The Bible with Nicky and Pippa Gumbel Classic

Nicky and Pippa Gumbel

Overwhelmed at the thought of reading the Bible? New to the idea? Or looking to get more out of it? Spend time each day hearing from Nicky and Pippa Gumbel as they take you through the whole Bible in 365 days and help you to understand it better. 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. read less

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Day 313: Meet Your Blood Donor

Day 313: Meet Your Blood Donor

Proverbs 27:5–14, Hebrews 9:1–15, Ezekiel 16:1–63 *You* can meet *your* blood donor. Jesus came ‘to *give his life* as a ransom for many’ (Mark 10:45). At the last supper, when Jesus took the cup, he said: ‘*This is my blood* of the covenant’ (Matthew 26:28; Mark 14:24).

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Day 313: Meet Your Blood Donor

Day 313: Meet Your Blood Donor

Proverbs 27:5–14, Hebrews 9:1–15, Ezekiel 16:1–63 *You* can meet *your* blood donor. Jesus came ‘to *give his life* as a ransom for many’ (Mark 10:45). At the last supper, when Jesus took the cup, he said: ‘*This is my blood* of the covenant’ (Matthew 26:28; Mark 14:24).

Day 312: The Answer to Loneliness

Day 312: The Answer to Loneliness

Psalm 120:1–7, Hebrews 8:1–13, Ezekiel 13:1–15:8 God created you for community – calling you into a loving relationship with him and with other human beings.

Day 311: It’s Who You Know

Day 311: It’s Who You Know

Psalm 119:169–176, Hebrews 7:11–28, Ezekiel 10:1–12:28 Prayer is such an immense privilege.

Day 310: The Promises of God

Day 310: The Promises of God

Psalm 119:161–168, Hebrews 6:13–7:10, Ezekiel 7:1–9:11 God is the God of promise.

Day 309: Loving Warnings

Day 309: Loving Warnings

Proverbs 26:23–27:4, Hebrews 5:11–6:12, Ezekiel 4:1–6:14 There are many warnings in the Bible and they all stem from God’s love for you.

Day 308: How Can You Approach God?

Day 308: How Can You Approach God?

Psalm 119:153–160, Hebrews 4:14–5:10, Ezekiel 1:1–3:27 How do we approach God? The answer is: through Jesus, our Great High Priest.

Day 307: Destiny Defining Decisions

Day 307: Destiny Defining Decisions

Psalm 119:145–152, Hebrews 4:1–13, Joel 2:18–3:21 The great decision is how you respond to God.

Day 306: Fix Your Thoughts

Day 306: Fix Your Thoughts

Psalm 119:137–144, Hebrews 3:1–19, Joel 1:1–2:17 The themes for today’s passages are trouble and distress, testing times, and trials and tribulations. However, you can see in these same scriptures that the secret to dealing with these is to ‘*fix your thoughts* on Jesus’.

Day 305: The Surprising Secret of Freedom

Day 305: The Surprising Secret of Freedom

Proverbs 26:13–22, Hebrews 2:1–18, Obadiah 1–21 What are we freed from?

Day 304: Your Key to Life

Day 304: Your Key to Life

Psalm 119:129–136, Hebrews 1:1–14, Lamentations 3:40–5:22 Your key to life is Jesus.

Day 303: How to Refresh Your Mind, Heart and Soul

Day 303: How to Refresh Your Mind, Heart and Soul

Psalm 119:121–128, Philemon 1–25, Lamentations 2:7–3:39 How do you refresh your mind, heart and soul?

Day 302: Do Good

Day 302: Do Good

Psalm 119:113–120, Titus 3:1–15, Lamentations 1:1–2:6 In our society, the term ‘do-gooder’ has become pejorative; it is used as an insult. But doing good should not be seen in this way. Jesus, ‘went around *doing good*’.

Day 301: Challenging Contradictions

Day 301: Challenging Contradictions

Proverbs 26:3–12, Titus 2:1–15, Habakkuk 1:1–3:19 When faced with challenging contradictions: * Seek to harmonise the apparent contradictions within the message of the Bible as a whole. * Avoid artificial means of harmonisation. * Be patient – be prepared to wait and live with unresolved questions.

Day 300: If It’s Not All Right, Then It’s Not the End

Day 300: If It’s Not All Right, Then It’s Not the End

Psalm 119:105–112, Titus 1:1–16, Jeremiah 52:1–34 Everything will be all right in the end.

Day 299: Your Most Valuable Possession

Day 299: Your Most Valuable Possession

Psalm 119:97–104, 2 Timothy 4:1–22, Jeremiah 51:15–64 Without God, our lives make no sense. As we read his word we understand the meaning and purpose of our lives.

Day 298: How God Speaks to You

Day 298: How God Speaks to You

Psalm 119:89–96, 2 Timothy 3:1–17, Jeremiah 50:11–51:14 The apostle Paul describes all Scripture as ‘*God-breathed*’ (2 Timothy 3:16). The Bible is not just inspired in the way that artists, poets, composers and musical performers can be said to be inspired. It actually has God’s breath, his Spirit, in it. Through the Bible, God speaks to you.

Day 297: Twenty-Five Ways to Be Useful to God

Day 297: Twenty-Five Ways to Be Useful to God

Proverbs 25:21-26:2, 2 Timothy 2:1-26, Jeremiah 49:7-50:10 Being ‘useful to the Master’ and ‘instruments for noble purposes’ starts with dedicating your life to him and re-dedicating it regularly to his service.

Day 296: Your Most Important Task

Day 296: Your Most Important Task

Psalm 119:81–88, 2 Timothy 1:1–18, Jeremiah 48:1–49:6 The older I get, the more I appreciate the wisdom of the generations before me and the more I realise the responsibility we *all* have to pass the baton on to the next generation.

Day 295: Living Content

Day 295: Living Content

Psalm 119:73–80, 1 Timothy 6:3–21, Jeremiah 46:1–47:7 Ultimately, contentment only comes from putting your hope in God: ‘godliness with contentment is great gain’.

Day 294: Hard Times

Day 294: Hard Times

Psalm 119:65–72, 1 Timothy 5:1–6:2, Jeremiah 43:1–45:5 The Bible is very realistic. We live in a fallen world. Everyone goes through hard times and some people find themselves in circumstances that make life hard all of the time.