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Resource type: Bible Study

  • Third Isaiah (Isaiah 55:1 – 56:8)

    Third Isaiah (Isaiah 55:1 – 56:8)

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    paul@paullacey.digital

    Opening Prayer Lord, we come together from our homes and digs, from our work and play, from our business and cares. Create in us attentive hearts, ready to hear your word, that we may see our world afresh, and discern your will for us in our daily living. Amen. Exegesis This is the opening of what is…

  • Isaiah’s Commission (Isaiah 6:1-31)

    Isaiah’s Commission (Isaiah 6:1-31)

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    paul@paullacey.digital

    Opening Prayer Grant, Lord God, as we approach the Scriptures, that we may have receptive hearts and seeking minds to discern your presence and your truth. In Jesus’ name, Amen. Exegesis Isaiah lived in troubled times. Judea (the southern Hebrew kingdom) was a small nation caught up in the perpetual struggle for power and dominion in the…

  • The Holy Spirit at Pentecost (Acts 2:1-21)

    The Holy Spirit at Pentecost (Acts 2:1-21)

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    paul@paullacey.digital

    Opening Prayer Loving God, we ask for the presence of the Holy Spirit to illumine your Holy Word, to the end that we may be enlightened, renewed and brought closer to you. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.   Exegesis The passage for our Bible study can be broadly divided into two parts, the first part…

  • Jesus Changes the Water into Wine (John 2:1-12)

    Jesus Changes the Water into Wine (John 2:1-12)

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    paul@paullacey.digital

    Opening Prayer Great and gracious God, We pray that you will open your Word for us today, that we might hear your voice speaking through it. In Jesus’ name, Amen.   Exegesis The changing of water to wine is Jesus’ first public act in St. John’s Gospel, which points to the inaugural sign of God’s presence in…

  • The Greatest Commandment (Matthew 22:36-40)

    The Greatest Commandment (Matthew 22:36-40)

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    paul@paullacey.digital

    Opening Prayer Christ, Lover of humanity,  Make the pure light of your divine knowledge shine in our hearts, opening the eyes of our mind to understand the message of your Gospel. For you are the illumination of our souls and bodies, and to you we give glory, together with your Father and life-giving Spirit. Amen.   Exegesis…

  • Matthew’s Account (Matthew 1:18 – 2:15)

    Matthew’s Account (Matthew 1:18 – 2:15)

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    paul@paullacey.digital

    Opening Prayer Holy One, Let me be open to the outpouring of your goodness in the world, and alive to your presence with us, now and always. Amen.   Exegesis This Gospel is likely to have been written towards the end of the first century AD, some years after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in…

  • The Lord is my Shepherd (Psalm 23)

    The Lord is my Shepherd (Psalm 23)

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    paul@paullacey.digital

    Opening Prayer Faithful God we give you thanks that you promise to be with us and that with you we are never alone. Help us to be faithful in our discipleship and that our lives would echo to the reality of your presence in the world as we meet and engage with others. Amen.   Exegesis A…

  • The Tower of Babel (1: Genesis 11.1-9)

    The Tower of Babel (1: Genesis 11.1-9)

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    paul@paullacey.digital

    Opening Prayer O God, for the beauty and frustrations of the multitudes of language and the variety of your creation we give you thanks. Grant us the courage to live with uncertainty and the honesty to admit when we don’t understand each other. Amen. Exegesis The story of Babel is likely a myth, but like many myths,…