Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Ezra 1-5 From the viewpoint of ordinary human beings, life appears governed by power and wealth, by international relationships built on confusing alliances of greed and self-interest, and by policies that come and go without enduring purpose. It probably seemed so to those who lived around the Mediterranean Sea and…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Deuteronomy 5-9 Although we are often struck by the enormity and complexity of the truths contained in Scripture, God’s Word from time to time crystallizes vast concepts into brief, pithy statements. What Jesus called “the first and greatest commandment” is one of these. “And thou shalt love the LORD thy…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: 1 Peter 1-3 Chapter two logically flows out of chapter one and is connected to it with the word therefore which draws the reader back to the subject of the Word of God. The Word of God was the content of Peter’s preaching. The life-changing power of the Word must…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Haggai1-2 Saturday: Sunday: Haggai’s second message is marked by the characteristic phrase, the word of the Lord came.” Following God takes courage. Fifteen years earlier, this same group had been forced to shut down work on the temple because of opposition from enemies and slanderous accusations made against them to…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Psalm 128-130 A basic desire of all people everywhere, whether they be saved or lost, is to be happy. No one wants to be miserable. Everyone wants to be content and satisfied. The Christian is no different. The believer talks about his primary drive to pursue holiness and heaven. However,…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: 2 Chronicles 33-36 The story is told about David Berkowitz who became infamous as a serial killer, taking the lives of six women and setting over a thousand fires before he was finally caught in 1977. Berkowitz gave himself the name “Son of Sam” based on his claim that a…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Deuteronomy 1-4 God desires for His church, Christian families, and Christians in general are to help people who view their lives to come to a right conclusion about who God is and what He is really like. We call that, “bringing glory to God.” (1 Cor 10:31) Unfortunately, too many…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: James 4-5 James harshly called his readers, You adulterous people. The Bible describes the act of turning away from God as spiritual adultery. James charged his readers with spiritual adultery. It is a hard thing to admit, but we all are often distracted by and attracted to the things of…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Psalm 125-128 When even the weakest Christian exercises the simplest faith in God, he becomes anchored to an immovable mountain of stability. No matter what adversity assails him, his God-trusting soul becomes firmly attached to a sturdy fortress that cannot be swayed… which is the strong name of the Lord.…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: 2 Chronicles 29-32 A paradigm shift, or contrast to the popular way of thought, was brought about by Hezekiah with the Lord’s help. While he was king, he not only applied laws that enforced the worship of God; he was also able to turn around people’s minds and hearts, so…