Upper Street, Witnesham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 9EW, United Kingdom
Day 1 | Chapter 1 v 1 - 4 | The decree for end of lockdown! |
Day 2 | Chapter 1 v 5 – 11 | Holy items for return (no ARK?). |
Day 3 | Chapter 2 v 1 – 70 | List of returnees to ensure family tree and right of return to lands confiscated 70 years earlier. |
Day 4 | Chapter 3 v 1 – 7 | Folk return to home towns before Jerusalem and building of place of worship. |
Day 5 | Chapter 3 v 8 – 9 | Temple rebuild starts. |
Day 6 | Chapter 3 v 10 – 13 | Celebration at start but opposition comes; this isn’t as good as before exile [lockdown]! |
Day 7 | Chapter 4 v 1 – 5 | Offers of help turn to opposition. |
Day 8 | Chapter 4 v 6 – 16 | Rejected folk call upon government to help stop the work going ahead. |
Day 9 | Chapter 4 v 17 – 23 | Religious work is subversive to government? External government stops the work progressing. |
Day 10 | Chapter 4 v 24 – Ch 5 v 5 | Prophets step in to restart work but still questions on whose authority. |
Day 11 | Chapter 5 v 6 – 17 | Truth will out – look at archives [scripture]. |
Day 12 | Chapter 6 v 1 – 5 | Earlier decree/law still valid. |
Day 13 | Chapter 6 v 6 – 15 | Original decree upheld. |
Day 14 | Chapter 6 v 16 – 22 | The Lord’s work goes forward; folk rededicate themselves to God and His work. |
Extra reading – Nehemiah chapters 8 & 9. | ||
Day 15 | Chapter 7 v 1 – 10 | Lawyer & teacher Ezra returns to Jerusalem. |
Day 16 | Chapter 7 v 11 – 28 |
Foreign King blesse Ezra and other exiles with further decree that folk must give to God’s work through Ezra. |
Day 17 | Chapter 8 v 1 – 20 | Second record of returning exiles. |
Day 18 | Chapter 8 v 21 – 30 | Ezra prays before returning to Jerusalem (Church?). |
Day 19 | Chapter 8 v 31 – 36 | Strengthened by God. |
Day 20 | Chapter 9 v 1 – 3 | Ezra shocked at what was happening in Jerusalem rather people serving God as they should. |
Day 21 | Chapter 9 v 4 – 15 | Ezra prays laments over situation/behaviour. |
Day 22 | Chapter 10 v 1 – 17 | People acknowledge their sin and repent. |
Day 23 | Chapter 10 v 18 – 44 | Those guilty – do they act in repentance? |
We have been enduring a coronavirus pandemic since March 2020. During this nearly time we have had various levels of lockdown and social isolation and distancing; so, with the title of these notes of Growing Together it is a bit incongruous with our separation but I hope that through reading these notes it will help us all to Get Closer to God.
By reading the letter to the Philippians we may see and maintain the unity of church, our love for God and others will grow and we will bring honour to God through keeping our eyes fixed on the Lord Jesus Christ as we wait for His return. May this sharing together help us all to endure joyfully the current difficult times.
Pastor Andrew
June | 28 | Acts 16 v 11 – 15 | Paul arrives at Philippi. |
June | 28 | Acts 16 v 16 – 24 | Arrest |
June | 28 | Acts 16 v 25 – 34 | In prison |
June | 28 | Acts 16 v 35 – 40 | Apology, Release & Departure |
June | 29 | Philippians chapter 1 | |
June | 30 | Philippians chapter 2 | |
July | 1 | Philippians chapter 3 | |
July | 2 | Philippians chapter 4 | |
July | 3 | chpt 1 v 1 - 2 | Are all Christians saints? |
July | 4 | chpt 1 v 3 - 7 | Not seen, but not forgotten |
July | 5s | chpt 1 v 8 - 11 | Love can grow in separation |
July | 6 | chpt 1 v 12 - 26 | Circumstances don’t dictate the future |
July | 7 | chpt 1 v 27 - 30 | Stand firm |
July | 8 | chpt 2 v 1 – 4 | Live worthily, in unity with the Spirit |
July | 9 | chpt 2 v 5 – 8 | Have the mind of Christ |
July | 10 | chpt 2 v 9 – 11 | Do you bow and confess? |
July | 11 | chpt 2 v 12 - 18 | Saved, now work with joy |
July | 12s | chpt 2 v 19 - 30 | Are you a Model Christian? |
July | 13 | chpt 3 v 1 – 3 | Rejoice, worship in spirit & joy |
July | 14 | chpt 3 v 4 – 8 | What is important in your life? |
July | 15 | chpt 3 v 9 – 12 | in Christ, press on |
July | 16 | chpt 3 v 13 – 16 | Maturity in Christ Jesus |
July | 17 | chpt 3 v 17 - 19 | beware of enemies of the cross |
July | 18 | chpt 3 v 20 - 21 | Christ your Hope? |
July | 19s | chpt 4 v 1 - 3 | agree in the Lord, support each other |
July | 20 | chpt 4 v 4 – 9 | Rejoice, be thankful, have peace |
July | 21 | chpt 4 v 10 – 20 | know contentment, strength in the Lord |
July | 22 | chpt 4 v 21 – 23 | Grace be yours in Jesus Christ |