The Bible with Nicky and Pippa Gumbel Youth

Psalm 107:35–43, Galatians 2:14–21; 3:2–9, Isaiah 40:25–31 If we love imperfect people perhaps it shouldn’t surprise us that God loves imperfect people even more.

Psalm 107:28–30, Galatians 2:1–10, Isaiah 36:4–21; 37:1–15 How do you respond to a time of trouble, danger or unexpected difficulties in your personal life?

Psalm 107:13–21, Galatians 1:3–24, Isaiah 33:2–6; 35:1–10 ‘Salvation’ is a huge and comprehensive word. It means ‘freedom’.

Proverbs 22:17–27, 2 Corinthians 13:3–14, Isaiah 30:20–26; 31:1–5; 32:14–17 When Jesus Christ comes to live within you, you have God’s power in your life.

Psalm 107:1–9, 2 Corinthians 12:19–21, Isaiah 29:13–16; 30:1–18 How do you make sure that you are on the right path? Once you are on that path, how do you stay on it? The words of Jesus, the New Testament and the Bible as a whole, are designed to keep us on the path that leads to life.

Psalm 106:43–45,2 Corinthians 12:1–10, Isaiah 28:16 His grace is not only amazing; it is ‘sufficient’. It is enough.

Psalm 106:32–39, 2 Corinthians 11:17–30, Isaiah 25:6–8; 26:3–4 In the midst of life’s difficulties and extraordinary challenges, Christ is the empowering presence who brings us peace.

Proverbs 22:11–12, 2 Corinthians 11:2–15, Isaiah 22:11–22 At the heart of the Christian faith is a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. This is the closest, most important and most intimate relationship of all. What is this relationship like?

Psalm 106:16–31, 2 Corinthians 10:3–16, Isaiah 19:20–25 You are given the weapons with which to win the battle. What are these weapons? How do you use them?

Psalm 106:1–10, 2 Corinthians 9:6–15, Isaiah 14:1–15; 16:4–5 We see in today’s passage, grace, thanksgiving and generosity are very closely connected.

Psalm 105:39–45, 2 Corinthians 8:16–24, Isaiah 10:20; 11:1–9 The Old Testament enriches our understanding of what the New Testament means when it speaks of ‘The LORD’.

Proverbs 21:30–31; 22:1–4, 2 Corinthians 8:1–15, Isaiah 8:12–13; 9:6–7 The passages for today totally redefine this world’s understanding of the word ‘rich’.

Psalm 105:23–27, 2 Corinthians 7:2–11, Isaiah 5:9–11; 6:1–8 However bleak things may appear, God always seems to raise up people who are instruments ‘for noble purposes… *useful* to the Master and prepared to do any good work.

Psalm 105:12–22, 2 Corinthians 6:3–13; 7:1, Isaiah 5:7 How can your life be of ultimate lasting value?

Psalm 105:1–5, 2 Corinthians 5:11–21, Isaiah 1:2–26; 2:2 As royal ambassadors, act with diplomacy and skill because you are representing Christ on earth.

Proverbs 21:17–26, 2 Corinthians 5:1–10, Micah 6:8 God created you with a purpose in mind.

Psalm 104:33–34, 2 Corinthians 4:1–18, Micah 2:1–2; 3:1–8; 4:12 The invisible is eternal.

Psalm 104:27–30, 2 Corinthians 3:7–18, 2 Chronicles 36:5–12 The Bible says a lot about faces and eyes.

Psalm 104:1–15, 2 Corinthians 2:14–17; 3:1–6, 2 Chronicles 34:31 Leave time for ‘ministry’ – for the Holy Spirit to minister to us.

Proverbs 21:13–15, 2 Corinthians 2:3–11, 2 Chronicles 32:7–26 God is love and he is also just.

Psalm 103:13–22, 2 Corinthians 1:20–22, 2 Chronicles 29:1–21; 30:18–20 What does the anointing of the Holy Spirit mean in practice?

Psalm 103:1–12, 2 Corinthians 1:3–11, 2 Chronicles 26:16 What are the benefits that we have received from our loving heavenly Father?

Psalm 102:18–28, 1 Corinthians 16:5–20, 2 Chronicles 25:4 As Christians, we are part of the ‘the family of God’.

Proverbs 20:27; 21:1–3, 1 Corinthians 15:50–58; 16:1–2, 2 Chronicles 23:21 The key to a right understanding of ‘*victory’* is to see it as *a gift* made possible ‘*through our Lord Jesus Christ*'.

Psalm 102:12–17, 1 Corinthians 15:35–49, 2 Chronicles 20:2–17 You can trust God.

Psalm 102:2–11, 1 Corinthians 15:1–19, 2 Chronicles 16:7–9 Why and how we should live *wholeheartedly*.

Psalm 101:1–6, 1 Corinthians 14:22–40, 2 Chronicles 14:2–7; 15:1–4 In order to bring peace to others, we first need to find and hold on to peace within ourselves.

Proverbs 20:15–24, 1 Corinthians 14:1–19, 2 Chronicles 10:6–15 In the midst of all the noise, talk and distractions, how do you hear the voice of the Holy Spirit?

Psalm 100:3–5, 1 Corinthians 12:27–31; 13:1–13, Song of Songs 8:6–7 God is love.

Psalm 99:1–9, 1 Corinthians 12:4–26, Song of Songs 2:4–16 There is a hunger deep in our souls for an intimate relationship with God and with other human beings.

Psalm 98:1–9, 1 Corinthians 11:11–34, 2 Chronicles 7:14 According to the *Westminster Shorter Catechism*, humankind’s ‘chief end is to glorify God and to *enjoy* him for ever’.

Proverbs 20:5–9, 1 Corinthians 11:14–33; 11:1, 2 Chronicles 6:7–21; 7:1–3 There is no greater example in human history than the example of Christ.

Psalm 97:1–12, 1 Corinthians 9:19–27; 10:12–13; 2 Chronicles 2:1–5 In the passages for today, we see the importance of worshipping and serving the one true God with all of our hearts and beings – giving everything we have got – no sloppy living.

Psalm 96:1–10, 1 Corinthians 9:7–18, Ecclesiastes 9:14–18; 10:1–12; 11:1–10 How can you maximise your influence and use that influence for good? Each person matters.

Psalm 95:1–8, 1 Corinthians 8:1–13, Ecclesiastes 7:11–16; 8:17; 9:1–12 It is never enough simply to have knowledge – you must also have love.

Proverbs 19:23, 1 Corinthians 7:17–35, Ecclesiastes 4:6–12 Learn to enjoy this wonderful gift of life in the present. If you do not, life will pass you by and you will never enjoy where you are right now.

Psalm 94:18–22, 1 Corinthians 7:1–15, Ecclesiastes 2:10–22 You are called to 'live in peace'.

Psalm 94:1–11, 1 Corinthians 6:1–11, 2 Chronicles 1:7–12 God’s judgment is an aspect of his love.

Psalm 93:5, 1 Corinthians 5:1–13, 1 Chronicles 28:9–20; 29:6–19 Ultimately, only holiness leads to happiness.

Proverbs 19:14–22, 1 Corinthians 4:7–14, 1 Chronicles 26:20–27 What should our attitude be to the poor? What about the rich? Is poverty a blessing or a curse? Are riches a blessing or a curse? Does the gospel promise prosperity?

Psalm 92:7–13, 1 Corinthians 3:1–21, 1 Chronicles 24:3–5 Divisions are a fact of life.

Psalm 91:9–15, 1 Corinthians 2:9–16, 1 Chronicles 22:7–13 To experience God with you by his Spirit is life changing.

Psalm 91:1–5, 1 Corinthians 1:18–29; 2:1–5, 1 Chronicles 21:13 In the passages for today we see both the good and the bad sides of weakness, fear and trembling.

Proverbs 19:11, 1 Corinthians 1:1–17, 1 Chronicles 17:2; 18:6–14 Jesus died to bring reconciliation and unity.

Psalm 90:14–17, Romans 16:1–27, 1 Chronicles 15:1–16; 16:8–11 The Bible has a lot to say on the subject of our work.

Psalm 90:1–8, Romans 15:15–33, 1 Chronicles 13:1–14; 14:2 You can know the power of his presence.

Psalm 89:46–52, Romans 14:19; 15:1–13, 1 Chronicles 11:1–9 Without hope everything would stop.

Proverbs 18:17–24, Romans 14:1–18, 1 Chronicles 10:13–14 How should we handle conflict?

Psalm 89:38–44, Romans 13:1–10, 1 Chronicles 9:1, How then can you live as a good citizen?

Psalm 89:33–35, Romans 12:1–21, 1 Chronicles 6:49 The New Testament tells us that there are four sacrifices you can make that *please God*.