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Practical Theology
applying theology to your everyday
Welcome to Practical Theology. In this blog I will share the results of my personal bible study, complete with practical application questions.
Each blog post is a complete study guide on a passage or particular topic. Work through the sessions on you own or as part of a group, tackle the post in one go or over several days using the natural breakpoints in the guide. It's really up to you.
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2 Corinthians 3: 17-18
“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, who with unveiled faces, contemplate the...
Nathan Davies
Oct 4, 20236 min read
Sacrificial Heart; Not Sacrificial Rites
Introduction As we read the Old Testament and engage with the story of Israel we read how God gives His people a system of sacrifices. As...
Nathan Davies
Sep 25, 20237 min read
Ask Questions. Engage with the Answers
Introduction Throughout the gospels we read of encounter after encounter between Jesus and the religious leaders of the day. It may be...
Nathan Davies
Sep 2, 20239 min read
The Blind Man with Extra Insight
Introduction In this study we are going to look at the last miracle of Jesus recorded in the Gospel of Mark prior to the crucifixion; the...
Nathan Davies
Aug 17, 20235 min read
Sharers in the Promise
Introduction In this study we are going to focus on one verse from Ephesians: “This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are...
Nathan Davies
Aug 16, 20236 min read
Colossians 1: 15-16
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth,...
Nathan Davies
Jul 31, 20238 min read
2 Corinthians 13: 14
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. 2 Corinthians 13: 14...
Nathan Davies
May 26, 20236 min read
1 Peter 2: 9-10
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who...
Nathan Davies
May 2, 20237 min read
The Tempting of Jesus
Introduction All three of the synoptic gospels include something of the temptation of Jesus. In all three this period of forty days comes...
Nathan Davies
Apr 20, 20238 min read
Living a Christ-like Life: A Study on Ephesians 4: 17 - 6: 9, Part 2
Introduction The first part of this study focussed mainly on what it means to be imitators of God, and how we, as followers of Jesus, are...
Nathan Davies
Jan 23, 202311 min read
Living a Christ-like Life: A Study on Ephesians 4: 17 - 6:9, Part 1
Introduction So far in this letter Paul has spoken of our identity in Christ, and our unity in Christ. Now he turns to the practical...
Nathan Davies
Jan 19, 202311 min read
Hebrews 11: 1
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, and certain of what we do not see.” Hebrews 11: 1 There is so much much in this very short...
Nathan Davies
Jan 4, 20235 min read
John 4: 23-24
“Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth for they are the kind of...
Nathan Davies
Dec 8, 20224 min read
Romans 8: 15
“For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry “Abba,...
Nathan Davies
Nov 30, 20224 min read
Joshua 6: 2
“Then God said to Joshua “See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands along with its king and its fighting men.” Joshua 6: 2 The...
Nathan Davies
Nov 27, 20223 min read
Psalm 34: 8
“Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.” Psalm 34: 8 We are to engage our senses as we come to...
Nathan Davies
Nov 27, 20222 min read
Psalm 119: 9-11
“How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your...
Nathan Davies
Nov 27, 20224 min read
Grace and Humility
Introduction In two places that I can think of, scripture explicitly brings together the idea of grace and humility. Grace from God for...
Nathan Davies
Nov 25, 202214 min read
Unity in Jesus. A study from Ephesians 3 & 4 - Part 2
Introduction In part one of this study we looked at Paul’s belief that all believers, Jew and Gentile alike, are part of one family. We...
Nathan Davies
Oct 13, 202210 min read
Unity in Jesus. A study from Ephesians 3 & 4 - Part 1
Introduction We have already looked at the first two chapters of Ephesians, with particular focus on our identity in Jesus. In this two...
Nathan Davies
Oct 8, 20228 min read
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