by IAN GREIG writing in THE LIVING WORD • How God’s love in us enables us to love others Sunday Bible readings this week (from the Revised Common Lectionary, inter-denominational) Psalm 148 John 13:31–35 — Jesus urges continuing to live by sacrificial love Acts 11:1–18 — Believers challenged to welcome those not like them Revelation 21:1–6 — John sees a new…

by IAN GREIG writing in THE LIVING WORD The Dynamics of Receiving and Relating in God’s Love The message that arises from the set Bible readings for Sunday, May 15, is about us having God’s heart — the heart of the gospel. As usual this follows the Revised Common Lectionary, used by a broad spectrum of churches and chapels…

by IAN GREIG writing in THE LIVING WORD Who Is the Jesus We Know? Who is Jesus? Is Jesus the Messiah foretold in by the prophets and alluded to by the psalmists? Is Jesus the Galilean rabbi who ministered powerfully to the poor and the sick in signs and wonders to show that he was the…

MAY 8, 2022 by IAN GREIG writing in THE LIVING WORD Psalm 23 — Setting the scene John 10:22–30 — Jesus reveals that He and the Father are One Acts 9:36–43 — Peter like Jesus prays to raise Tabitha from death Revelation 7:9–17 — Father and Son are One on…

by IAN GREIG writing in FRESH BREAD FOR TODAY Surround me with Your tender mercies so I may live, for Your instructions are my delight. Psalm 119:77 NLT Love does no wrong to others, so love fulfills the requirements of God’s law. Romans 13:10 NLT God is love. There’s a…

by IAN GREIG writing in THE LIVING WORD This week’s story, for Sunday, May 1, is in the Easter season and it is set in the first-century time that people were discovering, with excitement, that Jesus had risen — and was alive. This article is based on The Living Word…

By IAN GREIG writing in THE LIVING WORD How God converts human mistakes into divine mission Bible readings from the inter-denominational Revised Common Lectionary for Sunday, May 1. Psalm 30 — setting the scene John 21:1–19 — A huge catch confirms the Lord’s third appearance Acts 9:1-6 — Saul’s zealous hate is dissolved by God’s grace and love …

IAN GREIG writing in THE LIVING WORD The Living Word for Sunday, April 24, 202. Theme: The first believers learn to live by faith Psalm 150 sets the scene John 20:19–31 — Jesus appears and imparts the Holy Spirit Acts 5:27–32 — The apostles stand on their faith against accusations…

by IAN GREIG writing in FRESH BREAD for TODAY — “Two men went… to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee… began praying… ‘God, I thank You that I am not like… swindlers…like this tax collector… But the tax collector, standing some distance away… beating his chest, [was] saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the…