Paul describes three stages of his personal testimony in this autobiographical part of the letter. He wants the Christians in Galatia to know that what they had responded to was God's Gospel. Any distortion of this would have tragic consequences.

What has in any way convinced you to drop back or drop out in your Christian living? There are so many different feels-like-gospels calling on you, so which ones are you in-conversation with? Just asking that question underscores the relevance of this NT letter for Christians. Listen here.

Can you see that here in 1 Timothy 4 we have a message to a Christian leader that really sets out a vision for all Christians in our local churches?

The Christians at Ephesus needed to buckle-in. Paul instructs Timothy (1:3) to stay onboard and make some corrective manoeuvres. Listen in as Paul outlines 3 necessary realignments for churches then and now.

In every generation, for every local church committed to proclaiming the good news about Jesus Christ – there’s the danger of obscuring the light of the gospel from view. Listen to this first message from 1 Timothy.

The dramatic scene in Exodus 24 brings this section of the book to a climax. Reading the description is like watching back the video of a great and historic ceremony. Here God confirms or ratifies his covenant with his people. We are going to get insight into the relationship between God and his people before reflecting on what this means for us.

This part of Exodus in not just dull case law. Nor is it a set of shockingly controversial rules. The Book of the Covenant was designed to show God’s holy rescued people how to live out their relationships with him and each other and that all of their lives should come under his sovereign rule. How does it apply to Christians? Listen in to find out more.

Why don't you park some of your own ideas about what God is like as you read the 10 Commandments today. Ask the question that this part of the Bible is posing: What is God like?

When life has its not-quite-rightness, the writers of the Bible don’t just describe it, they profoundly diagnose it. Rather than just accepting our problems as the norm, they go on to describe a remarkable way out. This is a message that reads differently.