Bible In One Year Express
825 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★ - 7 ratingsTake less than 15 minutes each day to cover the whole Bible in 365 days, with selected passages of scripture and a full commentary from Nicky and Pippa Gumbel.
Drawing out a theme for each day from the designated Bible readings, Nicky and Pippa’s thoughts on the Proverbs, Psalms and New and Old Testament excerpts are full of insight, wisdom and application.
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Day 113: Your Words Are Powerful
April 22, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 830 BytesProverbs 10:11-20, Joshua 1:3-13, Luke 21:5-38. *Your* words are powerful With kind and encouraging words, you can change a person’s day – or even their entire life
Day 112: Hello God!
April 21, 2024 12:00 - 12 minutes - 739 BytesPsalm 49:5-17, Deuteronomy 33:2-27, Luke 20:34-40, 21:1-4. Her certainty about the resurrection was based on the cornerstone of Christianity: the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the first Easter day The same power that raised Jesus from the dead now lives in you through the Holy Spirit (see Ephesians 1:18–23)
Day 111: Five Ways God Guides You
April 20, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 797 BytesPsalm 48:9-14, Deuteronomy 32:10-12, Luke 19:45-46, 20:1-25. There are five main ways in which God guides us (the five CSs):- **C**ommanding **S**cripture (the Bible)- **C**ompelling **S**pirit (the Holy Spirit)- **C**ounsel of the **S**aints (the church)- **C**ommon **S**ense (reason)- **C**ircumstantial **S**igns (providence) In each of today’s passages, we see first something general about the way in which God guides us, and then specific examples of each of these ‘five CSs’
Day 110: God's Strategic Plan
April 19, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 801 BytesPsalm 48:1-8, Deuteronomy 30:19, 31:8-11, Luke 19:12-41. It is not surprising, therefore, that cities have always had an important role in the purposes of God In particular, one city has been at the heart of God’s strategy for the world
Day 109: It's Never Too Late
April 18, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 826 BytesProverbs 10:2-9, Deuteronomy 29:29, 30:2-3, Luke 18:31-42, 19:1-10. No matter how long you have travelled in the wrong direction, you can always turn around With Jesus it’s never too late to make a new start and ensure that your life is set in the right direction
Day 108: Six Steps to a God-Centred Life
April 17, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 809 BytesPsalm 47:1-7, Deuteronomy 28:23-47, Luke 18:1-30. If you put God first in your life all kinds of blessings follow Because God loves you he warns you of the dangers of disregarding the design for your life
Day 107: His Presence
April 16, 2024 12:00 - 14 minutes - 889 BytesPsalm 46:1-11, Deuteronomy 26:18, 27:7, 28:2-8, Luke 17:11-33. This promise was fulfilled with the coming of Jesus and the Holy Spirit He promises to be with you
Day 106: Choose What You Remember
April 15, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 808 BytesPsalm 45:17, Deuteronomy 24:17-22, 25:19, Luke 16:19-31, 17:1-6. It is important to look back at your own life as well as the history of the church, both local and global, to remember all that God has done At the Last Supper, Jesus instituted the service of communion so that we would not forget the central events of world history – the death and resurrection of Jesus
Day 105: How to Avoid the Titanic Mistake
April 14, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 818 BytesProverbs 9:13-18, Deuteronomy 21:22-23, 22:1-8, Luke 16:1-13. He led the people with ‘*integrity of heart*’ (78:72) Supremely, Jesus was a ‘*man of integrity*’ (Matthew 22:16; Mark 12:14)
Day 104: What is God Like?
April 13, 2024 12:00 - 14 minutes - 857 BytesPsalm 45:2-7, Deuteronomy 19:15, Luke 15:3-32. ’ The teacher was surprised and said, ‘But nobody knows what God looks like!’ The little girl carried on drawing and replied, ‘They will in a minute ’One of the advantages of reading through the Bible in a year is that we get a rounded picture of the nature and character of God, and a greater understanding of what God is like
Day 103: Your Invitation
April 12, 2024 12:00 - 12 minutes - 741 BytesPsalm 44:22-26, Deuteronomy 17:14-15, 18:15, Luke 14:15-35. Jesus likens the kingdom of God to a great party with the King, one to which we are all invited It is an even greater privilege than lunch with the Queen, and it is extraordinary that anyone would refuse this invitation
Day 102: Eight Things That Really Matter to God
April 11, 2024 12:00 - 14 minutes - 870 BytesPsalm 44:3-8, Deuteronomy 15:4-15,16:18-20, Luke 13:31-34, 14:1-14. My father may have been a little extreme, but my sister and I were in no doubt about what mattered to him: honesty In our passages today, we see some of the things that *really matter to God*
Day 101: Seven Ways to Grow in Wisdom
April 10, 2024 12:00 - 15 minutes - 921 BytesProverbs 9:7-10, Deuteronomy 13:1-3,14:1-29, Luke 13:1-25. In the book of Proverbs, the teaching of Jesus and the Bible in general, we find many ways to acquire and grow in wisdom Seven of these can be seen in today’s passages
Day 100: See His Goodness
April 09, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 807 BytesPsalm 43:1-5, Deuteronomy 11:1-19,12:32, Luke 12:35-48. The warnings of Jesus about the coming judgment and how to be ready for it come out of his love for you In all the passages for today we see that obedience is the way to experience his goodness and be a magnet for his blessing
Day 99: How to Stop Worrying
April 08, 2024 12:00 - 14 minutes - 898 BytesPsalm 42:6-11, Deuteronomy 9:4-6, 10:12-22, Luke 12:6-34. We see in the passages for today that they are the answer to trials, temptation, worry, anxiety, fear, failure and all the other struggles of life In particular, Jesus shows us how to stop worrying and start living
Day 98: Love from the Inside Out
April 07, 2024 12:00 - 14 minutes - 849 BytesPsalm 42:1-5, Deuteronomy 6:5-7,7:7-8,8:3-18, Luke 11:33-54. org/)… It’s gone, I have totally forgiven that person and love them too!’She says that she is now ‘passionately in love with Christ!’ Her inner thirst is being satisfied She has a new inner light and a new inner love
Day 97: Press Through
April 06, 2024 12:00 - 14 minutes - 865 BytesProverbs 8:32-36, Deuteronomy 4:29-31,5:6-29, Luke 11:5-28. God loves you He does not force himself upon you, but he promises to reveal himself to you if you persistently *seek* him
Day 96: One Thing is Needed
April 05, 2024 12:00 - 14 minutes - 870 BytesPsalm 41:11-12, Deuteronomy 4:5-7, Luke 10:25-42,11:1-4. 42) It was Mary who had her priorities right
Day 95: No Blessing Goes Uncontested
April 04, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 828 BytesPsalm 41:1-6, Deuteronomy 1:3-31, Luke 10:1-23. In the passages for today we read about the promise, the extent and the privilege of God’s blessing However, it was true of the people of God in the Old Testament and of the disciples of Jesus, and it will also be true in your life that ‘*No blessing goes uncontested*
Day 94: How to Love
April 03, 2024 12:00 - 14 minutes - 862 BytesPsalm 40:10–11, Numbers 35:20-24,36:13, Luke 9:28-56. God’s love and mercy is even more extraordinary because ‘At the cross of Jesus, pardon is complete *Love* and *justice* mingle, *truth* and *mercy* meet
Day 93: It is All Yours
April 02, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 817 BytesProverbs 8:22–31, Numbers 33:53,34:16-18, Luke 9:10-24. God gave to his people in the Old Testament a wonderful vision of their potential *inheritance* It is all yours in Christ Jesus
Day 92: Follow Jesus
April 01, 2024 12:00 - 14 minutes - 878 BytesPsalm 40:1-8, Numbers 32:11-12, Luke 8:40-53,9:1-6. Jesus’ followers are called ‘disciples’ They want to be with him, to know him, to be like him and to do everything that Jesus asks them to do
Day 91: How to Overcome Your Fears
March 31, 2024 12:00 - 16 minutes - 968 BytesPsalm 39:2-13, Numbers 29:12-36,30:1-16, 31:1-3, Luke 8:19-39. Many people today live with the opposite They do not fear God but their lives are full of the wrong kinds of fear
Day 90: A Hundredfold Return
March 30, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 788 BytesPsalm 38:15-22, Numbers 27:15-18, Luke 8:4-15. He heard the word, retained it and by persevering has produced a crop hundreds of times more than was sown (Luke 8:8,15) He encountered Jesus as his Saviour, Sower and Shepherd
Day 89: How to Become Wise
March 29, 2024 12:00 - 14 minutes - 851 BytesProverbs 8:12-21, Numbers 26:52-54, Luke 7:37-48. It is the sort of legacy good parents want to hand on to their children Ultimately, wisdom is found in Jesus Christ, who is the ‘wisdom of God’ (1 Corinthians 1:24)
Day 88: In the Day of Trouble
March 28, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 804 BytesPsalm 38:1-12, Numbers 26:10, Luke 7:11-35. Whatever you are facing today, God is able to rescue you In the passages for today we see examples of troubles – traps, tests and temptations – and how to handle them
Day 87: Ten Top Tips for God’s Messengers
March 27, 2024 12:00 - 14 minutes - 850 BytesPsalm 37:34–40, Numbers 22:22-35, Luke 6:37-49,7:2-8. In the New Testament, ‘*the message*’ is a synonym for ‘*the gospel*’ (see Acts 2:41; 4:4; 10:44 and so on) Our task is both *to hear* this message and *to declare* it to others (1 John 1:5)
Day 86: The Fullness of the Blessing
March 26, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 836 BytesPsalm 37:21–26, Numbers 21:4-16, Luke 6:12-36. Each of the passages today is about blessings and curses The key to the fullness of the blessing is generosity – ‘the righteous give generously’ (Psalm 37:21)
Day 85: Seven Titles of Jesus
March 25, 2024 12:00 - 15 minutes - 905 BytesProverbs 8:1-11, Numbers 19:9,20:7-29, Luke 5:33-38,6:2-11. Seven titles of Jesus emerge from the passages for today and each reveal something distinct about Jesus They help you to see what it means to put Jesus in the centre of your life
Day 84: God Wants to Amaze You
March 24, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 827 BytesPsalm 37:11-18, Numbers 16:46-48, Luke 5:17-32. James Irwin, another astronaut who walked on the moon, said, ‘Jesus walking on the earth is *more important* than man walking on the moon ’ When people saw what Jesus did, their response was awe and amazement: ‘Everyone was *amazed*… They were filled with *awe*’ (Luke 5:26)
Day 83: Your Hotline to God
March 23, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 781 BytesPsalm 37:1-9, Numbers 15:28,16:10, Luke 4:38-42, 5:1-11. Setting aside time to build and nurture communication is essential Jesus has given you a ‘hotline’ to God, but it is not just for emergency use – it is to be used all the time
Day 82: Always Be Generous
March 22, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 791 BytesPsalm 36:5-8, Numbers 14:6-9, Luke 4:14-36. He ‘gives generously to all’ (James 1:5) If God is so generous to us, we also should ‘always be generous’
Day 81: How to Resist Temptation
March 21, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 812 BytesProverbs 7:21-26, Numbers 11:4-30,12:3, Luke 4:1-13. No one can go through life without being tempted Temptation is not sin; Jesus was ‘without sin’, yet even he was ‘tempted in every way, just as we are’ (Hebrews 4:15)
Day 80: God is Good - All the Time
March 20, 2024 12:00 - 14 minutes - 859 BytesPsalm 35:19-28, Numbers 9:16-17,10:29-32,11:1-3, Luke 3:2-22. As a result, even though he found himself in the appalling conditions of this prison, he followed Jesus’ example and ‘went around *doing good’* (Acts 10:38) As John Wesley said, ‘*Do all the good you can*, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can
Day 79: How to Develop Intimacy with God
March 19, 2024 12:00 - 12 minutes - 753 BytesPsalm 35:13-18, Numbers 7:89, Luke 2:41-52. This is an extraordinary honour and privilege Moses, David and, of course, Jesus had an intimate relationship with God
Day 78: Saviour
March 18, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 823 BytesPsalm 35:1-10, Numbers 7:1-10, Luke 2:21-40. I’m a Christian because I’m weak and admit *I need a saviour* ’The amazing truth of Christianity is that in Jesus *you* *do have a saviour*
Day 77: If the Grass Looks Greener, It Is Probably AstroTurf
March 17, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 782 BytesProverbs 7:6-20, Numbers 6:24-26, Luke 2:1-20. ’God’s faithfulness towards us gives us an example to follow in our own relationships Faithfulness is something we should strive for in marriage, friendships and in our relationship with God
Day 76: What God Has in Store for You
March 16, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 810 BytesPsalm 34:11-19, Numbers 4:46-49,5:5-8, Luke 1:57-79. ’ Salvation means freedom Sam had an experience of how Jesus Christ sets us free
Day 75: You Have the Favour of God
March 15, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 820 BytesPsalm 34:1-10, Numbers 3:1-10, Luke 1:41-56. It means to be the privileged recipient of *God’s favour*, and to be fortunate and happy because of it The Amplified Bible describes it as being ‘happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous – with life-joy and satisfaction in *God’s favour* and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions’ (Matthew 5:3, AMP)
Day 74: The Battles of Life
March 14, 2024 12:00 - 12 minutes - 777 BytesPsalm 33:16-21, Numbers 1:1-54, Luke 1:26-38. There have been periods of great opposition and criticism Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher to the Papal household, speaks of our battle being against a triple alliance: the world (‘the enemy around us’), the flesh (‘the enemy within us’), and the devil (‘the enemy above us’)
Day 73: Love Boundaries
March 13, 2024 12:00 - 11 minutes - 717 BytesProverbs 7:2-4, Leviticus 27:34, Luke 1:5-17. Like the rules of football, they do not stop the enjoyment of the game Rather, they enable the game of life to be enjoyed to the full
Day 72: Be Confident About Your Future
March 12, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 820 BytesPsalm 33:1-11, Leviticus 26:3-13, Mark 16:1-20. However, there are other things that *you can know* about the future and that makes a real difference to your life now Today we see three reasons why, if you put your trust in the Lord, *you can be confident about your future*
Day 71: Total Forgiveness
March 11, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 829 BytesPsalm 32:1-5, Leviticus 23:28, Mark 15:33-47. Forsyth (1848–1921) pointed out, first, you have to know the ‘despair of guilt’ Then you can appreciate ‘the breathless wonder of forgiveness’
Day 70: Crucified
March 10, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 836 BytesPsalm 31:21-24, Leviticus 22:31-33, Mark 15:1-32. In the Greek translation of the Old Testament, the Septuagint, this sacred name (YHWH) is translated *Kyrios* (Lord) It really is quite extraordinary, therefore, that the New Testament writers (who were Jewish monotheists) made this fundamental Christian affirmation that ‘*Jesus is Lord’* (*Kyrios*) (Romans 10:9; 2 Corinthians 4:5; Acts 2:36) and that *our Lord* has been *crucified for us*
Day 69: What’s in Your Heart?
March 09, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 791 BytesProverbs 6:30-32, Leviticus 19:1-18, Mark 14:44-72. Human beings are capable of acts of great love, courage and heroism Yet, not one of us (apart from Jesus) is without sin
Day 68: '... BUT'
March 08, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 816 BytesPsalm 31:9-16, Leviticus 18:26-30, Mark 14:22-36. Their hearts must have leapt with joy when they saw the word ‘*but*’ ‘*But*’ is a powerful word when facing trouble, tests and temptations
Day 67: God Has Rescued Me
March 07, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 796 BytesPsalm 31:1-8, Leviticus 16:21-22, Mark 14:3-16. As I look back on my life, I can see many occasions when God has rescued me As you face difficult situations you can trust that God will rescue you
Day 66: Turn Your Life Around
March 06, 2024 12:00 - 12 minutes - 746 BytesPsalm 30:8-12, Leviticus 14:19-20, Mark 13:1-26. He constantly turns people’s lives around He turns despair into joy (Psalm 30:11)
Day 65: How to Keep Healthy
March 05, 2024 12:00 - 12 minutes - 756 BytesProverbs 6:20-27, Leviticus 13:59, Mark 12:28-44. Even more important than a healthy physical heart is the condition of your spiritual heart In the passages for today we see five key ways to keep your spiritual heart healthy
Day 64: How to Enjoy a Lifetime of Favour
March 04, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes - 799 BytesPsalm 30:1-7, Leviticus 11:44, Mark 12:13-27. The passages for today remind us that God is the ‘everlasting God’ (Isaiah 40:28) God views things through a wide-angled lens: he takes a long view and he wants you to enjoy a lifetime of his favour (Psalm 30:5)