The Bible for Today with John Stott

John Stott sits in the upper room with Christ and hears Him pray for the truth of the church, the holiness of the church, the mission of the church and the unity of the church.

John Stott unpacks the scriptural qualifications for a church leaders. He shows the things that should not be present in a leader as well as the requirements for eligability.

John Stott explains that the health of the local church depends on the quality of its leaders. He shows that pastoral leadership was always God's purpose, that it may take different forms and should consist of a team and not a single leader.

John Stott explains why the healing of the lame man in Acts 3 was recorded, what Luke wanted his readers to learn from it and what lessons it has for us today.

John Stott carefully analyses the miraculous healing of the lame man recorded in Acts 3. John asks why that particular event was recorded and whether we should expect miraculous healing today.

John Stott explains what the apostle Paul meant about slaves and masters in the context of his day. John also shows us how to identify false teachers and begins to set out the basis of how we should handle our money as Christians. 

John Stott explains what the apostle Paul meant about slaves and masters in the context of his day. John also shows us how to identify false teachers and begins to set out the basis of how we should handle our money as Christians.

John Stott describes the certainty of Christ's return even though its timing cannot be predicted. He warns of the need to be ready for when Christ returns. 

John Stott uses Scripture to dismantle the objections often raised against the return of Jesus. John shows why Christ's return is the only event Christ predicted that is yet to be fulfilled. 

John Stott outlines from whom the invitation is sent; to whom it is addressed; what Jesus offers and what He asks from us.

John Stott shows us how the heavy burdens we carry in life can be taken from us when we trust Jesus Christ. John explains that in its place we take the light burden of obedience to Christ as our Lord.

John Stott uses the 'Lord's prayer' as a template for our prayer life showing that we can only bring our prayers to God as our Father when we have become His children through faith in Christ.

John Stott explains how praying is the Christian's greatest privilege. He warns us from Scripture how not to pray and encourages us as to how we should pray. 

John Stott takes us to the Last Supper as Jesus explains to His disciples the significance of the bread and wine. John explains what Jesus meant when He asked for the cup [of suffering] to be taken from Him and why Jesus was forsaken by His Father. 

John Stott explains why God cannot simply forgive our misdemeanours, as we would forgive one another, and why it was necessary for Jesus to die for us on the cross.

John Stott shows how as Christians we can put the cross of Christ between the devil and our conscience. But he also shows how it is possible to deaden our conscience to what God says which is what is meant by blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.

John Stott shows us that our conscience is what makes us different from the animal kingdom. He explains the place of our conscience in Christian conversion, Christian relationships and Christian maturity.

John Stott shows us how we need to use our minds in order to worship God. He also shows us that using our mind is necessary when we place our faith in Him for salvation and encourages us to repent of 'anti-intellectualism' in our Christian life. 

John Stott explains that the mind is the central citadel of the human personality that directs our human operations. He sets God's purpose for us to think before we act against the current trend of emptying our minds in order to meditate.