Today’s Text: Luke 17-18 Key Text: Luke 17:20-21 “Once Jesus was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, and he answered, ‘The kingdom of God is not coming with things that can be observed; nor will they say, “Look, here it is!” or “There it is!” For, in fact, the kingdom… Continue reading Week 27: The Kingdom Among You
Month: July 2015
Week 27: With A Mighty Hand
Today’s Text: Ezekiel 19-24 Key Text: Ezekiel 20:33 “As I live, says the Lord God, surely with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out, I will be king over you.” The prophet Ezekiel’s writings are not for the faint of heart. Chapter after chapter, it is fire and brimstone all… Continue reading Week 27: With A Mighty Hand
Find Wisdom, Find Life
Week 27: Find Wisdom, Find Life Today’s Text: Proverbs 8-9 Key Text: Proverbs 8:34-36 “Happy is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors. For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD; but those who miss me injure themselves, all who hate me love… Continue reading Find Wisdom, Find Life
Tell Them
Week 27: Tell Them Today’s Text: Psalm 78-80 Key Text: Psalm 78:1-8 My people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from of old— things we have heard and known, things our ancestors have told… Continue reading Tell Them
Week 27: Pride or Healing
Week 27: Pride or Healing Today’s Text: 2 Kings 1-5 Key Verse: 2 Kings 5:1-14 In the passage I have selected for today, we find the story of the prophet Elisha and Naaman, a great commander of the army of the king of Aram. The scripture sets the scene: “The man, though a mighty warrior,… Continue reading Week 27: Pride or Healing
Week 27: Holy
Week 27: Holy Today’s Text: Leviticus 10-12 Key Verse: 11:44 “For I am the Lord your God; sanctify yourselves, therefore, and be holy, for I am holy.” In the midst of all the regulation and ritualistic instruction, chapter after chapter of “do this” and “don’t do that” there is this wonderful summation of why any… Continue reading Week 27: Holy
Week 27: Rejoice in the Lord
Today’s Text: Philippians 3-4 Key Verse: 3:1 “Finally, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord.” The apostle Paul was a man who experienced many things in his life. Early on, he was well trained in the Jewish law, extremely well trained. He was zealous about his faith, and became a persecutor of followers of… Continue reading Week 27: Rejoice in the Lord
Dear Faithful Readers
Given that this week would put us exactly halfway through a 52 week walk through the entire Bible, I have decided to start posting reflections on these scheduled texts, “by genre” as I have done in the past. This means that each Sunday I will list a section from the Epistles, Monday will be from… Continue reading Dear Faithful Readers
Freedom
Key Texts: 2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. Being July 4th, I feel compelled to say a word or two about freedom. As I thought about this, I considered all I might write about. Should I say something about law and… Continue reading Freedom
Look Up
Key Texts: Psalm 123:1 I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven. It seems to me that each day brings a little more controversy; a little more debate. There are times when I have to just switch off the computer, the radio, the TV, because I just can’t… Continue reading Look Up
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