The Word of God: Acts 9:1-9 – August 21, 2020

1Meanwhile Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 3Now as he was going along…

The Word of God: Job 2:1-13 – August 21, 2020

1One day the heavenly beings came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD. 2The LORD said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the LORD, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.” 3The…

Psalm of the Day – August 20, 2020 (Psalm 80)

1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,you who lead Joseph like a flock!You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth2 before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh.Stir up your might,and come to save us! 3 Restore us, O God;let your face shine, that we may be saved. 4 O LORD God of hosts,how long will…

The Word of God: John 6:16-27 – August 20, 2020

16When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, 17got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. 18The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. 19When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus…

The Word of God: Acts 8:26-40 – August 20, 2020

26Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a wilderness road.) 27So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, in charge…

The Word of God: Job 1:1-22 – August 20, 2020

1There was once a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil. 2There were born to him seven sons and three daughters. 3He had seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred donkeys,…

Psalm of the Day – August 19, 2020 (Psalm 48)

1 Great is the LORD and greatly to be praisedin the city of our God.His holy mountain, 2beautiful in elevation,is the joy of all the earth,Mount Zion, in the far north,the city of the great King.3 Within its citadels Godhas shown himself a sure defense. 4 Then the kings assembled,they came on together.5 As soon…

The Word of God: John 6:1-15 – August 19, 2020

1After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. 2A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. 3Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. 4Now the Passover, the festival of…

The Word of God: Acts 8:14-25 – August 19, 2020

14Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. 15The two went down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit 16(for as yet the Spirit had not come upon any of them; they had only been baptized in…

The Word of God: Judges 18:16-31 – August 19, 2020

16While the six hundred men of the Danites, armed with their weapons of war, stood by the entrance of the gate, 17the five men who had gone to spy out the land proceeded to enter and take the idol of cast metal, the ephod, and the teraphim. The priest was standing by the entrance of…