Daily Update #201

Today’s Readings:  Hebrews 10:1-10.    Psalm 40:1-4, 7-10.    Mark 3:31-35. ‘There is no other religion in which one great happening brings salvation through the centuries and throughout the world. This is the distinctive doctrine of Christianity’. (Leon Morris) I hope that you are finding the truths set out in Hebrews to be helpful as we bash on in …

Daily Update #200!

Welcome to the 200th update! Hebrews 9:15, 24–end                    Ps 98:1-7                       Mark 3:22-30 Our Mediator and Sacrifice Today we consider, in our continuing look at the book of Hebrews, words from chapter 9. 15 For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal …

Daily Update #199

Pause:  As we prepare to look at God’s Word let us quieten our minds, so that   His Holy Spirit may speak to us today. Readings: Hebrews 8 : 6 – 13;  Psalm 85 : 7 – 13;  Mark 3 : 13 – 19 “The days are coming…” A few weeks ago, in fact on Friday December …

Daily Update #196

Today’s Readings:      Hebrews 6:10-20.         Psalm 111.          Mark 2: 23-28. “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful (Hebrews 10:23). We have a compelling hope as we follow Jesus Christ. I suspect that most of us are probably not overly joyful, full of beans and carefree at the moment. There is …

Daily Update #195

Hebrews 5:1-10                       Ps 110:1-4                      Mark 2:18-22 Priest King God The letter to the Hebrews was directed to Christ-believing Jews, what we now call Messianic Jews, who have that extra special richness in faith and heritage. At the time of the book, it must have been puzzling for them to decide on …

Daily Update #194

Pause:  As we prepare to look at God’s Word let us quieten our minds, so that His Holy Spirit may speak to us today. Readings:  Hebrews 4 : 1 – 5, 11;    Psalm 78 : 1 – 8;    Mark 2 : 1 – 12 “My people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth.”  This is …

Daily Update #193

Today’s readings –  Hebrews 3:7-14    Psalm 95    Mark 1:40-45 Pause:   Today, if you hear his voice,do not harden your heartsas you did in the rebellion. Hebrews 3:7b-8a The letter to the Hebrews is replete with explanations about who Jesus is, and particularly how he fulfils and exceeds all the Old Testament revelation which went before.   …