'The Christian faith is new every morning, and that's a wonderful reason to read the scriptures each day . . . Let us seek to be encouragers to one another as we journey on together. My prayer is that God will give you faith, hope and love for whatever the coming year brings.' Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York
Many have written of the spiritual insight, comfort and joy derived from their regular reading of Fresh from The Word. We know the sheer variety of contributors and their willingness to engage with live issues can prove both (helpfully) disturbing and exhilarating!
This year's volume, which has much to say about the Christ who walks beside us and the challenges of sharing his tender love with others, offers true nourishment, as always. Alongside a reading for each day, you will find fresh thoughts and prayers.
Fresh from The Word aims to help us build the discipline of Bible reading into our lives so we are grounded in God's Word and our faith may deepen and develop. By offering accessible and engaging material, it aids our understanding of the Bible and helps us understand it from different Christian perspectives.
By:
David Painting
Imprint: SPCK Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9780281090525
ISBN 10: 0281090521
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 15 August 2024
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified
Foreword How to use Fresh from The Word Acknowledgements and abbreviations Introduction from the Editor Promises and resolutions 1 Bad promises Peter Langerman 2 Good promises Maya Lamberte Ineza Readings from Colossians (1) John Proctor Readings from Colossians (2) Bruce Jenneker Sheep and shepherds Bola Iduoze The Gospel of Luke (1) Audrey Jose Jessica Hewitt Living with the Romans 1 At the time of Jesus Orion Johnson 2 In the early Church Christopher Lamb 3 Pilate and his soldiers Terry Lester Walking with Jesus: Christian life 1 Our example Terry Lester 2 Following the Way Louise Jones 3 Walking through the world with Jesus Dafne Plou 4 Opposition Alesana Fosi Pala'amo 5 The One who goes with us Fiame Naomi Mata?afa and Lemau Pala'amo The Gospel of Luke (2) 1 The events of Holy Week Angharad Rhys Davies Tim Yau 2 Resurrection Georgie Tennant Trees 1 Rooted close to the source Catherine Williams 2 Like a tree Catherine Williams Readings in Joshua 1 Into the promised land Andy Heald 2 Living in the land David Painting The Gospel of Luke (3) John Birch Amari Yogendran Prayer in the letters of the New Testament Paul Nicholson SJ Comfort and hope (readings from Isaiah 40-55) Liz Carter Catherine Sarjeant Abundance and want 1 Plenty Ruth Perrin 2 Scarcity Christopher Took Letter to the Hebrews Ash Barker Dortje Brandes Professions of faith 1 Recognising Jesus Stephen Willey 2 Jesus is Lord Catrin Harland-Davies The Gospel of Luke (4) Kate Hughes Ellie Hart Encouragement Immaculee Hedden Without a name Jane Gonzalez Readings from 1 Samuel Deseta Davis John Birch Balance Liz Clutterbuck New settings, new challenges 1 A travelling, wandering race called the People of God Erice Fairbrother 2 A changing Church? Mark Mitchell Samaria and the Samaritans Delroy Hall Persistence Shirlyn Toppin Letters to Titus and Jude Paul Cavill and Tom Hartman Searching for Shalom Ian Fosten Jan Sutch Pickard Gold 1 The value of gold Raj Bharat Patta 2 Better than gold Christopher Took The character of God: the God who comes 1 The hope of Israel Kate Hughes 2 A great light Helen Van Koevering 3 The way David Painting Emmanuel: God with us Stella Wiseman Hukarere Maori Girls College
David Painting (Author) Mr David Painting is the editor of Fresh From the Word 2022. A pastor at heart, David has had a number of pastoral roles ranging from those in small rural settings to large urban churches in theUK. He is currently pioneering and co-leading a House Church. Having led the YWAM Relief and Development Discipleship Training school (DTS), hecontinues to serve YWAM, teaching on DTS’s and is the authorof a number of books to support Christian teaching and preaching. Priorto this, he was a YWAM missionary serving Romania shortly after the revolution and working in rural settings across the country. David and hiswife Janet have ministered in the Balkans, Northern Europe, North and South America, South East Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
