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Word for the Week

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Word for the Week

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Week beginning: 22nd May, 2016

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"March on, my soul; be strong!"

Judges 5:21 (NIV)

A Christian Lawyer's Practical Motto

Preparation for May's European Cross Current IFES young lawyer and law student programme unearthed the question, "what would speak into their daily challenges of bribery; corruption; Islamic fundamentalism or that

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  • 2020
      • Be witnesses to the light John 1:6-7 (ESV)
      • Yet I will rejoice Habakkuk 3: 17-18 (NIV)
      • Some Christian perspectives on a pandemic Isaiah 53:3 (NIV)
      • No contract required Matthew 28:5-7a (NIV)
      • Your times are in His hands Psalm 31 v 5, 14-15a (NIV 1984)
      • Suffered under Pontius Pilate Luke 23:22-24 (KJV)
      • Held on trust Luke 16:10 (NIV)
      • Asking and giving 1 Samuel 1:27-28 (ESV)
      • Be still and know Psalm 46:1-2a (NIV)
      • The assessment we've all failed Romans 3:10-15 (ESV)
      • "I do not have time." Hebrews 11:31-32 (NIV)
      • Prayer and Praise Psalm 34:1 (ESV)
  • 2019
      • Advent Luke 12:35-40 (NIV)
      • Transformed Thinking: Transformed lives Philippians 2: 5-8 (ESV)
      • Don't give up - keep going! Galatians 6:9 (NIV)
      • Don't slip, keep your footing Psalm 73 vv 1-3; 17a (NIV)
      • Covenant, Regulation and Reform Jeremiah 31:33 (NIV)
      • Seeking rest? Psalm 116:1 (NIV)
      • Choosing the best Luke 10:38-42 (NKJV)
      • Gospel gardening 1 Corinthians 3:5-9 (NIVUK)
      • A Walk with God Genesis 5:24 (NIV UK)
      • An Unbeatable Invitation John 14:27 (NIV)
      • What do we do when things are falling apart? Psalm 11:3-4 (ESV)
      • Gracious living for Christian lawyers Romans 6:12-14 (ESV)
      • Abiding in Christ John 15:4 (KJV)
      • Forfeiture for non-payment of rent Luke 20:9b-13 (NIV)
      • For whose name's sake? Psalm 23:3 (NKJV)
      • Never quite fitting in Philippians 3:8-21 (NIVUK)
      • The hazard of haughtiness 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 (NIV)
      • A lion stalking the office 1 Peter 5:8-10 (ESV)
      • Too late! 2 Corinthians 6:2 (NKJV)
      • Dwell with me John 1:14 (NIVUK)
      • Good witnesses in difficult times Psalm 69:6b (NKJV), Philippians 1:27 (NKJV)
      • Are you prepared to take a stand? Daniel 1:11-16 (NIV)
      • Go in the strength you have Judges 6:14 (NIV)
      • Everything will be alright? Psalm 91:14-16 (NIVUK)
      • Knowledge and good judgment come from God and his Word Psalm 119:65-66 (NIV)
      • Compassion for our colleagues Jonah 4:1-2 (ESV)
      • Integrated workers Extracted from Proverbs 31 (NIV)
      • Where do you see yourself in five years' time? Jeremiah 9:23-24 (ESVUK)
      • Can't you see this needs to be done? ... Now! Luke 10:39-42 (NIV)
      • Don't rely on yourself Mark 8:23-25 (ESV)
      • A Refreshed Soul Psalm 23:1-3 (NIV)
      • Thinking about power Matthew 6:13 (KJV)
      • Silent witness. John 19:35, 21:24, 19:38 (ESV)
      • Jesus' sacrificial atonement - the permanent solution Romans 5:8-10 (ESV)
      • Captivated Witnesses to Jesus' Love John 19:26-27 (ESV)
      • A world of opportunity Mark 16:15 (CEV)
      • Pray and press on Nehemiah 4:8-10 (NIV)
      • His way or yours? Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)
      • Tempted to give up? Galatians 6: 9-10 (NIV)
      • No fear. Only faith. Luke 8:48, 50b (NKJV)
      • Keep it simple! Mark 10:15 (NIV)
      • Standing firm 1 Kings 21:2-3 (NKJV)
      • All a bit much? Psalm 3:1-2, 5 (NIV)
      • Wisdom from within the whale Jonah 2:8-9 (NIV)
      • Father, take this cup from me? Acts 4:18-20 (NIV, 1984)
      • An Easy Yoke Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV)
      • Getting the answer right Luke 10:25-37 (NRSVA)
  • 2018
      • A Christmas message from a litigator 2 Corinthians 8:9 (NIV)
      • Expect the unexpected... Luke 2:8-11 (NIV)
      • Speaking up for others Proverbs 31:8-9 (NIV)
      • Working for God's purposes Psalm 140:12 (NIV)
      • The Ultimate Peacemaker Psalm 46:9 (KJV)
      • Two Kinds of Wisdom James 3:13-18 (NIV)
      • How's your hearing? Matthew 17:5 (NIV)
      • The secret to saying "No" Titus 2:11-13 (NIV)
      • Ruling as Children. 2 Samuel 7:13-14 (NKJV)
      • Revelation. Matthew 16:15- 17 (NIV)
      • The promise of paradise Luke 23:42-43 (ESV)
      • Steadfast in the storms Psalm 112:7 (NKJV)
      • Received rather than rejected. John 1:11-13 (NIV)
      • A completely different way Matthew 5:48 (NKJV)
      • God's Kindness 1 Samuel 20:14-15 (NKJV)
      • Getting our priorities right Matthew 6:24 (ESV)
      • What is your engine running on? Colossians 1:27-29 (ESV)
      • Prompted by love 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 (NIV)
      • Are you a happy lawyer? Psalm 16:11 (ESV)
      • Dividing lines Luke 4:3-4 (NIV 2011)
      • Are you abiding? John 15:4 (KJV)
      • Happy talk... Psalm 19:1-3 (ESV)
      • Should your practice increase or decrease? John 3:30 (ESV)
      • On which grounds do we compete? Romans 12:10 (ESV)
      • The urgency of praying for colleagues. John 16:8 (NIV, 1984)
      • A lawyer and an honest man Proverbs 30 v 7-9 (NIV)
      • DON'T PANIC! Matthew 14:27 (NIV 2011)
      • Are you GDPT ready? Psalm 18:31-32 (NIV)
      • Abound in love! Philippians 1:9-11 (NIV)
      • Don't take grace for granted! Deuteronomy 28:45-53 (NKJV)
      • The Foundation of True Security Isaiah 16:5 (NKJV)
      • Don't give up! Hebrews 12:1-3 (ESV UK)
      • May counsel receive counsel. Psalm 32:7-9 (NIV)
      • What's it worth? Matthew 13:45-46 (NIV)
      • St Patrick - the Patron Saint of Ireland & Grand Slams Psalm 5:12 (NIV)
      • Take courage! John 2:19-21 (KJV)
      • How to waive a right of pre-emption over land Ruth 4:5-8 (NIV)
      • Rest up! Genesis 2:1-3 (NIV)
      • Be who you already are Colossians 3:1-4 (ESV)
      • Running with horses or struggling at the back of the pack? Jeremiah 12:1-3 & 5 (ESV)
      • The Lion Will Roar Amos 1:2a (NIV)
      • Let Justice Roll Amos 5:24 (NIV)
      • The Serpent Crusher Genesis 3: 15 (NIV)
      • Seeking contentment in work James 4:2-3 (ESV)
      • The battle is not yours, but God's 2 Chronicles 20:12 (NKJV)
      • Rejoice in the Lord Philippians 4:4-7 (ESV)
      • Got everything...? 2 Peter 1:3 (NIV 2010)
      • PRESS ON! Philippians 3:13-14 (ESV)
  • 2017
      • There are no shortcuts to the top of the palm tree. Isaiah 65:22b-23 (NIV)
      • Glory to the newborn King Luke 2:6-7 (NIV)
      • Lessons in carol service failure. 1 Peter 2:9 (NIV 1984)
      • Wilderness Years. 2 Samuel 5:4 (NIV 2011)
      • Treasure found in our weaknesses. 2 Corinthians 4:7 (NIV)
      • Rolling down rather than limping on. Amos 5:24 (NRSV)
      • A Question of Sovereignty Proverbs 21:1 (KJV)
      • Everything has its time Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 (CEV)
      • Something better than the law Romans 8:3-4 (ESV UK)
      • Serious Fishing 1 Corinthians 9:16 (NKJV)
      • God is still on the throne Psalm 46:1-3 (NIV)
      • PAY ATTENTION! Psalm 139:2, 17 (NIV)
      • Burnout or resilience? Mark 6:31 (NIV)
      • Sugar-coating the merits Matthew 5:33-37 (NIV)
      • When you suffer false accusations what do you do? Psalm 7:1-11 (NIV 1984)
      • The goodness of God's law Isaiah 5: 20-25 (NKJV)
      • A joyful lawyer Habakkuk 3:17-18 (NIV)
      • Out of the Office? Exodus 20:1, 8-11, NIVUK
      • Recognition John 1:9-10 (NIVUK)
      • How can a loving God allow a beautiful child to suffer? Matthew 22:35 (KJV)
      • Manual Work 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 (NIV)
      • Which table to automatically look for at the professional dinner? Luke 14:11 (ESV)
      • Entrusted with the message of reconciliation 2 Corinthians 5: 18- 21 (ESV)
      • The rareness of joy 1 Peter 1:8-9 (NIV 2011)
      • Remember you are God's precious possession 1 Peter 2:9 (NIV - 1984)
      • What are you totally devoted to? Colossians 4:2 (NIV)
      • Hope in unsettled times Lamentations 3:21-22 (NIV)
      • TRUST IN THE LORD Proverbs 3: 5-7 (ESV)
      • To judge or not to judge? Romans 14:4 (NKJV)
      • What can we do that will truly last? Psalm 90: 2-3, 16-17 (NIV 2011)
      • Do I or my work matter this week? Psalm 8:3-4 (ESV)
      • The tragedy of slavish obedience and the alternative Luke 15:28-30 (NIV 2011)
      • Loving others via tracked changes and precedents Mark 12:31a (NIV)
      • Burdened or uplifted? Matthew 11:28 (NIV)
      • Promises. Turned to dust or delivered? Hebrews 6:13-15 (NIVUK)
      • Rest and Recuperation Ezra 8:32 (NIV)
      • How to Plan Ahead James 4:13-15 (ESV)
      • The Lord has need of you! Matthew 21:1-4 (NKJV)
      • Need a trim? John 15 v2 (CEV)
      • How can wheat and weeds grow together? Matthew 13:24-26 (NIV UK)
      • Plead 'Guilty' and be acquitted! 1 Peter 2:24 (ESV); Isaiah 53:5 (ESV)
      • Who are you going to call? Hebrews 10:24 (NIV)
      • The Great Commission Matthew 5 vv 14-16 (NIV)
      • What is written first at the top of your to do list? Deuteronomy 6:4-9 (NLT, 2007)
      • What strikes you the most as you read this? Galatians 6:7-10 (NIV)
      • Why our service is never futile Malachi 3 v 13-18 (NIV, 1984)
      • Keeping the main thing, the main thing Hebrews 10:23-25; 39 (NIV)
      • Love for Lawyers 1 Corinthians 13:13 (NIV)
      • Witness Evidence John 1:6-8 (NIVUK)
      • Guilty or not guilty - the highest legal drama Romans 4:6 (KJV)
      • Looking forward to 2017 Jeremiah 45:5a (RSV)
  • 2016
      • The centre-peace this Christmas Isaiah 9:6 (ESV)
      • Christmas is for the children Galatians 4:4-5 (NIV)
      • Practical fellowship Colossians 4:2-6 (NIV)
      • True citizenship Philippians 3:18-21 (NIV 2011)
      • Prayerful courage Numbers 27 v 5-8, 11b (ESV)
      • The gift of time Ecclesiastes 11:6 (NIV)
      • Applying the Golden Rule Matthew 7:12-14 (ESV)
      • The Eternal Word Isaiah 40 v 8 (NKJV)
      • No compromise Joshua 7 v 11-12 (NIV 2010)
      • What are you trusting in this morning? Psalm 20 v 7 (ESV, 2011)
      • Asking God for "one thing" Psalm 27 v 4 (ESV, 2001)
      • The bubble Galatians 2 v 10 (NIV)
      • Do you consider yourself beautiful? Isaiah 52:7 (ESV)
      • How would you describe yourself in five words? Philippians 2:25 (NIV)
      • Get off the phone, and from behind your desk and look outside... Psalm 46:10 (NIVUK)
      • The Hardest Word? Psalm 51:17 (ESV)
      • An exceedingly abundantly powerful God Ephesians 3:20-21 (NKJV)
      • Hebrews 10:24-25 (NIV UK)
      • Proverbs 19:21 (N.I.V.) and Proverbs 19:21 (C.E.V.)
      • James 2:10-12 (NJKV)
      • Proverbs 29:11 (NIV)
      • John 15:12-13 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 11:23b-24 (ESV)
      • James 1:19-20 (NIV)
      • Job 32:2 (NKJV)
      • Psalm 10:12-18 (NIV)
      • Luke 18:11 (NIV 1984)
      • Ephesians 1:9-10 (NIV)
      • Luke 10:29 (NIV)
      • John 1:4-5 (NIV)
      • Matthew 5:9 (KJV)
      • Ephesians 2:14-15 (ESV)
      • Judges 5:21 (NIV)
      • Luke 16: 9-12 (NIV)
      • Luke 4:18-19 (ESV)
      • 1 Corinthians 9:25 (NIV)
      • Ephesians 4:1-6 (ESV)
      • Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
      • Luke 23:32, 39-43 (ESV)
      • Luke 17:10 (NKJV)
      • Psalm 49:5-9 (NIV 2010)
      • Colossians 2:13-15 (ESV)
      • John 18:37 (NIV, 1984)
      • Genesis 7:4a, Exodus 24:18b, Numbers 13:25, Mark 1:13a (all NIV)
      • 1 Kings 19:19 ...21b (ESV)
      • Psalm 61:1-2 (KJV)
      • Matthew 5:13 (C.E.V. and The Message)
      • Genesis 1:1, Revelation 22:21 (NIV 1984)
      • 1 Peter 3:18 & 1 Peter 2:24 (NKJV)
      • Colossians 4:6 (NIV, Revised 2011)
      • Luke 2:28-32 (NIV)
      • 1 Peter 3:13-15a (ESV)
      • John 1:1-3 (NIVUK)
  • 2015
      • 1 Timothy 3:1-5 (NIV)
      • Extracts from Numbers 35 (NIV, 1984 edition)
      • Joshua 5:13-15 (NIV)
      • Psalm 19:12-14 (ESV)
      • Isaiah 8:20 (KJV)
      • Jeremiah 32:8-15 (NIV)
      • Isaiah 46:3-4 (NIV, 1994 edition)
      • 2 Cor 10:12, 17-18 (NIV 2011)
      • Philippians 1:14 (NIV 1984)
      • Ephesians 4:28 (NIV)
      • 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (ESV)
      • Joshua 1:9 (NIV 1984)
      • Romans 12:3 (ESV)
      • Matthew 13:44 (NIV 2011)
      • 1 Samuel 16:6-7 (ESV)
      • Matthew 5:9 (NIV)
      • 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 (NIV, 1984)
      • Isaiah 28:16 (NKJV) & Esther Harrison (Nottingham)
      • Romans 13:9-10 (NIV)
      • Isaiah 31:1 (C.E.V.)
      • Luke 15:10 (NKJV)
      • Genesis 5:1-3 (ESV)
      • Acts 4:18-20 (ESV)
      • Matthew 6:27-29 (ESV)
      • Revelation 3:1-2a (NIV)
      • Mark 2:3-12a (NIV)
      • Luke 22:51 (NIVUK)
      • Luke 13:4-5. (NIVUK)
      • Isaiah 50:4 (KJV)
      • Romans 8:14 KJV and John 16:13 NKJV
      • 2 Corinthians 13:14 (1984 NIV)
      • 1 Samuel 17 v 45-47 (NIV)
      • Exodus 9:16 (NIV 2011)
      • John 7:18 (NIV)
      • 1 Peter 2:17 (NIV)
      • Acts 5:29-32 (NIV)
      • 1 Samuel 25:32-33 (NIV)
      • Psalm 116:7 (NLT)
      • Romans 1:16-17 (NIV)
      • Matthew 5:43-45(a) (NIV)
      • 2 Corinthians 1:18-20a (NIV)
      • (Amos 5:24, NIV)
      • John 14:6a (NIV, 1984)
      • Romans 5:8 (NKJV)
      • Esther 4:14, ESV
      • Jeremiah 6:16 (N.I.V.)
      • Hebrews 4:9 (NKJV)
      • Philippians 1 v 12-13 (ESV)
      • Lamentations 5:21-22 (NIV)
      • Philippians 2 v 3-7 ( NIV)
      • Ecclesiastes 3:22a (NIV)
      • Ephesians 4:15 (NIV)
  • 2014
      • Matthew 5: 16 (NIV)
      • Malachi 4 v 2 (NIV, 1984)
      • Luke 1:13-17, NIV (1984)
      • Matthew 18 v 20. (KJV)
      • 1 John 5:4 (NKJV)
      • Romans 8:29 NIV 2011
      • Judges 8:23 NKJV, Philippians 2:9-10a NKJV
      • Mark 10:18 (NIV 1984)
      • 2 Corinthians 4:7-9 and 12 (NIV 2011)
      • Numbers 14:30 (NIV)
      • John 14:27. John 14:27. (ESV)
      • Psalm 46:10 (AMP)
      • Psalm 4:8 (NIV)
      • Psalm 27 v 1 (ESV)
      • Colossians 3:17 (NIV, 1984)
      • Proverbs 10:9 (NIV 1984) and Proverbs 20:14 (NIV 1984)
      • Psalm 102:25-27 (NIV)
      • John 16:13a (NIV UK)
      • Psalm 121:1-2, NIV
      • James 2:1-4 (NIV 1984)
      • John 13 v36-38, ESV
      • Psalm 103:2 (NIV)
      • Micah 6:8 (NKJV)
      • Deuteronomy 24:14-15, (NIV) James 5:4 (NIV)
      • Psalm 121:1-2, 7 (NIV)
      • Micah 4:5 (C.E.V.)
      • Proverbs 19:11 (ESV)
      • Psalm 20:6-8 (KJV)
      • Eph 4:32 (KJV)
      • Matthew 3:17b (NKJV) Matthew 6:10 (NKJV)
      • 2 Samuel 5:2-3* and (Luke 19:14)*
      • Romans 13 vv1-7 (NIV, 1984)
      • Psalm 39: 4-7 (NLT)
      • Matthew 6 v 12 (ESV)
      • John 21:17 (ESV)
      • Romans 3:25-26 NIV (1984)
      • 1 Peter 2:22-24
      • John 19:29; 36. (ESV)
      • Psalm 119: 162 (ESV)
      • 1 Cor 6: 1-2a (NIV, 1984)
      • Proverbs 9:10, NIV
      • Ezekiel 1:28b and 2:7 (NIV)
      • Romans 12:1-2 (NIV)
      • Proverbs 15:2
      • Ecclesiastes 10:4 (Paraphrase - Contemporary English Version - see below for NIV)
      • Exodus 33:13a (NIV)
      • Exodus 34:5-7 (ESV)
      • Philippians 3:20 (NASB)
      • Isaiah 55:1 (NIV)
      • Psalm 131 v 1 (NIV,1984)
  • 2013
      • (Philippians 3:13b-14)*
      • (Isaiah 9:6 NIV)
      • Colossians 3:22 (NIV, 1984)
      • James 5:7-9 (NIV)
      • Daniel 5:23 (NIV 2011)
      • 1 Peter 5:2-5 (NIV)
      • 1 Samuel 10:25 (ESV)
      • Jeremiah 29:7 (NIV)
      • Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)
      • Psalm 73v25-26 (ESV)
      • 1 Kings 17:22-24 (KJV)
      • Galatians 5:22-23 (NKJV)
      • Romans 8:32 (NKJV)
      • Jeremiah 45:5 (NIV)
      • Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (NIV)
      • I Kings 6:1 (NIV)
      • Matthew 12 :37 (ESV)
      • Luke 10 v 41-42 (CSV)
      • Psalm 31:6b-7 (NIV)
      • Luke 23:18, 21 (NIV, 1984) and Ephesians 3:17b-18 (NIV, 1984)
      • Deuteronomy 32:3-4 (NKJV)
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