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Going deeper...to go further

Daily Bible reading strengthens our relationship with God, nourishes our spirits and equips us to live a fruitful, effective life for Him.

This month we're looking at scriptures which talk about Jews and Gentiles alongside a passage about love. The first scripture each day follows this outline: 
Days 1-6 - The Foundation & the Prophets
Days 7-10 - Jesus and the Nations
Days 11-19 - The Early Church & the Gentiles
Days 20-30 - God’s Plan for Jews and Gentiles United in Christ
Day 31 - The Final Reminder of God’s Global Kingdom. As we read the Word it’s important that we apply what we read and pray it out over our lives. One of the way you can do this is by using the acronym SOAP. To find out more about SOAP watch this video.

Below you’ll see what we’re reading today. To go forward or back a day in our reading plan use the 'Next' and 'Previous' buttons.

Love

  • The nature of God, but not an emotional love; rather a love that is expressed in positive action.
  • God’s love (agape) is expressed in the ways He gives to His people.
  • He has demonstrated His unfailing love for all mankind in sending His Son to die on the cross for them, so taking upon Himself the punishment they deserve.
  • God’s love is expressed in all He does in relation to His people, even when He needs to refine and discipline them.
  • His love is imparted to the hearts of believers by the Holy Spirit.
  • Believers are to love God wholeheartedly, their neighbours as they love themselves and one another in the same way that Jesus Christ has loved them.
  • Those who truly love Jesus obey His commands.
  • To love others with His love is to live for them rather than for yourself; to lay down your life for them by seeking to bless, serve, encourage and give to them in practical ways.
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Acts 13:44-52

The gospel spreads despite opposition44It seemed that the whole city had come together on the following Sabbath to hear the Word of the Lord.45But when the Jewish leaders saw the crowds had gathered around Paul and Barnabas they were filled with jealousy and spoke aggressively against Paul's teaching.46-47Then Paul and Barnabas answered their allegations boldly: "We had to speak God's Word to you first. As you choose to reject it then, clearly, you do not consider yourselves worthy of receiving eternal life. So now we will turn to the other nations, for the Lord has commanded through the prophet Isaiah: 'I have made you a light to the Gentile nations, that you might take the message of salvation to every part of the earth.'"48When the Gentiles present heard this, they were really pleased and decided to obey the Word of the Lord. And all those chosen by God for eternal life believed!49So the gospel then spread throughout the whole region.50However, the Jewish leaders initiated a persecution against Paul and Barnabas by stirring up women of influence who were faithful to their religion, and also the leading men in the city. They expelled Paul and Barnabas from that region.51So they shook the dust of that place from their feet as a sign against their rejection of the truth and then travelled to Iconium.52Yet all who became disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.

John 15:9-15

9"I have loved you in exactly the same way that My Father loves Me. So continue to live in My love.10You will remain in My love if you obey what I have commanded you, in the same way that I have remained in My Father's love by obeying what He commanded Me.11"I have told you this because I want you to have within you the same joy that is in Me. I want you to be absolutely full of My joy.Friends of Jesus12"The command I give you to obey is simply this: love one another in the same way that I have loved you.13No greater love than this exists, and it is expressed in your willingness to lay down your life for your friends.14If you obey what I command you, then you will be My friends.15I no longer refer to you only as servants, because it is not a servant's place to know about his master's business. No, I have called you My friends because I have relayed to you whatever the Father has revealed to Me.
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