PURPOSE Wednesday Read: 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for…

PURPOSE Tuesday Read: 1 Peter 2:5-10 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For in Scripture it says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion,    a chosen and precious cornerstone,and the one who trusts in him    will never be put to…

PURPOSE Monday Read: Matthew 5:13-16 13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. 14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be…

AN EVANGELIST? Friday Read:  1 Corinthians 1:17 “17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with wisdom and eloquence, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power. ” (NIV 1 Corinthians 1:17) Study:  Many Christians do not feel adequate to do “evangelism.”  These Christians feel that they do not know…

AN EVANGELIST? Thursday Read: Mark 16:16 “16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.” (NIV Mark 16:16) Study: The act of sharing God’s love with the world, or evangelism, is a commandment that God gives to us.  We are commanded by God to tell the truth, to…

AN EVANGELIST? Wednesday Read: Acts 2:38 38 “Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ” (NIV Acts 2:38) Study: Evangelism is an act of love.  It has been said, “Shouldn’t we just let…

AN EVANGELIST? Tuesday Read: 1 Peter 3:15 15 “But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, ” (NIV 1 Peter 3:15) Study:  Sometimes Christians get confused about why we…

AN EVANGELIST? Monday Read: Acts 8:26-40 26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” 27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”).…

HOW MANY TIMES? Friday Read: Colossians 3:5-14 5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature:sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. 6 Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. 7 You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. 8 But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger,…

HOW MANY TIMES? Thursday Read: Luke 23:20-37 20 Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate appealed to them again. 21 But they kept shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” 22 For the third time he spoke to them: “Why? What crime has this man committed? I have found in him no grounds for the death penalty. Therefore I will have him punished…