Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Job 8-10 Key Thought: Listening to others should not be mere passive hearing, but an active experience in which we enter into the lives of others. It is a privilege to bear one another burdens and blessings. Bildad shows us how not to listen to someone who is hurting. By…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Job 1-3 Key Thought: The testimony of Job demonstrates how God can be an anchor for our soul. Job provides an outstanding case study in how to handle adversity. God, absolutely sovereign yet infinitely wise, reminds us that His ways are perfect; therefore, we can trust Him. When tragedy strikes,…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Genesis 47:13-50:26 Key Thought: It is not always easy to trust God. In Mark 9, a father was told by Jesus that “all things are possible for him that believeth.” And the father exclaimed, “Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief!” (vs. 24) In the life of Jacob, something similar…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Genesis 42-44 Saturday: Genesis 45:1-46:9; 1 Chronicles 5:1-6 Sunday: Genesis 46:10-13; 1 Chronicles 2:18-55; 4:1-23 Key Thought: In chapter 42 we find the fruition of the dream God gave Joseph back in chapter 37… “and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.”…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Genesis 40-41 Key Thought: One of the reasons we admire Joseph so much is his faithfulness. In his responsibilities he was loyal, in his duties he was diligent, in temptation he was strong, and in trials he was faithful. What a life to use as an example. It is important…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Genesis 37-39 Key Thought: Many who read these chapters do not see the grace of God being displayed, but rather focus on the outward circumstances that seem like typical trials of life. However, God sending Joseph to Egypt was His grace in helping Jacob’s family get out of the temptation…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Genesis 33-35; 1 Chronicles 2:1-2 Key Thought: Genesis 33:4 states, “And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.” True reconciliation involves both the repentance of the wrong doer, and the forgiveness of the one wronged. Jacob demonstrated his…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Genesis 31-32 Key Thought: Jacob, although set on the right road at Bethel, still struggles with his service twenty-one years later. In earlier chapters it appeared that Jacob had acted on his own and called in God for emergencies. (Does that sound familiar?) However, we realize from our reading today…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Genesis 25-26; 1 Chronicles 1:32-34; Saturday: Genesis 27-28; 1 Chronicles 1:35-54 Sunday: Genesis 29-30 Key Thought: In every good plot, there is a battle between right and wrong, the good guy and the evil guy. The story of Jacob and Esau seems to create an amazing plot and certainly makes…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Genesis 22-24 Key Thought: These chapters are good reminders of the importance of family and the design that God has for their function. No doubt, chapter 22, teaches the importance of keeping God and His word first place. If we are going to see God bless our families, we must…