Malcolm Cox

TIME SENSITIVE REQUEST!

A group of friends and I are planning an on-line teaching day. This recording explains the thinking behind it and some initial planning. I would greatly value your feedback.

Please send it to me by Tuesday evening at the latest so that we can compile responses on Wednesday, refine them at the weekend and get something in the diary

Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community.

Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: [email protected].

If you’d like a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my website: http://www.malcolmcox.org.

Please pass the link on, subscribe, leave a review.

“Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.” (Psalms 100:2 NIV11)

God bless, Malcolm

PS: You might also be interested in my book: "An elephant's swimming pool", a devotional look at the Gospel of John

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"Psalms of Ascent Series", Quiet Time Coaching: Episode 171, Psalm 126v3 

You have found a daily podcast based on the Psalms of Ascent (Psalms 120-134). 

They are designed to help our hearts and minds being a healthy place while the Covid 19 virus does its worst. 

“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” (Colossians 3:1–4 NIV11) 

Each day we will meditate on a verse or two from these wonderful Psalms as we make our pilgrimage from confusion to hope, pain to peace, anxiety to joy. 

“Joy is a product of abundance; it is the overflow of vitality. It is life working together harmoniously.  It is exuberance.”  A Long Obedience, Peterson, 96.  

Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community. 

Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: [email protected].

If you’d like a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my website: http://www.malcolmcox.org.

Please pass the link on, subscribe, leave a review.

“Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.” (Psalms 100:2 NIV11)

God bless, Malcolm

PS: You might also be interested in my book: "An elephant's swimming pool", a devotional look at the Gospel of John

mccx, Malcolm Cox, Watford, Croxley Green, teaching, preaching, spiritual disciplines, public speaking, corporate worship, Sunday Sample, Corporate Worship Matters, Tuesday Teaching Tips, Quiet Time Coaching, coaching, coaching near me, coach, online coaching, savior, quiet time, devotion, God, Jesus, Pray, prayer, malcolm’s, cox, 

"Psalms of Ascent Series", Quiet Time Coaching: Episode 171, Psalm 126v3 

You have found a daily podcast based on the Psalms of Ascent (Psalms 120-134). 

They are designed to help our hearts and minds being a healthy place while the Covid 19 virus does its worst. 

“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” (Colossians 3:1–4 NIV11) 

Each day we will meditate on a verse or two from these wonderful Psalms as we make our pilgrimage from confusion to hope, pain to peace, anxiety to joy. 

“Joy is a product of abundance; it is the overflow of vitality. It is life working together harmoniously.  It is exuberance.”  A Long Obedience, Peterson, 96.  

Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community. 

Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: [email protected].

If you’d like a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my website: http://www.malcolmcox.org.

Please pass the link on, subscribe, leave a review.

“Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.” (Psalms 100:2 NIV11)

God bless, Malcolm

PS: You might also be interested in my book: "An elephant's swimming pool", a devotional look at the Gospel of John

mccx, Malcolm Cox, Watford, Croxley Green, teaching, preaching, spiritual disciplines, public speaking, corporate worship, Sunday Sample, Corporate Worship Matters, Tuesday Teaching Tips, Quiet Time Coaching, coaching, coaching near me, coach, online coaching, savior, quiet time, devotion, God, Jesus, Pray, prayer, malcolm’s, cox, 

"Psalms of Ascent Series", Quiet Time Coaching: Episode 170, Psalm 126v2 

You have found a daily podcast based on the Psalms of Ascent (Psalms 120-134). 

They are designed to help our hearts and minds being a healthy place while the Covid 19 virus does its worst. 

“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” (Colossians 3:1–4 NIV11) 

Each day we will meditate on a verse or two from these wonderful Psalms as we make our pilgrimage from confusion to hope, pain to peace, anxiety to joy. 

Joy is a characteristic of the Spirit, Gal 5.22-23.  But it is a consequence of discipleship, not a requirement or a demand, nor dis it determined by our circumstances!  Joy is what comes to us as we walk the Christian life in obedience and trust, Rom 15:13.

Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community. 

Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: [email protected].

If you’d like a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my website: http://www.malcolmcox.org.

Please pass the link on, subscribe, leave a review.

“Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.” (Psalms 100:2 NIV11)

God bless, Malcolm

PS: You might also be interested in my book: "An elephant's swimming pool", a devotional look at the Gospel of John

mccx, Malcolm Cox, Watford, Croxley Green, teaching, preaching, spiritual disciplines, public speaking, corporate worship, Sunday Sample, Corporate Worship Matters, Tuesday Teaching Tips, Quiet Time Coaching, coaching, coaching near me, coach, online coaching, savior, quiet time, devotion, God, Jesus, Pray, prayer, malcolm’s, cox, 

"Psalms of Ascent Series", Quiet Time Coaching: Episode 170, Psalm 126v2 

You have found a daily podcast based on the Psalms of Ascent (Psalms 120-134). 

They are designed to help our hearts and minds being a healthy place while the Covid 19 virus does its worst. 

“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” (Colossians 3:1–4 NIV11) 

Each day we will meditate on a verse or two from these wonderful Psalms as we make our pilgrimage from confusion to hope, pain to peace, anxiety to joy. 

Joy is a characteristic of the Spirit, Gal 5.22-23.  But it is a consequence of discipleship, not a requirement or a demand, nor dis it determined by our circumstances!  Joy is what comes to us as we walk the Christian life in obedience and trust, Rom 15:13.

Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community. 

Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: [email protected].

If you’d like a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my website: http://www.malcolmcox.org.

Please pass the link on, subscribe, leave a review.

“Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.” (Psalms 100:2 NIV11)

God bless, Malcolm

PS: You might also be interested in my book: "An elephant's swimming pool", a devotional look at the Gospel of John

mccx, Malcolm Cox, Watford, Croxley Green, teaching, preaching, spiritual disciplines, public speaking, corporate worship, Sunday Sample, Corporate Worship Matters, Tuesday Teaching Tips, Quiet Time Coaching, coaching, coaching near me, coach, online coaching, savior, quiet time, devotion, God, Jesus, Pray, prayer, malcolm’s, cox, 

The first thing to say this week is a very hearty "thank you" to everybody who responded to my plea for help last week. I was looking for answers to some questions on Psalm 122. You significantly enriched my sermon. Thank you very much. You not only helped me, but you blessed the Watford church!

I'm continuing with the theme of greater collaboration in lesson preparation by asking you for some similar help for my next sermon on 10 May. More on that elsewhere in the newsletter and on my website. Suffice for now to say that the focus is the following Psalm, number 123.

This week has seen fewer videos made. I have focused on continuing the daily Psalms of Ascent devotional podcasts. It seems they are are finding their place. I've had a number of people message me saying how helpful they are. I'm very grateful that they are having a positive impact.

As mentioned last week, I've been doing my best to make sure that I am concentrating on the most important priorities. In line with that, I took some extra time to pray on Monday and do some planning for the month of May. I felt much more at peace and clearer having done that. Funnily enough, as I have attempted to get less done each day by focusing only on one, two or at most three major tasks, I have found myself getting a myriad of other things done by the by.  Strange but true.

The biggest project this week was to write and record a song - continuing with my participation in the "12 Song challenge". I wrote a song called "Loving God" using words from the Christian Aid website. We will use it in the Watford and Thames Valley church services this Sunday. It could do with a bit more refining, but I think it's pretty much there. I might dare to release it to the general public in the near future!

As for my Bible study, I have been focusing on Psalm 23. I had thought that by now after studying it for a few weeks I would have exhausted it. Nothing could be further from the truth.  It's reinforced my conviction that there are profound unexplored depths in even the most familiar texts. I plan to continue my study in Psalm 23 for a good while yet. I'm not sure when the sermon series will be ready, but when it is I am confident it will have a good deal of richness to it.

Tomorrow morning I'm meeting with some teacher-type friends to discuss plans for an online teaching day. We'll be discussing potential topics, format and suchlike. What topics would you like to see addressed at a teaching day? Please let me know. And, not only the topic, but why it matters. And also, what impact you might hope it would have.

In the meantime, I hope you have a wonderful weekend, stay safe, keep your distance from people not of your household, but get close, as close as you can to our wonderful Shepherd.

God bless, Malcolm

The first thing to say this week is a very hearty "thank you" to everybody who responded to my plea for help last week. I was looking for answers to some questions on Psalm 122. You significantly enriched my sermon. Thank you very much. You not only helped me, but you blessed the Watford church!

I'm continuing with the theme of greater collaboration in lesson preparation by asking you for some similar help for my next sermon on 10 May. More on that elsewhere in the newsletter and on my website. Suffice for now to say that the focus is the following Psalm, number 123.

This week has seen fewer videos made. I have focused on continuing the daily Psalms of Ascent devotional podcasts. It seems they are are finding their place. I've had a number of people message me saying how helpful they are. I'm very grateful that they are having a positive impact.

As mentioned last week, I've been doing my best to make sure that I am concentrating on the most important priorities. In line with that, I took some extra time to pray on Monday and do some planning for the month of May. I felt much more at peace and clearer having done that. Funnily enough, as I have attempted to get less done each day by focusing only on one, two or at most three major tasks, I have found myself getting a myriad of other things done by the by.  Strange but true.

The biggest project this week was to write and record a song - continuing with my participation in the "12 Song challenge". I wrote a song called "Loving God" using words from the Christian Aid website. We will use it in the Watford and Thames Valley church services this Sunday. It could do with a bit more refining, but I think it's pretty much there. I might dare to release it to the general public in the near future!

As for my Bible study, I have been focusing on Psalm 23. I had thought that by now after studying it for a few weeks I would have exhausted it. Nothing could be further from the truth.  It's reinforced my conviction that there are profound unexplored depths in even the most familiar texts. I plan to continue my study in Psalm 23 for a good while yet. I'm not sure when the sermon series will be ready, but when it is I am confident it will have a good deal of richness to it.

Tomorrow morning I'm meeting with some teacher-type friends to discuss plans for an online teaching day. We'll be discussing potential topics, format and suchlike. What topics would you like to see addressed at a teaching day? Please let me know. And, not only the topic, but why it matters. And also, what impact you might hope it would have.

In the meantime, I hope you have a wonderful weekend, stay safe, keep your distance from people not of your household, but get close, as close as you can to our wonderful Shepherd.

God bless, Malcolm

On 20th May I shall be speaking on Psalm 123. I have some questions about the text. Could you help me by sending me your thoughts?  I'd be very grateful.

Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community. 

Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: [email protected].

If you’d like a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my website: http://www.malcolmcox.org.

Please pass the link on, subscribe, leave a review.

“Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.” (Psalms 100:2 NIV11)

God bless, Malcolm

PS: You might also be interested in my book: "An elephant's swimming pool", a devotional look at the Gospel of John

mccx, Malcolm Cox, Watford, Croxley Green, teaching, preaching, spiritual disciplines, public speaking, corporate worship, Sunday Sample, Corporate Worship Matters, Tuesday Teaching Tips, Quiet Time Coaching, coaching, coaching near me, coach, online coaching, savior, quiet time, devotion, God, Jesus, Pray, prayer, malcolm’s, cox, 

On 20th May I shall be speaking on Psalm 123. I have some questions about the text. Could you help me by sending me your thoughts?  I'd be very grateful.

Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community. 

Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: [email protected].

If you’d like a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my website: http://www.malcolmcox.org.

Please pass the link on, subscribe, leave a review.

“Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.” (Psalms 100:2 NIV11)

God bless, Malcolm

PS: You might also be interested in my book: "An elephant's swimming pool", a devotional look at the Gospel of John

mccx, Malcolm Cox, Watford, Croxley Green, teaching, preaching, spiritual disciplines, public speaking, corporate worship, Sunday Sample, Corporate Worship Matters, Tuesday Teaching Tips, Quiet Time Coaching, coaching, coaching near me, coach, online coaching, savior, quiet time, devotion, God, Jesus, Pray, prayer, malcolm’s, cox, 

"Psalms of Ascent Series", Quiet Time Coaching: Episode 169, Psalm 126v1 

You have found a daily podcast based on the Psalms of Ascent (Psalms 120-134). 

They are designed to help our hearts and minds being a healthy place while the Covid 19 virus does its worst. 

“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” (Colossians 3:1–4 NIV11) 

Each day we will meditate on a verse or two from these wonderful Psalms as we make our pilgrimage from confusion to hope, pain to peace, anxiety to joy. 

We should reflect on what God has done for his people in the Bible.  This is the definitive record of God’s faithfulness.  Is 26:12; Is 63:7. It helps to do this when we are not in touch with what God has done for us - when something gets in the way of our seeing clearly.

Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community. 

Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: [email protected].

If you’d like a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my website: http://www.malcolmcox.org.

Please pass the link on, subscribe, leave a review.

“Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.” (Psalms 100:2 NIV11)

God bless, Malcolm

PS: You might also be interested in my book: "An elephant's swimming pool", a devotional look at the Gospel of John

mccx, Malcolm Cox, Watford, Croxley Green, teaching, preaching, spiritual disciplines, public speaking, corporate worship, Sunday Sample, Corporate Worship Matters, Tuesday Teaching Tips, Quiet Time Coaching, coaching, coaching near me, coach, online coaching, savior, quiet time, devotion, God, Jesus, Pray, prayer, malcolm’s, cox,