Author: John Rowland

Greetings to all readers as we make our final preparations for the Christmas season! I want to wish you all a joyous Christmas, and that you will be aware of the presence of the living Christ in the here and

YOU WILL NEED TO COPY OR KEEP THIS EMAIL AS IT CONTAINS THE READINGS FOR THE WHOLE OF DECEMBER. Readings for December 2022   Apologies for getting readings to you a little later than you might have expected. Some of

Read John 12:20-36 v 35  Jesus replied, “My light will shine for you just a little longer. Walk in the light while you can, so the darkness will not overtake you. Those who walk in the darkness cannot see where they

Read Mark 8:22-26 v 24     The man looked around. “Yes,” he said, “I see people, but I can’t see them very clearly. They look like trees walking around.” There are occasions when learning to see takes time. Vision does not

Read Hebrews 2:1-10 v 9  What we do see is Jesus, who for a little while was given a position “a little lower than the angels”; and because he suffered death for us, he is now “crowned with glory and

Read 2 Corinthians 4:1-7 v 4   Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message

Read 2 Kings 6:8-23 v 17   Then Elisha prayed, “O Lord, open his eyes and let him see!” The Lord opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots

Read Hebrews 12:1-13 v 7   As you endure this divine discipline, remember that God is treating you as his own children. Who ever heard of a child who is never disciplined by its father? So here is the other side

Read 1 Corinthians 14:20-26 v 20   Dear brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your understanding of these things. Be innocent as babies when it comes to evil, but be mature in understanding matters of this kind.  The issue in

Read Romans 8:12-17 v 15   So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” The most fundamental of