4John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, 5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the…
The Word of God: Haggai 1:1-2:9 – October 24, 2021
1:1In the second year of King Darius, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came by the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest: 2Thus says the LORD of hosts: These people say the time…
Psalm of the Day – October 23, 2021 (Psalm 6)
1 O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger, or discipline me in your wrath. 2 Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am languishing; O LORD, heal me, for my bones are shaking with terror. 3 My soul also is struck with terror, while you, O LORD — how long? 4 Turn, O LORD, save my life; deliver me for the sake…
The Word of God: Matthew 12:22-32 – October 22, 2021
22Then they brought to him a demoniac who was blind and mute; and he cured him, so that the one who had been mute could speak and see. 23All the crowds were amazed and said, “Can this be the Son of David?” 24But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul,…
The Word of God: 1 Corinthians 16:1-9 – October 21, 2021
1Now concerning the collection for the saints: you should follow the directions I gave to the churches of Galatia. 2On the first day of every week, each of you is to put aside and save whatever extra you earn, so that collections need not be taken when I come. 3And when I arrive, I will send any…
The Word of God: Lamentations 2:8-15 – October 20, 2021
8 The LORD determined to lay in ruinsthe wall of daughter Zion;he stretched the line;he did not withhold his hand from destroying;he caused rampart and wall to lament;they languish together. 9 Her gates have sunk into the ground;he has ruined and broken her bars;her king and princes are among the nations;guidance is no more,and her…
Psalm of the Day – October 19, 2021 (Psalm 146)
1 Praise the LORD!Praise the LORD, O my soul!2 I will praise the LORD as long as I live;I will sing praises to my God all my life long. 3 Do not put your trust in princes,in mortals, in whom there is no help.4 When their breath departs, they return to the earth;on that very…
The Word of God: Matthew 11:16-24 – October 18, 2021
16“But to what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another,17 ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;we wailed, and you did not mourn.’18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon’; 19the Son of Man…
The Word of God: Acts 16:6-15 – October 17, 2021
6They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. 7When they had come opposite Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them; 8so, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas. 9During the night…
The Word of God: Jeremiah 52:1-34 – October 16, 2021
1Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 2He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done. 3Indeed, Jerusalem and Judah so angered the LORD that he expelled them from…
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