Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Psalm 110-112; 2 Corinthians 1 Devotional Thought: Sometimes people wrongly believe that preachers are never discouraged, never give in to the temptation to complain, or get frustrated in life. Paul starts this second letter to the Corinthian church explaining that he has been in need of comfort and encouragement. He does…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Psalm 106-107; Galatians 5 Devotional Thought: The Judaizers were not much different from what we see in our Christian culture today and sad to say even in our good fundamental Baptist churches. They were sounding the alarm because they would loose control of these they had worked so hard to get…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Psalm 103-105; Galatians 4 Devotional Thought: Have you ever had your parents say to you during a moment of intense immaturity, “Grow up!” It can be disturbing and disruptive when children get too rowdy, but it is terrible when adults act the same way. Paul, in this chapter, addresses a group…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Psalm 100-102; Galatians 3 Devotional Thought: Paul was no slouch when it came to debate, and in these next two chapters he will demonstrate his gifting. What he has taught the Galatians church regarding salvation was under attack and he was not going to let these heretical leaders negatively influence those…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Psalm 97-99; Galatians 2 Devotional Thought: Confrontation is never easy, but it is sometimes necessary. Here in chapter two, Paul is explaining the ministry of Peter to the Jews and how his ministry was specifically different in that he was sent to the Gentiles. The Jews felt that it was important…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Psalm 94-96; Galatians 1 Devotional Thought: It can be a frustrating thing to give someone truth and true biblical wisdom and have someone else come along and steer them astray. Paul had planted this church in Galatia as they had responded positively to the gospel. After Paul left, false teachers came…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Psalm 89-90; 1 Peter 4 Devotional Thought: In this chapter, Peter challenges these persecuted Christians to redeem the time and make whatever time they had left on this earth count for the cause of Christ. The Lord Jesus in John 21 told Peter of his impending martyrdom, and it no doubt…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Psalm 87-88; 1 Peter 3 Devotional Thought: This chapter really zeros in on the core of the Christian’s relationships. It starts with addressing the role of the woman in marriage, deals with the responsibility of the husband in marriage, and concludes with the relationship of all Christians to each other. The…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Psalm 84-86; 1 Peter 2 Devotional Thought: This is a tremendously practical chapter regarding Christian living. I believe the mission statement for the believer is given in verse 9. “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, and holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Psalm 81-83; 1 Peter 1 Devotional Thought: 1 Peter is written to the Christians who were scattered abroad because of persecution. We are reminded that it was this persecution that caused the gospel to spread across the region and local churches were established. We are also reminded in verse one that…