Refresh Your Mind, Heart and Soul
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Psalm 119:121–128, Philemon 1–25, Lamentations 2:7–3:39 How do you refresh your mind, heart and soul?
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Psalm 119:113–120, Titus 3:1–15, Lamentations 1:1–2:6 In our society, the term ‘do-gooder’ has become pejorative; it is used as an insult. But doing good should not be seen in this way. Jesus, ‘went around *doing good*’.
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