Fresh from The Word 2025

David Painting (Author) Mr David Painting is the editor of Fresh From the Word 2022. A pastor at heart, David has had a number of pastoral roles ranging from those in small rural settings to large urban churches in theUK. He is currently pioneering and co-leading a House Church. Having led the YWAM Relief and Development Discipleship Training school (DTS), hecontinues to serve YWAM, teaching on DTS’s and is the authorof a number of books to support Christian teaching and preaching. Priorto this, he was a YWAM missionary serving Romania shortly after the revolution and working in rural settings across the country. David and hiswife Janet have ministered in the Balkans, Northern Europe, North and South America, South East Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

Foreword
How to use Fresh from The Word
Acknowledgements and abbreviations
Introduction from the Editor
Promises and resolutions
1 Bad promises Peter Langerman
2 Good promises Maya Lamberte Ineza
Readings from Colossians (1) John Proctor
Readings from Colossians (2) Bruce Jenneker
Sheep and shepherds Bola Iduoze
The Gospel of Luke (1) Audrey Jose
Jessica Hewitt
Living with the Romans
1 At the time of Jesus Orion Johnson
2 In the early Church Christopher Lamb
3 Pilate and his soldiers Terry Lester
Walking with Jesus: Christian life
1 Our example Terry Lester
2 Following the Way Louise Jones
3 Walking through the world with Jesus Dafne Plou
4 Opposition Alesana Fosi Pala'amo
5 The One who goes with us Fiame Naomi Mata?afa and Lemau Pala'amo
The Gospel of Luke (2)
1 The events of Holy Week Angharad Rhys Davies
Tim Yau
2 Resurrection Georgie Tennant
Trees
1 Rooted close to the source Catherine Williams
2 Like a tree Catherine Williams
Readings in Joshua
1 Into the promised land Andy Heald
2 Living in the land David Painting
The Gospel of Luke (3) John Birch
Amari Yogendran
Prayer in the letters of the New Testament Paul Nicholson SJ
Comfort and hope (readings from Isaiah 40-55)
Liz Carter
Catherine Sarjeant
Abundance and want
1 Plenty Ruth Perrin
2 Scarcity Christopher Took
Letter to the Hebrews Ash Barker
Dortje Brandes
Professions of faith
1 Recognising Jesus Stephen Willey
2 Jesus is Lord Catrin Harland-Davies
The Gospel of Luke (4) Kate Hughes
Ellie Hart
Encouragement Immaculee Hedden
Without a name Jane Gonzalez
Readings from 1 Samuel Deseta Davis
John Birch
Balance Liz Clutterbuck
New settings, new challenges
1 A travelling, wandering race called the People of God
Erice Fairbrother
2 A changing Church? Mark Mitchell
Samaria and the Samaritans Delroy Hall
Persistence Shirlyn Toppin
Letters to Titus and Jude Paul Cavill and Tom Hartman
Searching for Shalom Ian Fosten
Jan Sutch Pickard
Gold
1 The value of gold Raj Bharat Patta
2 Better than gold Christopher Took
The character of God: the God who comes
1 The hope of Israel Kate Hughes
2 A great light Helen Van Koevering
3 The way David Painting
Emmanuel: God with us Stella Wiseman
Hukarere Maori Girls College