Bible study exploring the week by week lectionary set readings, and finding a common message within them.

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Three readings and a sermon is a lot to process on a Sunday morning. I find God speaks to me more clearly when I have spent time in His Word beforehand. Here is a daily Bible study based on the week’s theme and the widely-used 2011 edition of the New International Version (NIV) Bible with some explanatory notes. The overall message of the readings emerges through the week as we hear God through His Word, ready and prepared for the focus of the Sunday sermon in your church.

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I live in the Marches, a green and beautiful expanse of hills between England and Wales where churches and chapels share duty to the Christian faithful in every valley, and churchgoing is still part of the community life. However, there are few Bibles to be seen in these buildings, and home-based groups for fellowship and Bible study are rare.

I want to encourage Sunday worshippers in churches and chapels to enjoy reading the Bible during the week, to get used to hearing God for themselves through His word, and to be spiritually prepared for the message they will hear on Sunday from the lectionary readings they all share. It is no substitute for meeting and worshipping together (commanded), nor for Holy Spirit-inspired preaching. It supports both by encouraging the personal growth of church and chapel members of any denomination.

My background is not in churches that use the lectionary and I bring a breadth of tradition and understanding to the writing. I have pastored a number of churches and been involved in a variety of other initiatives. As well as The Living Word I also post regularly on Follow The Way.

Revd Ian Greig BD (Hons), DPS

The Living Word (also on Medium)

Follow the Way (also on Medium)