September 2015 – Page 3 – IGW3 – In God's Word, In God's Will, In God's Work

Week 36: A Good Name

Week 36: A Good Name Today’s Text: Proverbs 22 Key Text: Proverbs 22:1 A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. How important is your reputation to you? To the writer of Proverbs, the reputation was of great importance – “more desirable than great riches,”… Continue reading Week 36: A Good Name

Week 36: Gathering Them Home

Week 36: Gathering Them Home Today’s Text: Psalms 105-107 Key Text: Psalm 107:4 “Some wandered in a desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.” One of the most beautiful Psalms is the 107th. Why? Because it speaks so eloquently of how the Lord’s love endures forever and how that love… Continue reading Week 36: Gathering Them Home

Week 36: Build the House

Today’s Text: First Chronicles 20-22 Key Text: First Chronicles 22:11 “Now, my son, the LORD be with you, and may you have success and build the house of the LORD your God, as he said you would.” King David’s son was privileged like few men. He was hand-picked to “build the house of the LORD,”… Continue reading Week 36: Build the House

Week 36: A Faithful Outlook

Today’s Text: Numbers 13-16 Key Text: Numbers 13:30 “Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, ‘We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.” When the freed Hebrew slaves who had been wandering in the desert came to the Promised Land they did a very sensible… Continue reading Week 36: A Faithful Outlook

Week 36: God-breathed

Week 36: God Breathed Today’s Text: Second Timothy 3-4 Key Text: Second Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. I like that phrase “God-breathed” don’t you? It speaks to me of… Continue reading Week 36: God-breathed

Week 35: Knowing His Voice

Week 35: Knowing His Voice Today’s Text: John 10-12 Key Text: John 10:1-3 “I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber. The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.… Continue reading Week 35: Knowing His Voice

Week 35: A Deceitful Heart

Today’s Text: Hosea 8-14 Key Text: Hosea 10:1-2 Israel was a spreading vine; he brought forth fruit for himself. As his fruit increased, he built more altars; as his land prospered, he adorned his sacred stones. Their heart is deceitful, and now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will demolish their altars and destroy their sacred… Continue reading Week 35: A Deceitful Heart

Week 35: The Lamp of the Lord

Today’s Text: Proverbs 20-21 Key Text: Proverbs 20:27 The human spirit is the lamp of the LORD that sheds light on one’s inmost being. We live in a time in which, at least in some circles, introspection is the name of the game. People meditate; journal; go to counselors; consult with coaches; read self-help books;… Continue reading Week 35: The Lamp of the Lord

Week 35: Don’t Forget

Week 35: Don’t Forget Today’s Text: Psalms 102-104 Key Text: Psalm 103:1-5 Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns… Continue reading Week 35: Don’t Forget

Week 35: Wallflowers

Today’s Text: First Chronicles 15-19 Key Text: First Chronicles 15:29 As the ark of the covenant of the LORD was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David dancing and celebrating, she despised him in her heart. I remember the “wallflowers” of my high… Continue reading Week 35: Wallflowers