A FREE PRETTYFLOWERUK BIBLE STUDY
Watch faithfully. Love deeply. Stand firm.
An invitation to examine our hearts, deepen our love for Jesus
and become more firmly rooted in His Word.
10 A5 pages · Reflection prompts · Prayers · Seven-day reading plan
our hope with gentleness and respect.
Has your faith slipped into autopilot?
We can become so familiar with Christian words and routines that we
forget to pause and ask: Am I listening to Jesus?
Am I allowing His Word to change how I live?
Recent conversations about Noahide laws and the end times prompted
me to return to Scripture with fresh questions. What does Jesus
actually ask of us? How do we recognise misleading claims?
How can we explain our faith clearly while continuing to love
those who believe differently?
Those questions became Awake & Rooted: a free,
Scripture-focused study to help us examine what we hear,
take an honest look at our hearts and grow in wholehearted faith.
What are the Noahide laws?
The Noahide laws, sometimes called the Seven Laws of Noah,
are seven moral obligations that rabbinic Jewish tradition
understands as applying to all humanity. Their name connects
them with Noah and the biblical story of humanity after the flood.
They are usually summarised as:
- Do not worship idols.
- Do not blaspheme or curse God.
- Do not murder.
- Do not steal.
- Do not engage in forbidden sexual relationships.
- Do not eat flesh taken from a living animal.
- Establish courts and a system of justice.
Although associated with the early chapters of Genesis, these
seven laws do not appear there as one numbered list.
Their formulation and detailed interpretation developed
through rabbinic teaching, including discussion in the
Talmud, particularly Sanhedrin 56a–b.
Why are Christians asking about them?
Modern Noahide movements encourage non-Jewish people to follow
these principles without converting to Judaism.
Many of the moral concerns will sound familiar to Christians.
However, agreement about moral behaviour does not mean
agreement about who Jesus is.
Some Noahide teachers regard Christian worship of Jesus as
incompatible with their understanding of worshipping God alone.
Jewish views on this question vary. Historic Christian faith
confesses Jesus as the eternal Son who became human:
Christians worship the one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit
(John 1:1–18; John 20:28; Matthew 28:19).
That makes this a subject worth understanding carefully.
A religious teaching, an organisation’s membership pledge
and an enforceable government law are different things.
Claims about compulsory observance or prophetic fulfilment
need evidence beyond the existence of the seven principles.
Our response: learn what is actually being taught,
examine the Scriptures, remain faithful to Jesus and treat
those who believe differently with love and respect.
What does it mean to be watchful?
In Mark 13:33–37, Jesus calls His followers
to remain watchful. In Matthew 24:4–8, He warns
against deception and explains that wars do not themselves mean
the end has arrived. He also tells us that the day and hour
are unknown to us (Matthew 24:36).
These passages invite us to prayerful readiness, careful discernment
and faithful obedience. We can examine a claim, read a passage in
context and acknowledge what we do not yet understand.
What would change today if I gave Jesus my full attention?
An invitation out of lukewarm faith
Jesus’ words to the church in Laodicea are searching
(Revelation 3:14–22). A church that believes
it needs nothing receives a loving but serious call to repent.
That passage asks something personal of me. Where have I grown
self-satisfied? Am I holding on to bitterness or excusing a sin?
Am I willing to obey the things Jesus has already made clear?
We can bring those questions honestly to God. His grace gives us
reason to confess, receive forgiveness and take our next step
of obedience. Ephesians 2:8–10 reminds us that
salvation is God’s gift, and that He creates us in Christ
for a life of good works.
Inside your free study
- A clear introduction to Noahide claims and Christian belief.
- Questions to help you test messages before sharing them.
- A personal reflection on repentance and wholehearted faith.
- Bible passages exploring why Christians worship Jesus.
- A simple daily rhythm for reading, prayer and obedience.
- Help explaining your hope with gentleness and respect.
- Practical ways to love neighbours and encourage your church.
- A seven-day reading plan and space for your response.
a closer look inside the study.
Be encouraged
(Matthew 10:29–31).
I’ve already added this study to my own Bible. Having these pages
close to Scripture gives me a gentle reminder to pause, pray
and put what I’m learning into practice.
Stand firm and speak kindly
1 Peter 3:15–16 brings readiness to explain
our hope together with gentleness and respect.
We can hold our Christian convictions firmly and treat
Jewish, Muslim and other neighbours with dignity.
Let our words reflect the care of the Saviour we want others to know.
Let our willingness to listen sit alongside our courage to speak.
And let our daily lives show the love we proclaim.
Begin with fifteen minutes
Set aside around fifteen minutes a day for the seven-day plan.
Open your Bible, read the passage, consider the question and pray.
Choose one practical response.
Print the pages for your Bible or journal, or read the PDF on your
device. You could work through it with a friend or use it to begin
a conversation in your Bible study or journalling group.
Give one another room to ask questions and return to the text together.
Take your next faithful step
Open your Bible. Examine your heart.
Make room to listen to Jesus and follow Him.
Open and download Awake & Rooted
Opens as a PDF. Free for personal use and church study groups.
Please share this blog post so others can find their copy.
This study reflects historic Trinitarian Christian belief.
Christians hold different views about end-time sequences;
the resource does not endorse a dated prediction.
