Month: April 2017

Matthew 22

Reading Matthew 22 for Friday, April 28th. People will be ‘like angels’ at the resurrection, in that they will not be married or given in marriage.

Matthew 21

Reading Matthew 21 for Thursday, April 27th. Jesus started cleaning up the wrong things happening in His father’s house, and told a story that eluded to his death.

Matthew 20

Reading Matthew 20 for Wednesday, April 26th. God will be generous with whoever He wants, so don’t be envious of others or you are missing the point.

Matthew 19

Reading Matthew 19 for Tuesday, April 25th. Jesus says you can learn a lot from little children, so don’t hinder them.

Matthew 18

Reading Matthew 18 for Monday, April 24th. Forgive each other or God will withhold His forgiveness to you.

Exodus 25

Reading Exodus 25 for Saturday, April 22nd. God gives Moses His plans for how the Temple’s furnishings are to be crafted, and from what materials.

Exodus 24

Reading Exodus 24 for Friday, April 21st. God, Moses, The elders and the people prepare to receive God’s law, and the altar and the people get sprinkled with blood. 

Exodus 23

Reading Exodus 23 for Thursday, April 20th. More laws to ensure the fair treatment of property including livestock and that honest testimony is given. 

Exodus 22

Reading Exodus 22 for Wednesday, April 19th. Do not curse the ruler of your people. 

Discussion: What is sin?

What How many of you have grown up going to church regularly? What How many of you have heard the word ‘sin’ before? What is a sin? (Anything that separates us from God) Is it possible for two people to do the same thing, and for it to be a sin for one person and… Continue reading Discussion: What is sin?

Exodus 21

Reading Exodus 21 for Tuesday, April 18th. How to resolve legal damages for Hebrew slaves and manslaughter vs murder offenses. 

Exodus 20

Reading Exodus 20 for Monday, April 17th. God gives the Ten Commandments to Moses and the Israelites. 

Exodus 19

Reading Exodus 19 for Saturday, April 15th. God tells Moses how he can be approached and by whom. 

Exodus 18

Reading Exodus 18 for Friday, April 14th. Jethro, Moses’ his father-in-law had some helpful advice to give him. 

Exodus 17

Reading Exodus 17 for Thursday, April 13th. The people grumbled and argued with Moses about their thirst, and God miraculously provided water for them. A battle ensued with the Amalekites, and the Israelites continued to win, as long as Moses’ staff was being held up. 

Exodus 16

Reading Exodus 16 for Wednesday, April 12th. God delivered only enough bread and meat for each and every day for forty years, and allowed double to be collected before the sabbath day, so they would not need to go out on the Sabbath. 

Exodus 15

Reading Exodus 15 for Tuesday, April 11th. Miriam and others sing and play tambourines to celebrate what God has done. 

Exodus 14

Reading Exodus 14 for Monday, April 10th. God fights for the Israelites and miraculously kills all of Pharaoh’s chariot drivers in the sea. 

Exodus 13

Reading Exodus 13 for Saturday, April 8th. God guided the Israelites through the desert by day and night with a pillar of fire and clouds. He instructed them to give their firstborn to Him as well. 

Exodus 12

Reading Exodus 12 for Friday, April 7th. God spared the lives of the firstborn of those who obeyed His instructions for the Passover. 

Exodus 11

Reading Exodus 11 for Thursday, April 6th. The Lord sends a message to Pharaoh that he will kill all the firstborn sons of Egypt, but Pharaoh still does not let them go. 

Exodus 10

Reading Exodus 10 for Wednesday, April 5th. Moses asked Pharaoh to let the people and their livestock go, but Pharaoh would not budge even though Egypt suffered for it. 

Discussion: Affirmation

“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.” – 1 Timothy 4:12 This is the verse we learned last week. This week we are going to learn about affirming each other. We are going… Continue reading Discussion: Affirmation

Exodus 9

Reading Exodus 9 for Tuesday, April 4th. Really bad plagues came and caused pain and suffering for the Egyptians, but Pharaoh would still not let the Israelites go. 

Exodus 8

Reading Exodus 8 for Monday, April 3rd. Even Pharaoh’s magicians were convinced that God was acting in the miracles, because they could not turn dust into gnats, but Pharaoh did not listen to them.