Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Exodus 30-33:6 Key Thought: It seems trite and overly simply, but God answers prayer! When we face severe problems, trouble, or crises, God answers prayer. When we face terrible trial or temptation, God answers prayer. When we face sickness, disease, or accident, God answers prayer. When we face pain, suffering,…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Exodus 28-29 Key Thought: Respect, dignity, and honor are virtues missing in today’s society. Few people show respect and honor to others, even to those in the highest positions of leadership and authority. Tragically, sometimes the reason for such disdain is because those in authority live such deceptive and immoral…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Exodus 25-27 Key Thought: God had one main purpose for building the Tabernacle, that He might dwell in a very special way among His people. The word “sanctuary” means a holy place, a hallowed place, a place sanctified or set apart for God. God wanted the Tabernacle to be a…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Exodus 22-24 Key Thought: God selected key leaders to approach hHm on the mountain for the purpose of formally ratifying the covenant. Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy elders of Israel were to climb the mountain, but only Moses could draw near to the Lord. The people not only heard…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Exodus 6:28-9:35; 1 Chronicles 6:1-4 Key Thought: Moses did everything he was supposed to do. He was assertive before Pharaoh. “Let my people go!” sounded so straightforward and confident. Then why didn’t Pharaoh respond to God’s word? As we saw a few weeks ago, this proud Egyptian leader arrogantly responded,…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Exodus 4:18-6:27 Key Thought: A bumper sticker read, “Jesus is coming… look busy!” Cute sticker… lousy theology! God knows what is going on in our lives. He knows all the opportunities we have neglected, all the acts of servanthood we have performed, and all His attempts to get our attention…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Exodus 1-4:17 Key Thought: Have you lived life long enough to feel a little like the famous illustration of the cowboy on the western frontier who came across an Indian lying flat with his ear to the ground? The Indian looked up at the cowboy sitting on his horse and…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Job 11-14 Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Job 15-18 Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Job 19-21 Key Thought: Abraham Lincoln has been credited with saying, “He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help.” In other words, it is not enough for us to simply point out where another…
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,…