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: Vision and Promise
2 Oct 2025
Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. (v. 5)
3 Oct 2025
She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life. (v. 12)
4 Oct 2025
Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. (v. 2)
5 Oct 2025
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” The Lord replied, “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you." (vs 5-6)
6 Oct 2025
"But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of Man is lord of the sabbath.” (vs 7-8)
7 Oct 2025
... A man was there with a withered hand, and they asked him, “Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath?” so that they might accuse him. (vs 9-10)
8 Oct 2025
Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come. (v. 32)
9 Oct 2025
Jesus replied, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” And pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” (vs 48-50)
10 Oct 2025
"Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Let anyone with ears listen!” (vs 7-9)
11 Oct 2025
"But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. Truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it." (vs 16-17)
12 Oct 2025
Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. He prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. And he was a Samaritan. (vs 15-16)
13 Oct 2025
"But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it." (v. 23)