Wednesday January 20th, 2021 Memorize: Hebrews 13:17 Contemporary English Version (CEV) « Obey your leaders and do what they say. They are watching over you, and they must answer to God. So don’t make them sad as they do their work. Make them happy. Otherwise, they won’t be able to help you at all. » Read: Hebrews 13:17-18 Good News Translation (GNT) 17 Obey your leaders and follow...
Wednesday January 20th, 2021 Memorize: 2 Timothy 2:22 « Do your best to live right and to have faith, love, and peace, together with others who trust in the Lord with pure hearts. » Read: Colossians 3:11-17 Paul wrote that Christ is all, and is in all. There is nothing that makes one person more special than another because He lives in each one. He then writes: “Since God has chosen you to live a...
Tuesday January 19th, 2021 Memorize: Mark 3:14 Berean Literal Bible (BLB) « And He appointed twelve ones, and He called them apostles, that they might be with Him, and that He might send them to preach » Read: Matthew 15:15-20 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) 15 But Peter said to Him, Explain this proverb (this maxim) to us. 16 And He said, Are you also even yet...
Tuesday January 19th, 2021 Memorize: Isaiah 44:24 « “I, the Lord, made everything! I alone stretched out the skies. I spread out the earth by myself.” » Read: Colossians 1:15-20 While Paul was in prison in Rome, he wrote a letter to the Colossians telling them about Jesus, the Ruler of all. Paul wrote that Jesus is the exact image of the unseen God. He existed before anything in creation. For...
Monday January 18th, 2021 Memorize: Mark 4:34 Coping Words (CW) « In fact, in His public ministry, Jesus never taught without using parables; but afterward, when He was alone with his disciples, He explained everything plainly to them. » Read: Matthew 13:10-30 GOD’S WORD Translation (GWT) 10 The disciples asked him, “Why do you use stories as illustrations when you speak to people?” 11 Jesus...
Monday January 18th, 2021 Memorize: Mark 9:23 « Jesus replied; “All things are possible for the one who believes.” » Read: Philippians 4:13-20 Paul ends his letter to the Philippians by telling them what a blessing the gift they sent him had been. He writes to them saying, “I can do anything through the power that Jesus Christ gives me! It was so good of you to help me in my troubles. In the...
Sunday January 17th, 2021 Memorize: Philippians 4:6 « Don’t worry about anything, but pray and ask God for everything you need, always giving thanks for what you have. » Read: Philippians 4:4-12 In Paul’s letter to the Philippians, he tells them how they can be truly happy in Jesus. He says: “Be really happy in the Lord! Let your gentleness be seen by all. The Lord is coming soon! Do not worry...
Saturday January 16th, 2021 Memorize: Romans 5:5 « God has poured out his love to fill our hearts through the Holy Spirit he gave us. » Read: Philippians 2:1-11 Philippians is a letter Paul wrote to the church he started in Philippi. In this letter, Paul shows them how that true joy can only come from following Jesus. He writes: “If you are encouraged from being brought together by Christ, if you...
Friday January 15th, 2021 Memorize: Romans 13:12 « The “night” is almost over; the “day” is almost here. We must stop behaving as people do in the dark and be ready to live in the light. » Read: Ephesians 6:10-17 Paul ends his letter to the Ephesians with practical advice for believers struggling against their enemy, the devil. Be strong by relying on the Lord’s strength within you. Put on...
Thursday January 14th, 2021 Memorize: Philippians 2:14-15 « Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God » Read: Ephesians 6:1-9 Paul wrote this letter to the church in the Greek city of Ephesus. He gives them practical advice on how to act in their relationships with others: “Children, obey your parents, for this is the right thing to...
