17From Miletus he sent a message to Ephesus, asking the elders of the church to meet him. 18When they came to him, he said to them: “You yourselves know how I lived among you the entire time from the first day that I set foot in Asia, 19serving the Lord with all humility and with…
The Word of God: Hosea 2:2-15 – September 28, 2020
2Plead with your mother, plead – for she is not my wife, and I am not her husband – that she put away her whoring from her face, and her adultery from between her breasts, 3or I will strip her naked and expose her as in the day she was born, and make her like…
Psalm of the Day – September 27, 2020 (Psalm 23)
1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.2 He makes me lie down in green pastures;he leads me beside still waters;3 he restores my soul.He leads me in right pathsfor his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley,I fear no evil;for you are with me;your rod and your staff…
The Word of God: Matthew 13:44-52 – September 27, 2020
44″The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. 45″Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; 46on finding one pearl of great value, he went…
The Word of God: James 3:1-13 – September 27, 2020
1Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. 2For all of us make many mistakes. Anyone who makes no mistakes in speaking is perfect, able to keep the whole body in check with a bridle. 3If we put bits…
The Word of God: Hosea 1:1-2:1 – September 27, 2020
1The word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri, in the days of Kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, and in the days of King Jeroboam son of Joash of Israel. 2When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, the LORD said to Hosea, “Go, take for yourself a wife of…
Psalm of the Day – September 26, 2020 (Psalm 100)
1 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth.2 Worship the LORD with gladness;come into his presence with singing. 3 Know that the LORD is God.It is he that made us, and we are his;we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,and his courts with…
The Word of God: Luke 4:38-44 – September 26, 2020
38After leaving the synagogue he entered Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked him about her. 39Then he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. Immediately she got up and began to serve them. 40As the sun was setting, all those who had any…
The Word of God: Acts 20:1-16 – September 26, 2020
1After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples; and after encouraging them and saying farewell, he left for Macedonia. 2When he had gone through those regions and had given the believers much encouragement, he came to Greece, 3where he stayed for three months. He was about to set sail for Syria when a…
The Word of God: Esther 9:1-32 – September 26, 2020
1Now in the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day, when the king’s command and edict were about to be executed, on the very day when the enemies of the Jews hoped to gain power over them, but which had been changed to a day when the Jews would gain…
