FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD Wednesday Read: Titus 1:16 “16 They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good. ” (NIV Titus 1:16) Study: Paul is writing this letter to a man named Titus who lives on the island of Crete off of Greece.…
Read MoreFAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD Tuesday Read: Ephesians 2:8-10 ” 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”…
Read MoreFAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD Monday Read: James 2:14-17 “14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well…
Read MoreOUR ROOTS IN GIVING Friday Read: 2 Corinthians 9:5-8, 12-15 5 So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you in advance and finish the arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. Then it will be ready as a generous gift, not as one grudgingly given. 6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap…
Read MoreOUR ROOTS IN GIVING Thursday Read: 2 Corinthians 8:16-21 16 Thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same concern I have for you. 17 For Titus not only welcomed our appeal, but he is coming to you with much enthusiasm and on his own initiative. 18 And we are sending along with him the brother who is praised by…
Read MoreOUR ROOTS IN GIVING Wednesday Read: 1 Corinthians 16:1-4, Romans 15:25-28 1 Now about the collection for the Lord’s people: Do what I told the Galatian churches to do. 2 On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up, so that when I come…
Read MoreOUR ROOTS IN GIVING Tuesday Read: Acts 2:42-47, Acts 11:29-30 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give…
Read MoreOUR ROOTS IN GIVING Monday Read: Matthew 16:13-18 13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” 14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say…
Read MoreWHAT GOD CAN DO Friday Read: Luke 17:3-6 3 So watch yourselves. “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. 4 Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.” 5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase…
Read MoreWHAT GOD CAN DO Thursday Read: Mark 2:1-5 2 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2 They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. 3 Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried…
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