Bible Studies

We hope you find our 'Word in Time' Bible studies support you in recognising God in Scripture, and the world around you.

Each week’s studies are written by volunteers across the Connexion (you can read the author’s biography after each study). They follow the lectionary of the Methodist Prayer Handbook. You may additionally be interested in our Prayer of the Day, also from the Methodist Prayer Handbook.

If you would like to write for A Word in Time, please email wit@methodistchurch.org.uk

The Methodist Church welcomes your comments but requests they are on topic and respectful. You can see the Church's guidelines for commenting here.

This week's theme: Justice and Sacrifice

'If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. Because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world – therefore the world hates you.' (v. 19)
John 15:17-27
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"I have chosen you out of the world - therefore the world hates you." (v.19)
John 15:17-27
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'I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another.' (v. 17)
John 15:17-27
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"If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me before it hated you. If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. Because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world – therefore the world hates you." (v.18-19)
John 15:17-27
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"Remember the word that I said to you, 'Servants are not greater than their master.' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also. But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me." (v.20-21)
John 15:18-21
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'If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me before it hated you.' (v. 18)
John 15:18-25
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“If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me before it hated you. If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. Because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world—therefore the world hates you.” (v. 18)
John 15:18-26
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“If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me before it hated you. If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. Because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world—therefore the world hates you.” (v. 18)
John 15:18-26
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“But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.” (v. 21)
John 15:18-27
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'When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf.' (v. 26)
John 15:26-27
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"They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, an hour is coming when those who kill you will think that by doing so they are offering worship to God." (16:2)
John 15:26 - 16:4
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'… if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.' (v. 7)
John 16:1-7
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