Thought for the Day - January to April 2010
This is a list of the readings for each day and the title, along with the key verses on which the comment is based.
We read systematically through Acts, but digress occasionally to see the unfolding of God's plan in the Old Testament.
| Monday 4th January | |
| An introduction. | Matthew 28 vv 18-20 |
| For further reading: | Matthew 28 vv 16-20 |
| Tuesday 5th January | |
| God's plan announced | Acts 1 v 8 |
| For further reading: | Acts 1 vv 1-10 |
| Wednesday 6th January | |
| Establishing leaders | Acts 1 vv 24-26 |
| For further reading: | Acts 1 vv 11-26 |
| Thursday 7th January | |
| Power to proclaim Jesus | Acts 2 v 14 |
| For further reading: | Acts 2 vv 1-36 |
| Friday 8th January | |
| The first Church established | Acts 2 v 42 |
| For further reading: | Acts 2 vv 37-47 |
| Monday 11th January | |
| Just like Jesus did it! | Acts 3 v 6 |
| For further reading: | Acts 3 vv 1-10 |
| Tuesday 12th January | |
| A new direction needed. | Acts 3 v 19 |
| For further reading: | Acts 3 vv 11-26 |
| Wednesday 13th January | |
| New-look disciples. | Acts 4 v 13 |
| For further reading: | Acts 4 vv 1-22 |
| Thursday 14th January | |
| Church United | Acts 4 v 32 |
| For further reading: | Acts 4 vv 23-37 |
| Friday 15th January | |
| Who really knows you? | Acts 5 vv 12-13 |
| For further reading: | Acts 5 vv 1-20 |
| Monday 18th January | |
| You can't stop them talking! | Acts 5 v 42 |
| For further reading: | Acts 5 vv 21-42 |
| Tuesday 19th January | |
| Look for what's important! | Acts 6 v 1 |
| For further reading: | Acts 6 vv 1-7 |
| Wednesday 20th January | |
| Serious opposition | Acts 6 v 9 |
| For further reading: | Acts 6 vv 8-15 |
| Thursday 21st January | |
| The story so far (1) God makes a promise. | Acts 7 v 5 |
| For further reading: | Acts 7 vv 1-16 |
| Friday 22nd January | |
| The story so far (2) Rescued! | Acts 7 v 36 |
| For further reading: | Acts 7 vv 17-36 |
| Monday 25th January | |
| The story so far. (3) Getting to the point | Acts 7 vv 48-49 |
| For further reading: | Acts 7 vv 37-50 |
| Tuesday 26th January | |
| The challenge of history | Acts 7 v 52 |
| For further reading: | Acts 7 v 51 - 8 v 1 |
| Wednesday 27th January | |
| Persecution leads to growth | Acts 8 vv 4-5 |
| For further reading: | Acts 8 vv 2-25 |
| Thursday 28th January | |
| The Holy Spirit at work | Acts 8 v 29 |
| For further reading: | Acts 8 vv 26-40 |
| Friday 29th January | |
| An obedient servant | Acts 9 v 17 |
| For further reading: | Acts 9 vv 1-19 |
| Monday 1st February | |
| Acceptance | Acts 9 v 27 |
| For further reading: | Acts 9 vv 20-31 |
| Tuesday 2nd February | |
| Pastoral care | Acts 9 v 32 |
| For further reading: | Acts 9 vv 32-43 |
| Wednesday 3rd February | |
| Here come the Pagans! | Acts 10 v 23 |
| For further reading: | Acts 10 vv 1-23 |
| Thursday 4th February | |
| Breaking down barriers | Acts 10 vv 47-48 |
| For further reading: | Acts 10 vv 24-48 |
| Friday 5th February | |
| Answering the criticism | Acts 11 vv 2 & 18 |
| For further reading: | Acts 11 vv 1-18 |
| Monday 8th February | |
| A sense of kinship | Acts 11 v 29 |
| For further reading: | Acts 11 vv 19-30 |
| Tuesday 9th February | |
| Some Prayer Meeting! | Acts 12 v 12 |
| For further reading: | Acts 12 vv 1-19 |
| Wednesday 10th February | |
| Men make plans... But God... | Acts 12 v 24 |
| For further reading: | Acts 12 vv 20-25 |
| Thursday 11th February | |
| How often do you get round to reading the Old Testament? | Luke 24 v 27 |
| For further reading: | Luke 24 vv 13-27 |
| Friday 12th February | |
| An open mind | Luke 24 vv 44-45 |
| For further reading: | Luke 24 vv 36-49 |
| Monday 15th February | |
| God's pain | Genesis 6 v 6 |
| For further reading: | Genesis 6 vv 1-8 |
| Tuesday 16th February | |
| A Covenant to rescue and preserve | Genesis 6 v 18 |
| For further reading: | Genesis 6 vv 9-22 |
| Wednesday 17th February | |
| Never again... | Genesis 9 vv 14-15 |
| For further reading: | Genesis 9 vv 8-17 |
| Thursday 18th February | |
| A three-fold promise. | Genesis 12 vv 2-3 |
| For further reading: | Genesis 11 v 27 - 12 v 9 |
| Friday 19th February | |
| A Covenant reminder | Genesis 22 v 18 |
| For further reading: | Genesis 22 vv 1-19 |
| Monday 22nd February | |
| Let the mission begin … | Acts 13 vv 2-3 |
| For further reading: | Acts 13 vv 1-12 |
| Tuesday 23rd February | |
| Good News - the promise fulfilled! | Acts 13 vv 32-33 |
| For further reading: | Acts 13 vv 13-33 |
| Wednesday 24th February | |
| A core message | Acts 13 v 38 |
| For further reading: | Acts 13 vv 34-52 |
| Thursday 25th February | |
| The Christian Gospel can cause divisions | Acts 14 v 4 |
| For further reading: | Acts 13 vv 34-52 |
| Friday 26th February | |
| The church gets some organisation | Acts 14 v 23 |
| For further reading: | Acts 14 vv 21-28 |
| Monday 1st March | |
| A vital question | Acts 15 v 5 |
| For further reading: | Acts 15 vv 1-21 |
| Tuesday 2nd March | |
| An encouraging answer | Acts 15 vv 31-32 |
| For further reading: | Acts 15 vv 22-35 |
| Wednesday 3rd March | |
| A radical change of direction | Acts 16 v 9 |
| For further reading: | Acts 15 v 36- 16 v 15 |
| Thursday 4th March | |
| Another radical change of direction! | Acts 16 v 34 |
| For further reading: | Acts 16 vv 16-34 |
| Friday 5th March | |
| Who needs encouragement? | Acts 16 v 40 |
| For further reading: | Acts 16 vv 35-40 |
| Monday 8th March | |
| Just checking! | Acts 17 v 11 |
| For further reading: | Acts 17 vv 1-15 |
| Tuesday 9th March | |
| It bothers me! | Acts 17 v 16 |
| For further reading: | Acts 17 vv 16-34 |
| Wednesday 10th March | |
| Settling down | Acts 18 vv 9-11 |
| For further reading: | Acts 18 vv 1-17 |
| Thursday 11th March | |
| Follow-up | Acts 18 v 23 |
| For further reading: | Acts 18 vv 1-17 |
| Friday 12th March | |
| A leading question | Acts 19 vv 1-2 |
| For further reading: | Acts 19 vv 1-22 |
| Monday 15th March | |
| A clash of interests | Acts 19 vv 25-26 |
| For further reading: | Acts 19 vv 23-41 |
| Tuesday 16th March | |
| A mighty long sermon! | Acts 20 v 7 |
| For further reading: | Acts 20 vv 1-16 |
| Wednesday 17th March | |
| A life worth living | Acts 20 v 24 |
| For further reading: | Acts 20 vv 17-38 |
| Thursday 18th March | |
| Hospitality | Acts 21 v 8 |
| For further reading: | Acts 21 vv 1-16 |
| Friday 19th March | |
| Staying in touch | Acts 21 v 19 |
| For further reading: | Acts 21 vv 17-26 |
| Monday 22nd March | |
| It all started with a wrong assumption! | Acts 21 v 29 |
| For further reading: | Acts 21 vv 27-36 |
| Tuesday 23rd March | |
| Getting a hearing | Acts 22 vv 2-3 |
| For further reading: | Acts 21 v 37 - 22 v 21 |
| Wednesday 24th March | |
| Claiming your rights | Acts 22 v 25 |
| For further reading: | Acts 22 vv 22-30 |
| Thursday 25th March | |
| When the going gets tough | Acts 23 v 11 |
| For further reading: | Acts 23 vv 1-11 |
| Friday 26th March | |
| Goings on behind the scenes | Acts 23 v 14 |
| For further reading: | Acts 23 vv 12-22 |
| Monday 29th March | |
| Protected by the Law | Acts 23 vv 23-24 |
| For further reading: | Acts 23 vv 23-35 |
| Tuesday 30th March | |
| God's special people | Exodus 19 vv 4-6 |
| For further reading: | Exodus 19 vv 1-6 |
| Wednesday 31st March | |
| A Covenant sealed with blood | Exodus 24 vv 7-8 |
| For further reading: | Exodus 24 vv 1-8 |
| Thursday 1st April | |
| The New Covenant | Matthew 26 v 28 |
| For further reading: | Matthew 26 vv 17-30 |
| Monday 12th April | |
| A clear conscience | Acts 24 v 16 |
| For further reading: | Acts 24 vv 1-16 |
| Tuesday 13th April | |
| A disturbing gospel | Acts 24 v 25 |
| For further reading: | Acts 24 vv 17-27 |
| Wednesday 14th April | |
| To Caesar you will go! | Acts 25 v 12 |
| For further reading: | Acts 25 vv 1-22 |
| Thursday 15th April | |
| Resurrection is at the heart of Paul's message | Acts 26 v 8 |
| For further reading: | Acts 25 v 23 - 26 v 11 |
| Friday 16th April | |
| Back again to the heart of Paul's message | Acts 26 vv 22-23 |
| For further reading: | Acts 26 vv 12-32 |
| Monday 19th April | |
| Listening in the storm | Acts 27 v 25 |
| For further reading: | Acts 27 vv 1-26 |
| Tuesday 20th April | |
| Being practical | Acts 27 v 43 |
| For further reading: | Acts 27 vv 27-44 |
| Wednesday 21st April | |
| Encouragement through fellowship | Acts 28 v 15 |
| For further reading: | Acts 28 vv 1-16 |
| Thursday 22nd April | |
| The final word | Acts 28 vv 30-31 |
| For further reading: | Acts 28 vv 17-31 |
| Friday 23rd April | |
| Conclusion |
