The Bible with Nicky and Pippa Gumbel Express

Psalm 89:33–35, Romans 12:1–21, 1 Chronicles 6:49

The New Testament tells us that there are four sacrifices you can make that *please God*.

Proverbs 2:1–11, Matthew 12:30–42, Genesis 32:24–31

How do you store up good things in your heart?

Psalm 1:1–6, Matthew 1:17–25, Genesis 1:1–27

The first three words in the Bible are, ‘In *the beginning*…’ (Genesis 1:1). Each of the passages for today tells us something about new beginnings and new opportunities, and suggests some possible New Year’s resolutions.

Psalm 150:1–6, Revelation 22:1–21, Nehemiah 13:22

We are *not* told *when* the end will come, but we *are* told about the *how* and the *who*. The key is the *who*. Jesus says, ‘I am… *the Beginning* and *the End*’ (Revelation 22:13).

Proverbs 31:26–31, Revelation 21:1–27, Nehemiah 12:43

The picture of the bride, the new Jerusalem, is prefigured in different ways in both our Old and New Testament passages.