January 20 | More Than Conquerors
Romans 8:37, “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” When we believe in Jesus’ work on the cross, we become “more than conquerors,” because Jesus defeated death, hell, and the grave, on our behalf, for the Father’s glory. Jesus became our substitutionary sacrifice and made atonement for all…
Read MoreMark 1:1-8
Mark starts the gospel with a bold declaration that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and immediately introduces John the Baptist, fulfilling prophecy as the voice crying in the wilderness. John preaches a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, preparing the way for the One mightier than himself, who will baptize…
Read MoreActs 1:1-5
We begin our journey in the history of the church with the final words of Jesus to His disciples before His ascension. In Acts 1:1-11, Luke recounts how Jesus, after His resurrection, spent 40 days teaching about the Kingdom of God. He instructed the disciples to wait in Jerusalem for the promised Holy Spirit, who…
Read MoreLesson 3: The Tithe was Established in the Law of Moses.
Definition The tithe is 10% of our total income given to God faithfully. Scripture Reading Leviticus 27:30-34, “30 A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord. 31 Whoever would redeem any of their tithe must add a…
Read MoreJanuary 19 | His Masterpiece
Ephesians 2:10 (NLT), “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Do you own anything that is valuable? If so, how do you treat it? Maybe you own an expensive piece of jewelry and keep it in a…
Read MoreJanuary 18 | By Grace Alone
Ephesians 2:8-9, “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.” Now that you are saved, you may be tempted to think that because of all the good things you do for…
Read MoreJanuary 17 | One Way
John 14:6, “Jesus answered, I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Have you ever driven the wrong way on a “one way” street? If so, you might have heard someone yell, “Stop! You’re going the wrong way!” If you listened and turned back around,…
Read MoreJanuary 16 | Living by Faith
Genesis 12:2, “I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.” When God gave the above promise to Abraham, he didn’t have a child, his wife was barren and in her sixties; and, he was seventy-five years old. As a…
Read MoreJanuary 15 | Loving God, Loving People
Matthew 22:37-39, “37 Jesus replied: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.” Did you know that Jesus was a genius at making complicated things…
Read MoreJanuary 14 | Wholly Holy
1 Peter 1:15-16, ”15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; 16 for it is written: Be holy, because I am holy.” Imagine you’ve been playing volleyball in your friend’s backyard all afternoon, on a hot sunny summer day, with temperatures in the 90’s. After the last…
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