Posted by Rob Borley | Posted on 01-10-2006
Category : Bible Study, Information, Lunch
Threedays is an evolving community and one which we want to see grow; not because we want lots of readers and commenter�s (although that would be nice) but because we want to be an effective and useful tool for those who want to find out what really is contained in the Bibles pages.
Tomorrow sees the launch of ‘Lunch’. As we have already talked about, ‘Lunch’ is aimed at giving us a healthy spiritual diet and to try and move away from the culture of binging and starving on spiritual pursuits. There will been a regular post on a Monday to keep the progress updated, as we aim to read a little each day of the week.
This result is our regular weekly study; currently making it’s way through Mark and Zechariah, moves to a new home of Wednesday.
Of course, expect the regular, if somewhat intermittent diet of posting on other matters of interest (at least to us).
The advent of ‘Lunch’ is a big undertaking for us and we look forward to dinning with you all over the coming weeks.
Posted by Jo Borley | Posted on 23-09-2006
Category : Bible, Bible Study, Zechariah
This chapter contains two visions shown to Zechariah. The first vision is of a flying scroll and the second is a woman in a basket. Crazy stuff!
Read Zechariah 5
The Scroll
This is a curse which God says he is sending out to those who are thieves and to those who swear falsely by his name. God says that the scroll will enter their home and destroy it. Two questions come immediately to my mind: why a flying scroll, and, why those who thieve and those who swear falsely?
The word of God was written on scrolls. A scroll would be an image that Zechariah would be familiar with. He would have seen a scroll and immediately seen it as the Word of God. Scrolls were not the old fashioned form of a book. Zechariah would not have been used to settling in for the evening with a good novel written on a scroll. The written word was rare and used for scholarly purposes and the Word of God. So this is clearly Gods word, or judgement.
Posted by Rach | Posted on 17-09-2006
Category : Bible, Bible Study, Mark
So here we are… Mark Chapter 5 This is the chapter where Mark tells us about the healing of a demon-possessed man, a dead girl and a sick woman. So we move to a storm on the lake to a spiritual storm.
The healing of a demon-possessed man – Mark Chapter 5: v1-20
Jesus arrives in the town of Gerasenes, which has a predominantly gentile population. So the people witnessing this and the demon-possessed man were probably gentiles not Jews. Jesus is immediately approached by a demon-possessed man. This man is desperate, un-naturely strong and a danger to himself and others. As soon as he sees Jesus “he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. He shouted at the top of his voice “what do you want with me, Jesus, son of the most high God? Swear to God that you won’t torture me” (Mark 5: V6) Jesus then commands the demons to leave the man , and then he asks the demons their name. The reply is “My name is legion…for we are many” (Mark 5: v9). A legion in roman times was made up of about 6,000 people..so you can try imagine the state that this poor man was in. Jesus then sends the demons into the herd of pigs, and thy run into the lake and drown. The man is free from demonic possession! Now, Jesus has yet again demonstrated his power and authority over Satan. I think its important not to focus on this very visual picture of the pigs running into the lake and drowning but the healing and transformation of this man. What an encouragement this story is for the people who witnessed it at the time and for us reading about it in 2006!
A dead girl and a sick woman – Mark 5: v21-43
Jarius (the leader of a local synagogue) approaches Jesus and pleads with him “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live” Mark 5: v23). This verse really stands out to me because Jarius shows so much faith. As Jesus goes with Jarius , a woman who has been bleeding for twelve years approaches him from behind. She touches Jesus’ cloak. why? because she thought, “If I touch his clothes, I will be healed” (mARK 5: V28). Jesus then asks the crowd “who touched me?” (Mark 5:v30). The woman then comes forward and He says “Daughter your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering” (Mark 5: v34).
So it wasn’t that the woman had touched him and that was why she was healed. No, she had faith in Jesus! Jesus then goes on to raise Jarius’ daughter from the dead, and He says to her parents just before it happens “Don’t be afraid, just believe” (Mark 5: v36).
What stands out to me in this passage is the word ‘FAITH’. Jesus healed when people had faith in him. Jesus’ amazing grace is awesome. What stands out to you in this passage?
