Week 7 . The Wilderness Challenge

You have made it! Here is the seventh set of seven - plus a ‘bonus track’ in the ‘Wilderness Challenge.’ The bonus track takes the Wilderness selection up to 50 verses that you have learned over the last seven weeks. Keep looking back over the previous week’s verses that you have learnt.

NB I have coded each verse into six themes to give you a balanced learning

NB In case you wondered, all the images in the challenge were taken from my own pilgrimage to the wilderness in Israel in 2010

• Themes

  (a) Sin and Self

  (b) Jesus, Saviour

  (c) The Holy Spirit

  (d) The Bible

  (e) Grace and Mercy

  (f) Be Prepared

The Seventh Seven

Click on the dropdown text of each verse to jump to the daily learning

• Hebrews 6:19

  This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both steadfast and sure and which enters the Presence behind the veil,

  (a)(e)

• 1 Peter 1:18-19

  Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. (b)

• John 1:12

  But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: (e) (f)

• Hebrews 4:15-16

  15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.
  16 Let us, therefore, come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. (b)

• Ephesians 2:18

  For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. (b)(c)

• Matthew 22:29

  Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.

  (d)

• Isaiah 55:1

  Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat. Yes, come buy wine and milk without money and without price. (e)

• Bonus verse: John 11:35

  Jesus Wept

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Hebrews 6:19

This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both steadfast and sure and which enters the Presence behind the veil

(a) Sin and Self (e) Grace and Mercy

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1 Peter 1:18-19

Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.

(b) Jesus Saviour

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John 1:12

John 1: 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:

(e) Grace and Mercy
(f) Be Prepared

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Hebrews 4:15-16

For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us, therefore, come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

(b) Jesus, Saviour

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Ephesians 2:18

For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.

(b) Jesus, Saviour
(c) Holy Spirit

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Matthew 22:29

Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.

(d) The Bible

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Isaiah 55:1

Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat. Yes, come buy wine and milk without money and without price.

(e) Grace and Mercy

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Recap of all 7 verses