17But you, beloved, must remember the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; 18for they said to you, “In the last time there will be scoffers, indulging their own ungodly lusts.” 19It is these worldly people, devoid of the Spirit, who are causing divisions. 20But you, beloved, build yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray…
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The Word of God: Amos 5:18-27 – December 7, 2019
18 Alas for you who desire the day of the LORD! Why do you want the day of the LORD? It is darkness, not light; 19 as if someone fled from a lion, and was met by a bear; or went into the house and rested a hand against the wall, and was bitten by a snake….
Psalm of the Day – December 6, 2019 (Psalm 126)
1 When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream. 2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.” 3 The LORD has done great things for us, and we rejoiced. 4 Restore…
The Word of God: Luke 20:27-40 – December 6, 2019
27Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, came to him 28and asked him a question, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, leaving a wife but no children, the man shall marry the widow and raise up children for his brother. 29Now there were seven brothers; the first married, and died…
The Word of God: 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13 – December 6, 2019
1Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we decided to be left alone in Athens; 2and we sent Timothy, our brother and co-worker for God in proclaiming the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you for the sake of your faith, 3so that no one would be shaken by these persecutions. Indeed, you yourselves know…
The Word of God: Isaiah 2:5-22 – December 6, 2019
5O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the LORD! 6For you have forsaken the ways of your people, O house of Jacob. Indeed they are full of diviners from the east and of soothsayers like the Philistines, and they clasp hands with foreigners. 7Their land is filled with silver and…
Psalm of the Day – December 5, 2019 (Psalm 53)
1Fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they commit abominable acts; there is no one who does good. 2God looks down from heaven on humankind to see if there are any who are wise, who seek after God. 3They have all fallen away, they are all alike perverse; there is…
The Word of God: Luke 20:19-26 – December 5, 2019
19When the scribes and chief priests realized that he had told this parable against them, they wanted to lay hands on him at that very hour, but they feared the people. 20So they watched him and sent spies who pretended to be honest, in order to trap him by what he said, so as to…
The Word of God: 1 Thessalonians 2:13-20 – December 5, 2019
13We also constantly give thanks to God for this, that when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word but as what it really is, God’s word, which is also at work in you believers. 14For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators of the churches…
The Word of God: Isaiah 2:1-4 – December 5, 2019
1The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 2 In days to come the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be raised above the hills; all the nations shall stream to it. 3 Many peoples shall come and say, “Come, let us go…
