Bible Study – Page 81

Spiritual Prostitution

#TheDailyDose Why is idolatry compared to prostitution and idolatry? Does God act unfairly/cruelly in punishing sin? Is God’s discipline of his people unfair? What special responsibility do church leaders bear? Is your church faithful? Hosea 2:2-13 Audio Version

“I don’t just want you to survive ….”

The other day, I talked about how the stand out thing I’d learnt from Mike Ovey was to allow God to disagree with me through his word. Well, one way that God disagreed with me came through Mike’s teaching, though in this case posthumously. After Mike’s untimely death, I remember one former student sharing that… Continue reading “I don’t just want you to survive ….”

Unloved?

#TheDailyDose Hosea 1:6 – 2:1

Justified (Romans 4:1-12)

If you were to list the top 3 doctrines you believe first of all in terms of what is necessary to salvation, what would you list look like? Now how would you draw up your list a second time, this time with the focus on how doctrine affects the Christian life and the nature of… Continue reading Justified (Romans 4:1-12)

Indecent Proposal

Today we start a new series of #TheDailyDose. The series title is “Faithful” and we’ll be looking at Hosea. Here’s Hosea 1:1-5 as an audio file and a Facebook video.

Will you let God disagree with you?

This was the question Mike Ovey asked of us his students when I was at Oak Hill. It’s a question that has stayed with me. Audio version YouTube version

Perseverance

#TheDailyDose Habakkuk 3:16-19 with those famous statements “even though …” how can we persevere through suffering, persecution and trial?

I see God Moving

There’s a little tick that evangelicals have developed when wanting to sound edgy at conferences. They will announce in hushed tones “Aslan is on the move.” It’s meant to be code for saying that they can see positive signs in the life if the church. I must admit I hate the expression. It’s not that… Continue reading I see God Moving

What do we do in times of crisis? We find strength in the Lord’s identity

This week I’ve started working through the book of Habakkuk. It is a challenging book as in it God’s prophet intercedes and begs God to act only to discover that God is acting by bringing judgement and devastation. Yet, one thing really stood out to me as I read through the whole book in one… Continue reading What do we do in times of crisis? We find strength in the Lord’s identity

You say: Stop listening to the lies you and others tell you about yourself.

Here’s the audio and video versions of today’s #DailyDose. We often listen to lies about who we are both, including the lies we tell ourselves. We need to hear God’s truth.