Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Ezekiel 36-39; John 17 Devotional Thought: I can never read John 17 without thinking of God’s plan for parenting. God has given me a job to do as a parent. He has entrusted me with a tremendous blessing and responsibility. I am a steward of the children that belong to God…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Ezekiel 33-35; John 16 Devotional Thought: Jesus begins John 16 with some chilly revelation. There will be people that will rise up and try to keep you from sharing the glorious message of the gospel, and they will even think killing you will be doing the will of God. I do…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Ezekiel 30-32; John 15 Devotional Thought: Jesus starts this chapter with the theme of the last chapter, the theme of exalting His Father. Jesus said, “I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.” (vs. 1) Jesus never lost sight of His role and responsibility, and He never lost…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Ezekiel 27-29; John 14 Devotional Thought: Jesus loved His disciples and was committed to preparing them for His death and the separation that would follow. He realized that separation would be temporary, but to these dear men it would seem impossible to bear. He explained heaven as a place He was…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Ezekiel 24-26 Devotional Thought: The Jewish leaders were operating under a false pretense that the Lord would never allow His chosen people to be killed or His Holy city to be destroyed. However, it was because they were His chosen people that He punished them for their disobedience and rebellion. Though…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Ezekiel 22-23; John 13 Devotional Thought: In John 13, Jesus shows us an example of what a servant looks like. It was time for Jesus to “depart out of this world unto the Father.” (vs. 1) The tenderness and compassion of Jesus is pictured in the last part of the verse,…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Ezekiel 20-21; John 12 Devotional Thought: In John 12, we have our first glimpse into the very heart of Judas. Jesus said of Judas, “… he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.” (vs. 6) Judas reacted negatively to the generous and loving act of…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Ezekiel 10-13 Devotional Thought: In Ezekiel 9, there is a remnant spared by God in almost every one of His judgments. God will take those who are serious about obeying His commandments and fulfilling His will and uses them to carry out His program. The prophesy of Ezekiel is that Judah…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Ezekiel 7-9; John 11 Devotional Thought: John 11:25-26 says,”Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?” This is one of my favorite…
Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Ezekiel 5-6; John 10 Devotional Thought: Jesus just finished describing Himself as the Light of the world. He was confronting the Pharisees regarding their lost condition, confronting their self-righteous approach to life. Now He is going to use an illustration that all Jews could understand and certainly relate. Jesus refers to…