WE ARE EQUIPPED Wednesday Read: John 20:29-31 “29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” 30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 31 But these are written that you may believe that…

WE ARE EQUIPPED Tuesday Read: 1 Corinthians 3:3-9 “3 You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans? 4 For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere human beings? 5 What, after all, is Apollos? And what is…

WE ARE EQUIPPED Monday Read: Ephesians 4:12-16 “12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. 14 Then we…

SUFFERING AND SIN Friday Read: Job 1:20-21 “20 At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship 21 and said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord…

SUFFERING AND SIN Thursday Read: Galatians 6:2 “2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” (NIV Galatians 6:2) Study: In Galatia, the church was made up of a vast array of Christians. Some of these were Jews while others were Greek converts. Some were rich while some…

SUFFERING AND SIN Wednesday Read: Romans 8:18 “18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.” (NIV Romans 8:18) Study:  In this letter to the Corinthians, Paul was addressing both his suffering and the suffering the Corinthians faced at the hands of the Romans.…

SUFFERING AND SIN Tuesday Read: 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 “3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 5 For just as we…

SUFFERING AND SIN Monday Read: James 1:2-4 “2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” (NIV James 1:2-4) Study: When…

JUDGING OTHERS Friday Read: Isaiah 55:6-9 ” 6 Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.…

JUDGING OTHERS Thursday Read: Matthew 6:12 ” 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” (NIV Matthew 6:12) Study: For Jesus, forgiveness was a fundamental Kingdom reality. If God did not forgive, no fallible human could have hope. But Jesus also knew that it’s simply not credible to claim God’s…