'Tom Wright is simply crucial; his writing can transform one's life.' Anne Rice  
  
Join Tom Wright on a journey with the Apostles, exploring the New Testament themes of thankfulness, patience, humility and joy.  
  
Within each of these themes, Wright offers a week of daily readings and meditations, beginning with the Sunday reading in the Revised Common Lectionary and ending with stimulating questions for personal reflection or group discussion.  
  
Drawing on key passages in his popular For Everyone series of commentaries, these sparkling reflections take you on a journey of spiritual enlightenment, guiding you towards the wonder and joy of Christmas.   
  
'Tom Wright is, as always, brilliant at distilling immense scholarship into vivid, clear and accessible form.'  
Rowan Williams

Tom Wright

Advent for Everyone

INTRODUCTION

WEEK 1: A TIME FOR THANKSGIVING

WEEK 2: A TIME FOR PATIENCE

WEEK 3: A TIME FOR HUMILITY

WEEK 4: A TIME FOR JOY

‘Tom Wright is simply crucial; his writing can transform one’s life.’ Anne Rice  
  
Join Tom Wright on a journey with the Apostles, exploring the New Testament themes of thankfulness, patience, humility and joy.  
  
Within each of these themes, Wright offers a week of daily readings and meditations, beginning with the Sunday reading in the Revised Common Lectionary and ending with stimulating questions for personal reflection or group discussion.  
  
Drawing on key passages in his popular For Everyone series of commentaries, these sparkling reflections take you on a journey of spiritual enlightenment, guiding you towards the wonder and joy of Christmas.   
  
‘Tom Wright is, as always, brilliant at distilling immense scholarship into vivid, clear and accessible form.’  
Rowan Williams

Tom Wright invites you on an Advent journey with the apostles Peter, Paul and John, linking his reflections to the Sunday readings for Year B in the Revised Common Lectionary.

Join Tom Wright on a journey with the apostles, as he explores the New Testament themes of thankfulness, patience, humility and joy.Within each of these themes, Wright offers daily readings and meditations for a week, beginning with the Sunday reading in the Revised Common Lectionary, and ending with stimulating questions for personal reflection or group discussion.Distilled from selected passages in his popular For Everyone commentaries, these sparkling reflections take you on a journey of spiritual enlightenment, guiding you towards the wonder and joy of Christmas.

Tom Wright is Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews. His most recent books include Finding God in the Psalms, The Meal Jesus Gave Us, Surprised by Scripture, Simply Good News, The Paul Debate, God in Public, The Day the Revolution Began and Spiritual and Religious (all published by SPCK).

The second in the Advent for Everyone books, this year's edition is a look at the apostles by beloved Christian writer Tom Wright.

\["Looking to take more from the Advent season?","Tom Wright guides you through how Jesus' life transformed the lives of the apostles","Perfect for sharing with newer Christians, as well as seasoned believers"\]

Introduction

Week 1: A Time for Thanksgiving

First Sunday of Advent - Thankful for God's Grace (1 Corinthians 1.3-9)

Monday - Thanksgiving in Suffering (2 Corinthians 1.8-11)

Tuesday - Grace, Generosity and Gratitude (2 Corinthians 9.6-15)

Wednesday - Prayer for Wisdom and Gratitude (Colossians 1.9-14)

Thursday - Thanksgiving is Key! (1 Timothy 4.1-5)

Friday - A Call for Gratitude (Hebrews 12.25-29)

Saturday - Praise and Thanks to the Creator (Revelation 4.6b-11)

Week 2: A Time for Patience

Second Sunday of Advent - God's Patience (2 Peter 3.8-15a)

Monday - Judgement is Coming - So Keep Going! (2 Timothy 4.1-5)

Tuesday - Keep Up the Good Work (Hebrews 6.9-12)

Wednesday - Looking to Jesus (Hebrews 12.1-3)

Thursday - The Effect of Patience (James 1.1-8)

Friday - Patience and Trust (James 5.7-11)

Saturday - Patience in Prayer (James 5.13-20)

Week 3: A Time for Humility

Third Sunday of Advent - The Example of John (John 1.6-8, 19-28)

Monday - Boasting in the Lord (1 Corinthians 1.26-31)

Tuesday - Bearing One Another's Burdens (Galatians 6.1-5)

Wednesday - The Mind of the Messiah (Philippians 2.5-11)

Thursday - Humility and Faith (James 4.1-10)

Friday - Living by the Trust of God (James 4.11-17)

Saturday - Humble Shepherds (1 Peter 5.1-7)

Week 4: A Time for Joy

Fourth Sunday of Advent - A Joyful Blessing (Romans 16.25-27)

Monday - The God Who Comforts the Downcast (2 Corinthians 7.2-10)

Tuesday - True Happiness (Philippians 2.25-30)

Wednesday - Celebrate in the Lord! (Philippians 4.2-8)

Thursday - Paul's Joy and Crown (1 Thessalonians 2.17-20)

Friday - The Great Rescue (Revelation 7.9-17)

Saturday - New Heaven, New Earth (Revelation 21.1-5)

Draw alongside the very people who walked with Jesus in this new Advent Devotional which looks at the Apostles, and how their encounters with Christ changed them forever. Created from several of Tom Wright's For Everyone series, these readings represent the glowing wisdom of a man who opened up the Bible in ways anyone could grasp hold of.

Journeying through themes that make Christmas a time of hope and meaning for millions, Advent for Everyone takes you by the hand through the infinite wonder of Jesus' life, and those of his followers.

Whether you have spent years reading his near-countless books and commentaries, or have never even heard of the man before, this Advent Devotional is the perfect chance to spend the month before Christmas drinking deep from the writing on Tom Wright.

Be transformed this Advent by the lives of the Apostles who, after encountering Jesus, were themselves transformed.

__'Tom Wright is simply crucial; his writing can transform one's life.' Anne Rice__Join Tom Wright on a journey with the Apostles, exploring the New Testament themes of thankfulness, patience, humility and joy.

Within each of these themes, Wright offers a week of daily readings and meditations, beginning with the Sunday reading in the Revised Common Lectionary and ending with stimulating questions for personal reflection or group discussion.

Drawing on key passages in his popular For Everyone series of commentaries, these sparkling reflections take you on a journey of spiritual enlightenment, guiding you towards the wonder and joy of Christmas.

__'Tom Wright is, as always, brilliant at distilling immense scholarship into vivid, clear and accessible form.' Rowan Williams__

Tom Wright invites you on an Advent journey with the apotles Peter, Paul and John, linking his reflections to the Sunday readings for Year B in the Revised Common Lectionary

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