Read Hebrews 12:1-2 English Standard Version (ESV) Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith,… Continue reading Week 3, Part 2
Read Philippians 3:7-11English Standard Version (ESV) 7 But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order… Continue reading Week 3, Part 1
Read Job 38 & 42 Reflect Think back on the suffering and loss Job had just undergone (see Job 1 & 2 for a refresher). Is this how you would have expected God to answer? What do you learn about God’s character from chapter 38? Why is it so important to focus on the WHO… Continue reading Week 2
Read Matthew 19:16-30 ESV 16 And behold, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?” 17 And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments.” 18 He said… Continue reading Week 1, Part 2
Read 1 John 1:5-10 ESV 5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7 But if we walk… Continue reading Week 1, Part 1
Redeeming Love By: Francine Rivers Genre: Christian Fiction/Romance (Biblical Adaptation) Rating: 6 out of 5 Stars “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. . . . Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you” (Isaiah 43:1,4 ESV, emphasis mine). At eight… Continue reading Weekend Book Review
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