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.
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This week's theme: Responding to Glory
1 Feb 2026
Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." (vs 2-3)
3 Feb 2026
Blessed is anyone who endures temptation. Such a one has stood the test and will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. (v. 12)
4 Feb 2026
But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. (v. 22)
5 Feb 2026
Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters. Has not God chosen the poor in the world to be rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him? (v. 5)
6 Feb 2026
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, f you say you have faith but do not have works? (v. 14)
7 Feb 2026
Who is wise and understanding among you? Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom. (v. 13)
8 Feb 2026
"You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? " (v. 13)
9 Feb 2026
As I looked, a stormy wind came out of the north: a great cloud with brightness around it and fire flashing forth continually, and in the middle of the fire, something like gleaming amber. (v. 4)
10 Feb 2026
"You shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear; for they are a rebellious house." (v. 7)
11 Feb 2026
"For you are not sent to a people of obscure speech and difficult language, but to the house of Israel – not to many peoples of obscure speech and difficult language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, if I sent you to them, they would listen to you." (vs 5-6)
12 Feb 2026
[The Lord] said to him, "Go through the city, through Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of those who sigh and groan over all the abominations that are committed in it." (v. 4)