Bible inspiration

Dig into the Bible with others – small group studies

22/05/201913/06/2019Bible inspiration

Bible Society has just launched its brand new comprehensive small groups resource – LYFE. And it’s FREE! Whether your group meets at a café, club, church or in your home, Bible Society has just launched a brilliant new small group Bible resource that is perfect for digging deeper into the Bible with your friends. It’s called LYFE, and is designed to help groups connect the ancient writings of Scripture to life in 21st century New Zealand. LYFE is a 36 session Bible study resource based around six key spiritual formation themes including prayer, justice and the Holy Spirit. Each study features a short video of a New Zealand Christian leader sharing their thoughts on the topic.

An Easter message of hope – Sister Margaret Mills

02/04/201902/04/2019Bible inspiration

Christ is Risen. This is the message of the Easter Story. The Hebrew and Christian Scriptures remind us of our tradition and the stories that give meaning to our day-to-day life. Shaken by the massacres at the two mosques in Christchurch on 15 March, I offer a question to ponder – What has brought us together? The pain for the Muslim community, which will leave a lifelong scar. Shock for us as a country, many of us thought that this could not happen here, we are too small. Jesus’ death brings growth Many in Jerusalem, Israel, may have thought that the death of Jesus could not happen in Jerusalem, but it did.

Breaking down the Old Testament

13/03/201902/04/2019Bible inspiration, Bible tips

For Jesus himself the Old Testament (Hebrew Scriptures) was his Bible. In the New Testament he quotes from the Book of Deuteronomy which concludes the Pentateuch, the most important section of the Bible for Jewish people. Then he speaks the words of the prophet Isaiah, such a significant figure among the prophets of Israel. And finally he draws on the Psalms at the heart of Wisdom literature. The three sections of Pentateuch, Prophets, and Wisdom literature make up a large and important part of the Bible. When St. Jerome said that “ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ,” he meant both parts of the Bible which is a huge library of books. You know there are different types of books in a library, all with their own ways of being written. You may also be aware that different cultures have their own stories of how the world came to be, how humans came into existence, and often stories were told about why things are as they are.