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In today's Bitesize, Bob Barstow reflects on the verse Isaiah 5: 22 and asks, what does it mean to live in relationship with God and live a life of purpose?

In 2 Corinthians 6: 14 Paul writes a second letter to the church encouraging the church to pursue holiness and Jesus's Godly way in their lives. Paul asks 'What fellowship has light with darkness?' Ryan tells us that Jesus is the light of the world and as christians we have that light within us. Ryan invites us to invite Jesus into our lives to transform us inside out and to pursue wholeheartedly a Godly way of living.

In Isaiah 1:16 God is really clear that he wants his followers to be people of justice, that we will learn to do what is right. That we would defend the oppressed and stand with the vulnerable. Ruth May encourages us today to think about who we know that is vulnerable in our society. Who might God be asking us to stand with? Love them, pray for them, take up their cause.

Life is quite complicated at the moment - how do you make the right decision? Take the right calls? Choose the right options? Listen as Stephen Foster discusses 2 Corinthians 5:9, which he feels really helps in this areas.

We are joined by Pete Wynter as he talks on A Time to Cross. He talks about how in Genesis 32, Jacob questioned, struggled and had confrontation with God, but he still steps into his future and overcame his struggles. There have been moments over these last few months, like Jacob we have struggled, however in this new season, maybe like Jacob we have a decision to cross over into all that God calls us to.

Today Kira Taylor tells us the story of how she encountered the Holy Spirit for the first time and her life changed forever. In the following weeks, Kira worried she had wasted all those years when she had not known Jesus, but Kira reads 2 Corinthians 4- ‘Therefore do not loose heart. Though outwardly, we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day’. Nothing is wasted, He can redeem that time.

In today's HTB Bitesize, Nicky Lee talks about how in 2 Corinthians 2:4, Paul had to send a difficult letter to the Corinthian Church. Nicky shares how in the past he received some tricky letters and sometimes they have to be done. However similar to Paul, Nicky highlights that they must be done in the spirit of love.

In today’s Bible in One Year Jemima Adjei reads 2 Corinthians 1, about how Paul managed difficult conversations and circumstances in his life. Like Paul, we may receive criticism, and it may knock us down. But Paul reminds us that it is not the word of critics that define us, but the words of God.

Week 4 of Summer Nights 2020, in which Ruth May concludes our journey through the adventures of Joseph, exploring Genesis 42 in a talk titled ‘Joseph: Redemption’. You can catch up on all our Summer Nights talks in previous episodes of the HTB Podcast.

In today’s Bitesize, George Watkinson tells us a story of when he experiences kidney stones - he thought when he got rid of them that his life would be without trouble, but low and behold when they were gone his life was not without trouble. Human life is not without trouble, but in 2 Corinthians 1: 3-4, Paul writes to a church in Corinth about his troubles and says ‘praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort.