For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brother kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
and to goodness, knowledge
2 Peter 1:2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
Colossians 2:2-3 My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
and to knowledge, self-control
Acts 24:25 As Paul discoursed on righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, "That's enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you."
and to self-control, perseverance
Hebrews 10:36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
and to perseverance, godliness
2 Peter 1:3 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
and to brotherly kindness, love
Romans 12:10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.
1 Thessalonians 3:12 May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.
1 Peter 4:8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins.
NOTES:
Read 1 Timothy 6
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
2 Peter 1:1
Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours: ...
Simon Peter, a servant
Romans 1:1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God-- ...
and apostle of Jesus Christ
1 Peter 1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God's elect, strangers in the world, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, ...
To those who through the righteousness
Romans 3:21-26 But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished--he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
of our God and Savior Jesus Christ
Titus 2:11-14 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope--the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
NOTES:
Simon Peter - Matthew 16:18; John 1:42
Apostle - Mark 6:30; 1 Corinthians 1:1; Hebrews 3:1
God and Savior Jesus Christ - Romans 9:5
Read 1 Timothy 5
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Simon Peter, a servant
Romans 1:1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God-- ...
and apostle of Jesus Christ
1 Peter 1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God's elect, strangers in the world, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, ...
To those who through the righteousness
Romans 3:21-26 But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished--he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
of our God and Savior Jesus Christ
Titus 2:11-14 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope--the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
NOTES:
Simon Peter - Matthew 16:18; John 1:42
Apostle - Mark 6:30; 1 Corinthians 1:1; Hebrews 3:1
God and Savior Jesus Christ - Romans 9:5
Read 1 Timothy 5
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
1 Peter 5:8-9
Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
Be self-controlled and alert
Acts 24:25 As Paul discoursed on righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, "That's enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you."
Matthew 26:40-41 Then he turned to his disciples and found them sleeping. "Could you men not keep watch with me for one hour?" he asked Peter. "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak."
1 Thessalonians 5:6-8 So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be alert and self-controlled. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.
Your enemy the devil prowls around
Job 1:7 The LORD said to Satan, "Where have you come from?" Satan answered the LORD, "From roaming through the earth and going back and forth in it."
like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour
2 Timothy 4:17 But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion's mouth.
Resist him
James 4:17 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
standing firm in the faith
Colossians 2:5 For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit and delight to see how orderly you are and how firm your faith in Christ is.
because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings
Acts 14:21-22 They preached the good news in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch, strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. "We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God," they said.
NOTES:
Matthew 26:36-46
Read 1 Timothy 4
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Be self-controlled and alert
Acts 24:25 As Paul discoursed on righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, "That's enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you."
Matthew 26:40-41 Then he turned to his disciples and found them sleeping. "Could you men not keep watch with me for one hour?" he asked Peter. "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak."
1 Thessalonians 5:6-8 So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be alert and self-controlled. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.
Your enemy the devil prowls around
Job 1:7 The LORD said to Satan, "Where have you come from?" Satan answered the LORD, "From roaming through the earth and going back and forth in it."
like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour
2 Timothy 4:17 But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion's mouth.
Resist him
James 4:17 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
standing firm in the faith
Colossians 2:5 For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit and delight to see how orderly you are and how firm your faith in Christ is.
because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings
Acts 14:21-22 They preached the good news in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch, strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. "We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God," they said.
NOTES:
Matthew 26:36-46
Read 1 Timothy 4
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
1 Peter 1:21
Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.
Through him you believe in God
Romans 4:23-24 The words "it was credited to him" were written not for him alone, but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness--for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
Romans 10:9 That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
who raised him from the dead
Acts 2:24 "But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.
and glorified him
Philippians 2:6-11 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death--even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Hebrews 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
and so your faith and hope are in God
1 Peter 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, ...
1 Peter 1:13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
Hebrews 3:6 But Christ is faithful as a son over God's house. And we are his house, if we hold on to our courage and the hope of which we boast.
NOTES:
Read 1 Timothy 3
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Through him you believe in God
Romans 4:23-24 The words "it was credited to him" were written not for him alone, but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness--for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
Romans 10:9 That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
who raised him from the dead
Acts 2:24 "But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.
and glorified him
Philippians 2:6-11 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death--even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Hebrews 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
and so your faith and hope are in God
1 Peter 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, ...
1 Peter 1:13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
Hebrews 3:6 But Christ is faithful as a son over God's house. And we are his house, if we hold on to our courage and the hope of which we boast.
NOTES:
Read 1 Timothy 3
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
1 Peter 1:8-9
Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
even though you do not see him now, you believe in him
John 20:29 Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."
for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls
Romans 6:22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.
NOTES:
Read 1 Timothy 2
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even though you do not see him now, you believe in him
John 20:29 Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."
for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls
Romans 6:22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.
NOTES:
Read 1 Timothy 2
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Monday, July 26, 2010
1 Peter 1:6-7
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith--of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire--may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
In this you greatly rejoice
Romans 5:1-2 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
though now for a little while
1 Peter 5:10 And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials
James 1:2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, ...
1 Peter 4:12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you.
These have come so that your faith--of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire--may be proved genuine
Job 23:10 (Job speaking) "But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold."
Psalm 66:10 For you, O God, tested us; you refined us like silver.
Proverbs 17:3 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart.
Isaiah 48:10 "See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction."
and may result in praise, glory and honor
2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
when Jesus Christ is revealed
1 Peter 1:13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
1 Peter 4:13 But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.
NOTES:
1 Thessalonians 2:19; Romans 5:3; James 1:2-4
Read 1 Timothy 1
(parentheses are mine)
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In this you greatly rejoice
Romans 5:1-2 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
though now for a little while
1 Peter 5:10 And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials
James 1:2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, ...
1 Peter 4:12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you.
These have come so that your faith--of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire--may be proved genuine
Job 23:10 (Job speaking) "But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold."
Psalm 66:10 For you, O God, tested us; you refined us like silver.
Proverbs 17:3 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart.
Isaiah 48:10 "See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction."
and may result in praise, glory and honor
2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
when Jesus Christ is revealed
1 Peter 1:13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
1 Peter 4:13 But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.
NOTES:
1 Thessalonians 2:19; Romans 5:3; James 1:2-4
Read 1 Timothy 1
(parentheses are mine)
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Sunday, July 25, 2010
1 Peter 1:4-5
... and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade--kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
and into an inheritance
Acts 20:32 "Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified."
Romans 8:17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs--heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
that can never perish, spoil or fade
1 Peter 5:4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
kept in heaven for you
Colossians 1:5 ... the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel ...
2 Timothy 4:8 Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day--and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.
Titus 1:2 ... a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time.
who through faith are shielded by God's power
1 Samuel 2:9 "He will guard the feet of his saints, but the wicked will be silenced in darkness. It is not by strength that one prevails; ..."
John 10:28 "I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand."
until the coming of the salvation
Romans 11:13-14 I am talking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I make much of my ministry in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them.
that is ready to be revealed in the last time
Romans 8:18-19 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed.
NOTES:
Read 2 Thessalonians 3
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and into an inheritance
Acts 20:32 "Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified."
Romans 8:17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs--heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
that can never perish, spoil or fade
1 Peter 5:4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
kept in heaven for you
Colossians 1:5 ... the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel ...
2 Timothy 4:8 Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day--and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.
Titus 1:2 ... a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time.
who through faith are shielded by God's power
1 Samuel 2:9 "He will guard the feet of his saints, but the wicked will be silenced in darkness. It is not by strength that one prevails; ..."
John 10:28 "I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand."
until the coming of the salvation
Romans 11:13-14 I am talking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I make much of my ministry in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them.
that is ready to be revealed in the last time
Romans 8:18-19 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed.
NOTES:
Read 2 Thessalonians 3
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
James 5:13-16 Part 2
Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess you sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well
James 1:6 But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
Therefore confess you sins to each other
Matthew 3:6 Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
Acts 19:18 Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed their evil deeds.
and pray for each other so that you may be healed
Hebrews 12:13 "Make level paths for your feet," so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
1 Peter 2:24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.
The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
Matthew 7:7 "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."
John 9:31 "We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly man who does his will."
NOTES:
Read 2 Thessalonians 2
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And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well
James 1:6 But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
Therefore confess you sins to each other
Matthew 3:6 Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
Acts 19:18 Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed their evil deeds.
and pray for each other so that you may be healed
Hebrews 12:13 "Make level paths for your feet," so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
1 Peter 2:24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.
The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
Matthew 7:7 "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."
John 9:31 "We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly man who does his will."
NOTES:
Read 2 Thessalonians 2
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Friday, July 23, 2010
James 5:13-16 Part 1
Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess you sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray.
Psalm 50:15 "... and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me."
Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise.
Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church
Acts 11:30 This they did, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.
to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord
Psalm 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Isaiah 1:6 From the sole of your foot to the top of your head there is no soundness--only wounds and welts and open sores, not cleansed or bandaged or soothed with oil.
Mark 6:13 They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.
Mark 16:18b "... they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well."
Luke 10:34 "He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him.
NOTES:
Elders - 1 Timothy 3:1; 5:17
Read 2 Thessalonians 1
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Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray.
Psalm 50:15 "... and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me."
Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise.
Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church
Acts 11:30 This they did, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.
to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord
Psalm 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Isaiah 1:6 From the sole of your foot to the top of your head there is no soundness--only wounds and welts and open sores, not cleansed or bandaged or soothed with oil.
Mark 6:13 They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.
Mark 16:18b "... they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well."
Luke 10:34 "He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him.
NOTES:
Elders - 1 Timothy 3:1; 5:17
Read 2 Thessalonians 1
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
James 2:25-26
In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?
Hebrews 11:31 By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient.
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
James 2:17 In the same way, faith by itself, is it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
James 2:20 You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless?
NOTES:
Rahab - Joshua 2
Read 1 Thessalonians 5
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was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?
Hebrews 11:31 By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient.
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
James 2:17 In the same way, faith by itself, is it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
James 2:20 You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless?
NOTES:
Rahab - Joshua 2
Read 1 Thessalonians 5
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
James 2:20-24
You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless? Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness," and he was called God's friend. You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone.
You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless?
James 2:17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
James 2:26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
Genesis 22:9 When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.
Genesis 22:12 "Do not lay a hand on the boy," he said. "Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son."
You see that his faith and his actions were working together
Hebrews 11:17 By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, ...
and his faith was made complete by what he did
1 Thessalonians 1:3 We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
"Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness"
Genesis 15:6 Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness.
Romans 4:3 What does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."
and he was called God's friend
2 Chronicles 20:7 "O our God, did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend?"
Isaiah 41:8 "But you, O Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham my friend, ..."
NOTES:
Faith that saves produces deeds - Romans 3:28; Galatians 2:15-16; 5:6
Read 1 Thessalonians 4
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You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless?
James 2:17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
James 2:26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
Genesis 22:9 When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.
Genesis 22:12 "Do not lay a hand on the boy," he said. "Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son."
You see that his faith and his actions were working together
Hebrews 11:17 By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, ...
and his faith was made complete by what he did
1 Thessalonians 1:3 We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
"Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness"
Genesis 15:6 Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness.
Romans 4:3 What does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."
and he was called God's friend
2 Chronicles 20:7 "O our God, did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend?"
Isaiah 41:8 "But you, O Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham my friend, ..."
NOTES:
Faith that saves produces deeds - Romans 3:28; Galatians 2:15-16; 5:6
Read 1 Thessalonians 4
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010
James 2:18-19
But someone will say, "you have faith; I have deeds." Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do. You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that--and shudder.
Show me your faith without deeds
Romans 3:28 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.
and I will show you my faith
Read Hebrews 11
by what I do
Matthew 7:16-17 "By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit."
James 3:13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
You believe that there is one God
Deuteronomy 6:4 Here, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.
Mark 12:29 "The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.'"
1 Corinthians 8:4-6 So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world and that there is no God but one. For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many "gods" and many "lords"), yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.
Good! Even the demons believe that--and shudder
Matthew 8:29 "What do you want with us, Son of God?" they shouted. "Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?"
Luke 4:34 "Ha! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God!"
NOTES:
Read 1 Thessalonians 3
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Show me your faith without deeds
Romans 3:28 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.
and I will show you my faith
Read Hebrews 11
by what I do
Matthew 7:16-17 "By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit."
James 3:13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
You believe that there is one God
Deuteronomy 6:4 Here, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.
Mark 12:29 "The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.'"
1 Corinthians 8:4-6 So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world and that there is no God but one. For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many "gods" and many "lords"), yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.
Good! Even the demons believe that--and shudder
Matthew 8:29 "What do you want with us, Son of God?" they shouted. "Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?"
Luke 4:34 "Ha! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God!"
NOTES:
Read 1 Thessalonians 3
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Monday, July 19, 2010
James 2:14-17
What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes or daily food. If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds?
Matthew 7:26 "But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand."
James 1:22-24 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what is says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes or daily food
Matthew 25:35-36 "'For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in. I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'"
If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?
Luke 3:11 John answered, "The man with two tunics should share with him who has none, and the one who has food should do the same."
1 John 3:17-18 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.
In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action is dead
James 2:26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
NOTES:
Read 1 Thessalonians 2
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What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds?
Matthew 7:26 "But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand."
James 1:22-24 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what is says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes or daily food
Matthew 25:35-36 "'For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in. I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'"
If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?
Luke 3:11 John answered, "The man with two tunics should share with him who has none, and the one who has food should do the same."
1 John 3:17-18 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.
In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action is dead
James 2:26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
NOTES:
Read 1 Thessalonians 2
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Sunday, July 18, 2010
James 1:5
Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?
Listen, my dear brothers
James 1:16 Don't be deceived, my dear brothers.
James 1:19 My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, ...
Has God not chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world
Job 34:18-19 "Is he not the One who says to kings, 'You are worthless,' and to nobles, 'You are wicked,' who shows no partiality to princes and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of his hands?"
Luke 6:20 Looking at his disciples, he said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God."
1 Corinthians 1:26-29 Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and despised things--and the things that are not--to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him.
to be rich in faith
Luke 12:21 "This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God."
Revelation 2:9 "I know your afflictions and your poverty--yet you are rich! I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan."
and to inherit the kingdom
Matthew 25:34 "Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.'"
he promised those who love him
James 1:12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
NOTES:
1 Corinthians 1:26-31; John 3:3, 5; Matthew 25:46
Read 1 Thessalonians 1
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Listen, my dear brothers
James 1:16 Don't be deceived, my dear brothers.
James 1:19 My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, ...
Has God not chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world
Job 34:18-19 "Is he not the One who says to kings, 'You are worthless,' and to nobles, 'You are wicked,' who shows no partiality to princes and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of his hands?"
Luke 6:20 Looking at his disciples, he said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God."
1 Corinthians 1:26-29 Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and despised things--and the things that are not--to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him.
to be rich in faith
Luke 12:21 "This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God."
Revelation 2:9 "I know your afflictions and your poverty--yet you are rich! I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan."
and to inherit the kingdom
Matthew 25:34 "Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.'"
he promised those who love him
James 1:12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
NOTES:
1 Corinthians 1:26-31; John 3:3, 5; Matthew 25:46
Read 1 Thessalonians 1
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Saturday, July 17, 2010
James 1:2-4
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
whenever you face trials of many kinds
James 1:12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
Matthew 5:12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Hebrews 10:34 You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions.
Hebrews 12:11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
because you know that the testing of your faith
1 Peter 1:7 These have come so that your faith--of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire--may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
develops perseverance
Hebrews 10:36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
so that you may be mature
1 Corinthians 2:6 We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
NOTES:
Joy - Matthew 5:11-12; Romans 5:3; 1 Peter 1:6
Trials - from outside: James 1:2-3; from inside: James 1:13-15
Read Colossians 4
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whenever you face trials of many kinds
James 1:12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
Matthew 5:12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Hebrews 10:34 You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions.
Hebrews 12:11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
because you know that the testing of your faith
1 Peter 1:7 These have come so that your faith--of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire--may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
develops perseverance
Hebrews 10:36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
so that you may be mature
1 Corinthians 2:6 We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
NOTES:
Joy - Matthew 5:11-12; Romans 5:3; 1 Peter 1:6
Trials - from outside: James 1:2-3; from inside: James 1:13-15
Read Colossians 4
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Friday, July 16, 2010
Hebrews 13:7-8
Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Remember your leaders
Hebrews 13:17 Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Hebrews 13:24 Greet all your leaders and all God's people. Those from Italy send you their greetings.
1 Corinthians 15b-16 I urge you, brothers, to submit to such as these and to everyone who joins in the work, and labors for it.
Hebrews 2:3 ... how shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him.
Hebrews 5:12 In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!
who spoke the word of God to you
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith
Hebrews 6:12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
1 Thessalonians 1:6-7 You became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit. And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.
1 Thessalonians 2:14 For you, brothers, became imitators of God's churches in Judea, which are in Christ Jesus: You suffered from your own countrymen the same things those churches suffered from the Jews, ...
Jesus Christ is the same today and yesterday and forever
Psalm 102:27 But you remain the same and your years will never end.
Hebrews 1:12 "You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed. But you remain the same, and your years will never end."
NOTES:
1 Corinthians 4:16; Ephesians 5:1
Read Colossians 3
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Remember your leaders
Hebrews 13:17 Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Hebrews 13:24 Greet all your leaders and all God's people. Those from Italy send you their greetings.
1 Corinthians 15b-16 I urge you, brothers, to submit to such as these and to everyone who joins in the work, and labors for it.
Hebrews 2:3 ... how shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him.
Hebrews 5:12 In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!
who spoke the word of God to you
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith
Hebrews 6:12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
1 Thessalonians 1:6-7 You became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit. And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.
1 Thessalonians 2:14 For you, brothers, became imitators of God's churches in Judea, which are in Christ Jesus: You suffered from your own countrymen the same things those churches suffered from the Jews, ...
Jesus Christ is the same today and yesterday and forever
Psalm 102:27 But you remain the same and your years will never end.
Hebrews 1:12 "You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed. But you remain the same, and your years will never end."
NOTES:
1 Corinthians 4:16; Ephesians 5:1
Read Colossians 3
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Hebrews 12:1-2
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of God.
let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us
1 Corinthians 9:24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.
Galatians 5:7 You were running a good race. Who cut in on you and kept you from obeying the truth?
Hebrews 10:36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus
Psalm 25:15 My eyes are ever on the LORD, for only he will release my feet from the snare.
who for the joy set before him endured the cross
Philippians 2:8-9 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death--even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, ...
Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
Hebrews 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
scorning its shame
Hebrews 13:13 Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore.
1 Peter 4:13 But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.
and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God
Mark 16:19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God.
Matthew 26:64 "Yes, it is as you say," Jesus replied. "But I say to all of you: In the future you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven."
Acts 2:33 "Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear."
NOTES:
Run with perseverance: Acts 20:24; 1 Corinthians 9:24-26; Galatians 2:2; Philippians 2:16; 2 Timothy 4:7;
Fix our eyes on Jesus: Philippians 3:13-14
For the joy set before him: Isaiah 53:10-12
Endured the cross: Philippians 2:5-8
Scorning its shame: Hebrews 11:26; Matthew 5:10-12; Romans 8:18; 2 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Peter 5:1, 10
Read Colossians 2
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let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us
1 Corinthians 9:24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.
Galatians 5:7 You were running a good race. Who cut in on you and kept you from obeying the truth?
Hebrews 10:36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus
Psalm 25:15 My eyes are ever on the LORD, for only he will release my feet from the snare.
who for the joy set before him endured the cross
Philippians 2:8-9 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death--even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, ...
Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
Hebrews 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
scorning its shame
Hebrews 13:13 Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore.
1 Peter 4:13 But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.
and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God
Mark 16:19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God.
Matthew 26:64 "Yes, it is as you say," Jesus replied. "But I say to all of you: In the future you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven."
Acts 2:33 "Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear."
NOTES:
Run with perseverance: Acts 20:24; 1 Corinthians 9:24-26; Galatians 2:2; Philippians 2:16; 2 Timothy 4:7;
Fix our eyes on Jesus: Philippians 3:13-14
For the joy set before him: Isaiah 53:10-12
Endured the cross: Philippians 2:5-8
Scorning its shame: Hebrews 11:26; Matthew 5:10-12; Romans 8:18; 2 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Peter 5:1, 10
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Hebrews 11:39-40
These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised. God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.
These were all commended for their faith
Hebrews 11:2 This is what the ancients were commended for.
Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
yet none of them received what had been promised
Hebrews 11:13 All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance.
Hebrews 10:36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
God had planned something better for us so that only together with us
Revelation 6:11 Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed as they had been was completed.
John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"
would they be made perfect
Hebrews 2:10 In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.
NOTES:
Read Colossians 1
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These were all commended for their faith
Hebrews 11:2 This is what the ancients were commended for.
Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
yet none of them received what had been promised
Hebrews 11:13 All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance.
Hebrews 10:36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
God had planned something better for us so that only together with us
Revelation 6:11 Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed as they had been was completed.
John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"
would they be made perfect
Hebrews 2:10 In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.
NOTES:
Read Colossians 1
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Hebrews 11:32-38
And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon (Judges 6-8), Barak (Judges 4-5), Samson (Judges 13-16), Jephthah (Judges 11-12), David (1 Samuel 16:1, 13), Samuel (1 Samuel 1:20) and the prophets, who through faith conquered kingdoms (2 Samuel 8:1-3), administered justice and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions (Daniel 6:22), quenched the fury of the flames (Daniel 3:19-27), escaped the edge of the sword (Exodus 18:4); whose weakness was turned to strength (2 Kings 20:7); and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies (Judges 15:8). Women received back their dead, raised to life again (1 Kings 17:22-23; 2 Kings 4:36-37). Others were tortured and refused to be released, so that they might gain a better resurrection. Some faced jeers and flogging (Jeremiah 20:2; 37:15), while still others were chained and put in prison (Genesis 39:20). They were stoned (2 Chronicles 24:21); they were sawn in two; they were put to death by the sword (1 Kings 19:10; Jeremiah 26:23). They went about in sheepskins and goatskins (2 Kings 1:8), destitute, persecuted and mistreated--the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and in caves (1 Kings 18:4; 19:9) and holes in the ground.
NOTES:
Read Philippians 4
(parentheses are mine - read the references for fuller understanding of the passage)
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NOTES:
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Monday, July 12, 2010
Hebrews 11:31
By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient.
Joshua 2:1 Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. "Go, look over the land," he said, "especially Jericho." So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
Joshua 2:8-14 Before the spies lay down for the night, she went up on the roof and said to them, "I know that the LORD has given this land to you and that a great fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. We have heard how the LORD dried up the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed. When we heard of it, our hearts melted and everyone's courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below. Now, then, please swear to me by the LORD that you will show kindness to my family, because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and that you will save us from death."
"Our lives for your lives!" the men assured her. "If you don't tell what we are doing, we will treat you kindly and faithfully when the LORD gives us the land."
Joshua 6:22-25 Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land, "Go into the prostitute's house and bring her out and all who belong to her, in accordance with your oath to her." So the young men who had done the spying went in and brought out Rahab, her father and mother and brothers and all who belonged to her. They brought out her entire family and put them in a place outside the camp of Israel. Then they burned the whole city and everything in it, but they put the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron into the treasury of the LORD's house. But Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her family and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent as spies to Jericho--and she lives among the Israelites to this day.
James 2:25 In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?
NOTES:
Read Philippians 3
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Joshua 2:1 Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. "Go, look over the land," he said, "especially Jericho." So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
Joshua 2:8-14 Before the spies lay down for the night, she went up on the roof and said to them, "I know that the LORD has given this land to you and that a great fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. We have heard how the LORD dried up the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed. When we heard of it, our hearts melted and everyone's courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below. Now, then, please swear to me by the LORD that you will show kindness to my family, because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and that you will save us from death."
"Our lives for your lives!" the men assured her. "If you don't tell what we are doing, we will treat you kindly and faithfully when the LORD gives us the land."
Joshua 6:22-25 Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land, "Go into the prostitute's house and bring her out and all who belong to her, in accordance with your oath to her." So the young men who had done the spying went in and brought out Rahab, her father and mother and brothers and all who belonged to her. They brought out her entire family and put them in a place outside the camp of Israel. Then they burned the whole city and everything in it, but they put the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron into the treasury of the LORD's house. But Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her family and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent as spies to Jericho--and she lives among the Israelites to this day.
James 2:25 In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?
NOTES:
Read Philippians 3
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Sunday, July 11, 2010
Hebrews 11:30
By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them seven days.
Joshua 6:12-20 Joshua got up early the next morning and the priests took up the ark of the LORD. The seven priests carrying the seven trumpets went forward, marching before the ark of the LORD and blowing the trumpets. The armed men went ahead of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD, while the trumpets kept sounding. So on the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days.
On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak and marched around the city seven times in the same manner, except that on that day they circled the city seven times. The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the people, "Shout! For the LORD has given you the city! The city and all that is in it are to be devoted to the LORD. Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house shall be spared, because she hid the spies we sent. But keep away from the devoted things, so that you will not bring about your own destruction by taking any of them. Otherwise you will make the camp of Israel liable to destruction and bring trouble on it. All the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron are sacred to the LORD and must go into his treasury."
When the trumpets sounded, the people shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the people gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so every man charged straight in and they took the city.
NOTES:
Joshua 6
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Joshua 6:12-20 Joshua got up early the next morning and the priests took up the ark of the LORD. The seven priests carrying the seven trumpets went forward, marching before the ark of the LORD and blowing the trumpets. The armed men went ahead of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD, while the trumpets kept sounding. So on the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days.
On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak and marched around the city seven times in the same manner, except that on that day they circled the city seven times. The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the people, "Shout! For the LORD has given you the city! The city and all that is in it are to be devoted to the LORD. Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house shall be spared, because she hid the spies we sent. But keep away from the devoted things, so that you will not bring about your own destruction by taking any of them. Otherwise you will make the camp of Israel liable to destruction and bring trouble on it. All the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron are sacred to the LORD and must go into his treasury."
When the trumpets sounded, the people shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the people gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so every man charged straight in and they took the city.
NOTES:
Joshua 6
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Saturday, July 10, 2010
Hebrews 11:29
By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned.
Exodus 14:21-31 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided, and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.
The Egyptians pursued them, and all Pharaoh's horses and chariots and horsemen followed them into the sea. During the last watch of the night the LORD looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud at the Egyptian army and threw it into confusion. He made the wheels of their chariots come off so that they had difficulty driving. And the Egyptians said, "Let's get away from the Israelites! The LORD is fighting for them against Egypt."
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen." Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea went back to its place. The Egyptians were fleeing toward it, and the LORD swept them into the sea. The water flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen--the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.
But the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left. That day the LORD saved Israel from the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore. And when the Israelites saw the great power the LORD displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.
NOTES:
Exodus chapters 14 & 15
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Exodus 14:21-31 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided, and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.
The Egyptians pursued them, and all Pharaoh's horses and chariots and horsemen followed them into the sea. During the last watch of the night the LORD looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud at the Egyptian army and threw it into confusion. He made the wheels of their chariots come off so that they had difficulty driving. And the Egyptians said, "Let's get away from the Israelites! The LORD is fighting for them against Egypt."
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen." Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea went back to its place. The Egyptians were fleeing toward it, and the LORD swept them into the sea. The water flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen--the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.
But the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left. That day the LORD saved Israel from the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore. And when the Israelites saw the great power the LORD displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.
NOTES:
Exodus chapters 14 & 15
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Friday, July 9, 2010
Hebrews 11:27-28
By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king's anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible. By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.
By faith he left Egypt
Exodus 12:50-51 All the Israelites did just what the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron. And on that very day the LORD brought the Israelites out of Egypt by their divisions.
By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn
1 Corinthians 10:10 And do not grumble, as some of them did--and were killed by the destroying angel.
would not touch the firstborn of Israel
Exodus 12:21-23 Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, "Go at once and select the animals for your families and slaughter the Passover lamb. Take a bunch of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin and put some of the blood on the top and on both sides of the doorframe. Not one of you shall go out the door of his house until morning. When the LORD goes through the land to strike down the Egyptians, he will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway, and he will not permit the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down."
NOTES:
Exodus 2:11-15; Acts 7:23-30; Exodus 12
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By faith he left Egypt
Exodus 12:50-51 All the Israelites did just what the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron. And on that very day the LORD brought the Israelites out of Egypt by their divisions.
By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn
1 Corinthians 10:10 And do not grumble, as some of them did--and were killed by the destroying angel.
would not touch the firstborn of Israel
Exodus 12:21-23 Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, "Go at once and select the animals for your families and slaughter the Passover lamb. Take a bunch of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin and put some of the blood on the top and on both sides of the doorframe. Not one of you shall go out the door of his house until morning. When the LORD goes through the land to strike down the Egyptians, he will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway, and he will not permit the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down."
NOTES:
Exodus 2:11-15; Acts 7:23-30; Exodus 12
Read Galatians 6
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Thursday, July 8, 2010
Hebrews 11:23-26
By faith Moses' parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king's edict. By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.
By faith Moses' parents hid him for three months after he was born
Exodus 2:2 ... and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months.
and they were not afraid of the king's edict
Exodus 1:16 "When you help the Hebrew women in childbirth and observe them on the delivery stool, if it is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, let her live."
Exodus 1:22 Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: "Every boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live."
By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter
Exodus 2:10-11 When the child grew older she took him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying "I drew him out of the water." One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were and watched them at their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.
He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God
Hebrews 11:37 They were stoned; they were sawn in two; they were put to death by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated-- ...
He regarded disgrace
Hebrews 13:13 Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore.
for the sake of Christ
Luke 14:33 "In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple."
because he was looking ahead to his reward
Hebrews 10:35-36 So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
NOTES:
Moses' parents - Exodus 6:20; Numbers 26:58-59
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By faith Moses' parents hid him for three months after he was born
Exodus 2:2 ... and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months.
and they were not afraid of the king's edict
Exodus 1:16 "When you help the Hebrew women in childbirth and observe them on the delivery stool, if it is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, let her live."
Exodus 1:22 Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: "Every boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live."
By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter
Exodus 2:10-11 When the child grew older she took him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying "I drew him out of the water." One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were and watched them at their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.
He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God
Hebrews 11:37 They were stoned; they were sawn in two; they were put to death by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated-- ...
He regarded disgrace
Hebrews 13:13 Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore.
for the sake of Christ
Luke 14:33 "In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple."
because he was looking ahead to his reward
Hebrews 10:35-36 So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
NOTES:
Moses' parents - Exodus 6:20; Numbers 26:58-59
Read Galatians 5
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Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Hebrews 11:20-22
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future.
By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons, and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions about his bones.
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future.
Genesis 27:27-29 (Read all of Genesis 27) So he (Jacob disguised as Esau) went to him and kissed him. When Isaac caught the smell of his clothes, he blessed him and said, "Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed. May God give you of heaven's dew and the earth's richness--an abundance of grain and new wine. May nations serve you and peoples bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed and those who bless you be blessed."
Genesis 27:39-40 His father Isaac answered him (Esau), "Your dwelling will be away from the earth's richness, away from the dew of heaven above. You will live by the sword and you will serve your brother. But when you grow restless, you will throw his yoke from off your neck."
By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons, and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
Genesis 48:1 Some time later Joseph was told, "Your father is ill." So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim along with him. (Read Genesis 47:29 through 48:22)
By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions about his bones.
Genesis 50:24-25 Then Joseph said to his brothers, "I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and take you up out of this land to the land he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob." And Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath and said, "God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up from this place."
Exodus 13:19 Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear an oath. He had said, "God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up with you from this place."
Joshua 24:32 And Joseph's bones, which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the tract of land that Jacob bought for a hundred pieces of silver from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem. This became the inheritance of Joseph's descendants.
NOTES:
Read Galatians 4
(parentheses are mine)
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By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons, and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions about his bones.
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future.
Genesis 27:27-29 (Read all of Genesis 27) So he (Jacob disguised as Esau) went to him and kissed him. When Isaac caught the smell of his clothes, he blessed him and said, "Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed. May God give you of heaven's dew and the earth's richness--an abundance of grain and new wine. May nations serve you and peoples bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed and those who bless you be blessed."
Genesis 27:39-40 His father Isaac answered him (Esau), "Your dwelling will be away from the earth's richness, away from the dew of heaven above. You will live by the sword and you will serve your brother. But when you grow restless, you will throw his yoke from off your neck."
By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons, and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
Genesis 48:1 Some time later Joseph was told, "Your father is ill." So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim along with him. (Read Genesis 47:29 through 48:22)
By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions about his bones.
Genesis 50:24-25 Then Joseph said to his brothers, "I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and take you up out of this land to the land he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob." And Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath and said, "God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up from this place."
Exodus 13:19 Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear an oath. He had said, "God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up with you from this place."
Joshua 24:32 And Joseph's bones, which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the tract of land that Jacob bought for a hundred pieces of silver from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem. This became the inheritance of Joseph's descendants.
NOTES:
Read Galatians 4
(parentheses are mine)
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Hebrews 11:17-19
By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, even though God had said to him, "It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned." Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and figuratively speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death.
By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice
Genesis 22:9-10 When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.
James 2:21 Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
even though God had said to him, "It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned."
Genesis 21:12 But God said to him, "Do not be so distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned."
Romans 9:7 Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham's children. On the contrary, "It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned."
Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead
Romans 4:20-21 Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.
John 5:21 "For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it."
Genesis 22:11-12 But the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!" "Here I am," he said. "Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son."
NOTES:
Genesis 22
John 3:16
Romans 8:32
Read Galatians 3
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By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice
Genesis 22:9-10 When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.
James 2:21 Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
even though God had said to him, "It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned."
Genesis 21:12 But God said to him, "Do not be so distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned."
Romans 9:7 Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham's children. On the contrary, "It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned."
Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead
Romans 4:20-21 Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.
John 5:21 "For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it."
Genesis 22:11-12 But the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!" "Here I am," he said. "Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son."
NOTES:
Genesis 22
John 3:16
Romans 8:32
Read Galatians 3
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Monday, July 5, 2010
Hebrews 11:13-16 Part 2
All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth. People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. Instead, they were longing for a better country--a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
Instead they were longing for a better country--a heavenly one
2 Timothy 4:18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Therefore God is not ashamed
Mark 8:38 "If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angels."
to be called their God
Genesis 26:24 That night the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bless you and will increase the number of your descendants for the sake of my servant Abraham."
Genesis 28:13 There above it stood the LORD, and he said: "I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying."
Exodus 3:6 Then he said, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob." At this Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.
Exodus 3:15 God also said to Moses, "Say to the Israelites, 'The LORD, the God of your fathers--the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob--has sent me to you.' This is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation.
for he has prepared a city for them
Hebrews 11:10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
Hebrews 13:14 For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.
NOTES:
Read Galatians 2
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Instead they were longing for a better country--a heavenly one
2 Timothy 4:18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Therefore God is not ashamed
Mark 8:38 "If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angels."
to be called their God
Genesis 26:24 That night the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bless you and will increase the number of your descendants for the sake of my servant Abraham."
Genesis 28:13 There above it stood the LORD, and he said: "I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying."
Exodus 3:6 Then he said, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob." At this Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.
Exodus 3:15 God also said to Moses, "Say to the Israelites, 'The LORD, the God of your fathers--the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob--has sent me to you.' This is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation.
for he has prepared a city for them
Hebrews 11:10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
Hebrews 13:14 For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.
NOTES:
Read Galatians 2
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Sunday, July 4, 2010
Hebrews 11:13-16 Part 1
All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth. People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. Instead, they were longing for a better country--a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
They did not receive the things promised
Hebrews 11:39 These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised.
they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance
Matthew 13:17 "For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it."
And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth
Genesis 23:4 "I am an alien and a stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead."
Leviticus 25:4 "'The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine and you are but aliens and my tenants.'"
Philippians 3:20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:17 Since you call on a Father who judges each man's work impartially, live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear.
1 Peter 2:11 Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.
If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return
Genesis 24:6-8 "Make sure that you do not take my son back there," Abraham said. "The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me out of my father's household and my native land and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, 'To your offspring I will give this land'--he will send his angel before you so that you can get a wife for my son from there. If the woman is unwilling to come back with you, then you will be released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there."
NOTES:
Read Galatians 1
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They did not receive the things promised
Hebrews 11:39 These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised.
they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance
Matthew 13:17 "For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it."
And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth
Genesis 23:4 "I am an alien and a stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead."
Leviticus 25:4 "'The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine and you are but aliens and my tenants.'"
Philippians 3:20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:17 Since you call on a Father who judges each man's work impartially, live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear.
1 Peter 2:11 Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.
If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return
Genesis 24:6-8 "Make sure that you do not take my son back there," Abraham said. "The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me out of my father's household and my native land and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, 'To your offspring I will give this land'--he will send his angel before you so that you can get a wife for my son from there. If the woman is unwilling to come back with you, then you will be released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there."
NOTES:
Read Galatians 1
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Saturday, July 3, 2010
Hebrews 11:11-12
By faith Abraham, even though he was past age--and Sarah herself was barren--was enabled to become a father because he considered him faithful who had made the promise. And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
By faith Abraham, even though he was past age--and Sarah herself was barren
Genesis 17:17-19 Abraham fell face down; he laughed and said to himself, "Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?" And Abraham said to God, "If only Ishmael might live under your blessing!" Then God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him."
Genesis 18:11-14 Abraham and Sarah were already old and well advanced in years, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing. So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, "After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?" Then the LORD said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Will I really have a child, now that I am old?' Is anything too hard for the LORD? I will return to you at the appointed time next year and Sarah will have a son."
was enabled to become a father
Genesis 21:2 Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him.
because he considered him faithful who had made the promise
1 Corinthians 1:9 God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
And so from this one man, and he as good as dead
Romans 4:19 Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead--since he was about a hundred years old--and that Sarah's womb was also dead.
came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore
Genesis 22:17-18 "I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me."
NOTES:
Genesis 11:30; 13:16; 15:5; 21:5; 26:4; 1 Kings 4:20
Read Ephesians 6
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By faith Abraham, even though he was past age--and Sarah herself was barren
Genesis 17:17-19 Abraham fell face down; he laughed and said to himself, "Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?" And Abraham said to God, "If only Ishmael might live under your blessing!" Then God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him."
Genesis 18:11-14 Abraham and Sarah were already old and well advanced in years, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing. So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, "After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?" Then the LORD said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Will I really have a child, now that I am old?' Is anything too hard for the LORD? I will return to you at the appointed time next year and Sarah will have a son."
was enabled to become a father
Genesis 21:2 Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him.
because he considered him faithful who had made the promise
1 Corinthians 1:9 God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
And so from this one man, and he as good as dead
Romans 4:19 Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead--since he was about a hundred years old--and that Sarah's womb was also dead.
came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore
Genesis 22:17-18 "I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me."
NOTES:
Genesis 11:30; 13:16; 15:5; 21:5; 26:4; 1 Kings 4:20
Read Ephesians 6
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Friday, July 2, 2010
Hebrews 11:9-10
By faith he (Abraham) made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country
Acts 7:5 "He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised him that he and his descendants after him would possess the land, even though at that time Abraham had no child."
he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob
Genesis 12:8 From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD.
Genesis 18:1 The LORD appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day.
Genesis 18:9 "Where is your wife Sarah?" they asked him. "There, in the tent," he said.
who were heirs with him of the same promise
Hebrews 6:17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath.
For he was looking forward to the city
Hebrews 12:22 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, ...
Hebrews 13:14 For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.
with foundations
Revelation 21:2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
Revelation 21:14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
whose architect and builder is God
Hebrews 11:16 Instead, they were longing for a better country--a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
NOTES:
The new Jerusalem - Revelation 21:2-4, 9-27
Builder - Psalm 147:2; Isaiah 62:5
Read Ephesians 5
(parentheses are mine)
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By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country
Acts 7:5 "He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised him that he and his descendants after him would possess the land, even though at that time Abraham had no child."
he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob
Genesis 12:8 From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD.
Genesis 18:1 The LORD appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day.
Genesis 18:9 "Where is your wife Sarah?" they asked him. "There, in the tent," he said.
who were heirs with him of the same promise
Hebrews 6:17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath.
For he was looking forward to the city
Hebrews 12:22 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, ...
Hebrews 13:14 For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.
with foundations
Revelation 21:2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
Revelation 21:14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
whose architect and builder is God
Hebrews 11:16 Instead, they were longing for a better country--a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
NOTES:
The new Jerusalem - Revelation 21:2-4, 9-27
Builder - Psalm 147:2; Isaiah 62:5
Read Ephesians 5
(parentheses are mine)
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Thursday, July 1, 2010
Hebrews 11:8
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance
Genesis 12:7 The LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So he built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going
Genesis 12:1-4 The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all the peoples on earth will be blessed through you." So Abram left, as the LORD told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Haran.
Acts 7:2-4 To this he replied: "Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran. "Leave your country and your people,' God said, 'and go to the land I will show you.' So he left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After the death of his father, God sent him to this land where you are now living."
NOTES:
The father of all who believe - Romans 4:11-12, 16; Galatians 3:7, 9, 29
Read Ephesians 4
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By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance
Genesis 12:7 The LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So he built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going
Genesis 12:1-4 The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all the peoples on earth will be blessed through you." So Abram left, as the LORD told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Haran.
Acts 7:2-4 To this he replied: "Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran. "Leave your country and your people,' God said, 'and go to the land I will show you.' So he left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After the death of his father, God sent him to this land where you are now living."
NOTES:
The father of all who believe - Romans 4:11-12, 16; Galatians 3:7, 9, 29
Read Ephesians 4
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