Open Book

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Open Book is a new opportunity in church life to gather together and talk about what God has been saying to us in the daily thoughts from the week before. If you have not signed up for the daily thoughts, you can to that here.

Each week  of 2026 will see the thoughts will be based around an aspect of discipleship, based on Graham Porter's books 'A-Z of Discipleship' and 'A-Z of Prayer. At the beginning of the following week, small groups will gather to share what they have been learning about God and their discipleship. There will be an online option on Monday evenings and an in-person option on Tuesday evenings (in the church building).

Below are the Bible passages and discussion questions for each theme (newest first):

Discipleship Theme: The Church

Readings For The Week For Week Beginning 18th January:
Monday - 1 Peter 2: 9-10
Tuesday - Ephesians 2: 19-22, Galatians 3: 25-27
Wednesday - Colossians 1: 15-20
Thursday - Ephesians 5: 25-27; Revelation 19: 7-9
Friday - Acts 2: 41, 46; Acts 4: 32; Matthew 18: 20
Saturday - Luke 4: 16-21
(There are no prescribed readings for Sunday)

Discussion Questions for Week Beginning 25th January:
What stands out from the Bible readings on ‘the Church’ last week?
What stands out from the thoughts on ‘the Church’ last week?
What other Bible verses come to mind when thinking about the role of ‘the Church’ in our discipleship?
What other thoughts have you had about the ‘the Church' this week?
What action are you planning on taking from the readings and thoughts on ‘the Church’?

Discipleship Theme: The Bible

Readings For The Week For Week Beginning 11th January:
Monday - Acts 2: 41-47
Tuesday - Psalm 119: 9-16
Wednesday - 2 Timothy 3: 14-17
Thursday - Joshua 1: 8; Romans 10: 16-17
Friday - John 14: 15; James 1: 22-25
Saturday - Hebrews 4: 12; Matthew 13: 3b-8; Deuteronomy 8: 3b
(There are no prescribed readings for Sunday)

Discussion Questions for Week Beginning 18th January:
What stands out from the Bible readings on ‘the Bible’ last week?
What stands out from the thoughts on ‘the Bible’ last week?
What other Bible verses come to mind when thinking about the role of ‘the Bible’ in our discipleship?
What other thoughts have you had about the ‘the Bible' this week?
What action are you planning on taking from the readings and thoughts on ‘the Bible’?

Discipleship Theme: Abba, Father

Readings For The Week beginning 4th January:
Monday - Mark 14: 32-36; Galatians 4: 4-7
Tuesday - Luke 17: 18-19; Matthew 7: 7-11
Wednesday - Genesis 1: 26-31
Thursday - Romans 8: 12-17
Friday - Luke 15: 20-24; 1 John 4: 7-10
Saturday -John 15: 12-17
(There are no prescribed readings for Sunday)

Discussion Questions for Week beginning 11th January:
What stands out from the Bible readings on ‘Abba, Father’ last week?
What stands out from the thoughts on ‘Abba, Father’ last week?
What other Bible verses come to mind when thinking about the role of ‘Abba, Father’ in our discipleship?
What other thoughts have you had about the ‘Abba, Father' this week?
What action are you planning on taking from the readings and thoughts on ‘Abba, Father’?