Introduction ....................................................................................
Week One: When God appears
Introduction .....................................................................................
1 December The Burning Bush.......................................................
2 December Pillars of Cloud and Flame ........................................
3 December Glorious presence .....................................................
4 December Consuming fire..........................................................
5 December Silence – 1 Kings 19:11–13........................................
6 December The Angel of the Lord – Genesis 16:7–10, 13 ...........
7 December The Ark of the Covenant – Joshua 8:33 ...................
Week Two: God the Creator
Introduction .....................................................................................
8 December The poet – John 1:1–4...............................................
9 December The musician – Zephaniah 3:17 ...............................
10 December The weaver – Psalm 139 13–15 ................................
11 December The potter – Isaiah 64:8, 2 Corinthians 4:5–7 ..........
12 December The clothier – Matthew 6:28–30...............................
13 December The architect – Job 38:4–7........................................
14 December The metalworker – Deuteronomy 4:15–20 ..............
Week Three: God the Owner
Introduction .....................................................................................
15 December The gardener: the God who waits and hopes – Luke 13:6–9 .................................................................
16 December The Absent King: the God who invests – Matthew 25:14–30 ......................................................
17 December Landowner – the God who grieves – Matthew 21:33–40.....................................................
18 December Merciful king – the God who is passionate
about mercy –Matthew 18:23–35.............................
19 December Employer – the God who is despised – Matthew 20:1–16.......................................................
20 December Host – the God who is disappointed – Luke 14:16–24............................................................
21 December Woman who found it – the God who rejoices – Luke 15:8–10 ......................................................................
Week Four: Veiled In Flesh
Introduction .....................................................................................
22 December Bridegroom – Isaiah 62:4–5......................................
23 December Father – Luke 15:11–32 .............................................
24 December Midwife – Romans 8:22–23, 26 .................................
25 December Baby – Luke 2:7 .........................................................
26 December Mother – Isaiah 49:13–15..........................................
27 December Shepherd – Ezekiel 34:15–16....................................
28 December King – Zechariah 9:9–10............................................
Week Five until Epiphany: Visible In Creation
Introduction .....................................................................................
29 December Bread – John 6:32–35................................................
30 December Water – Jeremiah 17:7–8 ..........................................
31 December Seed – John 12:23–24 and 27–33.............................
1 January Door – John 10:7–10 .................................................
2 January Rock – Psalm 18:1–3, 31–33......................................
3 January Bird – Deuteronomy 32:10–12..................................
4 January Lamb – John 1:26–29................................................
5 January Green shoot – Isaiah 11:1–5, 10................................
6 January Gold, Incense and Myrrh – Matthew 2:11 ................
Ideas for a group study ........................................................................
Notes .....................................................................................................
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