Holy, Holy, Holy

Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Numbers 4-6   Philadelphia pastor James Montgomery Boice once spoke to a discipleship group on the attributes of God. He began by asking them to list God’s qualities in order of importance. They put love first, followed by wisdom, power, mercy, omniscience, and truth. At the end of the list they…

Our Worst Enemy

Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: 1 Kings 10-13   For five years George Stephanopoulos served as a senior adviser for President Clinton, first in his campaign and then in the White House. He left after Mr. Clinton’s reelection in 1996 and, two years later, set out to write his memoirs about the man who had dominated…

Measuring Progress

Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Leviticus 1-3   How do you measure progress? Every generation has its own distinct way of measuring growth and progress. February 6 has been a date infamous for proving this truth in the area of technology and national security. On this day in 1959, the United States successfully test-fired the first…

Walking in the Spirit

Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Galatians 4-6   Paul states that Christian freedom is the right and privilege of every believer. In chapter 5, Paul points out six negative consequences of falling back into slavery. Starting in verse 13, he warns them not to use this freedom as a license to sin. Rather than liberty being…

Proper Praise

Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Psalm 66-68   Praise offered to God must be expressed heartily. Worship is never to be offered with apathy. It should be energetic and fervent in its adoration of God. Psalm 66 demonstrates such dynamic praise. It is a psalm of thanksgiving in which the psalmist, probably the king of Israel,…

Grace and Peace

Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Galatians 1-3   Paul is the author of the Book of Galatians. God called him to be an apostle and sent him on the special mission of evangelizing the Gentiles. The opening of Galatians is unusual for Paul. In most of his letters, he begins with a thanksgiving for the recipients,…