The following day John was again standing with two of his disciples. As Jesus walked by, John looked at him and declared, “Look! There is the Lamb of God!” (John 1:35-36) Read: Job 15:1 – 18:21 Relate: In junior high track I don’t think there was a single thing coach had us working on as frequently as he did…
In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. (John 1:1-2) Read: Genesis 1:1-3:24 Relate: The clock has ticked down. The ball has dropped. Cheers have gone up and, for those luckier than me, kisses have been exchanged. The old has gone away, a…
Read: Malachi 1:1-2:17, Revelation 21:1-27, Psalm 149:1-9, Proverbs 31:10-24 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says to the priests: “A son honors his father, and a servant respects his master. If I am your father and master, where are the honor and respect I deserve? You have shown contempt for my name! “But you ask, ‘How have we ever shown contempt for…
Read: Jeremiah 23:21-25:38, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17, Psalm 84:1-12, Proverbs 25:15 I will make you an object of ridicule, and your name will be infamous throughout the ages. (Jeremiah 23:40) Relate: I wonder how many parents in Germany named their son “Adolf” in the generation after World War 2. I wonder if there is any way to find…
Read: Jeremiah 14:11-16:15, 1Thessalonians 2:9-3:13, Psalm 80:1-19, Proverbs 25:1-5 Your ancestors were unfaithful to me. They worshiped other gods and served them. They abandoned me and did not obey my word. And you are even worse than your ancestors! You stubbornly follow your own evil desires and refuse to listen to me. (Jeremiah 16:11-12) Remove the…
Read: 1Kings 9:1-10:29, Acts 8:14-40, Psalm 130:1-8, Proverbs 17:2-3 I am counting on the Lord; yes, I am counting on him. I have put my hope in his word. (Psalm 130:5) Relate: All he wanted to do was join the army and serve His country. All he got was discouragement. Over and over again he would go to a recruiting…
Read: Leviticus 13:1-59, Mark 6:1-29, Psalm 39:1-13, Proverbs 10:10 Jesus left that part of the country and returned with his disciples to Nazareth, his hometown… They asked, “Where did he get all this wisdom and the power to perform such miracles?”… They were deeply offended and refused to believe in him. (Mark 6:1-3) Relate: It was a frustrating…
Read: Ezekiel 14:12-16:41, Hebrews 7:18-28, Psalm 106:1-12, Proverbs 27:4-6 For the law never made anything perfect. But now we have confidence in a better hope, through which we draw near to God. (Hebrews 7:19) Relate: I just did a quick sampling of my facebook feed, within the last hour I had 33 status updates that had something to do with…
THE RIVER WALK 