tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32321125037035949842024-03-10T20:20:59.410-07:00Prayer For Waterford MichiganUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger303125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232112503703594984.post-1944105665456305862023-07-14T04:29:00.000-07:002023-07-14T04:29:08.744-07:00Command the Foreword Decree<p> <span style="font-family: arial;"><i>For background on this decree please visit Dutch Sheet's <a href="https://www.givehim15.com/groups" target="_blank"><b>Give Him 15/Paint Your State link here.</b></a></i></span></p><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Decree for the<br />
United States of America and Michigan<br />
“Command the Foreword”</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We celebrate the revivals God has
begun in the United States and all of the good things He is doing. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However we will work while we celebrate. We
command the foreword—the foreword of God—over the United States and over
Michigan. We command the foreword—that which was written even before this land
became a nation. And in doing so we, the ekklesia of God, bring this nation
back into alignment with the purpose for which it was established—God’s
intended purposes. We know and decree His purposes and will not back down from
them. We agree with Him.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our decrees are causing a shaking
that is bringing the United States, and Michigan, into alignment with God’s
original foreword for this nation. Yet in spite of this shaking America has
been anchored and surrounded by God’s angels, and we in Michigan establish an
anchor and connect to the anchor which God has set in place. We establish a
prayer grid in Michigan—inter-connected prayer groups to quickly respond to
what the <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Lord
says and assigns. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lord, we ask You for the baptism of
fire to fall now. We carry the oil of the Holy Spirit and paint the perimeters
of our state. We do so in obedience to You and therefore secure our borders.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lord, we also set a bloodline and set
the fire of God as the northern border of Michigan and the United States. You
are a wall of fire (Zechariah 2:5). Any destruction that would try and come from
the north is blocked in Jesus’ name.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: arial;">God has established our boundaries in
the north, south, east, and west, above and below our land and no man can
change it (Acts 17:26). We declare God’s protection, liberty, glory and His
lordship over all of our land, inhabitants, borders, waters, air, and soil. We
declare His protection, glory and lordship over our food, our finances, our
children, schools, churches, businesses; over our governments and elections in
all of our cities, townships, villages, counties and every region. We declare
His protection over our military sites, our utilities, our infrastructure—our
roads, highways, bridges and so on.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We declare the salvation of God, the
sound of His glory, to rise from Michigan. We declare that we are pure
Michigan. The land and people of Michigan are pure. The people see God (Matthew
5:8), hear His voice and respond. Jesus Christ is Lord over Michigan and the
United States of America.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So now we command the foreword spoken by Robert Hunt at Cape Henry
on April 29, 1607: <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="xvisr" style="margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="b2eff"><b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #333333; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">‘We do hereby dedicate this Land and ourselves to reach the people
within these shores with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to raise up Godly
generations after us, and with these generations, take the Kingdom of God to
all the earth. May this covenant of dedication remain to all generations as
long as the earth remains, and may this land, along with England, be Evangelist
to the world. May all who see this cross remember what we have done here, and
may those, who come here to inhabit, join us in this covenant and in this most
noble work that the Holy Scriptures may be fulfilled. From these very shores,
the Gospel shall go forth, not only to this New World, but the entire world.’<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="xvisr" style="margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="xvisr" style="margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In
agreement with his decree we declare that we reach the people of the United States
with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We are raising up godly generations and with
these generations we bring the Kingdom of God to the world. This remains in
effect as long as the earth remains. And those who come through our
borders—whatever their intention—will align with God’s intention for this
nation and join in this covenant and this most noble work to fulfill the
Scriptures.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xvisr" style="margin: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="xvisr" style="margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We
also decree this Scripture that was read after his decree:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><em><b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #333333; padding: 0in;">‘All the ends of the world
shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the kindreds of the nations shall
worship before Thee. For the Kingdom is the Lord’s, and He ruleth among the
nations.’</span></b></em><b><span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> (Psalm 22:27-28).</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The United States and Michigan belong to the Lord and He rules over
us.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">We also command the foreword inscribed on the Liberty Bell:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i><span style="color: #212121; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">"Proclaim liberty
throughout all the land unto all inhabitants thereof." </span></i></b><b><span style="color: #212121; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(Leviticus 25:10).</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #212121; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We do proclaim liberty
throughout the United States and Michigan and to all the people within. There
shall be no form of slavery or human trafficking in any form.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #212121; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We command the foreword written and signed by the settlers
aboard the Mayflower who landed in what is now the United States of America in
November of 1620, who said their voyage was done:</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><em><b><span style="background: white; color: #191116;">“for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the
Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country,”</span></b></em></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><em><span style="background: white; color: #191116; font-style: normal;">The purpose of their
settlement here—the purpose of our founding as a nation—is to advance the
Christian faith and honor our King Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="background: white; color: #191116; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We command the
foreword spoken in the Declaration of Independence of the United States of
America:</span></span></em></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><em style="font-family: arial; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="background: white; color: #191116; font-style: normal;">That the laws of
nature’s God—our God—entitles us to certain powers of the earth.</span></em></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><em><span style="color: #191116; font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">T</span></span></span></em><em><span style="background: white; color: #191116; font-style: normal;">hat all men are
created equal and are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights,
including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><em><span style="background: white; color: #191116; font-style: normal;">That our founding
fathers appealed to the Supreme Judge of the world and so do we.<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><em><span style="color: #191116; font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·</span></span></em><em><span style="background: white; color: #191116; font-style: normal;">That our founding
fathers declared a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence and so
do we.<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="background: white; color: #191116; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We command the
foreword of what was spoken by John Winthrop on March 21, 1630 that “America is
a city on a hill,” which is a quote from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (Matthew
5:14).<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="background: white; color: #191116; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We also declare
the following Scriptures for America and Michigan:<o:p></o:p></span></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="text"><b><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Let the name of
God be blessed forever and ever,</span></b></span><b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br />
<span class="text"><span style="background: white;">For wisdom and power
belong to Him.</span></span><br />
<span class="text"><sup><span style="background: white;">21 </span></sup><span style="background: white;">“It is He who changes the times and the epochs </span></span></span></b><span class="text"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(fixed periods of time)<b>;</b></span></span><b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br />
<span class="text"><span style="background: white;">He removes kings
and establishes kings;</span></span><br />
<span class="text"><span style="background: white;">He gives wisdom to wise
men</span></span><br />
<span class="text"><span style="background: white;">And knowledge to men of
understanding.</span></span><br />
<span class="text"><sup><span style="background: white;">22 </span></sup><span style="background: white;">“It is He who reveals the profound and hidden
things;</span></span><br />
<span class="text"><span style="background: white;">He knows what is in the
darkness,</span></span><br />
<span class="text"><span style="background: white;">And the light dwells with
Him.<br />
</span></span></span></b><span class="text"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(Daniel
2:20-22)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="text"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We declare God shall remove kings or any governmental leader
or influential persons who oppose His will and purposes for America and
Michigan, and He is establishing leaders and influencers who will fulfill His
purposes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="text"><b><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">For His dominion
is an everlasting dominion,</span></b></span><b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br />
<span class="text"><span style="background: white;">And His kingdom <i>endures</i> from
generation to generation.</span></span><br />
<span class="text"><sup><span style="background: white;">35 </span></sup><span style="background: white;">“All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as
nothing,</span></span><br />
<span class="text"><span style="background: white;">But He does according to
His will in the host of heaven</span></span><br />
<span class="text"><span style="background: white;">And <i>among</i> the
inhabitants of earth;</span></span><br />
<span class="text"><span style="background: white;">And no one can ward
off His hand</span></span><br />
<span class="text"><span style="background: white;">Or say to Him, ‘What have You
done?’<br />
</span></span></span></b><span class="text"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(Daniel
4:34-35)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: arial;">No one can
challenge God or stop Him from doing His will in America or Michigan as we the
ekklesia—His church—agree with Him and His plans, and declare them in faith.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="text"><b><sup><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">24 </span></sup></b></span><span class="text"><b><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The God who made the world and all
things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in
temples made with hands;</span></b></span><b><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span class="text"><sup>25 </sup>nor is He served by human hands, as though
He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all <i>people</i> life
and breath and all things;</span> <span class="text"><sup>26 </sup>and He
made from one <i>man</i> every nation of mankind to live on all the
face of the earth, having determined <i>their </i>appointed times and the
boundaries of their habitation,</span> <span class="text"><sup>27 </sup>that
they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find
Him, though He is not far from each one of us;</span> <br />
</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(Acts 17:24-27)<br />
God gives life and breath to all people and things. He determines mankind’s
appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation that we would seek Him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We pray as Asa, king of Judah:</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b> “<span class="small-caps"><span style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span></span>,
there is no one besides You to help <i>in the battle</i> between the
powerful and those who have no strength; so help us, O <span class="small-caps"><span style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span></span> our
God, for we trust in You, and in Your name have come against this
multitude. O <span class="small-caps"><span style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span></span>,
You are our God; let not man prevail against You.”<br />
</b>(2 Chronicles 14:11)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We declare that the multitude of wicked people—or any harmful thing brought
against us—will not prevail against God, His people, or the innocent and
helpless.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We pray as Jehoshaphat:</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b> “O <span class="small-caps"><span style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span></span>,
the God of our fathers, are You not God in the heavens? And are You
not ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your
hand so that no one can stand against You.<br />
</b>(2 Chronicles 20:6)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We declare that God is the ruler over all kingdoms and nations. Power and might
are in His hand and no one can stand against Him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">As the Psalmist says:</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="text"><b><sup>8 </sup>Let all the earth fear the </b></span><span class="small-caps"><b><span style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span></b></span><span class="text"><b>;</b></span></span><b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br />
<span class="text"><span style="background: white;">Let all the inhabitants of the
world stand in awe of Him.</span></span><br />
<span class="text"><sup><span style="background: white;">9 </span></sup><span style="background: white;">For He spoke, and it was done;</span></span><br />
<span class="text"><span style="background: white;">He commanded, and it stood
fast.</span></span><br />
<span class="text"><sup><span style="background: white;">10 </span></sup><span style="background: white;">The </span></span><span class="small-caps"><span style="background: white; font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white;"> nullifies the counsel of the
nations;</span></span><br />
<span class="text"><span style="background: white;">He frustrates the plans of the
peoples.</span></span><br />
<span class="text"><sup><span style="background: white;">11 </span></sup><span style="background: white;">The counsel of the </span></span><span class="small-caps"><span style="background: white; font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white;"> stands forever,</span></span><br />
<span class="text"><span style="background: white;">The plans of His heart
from generation to generation.</span></span><br />
<span class="text"><sup><span style="background: white;">12 </span></sup><span style="background: white;">Blessed is the nation whose God is the </span></span><span class="small-caps"><span style="background: white; font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white;">,</span></span><br />
<span class="text"><span style="background: white;">The people whom He
has chosen for His own inheritance.<br />
</span></span></span></b><span class="text"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(Psalm
33:8-12)</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="text"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The Lord is nullifying the wicked counsel of the nations and all counsel—global
or otherwise—which opposes Him. The trends of society which are contrary to Him
and His ways are being brought to nothing and have no effect over the people in
America, Michigan, or my family.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We declare the
Word of God that:</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>the scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the land of the
righteous…<br />
</b>(Psalm 125:3)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="text"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We take heed to
the Scripture:</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><sup><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">10 </span></sup></b><b><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">When you have eaten and are satisfied, you shall bless
the <span class="small-caps"><span style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span></span> your
God for the good land which He has given you.</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br />
(Deuteronomy 8:10)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We do bless You Lord, and thank You for the good land You have given us.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We take heed to the Scripture:</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="text"><b><sup>18 </sup>But you shall remember the </b></span><span class="small-caps"><b><span style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span></b></span><span class="text"><b> your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make
wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers,
as <i>it is</i> this day.</b></span><b> <br />
</b>(Deuteronomy 8:18)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We do remember You Lord—that You are the One who gives us power to make wealth
so Your covenant may be established.<span class="text"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="text"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We will do all that the Lord commands us regarding the land
He has given to us and will leave nothing undone. (Joshua 11:6-10, 21-23).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The preamble of
the current Michigan Constitution states that our state constitution was
ordained and established because we are grateful to Almighty God for the
blessings of freedom and earnestly desire to secure these blessings
undiminished to ourselves and our posterity.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="text"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We declare today that we are grateful to Almighty God for the
blessings of freedom that He has given us and we earnestly desire to secure
these blessings undiminished for ourselves and our children, and the future of
Michigan.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We command the
foreword of the original Michigan constitution of 1835 that states:'</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; text-indent: -0.25in;">Every
person has the right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of his
own conscience, and no person can be forced to do so against his will.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="text"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">No civil
or religious rights shall be diminished or enlarged based on account of a
person’s opinion or beliefs regarding religion.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="text"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Give thanks and praise to God!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p></p>Rose Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890492001431105381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232112503703594984.post-91210126075716010702023-06-29T04:35:00.004-07:002023-06-29T04:38:13.280-07:00Prayer, Exhortation, & Decree for the Youth<p> by Rose Murdock</p><p>Here is a sample intercessory prayer which you can use to stand in the gap for the youth in your city, county, state etc. Adapt it to fit your community and as the Holy Spirit leads.</p><p><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">On behalf of all the young people in Waterford and Michigan I offer the following prayers, exhortations, pledges, and decree.</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: justify;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b>Prayer: </b>Lord, I pray the
young people of Waterford and Michigan come to Christ and become an example of a true believer
in Christ Jesus, as revealed in their speech, their conduct, their love, their
faith and their purity. Let them gather together to read Scripture and listen
to exhortation and teaching. (<i>1 Timothy 4:12-13). </i>Let the Jacob
Generation arise—those who seek Your face, have clean hands and pure hearts.
Let Your Crusaders arise as prophets in their own homes. Let them develop
passionate love for You, unshakeable faith, great discernment, a hunger and
thirst for righteousness and truth, with the fruit of the Spirit, as well as
the courage and power of God, to overcome all the enemy throws at them.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Let none hinder the children,
youth, or anyone from coming to Jesus. I rebuke any and all barriers that would
hinder these ones from coming to the Lord. Whether it’s a religious spirit,
satanic barriers or distractions, demonic influence from family, teachers, friends
or others. Let all barriers keeping the young ones and others from Jesus be
brought down now in Jesus’ name. (<i>Matthew 19:14).</i> Let them remain safe
from all evil influences spirit, soul, and body, in Jesus Name.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>Pray more as the Lord leads…<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b>Exhortation to the people: </b>Young
people of Waterford and Michigan, come to Jesus! He is waiting for you with open arms. He
wants to bless you (<i>Mark 10:13-16</i>). Let Him love you. Let Him reveal
Himself to you. Come to Him. Listen to His heart. Listen to what He says (<i>John
14:21</i>). He will lead you to the Father—the Father of life, love, and truth.
Jesus is the way, the only way. He is the way, the truth, and the life (<i>John
14:6</i>). Come to Him, learn of Him and enter into His rest (<i>Matthew
11:28-30</i>).<span style="background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">People of Waterford and Michigan, do not stand
in the way of the young ones coming to the Lord. Instead, encourage them, pray
for them, make way for them to come to Jesus. Don’t look down on them. Don’t
belittle them. Don’t speak against them. Pray, intercede, and love them into
the kingdom of God. Come into the kingdom of God yourself. Continue to pray for
them after they come to know the Lord. (<i>Luke 17:2</i>, <i>Galatians 4:19,
Colossians 1:9-12).<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>Exhort more as the Lord leads…<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b>On behalf of all the people of
Waterford and Michigan I give the following pledge:</b> I humble myself and come before the
Lord like a child to enter into His kingdom (Matthew 18:2-4). I will not stand
in the way of anyone coming to Jesus and will not intentionally cause them to
stumble (Matthew 18:6). I will love them and pray for them to come to Jesus and
grow in the faith. I will nurture in the faith whoever the Lord sends to me for
that purpose, with the love, mercy, and grace of God, and by the power of the
Holy Spirit.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>Pledge more as the Lord leads…</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b>Decree:</b> The young people
of Waterford and Michigan are coming to Jesus! People of all ages are coming to Jesus! It’s
a multi-generational revival! All our children are taught by the Lord and have
great peace. (<i>Isaiah 54:13)</i>. The Lord will save our children. (<i>Isaiah
49:25)</i>. The Lord is pouring out His Spirit on all flesh and our sons and
daughters shall prophesy. The old have dreams, the young see visions (<i>Joel
2:28)</i>. The descendants of those who fear the Lord will be mighty on the
earth. The generation of the upright is blessed. (<i>Psalm 112:1-2) </i>The
Jacob generation is emerging in Waterford and throughout Michigan—the generation who seeks the face of
God. The generation with clean hands and pure hearts<i> (Psalm 24:6)</i>. <b>All
families of the nations shall worship Him. They shall tell of the Lord to the
next generation and declare His righteousness to a people yet to be born </b><i>(Psalm
22:27-31).</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>Decree more as the Lord leads…</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <i><o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b><p></p>Rose Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890492001431105381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232112503703594984.post-21341904497659509622023-06-29T04:26:00.003-07:002023-06-29T04:38:21.085-07:00Prayer, Exhortation, & Decree for Christians<p> by Rose Murdock</p><p>Here is a sample intercessory prayer which you can use to stand in the gap for the believers in Christ that are in your city, county, state etc. Adapt it to fit your community and as the Holy Spirit leads.</p><p><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">On
behalf of all Christians who live, work, or have a connection
to Waterford and Michigan I offer the following prayers, exhortations, pledges, and
decree.</span></b></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b>Prayer: </b>Lord, You have
sent Your Son on our behalf. Reveal and revive the reality of this truth and
the depth of it to each one of us, so we will not turn our back on You, so we
respond to Your love and sacrifice for us. Revive us and we will call upon Your
Name. O Lord God of hosts, restore us, cause Your face to shine upon us and we
will be saved. (<i>Psalm 80:18-19). </i>Pour out Your Spirit afresh upon us (<i>Joel
2:28, Acts 2:39</i>).<i><o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Pour out a desire for revival
upon us. We cry out for revival, in our own heart first but also in our homes,
families, churches, community, and all young people. Revive us first, and we
will call upon Your Name. Revive us so we will shine with Your light, and
preach the gospel of Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit <i>(Matthew
5:16, Acts 4:29-31).<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Lord, don’t give us over to the
stubbornness of our own heart. We will listen to You and walk in Your ways. We
will listen to Your voice and obey You, forsaking all false idols and gods, and
anything that would stand in the way between us. (<i>Psalm 81:9-12). </i>Search
us, search our hearts, and our thoughts. Reveal any harmful or wicked way in us.
Lead us in Your way, and we will follow<i> (Psalm 139:23-24). </i>Admonish us
and show us what stands between You and us. We repent of any and all pride,
selfishness, and sin. We denounce all spirits of religion, antichrist,
witchcraft and any other demonic spirits. We reject anything that comes between
You and us. You alone are our God.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>Pray more as the Lord leads…<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b>Exhortation to the people: </b>Oh
people of God, listen to Him. Walk in His ways and He will quickly subdue your
enemies and turn His hand against your adversaries (<i>Psalm 81:13-14). </i><span style="background: white;">Believers in Christ and seekers of truth, respond to God’s
call to listen to Him and walk in His ways! Turn your heart back to your first
love (<i>Revelation 2:4</i>). </span>Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will
be saved, and your household—your families, your children. <i>(Acts 16:31).</i><span style="background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>Exhort more as the Lord leads…<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b>On behalf of all believers in
Jesus Christ in Waterford and Michigan I give the following pledge</b>. Holy Father, as a
believer in Christ Jesus, I come out from among the world and separate myself
to You. I will not touch what is unclean, and You welcome me, and all those who
do the same. You are Father to me, and I am your son/daughter. (<i>2
Corinthians 6:17-18).<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">I will love You with all my
heart, soul, mind, and strength <i>(Mark 12:29-30). </i>I will obey Your
commandment to love one another even as You have loved me. (<i>John 13:34), and
</i>I
will love my neighbor as myself <i>(Mark 12:31)</i> without showing partiality
or favoritism. I will love my brothers and sisters in Christ as You have loved me <i>(John 13:34).</i> I offer my works to You, as well as my faith (<i>James 2), </i>and
wash my robes in the blood of the Lamb, making them white<i> (Rev 7:14,
Rev.19:7, Rev. 3:4-5).<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>Pledge more as the Lord leads…<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b>Decree:</b> Thanks be to God
who always leads us in triumph in Christ and manifests through us the sweet
aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place. We are a fragrance of Christ to
God among both the saved and perishing. <i>(2 Corinthians 2:14-15). </i>Our
lights and works are shining to glorify God<i> (Matthew 5:16). </i>God’s people
are returning to Him! The prodigals are coming home!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>Decree more as the Lord leads…<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></p><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b><p></p>Rose Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890492001431105381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232112503703594984.post-20007383765708671442023-06-29T04:20:00.003-07:002023-06-29T04:37:26.267-07:00Prayer, Exhortation, & Decree for Families<p style="text-align: left;">by Rose Murdock</p><p style="text-align: left;">Here is a sample intercessory prayer which you can use to stand in the gap for the families in your city, county, state etc. Adapt it to fit your community and as the Holy Spirit leads.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">On behalf of all families in Waterford and Michigan I offer the following prayers, exhortations, pledges, decree and blessing.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b>Prayer: </b>Lord, I pray that the families of Waterford and the State of Michigan worship You. That they tell of You to the next
generation and declare Your righteousness to a people yet to be born (Psalm
22:27-31). I pray for individual family members to come to Christ and for them
to join together as a family to worship, pray, and read Your Word to establish
family altars. I pray for those with no natural family to connect with their
spiritual family. I pray for those believers who have unsaved family members. I
thank You that as they believe in You, they will be saved as well as their
households (Acts 16:31). Holy Father, I ask that You draw their family members
to Jesus (John 6:44) and orchestrate their salvation. Let the blinders be
removed from their minds and the strongholds of thought that oppose Christ be
torn down, with every thought being brought into agreement with Christ, in
Jesus’ Name (2 Corinthians 10:4-5).<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">I pray for Your people, believers
in Christ, to know and understand the authority You’ve given them as a family
unit (Genesis 1:26-28) and resist all attempts of the enemy to destroy their
homes and relationships, with both You and each other (James 4:7). I pray You
draw Your prodigals back to You, that they come to their senses, repent, and
return willing to serve and honor You (Luke 15:17-19). I pray that those who
have grown lukewarm return to their first love (Revelation 2:4). Lord, heal
their backslidings and love them freely (Hosea 14:4). Revive us and we will
call upon Your Name (Psalm 80:18). <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>Pray more as the Lord leads…<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b>Exhortation to the people: </b>People
of God, return to the Lord. Take words with you and return to the Lord your God
(Hosea 14:2). Respond to Him and His drawing. Pray for your families. Establish
family altars. Talk to each other, come to know and love each other by the
Spirit of God. Let the Word of God come alive in you and in your homes. Exalt
Jesus. Teach His Word and His ways to your children. Talk about Him, learn His
ways, worship Him, and pray. For you who don’t know the Lord, respond to His
call and drawing upon your heart. Come to Him, all you who are weary, and He
will give you rest for your souls. (Matthew 11:28-29).<span style="background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>Exhort more as the Lord leads…<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b>On behalf of all believers in Jesus Christ in Waterford and Michigan I give the following pledge: </b>I will worship the Lord, study His Word, abide in Him and pray. I will welcome His presence into my heart and home. I will turn away from all evil and remove it from my life and home. I will keep God's Word and walk in His ways. I will pray for, and with, my family, loving them, getting to know them, as we establish a family altar.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>Pledge more as the Lord leads…</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b>Decree:</b> Family altars are
alive in Waterford and throughout Michigan, and more are reviving! God, send Your fire onto the altars!
The families of God are reflecting Jesus Christ and shining His light into
Waterford, Michigan, and beyond. I bind the enemy, satan and his demons, from interfering
with the plans of God for the families in this community and state. I declare that any and all
plans and schemes of the enemy over Waterford and Michigan are null and void in
Jesus’ Name.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>Decree more as the Lord leads…<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b>Blessing:</b> I bless the
families of Waterford and Michigan with peace, joy, godly fellowship, and friendships with godly
families. I bless them with protection, provision, abundance, healing,
restoration of relationships, forgiveness, consecration to the Lord, and
obedience to Christ. I bless them with freedom from all sin, addictions,
deception, demonic influence and curses. I bless them with wisdom and knowledge
of the Lord Jesus Christ and His Word.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>Bless more as the Lord leads…</i><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #007798; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Rose Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890492001431105381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232112503703594984.post-5187160858429857352021-05-31T08:56:00.001-07:002021-05-31T09:00:59.189-07:00Final Post for Pray for Waterford Michigan<p> This is the final post for the ten year prayer assignment I was given to pray for Waterford, Michigan. It began May 23 2011 and ends today, May 31, 2021. Of course, I will not stop praying for my home town, but the time period for this particular assignment has been completed. I will leave this blog up for as long as possible. You may also visit the website <a href="http://www.prayforwaterfordmichigan.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. There are some articles there which expand on this assignment in more detail.</p><p>Find the article page here <a href="http://www.prayforwaterfordmichigan.com/articles.html" target="_blank">PFWM Article Page</a>. In particular the article <a href="http://www.prayforwaterfordmichigan.com/tenyeartenure.html" target="_blank">Ten Year Tenure</a> and <a href="http://www.prayforwaterfordmichigan.com/whypray.html" target="_blank">Why Pray?</a></p><p>The sidebar on this page gives the timeline of what the focus of our prayers were. It was somewhat of a three year cycle with November 2019 through October 2020 being a timeout of sorts to focus on the proclamation of the entire Word of God over the United States of America. Information and a table of contents for that task is found <a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-word-index.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Without elaborating on the political climate as I end this assignment, its enough to say that America needs prayer, but yet it comes down to each community, each home, and each individual doing their part to obey God and complete the call He has placed on their life. I pray we all encourage each other in this, pray for each other, and grow closer to the Lord above all.</p><p>Let me end with a Scripture from 1 Kings 9:1-5. David had passed on and Solomon his son was king. David had provided the materials for the beautiful temple and Solomon had just finished building it and prayed a prayer of dedication over it. Here we read the Lord's response:</p><p></p><blockquote>1 Now it came about when Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and all that Solomon desired to do, <br />2 that the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon.<br />3 The Lord said to him, "I have heard your prayer and your supplication, which you have made before Me; I have consecrated this house which you have built by putting My name there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.<br />4 "As for you, if you will walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and uprightness, doing according to all that I have commanded you and will keep My statutes and My ordinances,<br />5 then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, just as I promised to your father David, saying, 'You shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.'</blockquote><p></p><p>The key to keeping the presence of the Lord among us is to walk in His ways, sincerely from the heart. Of course this was before the Lord Jesus came and we can read about the fall of Israel into captivity. Yet God did not forsake us and made a way for all to come into His favor through faith in Jesus Christ who died to pay the price for our sin. Seek Him. Believe. Answer the call. We read of what happened after Jesus rose from the dead, just before He ascended into heaven:</p><p></p><blockquote>17 When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some were doubtful.<br />18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.<br />19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit, <br />20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."</blockquote><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;">"Yes, I am coming quickly." Amen. Come Lord Jesus.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Revelation 22:20</i></p></blockquote></blockquote><p> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #001320; font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div><br /></div><p><span face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #001320; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"> </span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Rose Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890492001431105381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232112503703594984.post-13636334342405706632021-01-20T03:46:00.009-08:002021-01-21T05:56:05.921-08:00Speaking the Word Index<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzC_RtxvH4XKxcxwBLRTVKb_RlIqdRhMHBUhULDDwwtQ9tshx8At9tcDxY_AaSDvO69at3mZI5AnegLbAS9q6E_y91vMNvvBpMk-psI5j6E_R9TAcK4zjT72Z-Gqj3rNs-H22fZpQ2pQQ/s425/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="425" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzC_RtxvH4XKxcxwBLRTVKb_RlIqdRhMHBUhULDDwwtQ9tshx8At9tcDxY_AaSDvO69at3mZI5AnegLbAS9q6E_y91vMNvvBpMk-psI5j6E_R9TAcK4zjT72Z-Gqj3rNs-H22fZpQ2pQQ/w200-h133/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>Speaking the Word Index</b></span></p><p><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Beginning November 1st of 2019, I began a one-year through-the-Bible assignment of reading the entire Bible out loud, writing many summaries, praying, and speaking exhortations daily over America. I've had an amazing time doing this, reading the Bible OUT LOUD, praying and exhorting/proclaiming over the land as the Lord leads, I've written summaries of each chapter in the Bible, daily summaries (groups of chapters), and summaries of each of the books of the Bible. I'm posting a summary of the summaries here. This page serves as an index to the links of each page. I haven't included everything I've written, but tried to summarize as briefly as possible while still getting a message across. </span></p><p><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The first paragraph of each book, which gets progressively longer as I progressed through the year, is a summary of what that particular book is about. The summaries with the bullet points are what I felt the Lord was revealing at the time, usually an instruction, understanding, or exhortation of some type. The dates included in the title body of the text are the dates I finished the book and wrote the final book summaries. The flow may seem a little rough. I was more concerned about getting thoughts out than making it sound pretty. Of course there's no way to do a complete summary of the Bible. Everyone really needs to do this for themselves.</span></p><p><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">I would encourage you to do this yourselves. The process of reading/speaking/thinking about/writing/summarizing the Word of God brings great insight into what you're reading, while being His mouthpiece in the earth. His Word will not return to Him void when its spoken from His mouth, it will accomplish what He intends for it to. If you are a member of His body, you are His mouthpiece in the Earth. Enjoy!</span></p><p><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">To start your own daily plan, <a href="https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-reading-plan/book-order.html" target="_blank">click here for a one-year schedule through Bible Study Tools</a><br />Or a reading plan is listed at the bottom of this post</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><b>Index of Summaries (Click on the links below)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2019/12/speaking-genesis-exodus-and-leviticus.html">Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2020/03/speaking-numbers-and-deuteronomy.html">Numbers, Deuteronomy</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2020/04/speaking-joshua-judges.html">Joshua, Judges, Ruth</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2020/05/speaking-samuel-and-kings.html">Samuel, Kings</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2020/05/speaking-chronicles.html">Chronicles</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2020/06/speaking-ezra-nehemiah-and-esther.html">Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2020/06/speaking-job.html">Job</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2020/07/speaking-psalms.html">Psalms</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2020/08/speaking-proverbs.html">Proverbs</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2020/08/speaking-ecclesiastes-and-song-of.html">Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2020/08/speaking-isaiah.html">Isaiah</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2020/12/speaking-jeremiah-lamentations.html">Jeremiah, Lamentations</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2020/12/speaking-ezekiel.html">Ezekiel</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2020/12/speaking-daniel.html">Daniel</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2020/12/speaking-hosea-joel-and-amos.html">Hosea, Joel, Amos</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2020/12/speaking-obadiah-jonah-and-micah.html">Obadiah, Jonah, Micah</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2020/12/speaking-nahum-habakkuk-and-zephaniah.html">Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-haggai-zechariah-and-malachi.html">Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-matthew.html">Matthew</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-mark.html">Mark</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-luke.html">Luke</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-john.html">John</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-acts.html">Acts</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-romans.html">Romans</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-1-corinthians.html">1 Corinthians</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-2-corinthians.html">2 Corinthians</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-galatians-and-ephesians.html">Galatians, Ephesians</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-philippians-and-colossians.html">Philippians, Colossians</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-1-2-thessalonians.html">1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-1-2-timothy.html">1 Timothy, 2 Timothy</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-titus-and-philemon.html">Titus, Philemon</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-hebrews.html">Hebrews</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-james.html">James</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-1-2-peter.html">1 Peter, 2 Peter</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-1-2-3-john-and-jude.html">1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-revelation.html">Revelation</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in; text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;">Bible Reading Plan – Book Order</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><br /></b></div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><div style="text-align: left;">Following is the reading plan I used. I began November 1st so that is the start date listed. Adjust the dates for however you wish. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: left;"><b>* Read out loud * Think * Write * Declare *</b></div></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 1 - Genesis 1-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 2 – Genesis 5-8</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 3 - Genesis 9-12</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 4 - Genesis 13-17</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 5 - Genesis 18-20</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 6 - Genesis 21-23</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 7 - Genesis 24-25</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 8 - Genesis 26-28</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 9 - Genesis 29-31</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 10 - Genesis 32-35</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 11 - Genesis 36-38</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 12 - Genesis 39-41</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 13 - Genesis 42-43</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 14 - Genesis 44-46</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 15 - Genesis 47-50</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 16 - Exodus 1-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 17 - Exodus 5-7</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 18 - Exodus 8-10</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 19 - Exodus 11-13</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 20 - Exodus 14-16</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 21 - Exodus 17-20</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 22 - Exodus 21-23</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 23 - Exodus 24-27</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 24 - Exodus 28-30</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 25 - Exodus 31-34</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 26 - Exodus 35-37</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 27 - Exodus 38-40</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 28 - Leviticus 1-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 29 - Leviticus 5-7</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Nov 30 - Leviticus 8-10</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 1 - Leviticus 11-13</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 2 - Leviticus 14-15</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 3 - Leviticus 16-18</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 4 - Leviticus 19-21</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 5 - Leviticus 22-23</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 6 - Leviticus 24-25</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 7 - Leviticus 26-27</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 8 - Numbers 1-2</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 9 - Numbers 3-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 10 - Numbers 5-6</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 11 - Numbers 7</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 12 - Numbers 8-10</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 13 - Numbers 11-13</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 14 - Numbers 14-15</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 15 - Numbers 16-18</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 16 - Numbers 19-21</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 17 - Numbers 22-24</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 18 - Numbers 25-26</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 19 - Numbers 27-29</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 20 - Numbers 30-32</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 21 - Numbers 33-36</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 22 - Deuteronomy 1-2</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 23 - Deuteronomy 3-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 24 - Deuteronomy 5-8</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 25 - Deuteronomy 9-11</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 26 - Deuteronomy 12-15</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 27 - Deuteronomy 16-19</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 28 - Deuteronomy 20-22</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 29 - Deuteronomy 23-25</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 30 - Deuteronomy 26-27</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Dec 31 - Deuteronomy 28-29</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 1 - Deuteronomy 30-32</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 2 - Deuteronomy 33-34</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 3 - Joshua 1-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 4 - Joshua 5-7</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 5 - Joshua 8-10</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 6 - Joshua 11-13</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 7 - Joshua 14-17</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 8 - Joshua 18-20</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 9 - Joshua 21-22</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 10 - Joshua 23-24</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 11 - Judges 1-3</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 12- Judges 4-5</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 13 - Judges 6-8</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 14- Judges 9-10</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 15 - Judges 11-13</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 16 - Judges 14-16</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 17 - Judges 17-19</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 18 - Judges 20-21</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 19 - Ruth 1-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 20 - 1 Samuel 1-3</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 21 - 1 Samuel 4-7</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 22 - 1 Samuel 8-12</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 23 - 1 Samuel 13-14</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 24 - 1 Samuel 15-16</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 25 - 1 Samuel 17-18</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 26 - 1 Samuel 19-21</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 27 - 1 Samuel 22-24</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 28 - 1 Samuel 25-27</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 29 - 1 Samuel 28-31</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 30 - 2 Samuel 1-3</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jan 31 - 2 Samuel 4-7</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 1 - 2 Samuel 8-11</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 2 - 2 Samuel 12-13</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 3 - 2 Samuel 14-16</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 4 - 2 Samuel 17-19</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 5 - 2 Samuel 20-22</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 6 - 2 Samuel 23-24</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 7 - 1 Kings 1-2</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 8 - 1 Kings 3-5</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 9 - 1 Kings 6-7</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 10 - 1 Kings 8-9</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 11 - 1 Kings 10-12</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 12 - 1 Kings 13-15</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 13 - 1 Kings 16-18</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 14 - 1 Kings 19-20</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 15 - 1 Kings 21-22</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 16 - 2 Kings 1-3</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 17 - 2 Kings 4-5</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 18 - 2 Kings 6-8</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 19 - 2 Kings 9-10</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 20 - 2 Kings 11-13</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 21 - 2 Kings 14-16</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 22 - 2 Kings 17-18</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 23 - 2 Kings 19-21</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 24 - 2 Kings 22-23</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 25 - 2 Kings 24-25</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 26 - 1 Chronicles 1-2</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 27 - 1 Chronicles 3-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 28 - 1 Chronicles 5-6</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Feb 29 - 1 Chronicles 7-9</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Mar 1 - 1 Chronicles 10-12</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Mar 2 - 1 Chronicles 13-16</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Mar 3 - 1 Chronicles 17-19</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Mar 4 - 1 Chronicles 20-23</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Mar 5 - 1 Chronicles 24-26</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Mar 6 - 1 Chronicles 27-29</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Mar 7 - 2 Chronicles 1-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Mar 8 - 2 Chronicles 5-7</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Mar 9 - 2 Chronicles 8-11</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Mar 10 - 2 Chronicles 12-16</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Mar 11 - 2 Chronicles 17-20</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Mar 12 - 2 Chronicles 21-24</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Mar 13 - 2 Chronicles 25-28</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Mar 14 - 2 Chronicles 29-31</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Mar 15 - 2 Chronicles 32-34</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Mar 16 - 2 Chronicles 35-36</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Mar 17 - Ezra 1-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Mar 18 - Ezra 5-7</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Mar 19 - Ezra 8-10</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Mar 20 - Nehemiah 1-3</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Mar 21 - Nehemiah 4-7</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•</b></span></span><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">Mar 22 - Nehemiah 8-10</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Mar 23 - Nehemiah 11-13</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Mar 24 - Esther 1-5</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Mar 25 - Esther 6-10</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Mar 26 - Job 1-4</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Mar 27 - Job 5-8</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Mar 28 - Job 9-12</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Mar 29 - Job 13-16</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Mar 30 - Job 17-20</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Mar 31 - Job 21-24</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 1 - Job 25-30</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 2 - Job 31-34</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 3 - Job 35-38</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 4 - Job 39-42</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 5 - Psalms 1-8</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 6 - Psalms 9-17</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 7 - Psalms 18-21</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 8 - Psalms 22-27</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 9 - Psalms 28-33</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 10 - Psalms 34-37</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 11 - Psalms 38-42</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 12 - Psalms 43-49</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 13 - Psalms 50-55</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 14 - Psalms 56-61</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 15 - Psalms 62-68</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 16 - Psalms 69-72</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 17 - Psalms 73-77</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 18 - Psalms 78-80</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 19 - Psalms 81-88</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 20 - Psalms 89-94</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 21 - Psalms 95-103</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 22 - Psalms 104-106</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 23 - Psalms 107-111</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 24 - Psalms 112-118</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 25 - Psalm 119</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 26 - Psalms 120-133</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 27 - Psalms 134-140</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 28 - Psalms 141-150</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 29 - Proverbs 1-3</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Apr 30 - Proverbs 4-7</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 1 - Proverbs 8-11</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 2 - Proverbs 12-14</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 3 - Proverbs 15-17</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 4 - Proverbs 18-20</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 5 - Proverbs 21-23</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 6 - Proverbs 24-26</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 7 - Proverbs 27-29</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 8 - Proverbs 30-31</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 9 - Ecclesiastes 1-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 10 - Ecclesiastes 5-8</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 11 - Ecclesiastes 9-12</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 12 - Song of Solomon 1-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 13 - Song of Solomon 5-8</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 14 - Isaiah 1-3</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 15 - Isaiah 4-8</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 16 - Isaiah 9-11</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 17 - Isaiah 12-14</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 18 - Isaiah 15-19</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 19 - Isaiah 20-24</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 20 - Isaiah 25-28</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 21 - Isaiah 29-31</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 22 - Isaiah 32-34</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 23 - Isaiah 35-37</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 24 - Isaiah 38-40</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 25 - Isaiah 41-43</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 26 - Isaiah 44-46</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 27 - Isaiah 47-49</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•May 28 - Isaiah 50-52</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•</b></span></span><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">May 29 - Isaiah 53-56</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•May 30 - Isaiah 57-59</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•May 31 - Isaiah 60-63</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 1- Isaiah 64-66</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 2 - Jeremiah 1-3</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 3 - Jeremiah 4-5</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 4 - Jeremiah 6-8</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 5 - Jeremiah 9-11</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 6 - Jeremiah 12-14</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 7 - Jeremiah 15-17</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 8 - Jeremiah 18-21</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 9 - Jeremiah 22-24</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 10 - Jeremiah 25-27</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 11 - Jeremiah 28-30</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 12 - Jeremiah 31-32</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 13 - Jeremiah 33-36</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 14 - Jeremiah 37-39</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 15 - Jeremiah 40-43</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 16 - Jeremiah 44-46</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 17 - Jeremiah 47-48</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 18 - Jeremiah 49</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 19 - Jeremiah 50</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 20 - Jeremiah 51-52</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 21 - Lamentations 1-2</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 22 - Lamentations 3-5</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 23 - Ezekiel 1-4</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 24 - Ezekiel 5-8</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 25 - Ezekiel 9-12</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 26 - Ezekiel 13-15</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 27 - Ezekiel 16-17</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 28 - Ezekiel 18-20</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 29 - Ezekiel 21-22</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif; font-size: 15.3333px;">•Jun 30 - Ezekiel 23-24</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 1 - Ezekiel 25-27</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 2 -Ezekiel 28-30</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 3 - Ezekiel 31-32</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 4 - Ezekiel 33-35</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 5 - Ezekiel 36-38</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 6 - Ezekiel 39-40</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 7 - Ezekiel 41-43</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 8 - Ezekiel 44-46</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 9 - Ezekiel 47-48</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 10 - Daniel 1-3</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 11 - Daniel 4-5</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 12 - Daniel 6-8</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 13 - Daniel 9-12</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 14 - Hosea 1-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 15 - Hosea 5-9</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 16 - Hosea 10-14</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 17 - Joel 1-3</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 18 - Amos 1-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 19 - Amos 5-9</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 20 - Obadiah 1</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 21 - Jonah 1-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 22 - Micah 1-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 23 - Micah 5-7</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 24 - Nahum 1-3</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 25 - Habakkuk 1-3</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 26 - Zephaniah 1-3</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 27 - Haggai 1-2</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 28 - Zechariah 1-5</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 29 - Zechariah 6-10</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 30 - Zechariah 11-14</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Jul 31 - Malachi 1-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 1 - Matthew 1-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 2 - Matthew 5-6</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 3 - Matthew 7-9</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 4 - Matthew 10-11</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 5 - Matthew 12-13</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 6 - Matthew 14-17</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 7 - Matthew 18-20</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 8 - Matthew 21-22</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 9 - Matthew 23-24</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 10 - Matthew 25-26</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 11 - Matthew 27-28</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 12 - Mark 1-3</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 13 - Mark 4-5</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 14 - Mark 6-7</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 15 - Mark 8-9</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 16 - Mark 10-11</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 17 - Mark 12-13</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 18 - Mark 14</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 19 - Mark 15-16</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 20 - Luke 1-2</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 21 - Luke 3-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 22 - Luke 5-6</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 23 - Luke 7-8</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 24 - Luke 9-10</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 25 - Luke 11-12</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 26 - Luke 13-15</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 27 - Luke 16-18</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 28 - Luke 19-20</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 29 - Luke 21-22</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 30 - Luke 23-24</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Aug 31 - John 1-2</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 1 - John 3-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 2 - John 5-6</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 3 - John 7-8</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 4 - John 9-10</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 5 - John 11-12</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 6 - John 13-15</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 7 - John 16-17</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 8 - John 18-19</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 9 - John 20-21</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 10 - Acts 1-3</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 11 - Acts 4-5</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 12 - Acts 6-7</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 13 - Acts 8-9</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 14 - Acts 10-11</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 15 - Acts 12-13</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 16 - Acts 14-15</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 17 - Acts 16-17</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 18 - Acts 18-19</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 19 - Acts 20-21</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 20 - Acts 22-23</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 21 - Acts 24-26</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 22 - Acts 27-28</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 23 - Romans 1-3</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 24 - Romans 4-7</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 25- Romans 8-10</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 26 - Romans 11-14</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 27 - Romans 15-16</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 28 - 1 Corinthians 1-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 29 - 1 Corinthians 5-9</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Sep 30 - 1 Corinthians 10-13</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 1 - 1 Corinthians 14-16</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 2 - 2 Corinthians 1-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 3 - 2 Corinthians 5-9</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 4 - 2 Corinthians 10-13</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 5 - Galatians 1-3</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 6 - Galatians 4-6</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 7 - Ephesians 1-3</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 8 - Ephesians 4-6</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 9 - Philippians 1-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 10 - Colossians 1-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 11 - 1 Thessalonians 1-5</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 12 - 2 Thessalonians 1-3</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 13 - 1 Timothy 1-6</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 14 - 2 Timothy 1-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 15 – Titus 1-3; Philemon 1</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 16 - Hebrews 1-4</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 17 - Hebrews 5-8</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 18 - Hebrews 9-10</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 19 - Hebrews 11-13</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 20 - James 1-5</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 21 - 1 Peter 1-5; 2 Peter </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 22 - 1 John 1-5</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 23 -2 John 1; 3 John 1; Jude 1</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 24 -Revelation 1-3</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 25 -Revelation 4-7</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 26 -Revelation 8-11</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 27 -Revelation 12-14</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 28 -Revelation 15-17</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 29 -Revelation 18-19</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3333px;"><b>•Oct 30 - Revelation 20-22</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></p>Rose Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890492001431105381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232112503703594984.post-81059952475482290012021-01-19T03:38:00.001-08:002021-01-20T04:12:37.524-08:00Speaking Revelation<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/s425/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="425" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/w200-h133/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Revelation</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the "speaking the Bible" summaries for Revelation.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-word-index.html">Click here for the index</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>Revelation Summaries<br />10-29-2020</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The book records the revelation of Jesus Christ which John received while on the Island of Patmos to show things which must soon take place. He was told to write to the seven churches of Asia what he saw. He says the Lord is coming with clouds and every eye will see Him. He sees the Lord and describes Him. A part of His description is addressed to each church. The stars and lampstands to Ephesus. The One who's dead, but risen to Smyrna. His sword to Pergamum. His eyes and feet to Thyatira. The seven Spirits of God and stars to Sardis. The Holy and True who holds the key of David to Philadelphia. The Amen, Faithful, and True Witness, Beginning of creation to Laodicea.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He tells each one what He knows about them--the good and the bad, what to do, and the reward of their overcoming. He mentions His coming in some way which appears to be a progressive revelation of the Lord and His coming to each church age. To Ephesus He says to REPENT OR HE'LL COME AND REMOVE YOUR LAMPSTAND out of its place. To Smyrna He says to be faithful until death. (The only one that doesn't specifically mention His coming, but mentions death which seems to indicate that some will die before He comes so BE FAITHFUL IF YOU DIE BEFORE HE COMES). To Pergamum He says to REPENT OR HE'LL COME QUICKLY AND MAKE WAR WITH THE SWORD of His mouth. To Thyatira He says He will deal with Jezebel and HOLD FAST UNTIL HE COMES. To Sardis He says to WAKE UP OR HE'LL COME LIKE A THIEF. to Philadelphia He says HE'S COMING QUICKLY SO HOLD FAST SO NO ONE TAKES YOUR CROWN. To Laodicea He says HE STANDS AT THE DOOR AND KNOCKS. HEAR AND OPEN AND HE'LL COME IN AND DINE. So it is a progressive revelation of Jesus Christ to His church, with the revelation of His coming being addressed. </span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Repent. Be faithful until death. Repent. Hold fast. Wake up. He's coming quickly so hold fast. He's at the door.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Then John saw a door open in Heaven and was told to 'Come up here' so he could be shown what was going to happen after that. He saw the Creator on the throne with 24 elders and 4 Cherubim around, worshiping. The Creator had a book in His right hand that no one was worthy to open. John wept because of that, but an elder told him the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome and is worthy to open it. The Lamb came and took the book and the elders and Cherubim fell down and worshiped with song, harps, and golden bowls which are the prayers of the saints. Many angels joined in and every created thing in heaven, earth, under earth, and the sea worshiped Him.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Then He began to open the seven seals. With each one of the first four seals a Cherubim said "Come" and John saw a horse with each one--white horse conquering, red horse killing, black horse-inflation, ashen horse-death to kill 1/4 of the earth with sword, famine, pestilence and wild beasts. 5th seal--the martyrs asked how long until their blood is avenged. 6th seal--a great earthquake, black sun, blood moon, stars fell, sky split, every mountain and island moved, everyone hid themselves from the One on the throne, the presence of the Lord.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">An angel told the four angels who were holding back the wind not to hurt anyone until the 144,000 were sealed from the 12 tribes. Then John saw a great multitude before the throne worshiping with palm branches. An elder told him these came out of the great tribulation and washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb, making them white. They serve Him day and night and He will be their God.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">7th seal--silence for 1/2 hour and then began seven trumpets. An angel came with a golden censor--the incense went up to God. The angel added fire from the altar and threw it to the earth--thunder, sounds, lightning, earthquake and then began the seven trumpets. The first four destroyed 1/3 of the earth, sea creatures and ships. Drinking water sources--rivers and springs--and 1/3 of the sun, moon, and stars so it was dark for 1/3 of the day. An eagle said three woes were coming with the last three trumpets. The bottomless pit was opened and smoke with an army of locusts came to torment those without the seal of God-the first woe. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The second woe was the Euphrates dried up. Angels were there to kill 1/3 of mankind. An army of 200 million came. The riders breathed out three plagues which killed 1/3 of mankind. The ones not killed did not repent. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">An angel came with a book saying no more delay. At the seventh trump the mystery of God is finished. John was told to eat the book and he did and was told he would prophesy again concerning the nations and given a rod to measure the temple, altar, and those who worship in it. But not the court because the nations will trample it for 42 months. His witnesses will prophesy for 1260 days. They will have power and when their testimony is done the beast will kill them. Their bodies will be in the street for 3 1/2 days then resurrected in front of everyone and ascend. An earthquake will kill 7000. The city split in three. 1/10 will fall. The second woe is done.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">7th trumpet--the kingdoms of this world have become the kingdom of God and His Christ. The elders worship and the temple in heaven opens. The ark of the covenant appears. Then a sign--Israel giving birth to the Messiah and the dragon wanting to devour it, but He's caught up to God. The dragon fights Michael. The dragon is thrown out of heaven knowing he has a short time. 1/3 of his angels with him. He persecutes Israel. She goes to the wilderness with eagle wings for 3 1/2 years. So the dragon goes to persecute the Christians. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">The beast comes out of the sea with seven heads and ten horns like the dragon has. He has authority over the saints for 42 months--to overcome and kill them. He is worshiped by those whose name is not written in the book of life. The false prophet arises from the earth. He has the authority of the beast and makes an image of the beast--even so it can speak. Everyone who doesn't worship the beast or its image and take the mark will be killed. The mark is needed to buy and sell. The number of the beast is 666. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">John saw the 144,000 on Mt. Zion. Angels fly and announce the gospel, judgement and the fall of Babylon, don't take the mark. Those who die from now on are blessed--they can rest. Jesus reaps the earth from a cloud and an angel reaps the earth and throws into the winepress of the wrath of God.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Another sign--seven angels with seven bowls of the last plagues of the wrath of God. The victorious saints stand before God--who didn't take the mark. The seven bowls of wrath--sores from the mark, everything in the sea dies, the water source is blood, scorching heat and fire, the throne and kingdom of the beast darkened, the Euphrates dried up making way for the army of the East. Three spirits from the mouth of the dragon, beast, and false prophet to gather kings to war against God at Armageddon. </span></span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">7th bowl--It is done. Lightning, thunder, earthquake, city split in three, nations fell, Babylon-the cup of God's wrath, Islands fled, mountains disappeared. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">An angel came and took John to see the judgment of the harlot. She sat on the beast on many waters. Immorality, drunk on the blood of the saints. The beast is a king who used to be, then wasn't then returns. From the abyss. Unbelievers wonder at him and worship him. 10 kings with no kingdom give their authority to the beast and have authority from him for one hour to wage war against the Lamb and are defeated. The beast and kings unite and destroy the harlot. She is the great city which rules over the kings--Babylon. An angel announces her fall. Pestilence, mourning, famine, fire. Kings and merchants weep over her. They watch her smoke from a distance. Saints, apostles, prophets rejoice. God has pronounced judgment against her for you. All the blood of the saints, prophets, and all who were slain found in her.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">John heard a loud voice--great multitude singing four hallelujah's. The marriage of the Lamb has come and the bride has made herself ready--clothed in fine linen, white and clean. Heaven opened--white horse with the Word of God riding. The armies of heaven following Him in white linen. The beast and kings assembled to fight Him. The beast and false prophet are seized and thrown into the lake of fire. The rest killed with the sword of the Rider's mouth. The birds ate the flesh. Satan bound in the abyss for 1000 years.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>John saw thrones and judgment given to them. He saw martyrs and those who overcame the beast and did not receive the mark. They came to life--priests of God and reigned with Christ 1000 years. The first resurrection. The second death has no power over them. The rest of the dead (wicked) didn't come to life until the 1000 years completed. After 1000 years Satan released to deceive the nations. He gathers them for war surrounding the camp of the saints and the beloved city. Fire from heaven devours them and Satan thrown in to the lake of fire. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Then John saw the great white throne. Heaven and earth fled from Him who sat on it. All the dead stood before Him and were judged out of the books that were opened according to their deeds. Death and Hades were thrown in to the lake of fire. Anyone not written in the Lamb's book of life was thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>John saw a new heaven, a new earth and the holy city coming down as a bride adorned for her husband. The tabernacle of God is with men. Those who overcome will dwell with Him. The others--lake of fire. John saw the city, measured and described its beauty. No one wicked allowed in, only those whose names are in the Lamb's book of life. He is coming quickly and bringing His reward with Him. Blessed are those who wash their robes so they may eat of the tree of life and enter the city by the gates. Outside are the immoral. Come quickly Lord Jesus.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Jesus is coming and every eye will see Him, once His people have fully received the revelation of Him.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>The revelation began at His first coming and has been partially, slowly revealed to each church age.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Take heed and overcome and the revelation will come to completion.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Repent, be faithful, hold fast, wake up, He's standing at the door. Hear and open and dine with Him.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Only the Lamb is worthy to take the book and open it. He will, once He is fully revealed to His church.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>The seals will be broken and opened, revealing His coming to the earth.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Conquering, killing, and death in many forms will occur. </span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>The sky will split open, His presence revealed.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Use this tribulation to wash your robes in the blood of the Lamb and He will be your Shepherd and God.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>The prayers of the saints prepare for the sounding of the trumpets.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>The trumpets bring destruction and torment with the last trump bringing the reign of Jesus Christ to the world, opening the temple of God and revealing the ark of His covenant.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>During the great persecution and forced worship, idolatry, when provision is withheld and martyrs are made, the goal is not to stay alive physically, but spiritually--to remain pure, blameless, and meet the Lord on the mount.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Persevere and keep the faith until the end.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>The worldly spirit which entices with wealth, sensuality, sinful pleasures, and lusts, deceives the people of the earth, kings, merchants, and all who do not reject the mark to serve the living God.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>The world will unite against the Lamb but will be defeated.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Those who remain true to Him, gaining victory over the worldly beast, will stand before Him and His throne singing the Song of Moses. </span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Wash your robes, make them white in the blood of the Lamb.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Make yourself ready.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>He is coming quickly.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Practice righteousness--righteous acts and deeds. </span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Keep yourself holy, for a priest of God who reigns on the earth is one who overcomes the world.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>This holy one will inherit new things and will dwell among God Himself and His people with no more death, mourning, crying, or pain.</span></span></span></li></ul><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Rose Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890492001431105381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232112503703594984.post-11391785446696017432021-01-18T05:57:00.001-08:002021-01-20T04:12:06.780-08:00Speaking 1, 2, 3 John and Jude<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/s425/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="425" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/w200-h133/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1, 2, 3, John & Jude</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the "speaking the Bible" summaries for the John's and Jude.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-word-index.html">Click here for the index</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>1 John Summaries<br />10-22-2020</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">John wrote this letter, possibly as late as 90 A.D. He writes about what they have personally witnessed concerning the Word of life who was with the Father and manifested to them. They proclaim it to the readers so they too may fellowship with them, and their fellowship is with the Father and Son. The message is that God is light. There is no darkness in Him. So if we walk in darkness, while saying we have fellowship with Him, we lie and don't practice truth. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we say we haven't sinned, we make Him a liar and His Word is not in us. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship and His blood cleanses us from all sin. If we confess our sin, He forgives us and cleanses us.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">John says he writes this so they don't sin, but if we do, we have an advocate with the Father--Jesus Christ. We know we know Him if we keep His Word. If we say we know Him and don't keep His Word, we lie and the truth is not in us. The love of God has been perfected in the one who keeps His Word. The one who says he's in the light, but hates his brother, is in darkness. The one who loves his brother is in the light and there is no cause for stumbling in him. </span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Darkness blinds the eyes of those who hate. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. The lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, are all passing away, but whoever does God's will lives forever.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Many antichrists have appeared. They went out from them, but were not really of them. The antichrist is the one who denies the Father and the Son. Don't believe every spirit. Many false prophets have gone out into the world. The antichrist does not confess Jesus. The Spirit of God confesses Jesus has come in the flesh. Those of the world speak like the world and the world listens to them. We are from God. He who knows God listens to us. This is how to know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Whoever denies the Son doesn't have the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also. The anointing is in you and teaches you. What a great love the Father has given us that we would be called His children. When He appears we will be like Him. Having this hope fixed on Him purifies us. There is no sin in Him. He who is born of God does not practice sin. He can't because His seed abides in him. We know we've passed from death to life because we love the brethren. If your brother has need, and you have goods, but close your heart to him, how does the love of God dwell in you? </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Don't love in word, but in deed and truth. If our heart doesn't condemn us, we have confidence before God that what we ask of Him we receive because we keep His commandment and do what pleases Him. The commandment is that we believe in the Name of His Son Jesus and love one another. Then we abide in Him and He lives in us, and we know it by the Spirit.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Jesus came by water and blood and the Spirit testifies because He's truth. The Spirit, water, and blood all agree. He who believes has this testimony in himself. The testimony is that God gave us eternal life and the life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life. He who doesn't have the Son, doesn't have life. He hears us if we ask according to His will. We may pray for a brother who committed a sin not leading to death, and God will give Him life. But not for a sin leading to death. No one who is born of God sins. God keeps him and the evil one doesn't touch him. Keep from idols.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Fellowship with the Father and the Son, and walking in the light, enables us to love our brothers and sisters.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He who confesses the Son has the Father, is born of God, contains His seed, and doesn't sin.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">All things exposed to the light and the blood are cleansed.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Darkness blinds the eyes of those who hate.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The one who loves is in the light and there is no cause for stumbling in him.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Believe in the Name of Jesus and love one another, you will have the fellowship and walk in the light.</span></li></ul><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><b>2 John Summaries<br />10-23-2020</b></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">John writes to a 'lady' and her children saying he was glad to find some of her children walking in truth. He is writing in regards to truth. He asks for her to keep the commandment they've had from the beginning. This is love--that we walk in His commandment. He warns against deceivers who don't acknowledge Jesus has come in the flesh. This is the deceiver and antichrist. Anyone who doesn't remain in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Don't receive him into your house and don't greet him. He says he has more to say, but wants to do it in person.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Be sure to stay true to the teaching of Jesus Christ and refuse the teachings of the deceiver and antichrist.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Stay on guard and walk in His commandments.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The influence you have over others is not to be taken lightly.</span></li></ul><div> </div><div><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;">3 John Summaries<br />10-23-2020</b></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">John wrote to Gaius praying that he prospers and is in good health just as his soul prospers. His greatest joy is to hear of his children walking in truth. He was glad to hear it from the brethren. He says they have been faithful in their love for the brethren and to send them out in a worthy manner for we ought to support such men who go out for the sake of the Name. He wrote to the church, but Diotrephes does not accept what they say--unjustly accuses them, forbidding those who desire to see the brethren, even putting them out of the church. Do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He says he has much to say but not with pen and ink. He hopes to see them soon.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Be faithful to support the brethren who work for the sake of the Name, being fellow workers with the truth.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Don't follow those who reject the brethren who do good--those who unjustly accuse.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Follow what is good for the one who does good is of God.</span></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>Jude Summaries</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>10-23-2020</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Jude says he feels the necessity to write to them asking that they contend earnestly for the faith which was once handed down. For certain people have crept in unnoticed who deny Jesus. He then reminds them of some throughout history who have ben destroyed--those who came out of Egypt and didn't believe, the angels who abandoned their proper place, the gross immorality of Sodom and Gomorrah, Cain, Balaam, Korah. These men also defile the flesh, reject authority, and revile angelic majesties. They revile what they don't understand. What they know by instinct--like unreasoning animals--by these things they'll be destroyed.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Enoch prophesied about them saying the Lord comes with many thousands of His holy ones to execute judgment on all, to convict the ungodly of their deeds and what they've spoken against Him. But you, remember the words of the apostles, who said these would come in the last days. Build yourselves up on your faith, praying in the Holy Spirit. Keep in the love of God, waiting anxiously for the Lord. Have mercy on some who doubt, save others, snatching them out of the fire. On some have mercy with fear, hating even the garment polluted by the flesh. He ends with praise to God.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Contend earnestly for the faith.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Judgment will come to those who reject the Lord.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Pray in the Spirit.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Stay in the love of God.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Wait anxiously for the mercy of the Lord.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">He will return with many thousands of His holy ones.</span></span></li></ul><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Rose Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890492001431105381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232112503703594984.post-86097495219625355992021-01-17T01:45:00.002-08:002021-01-20T04:11:32.562-08:00Speaking 1 & 2 Peter<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/s425/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="425" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/w200-h133/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 & 2 Peter</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the "speaking the Bible" summaries for the Peter's.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-word-index.html">Click here for the index</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>1 Peter Summaries<br />10-21-2020</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Peter wrote this letter possibly around 66-67 A.D. from Babylon. He speaks of the mercy of God which called us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus to an imperishable and undefiled inheritance. He speaks about going through trials and suffering. He says to submit to authorities by doing right. This will silence the ignorance of foolish men. He says its better to suffer for doing right, then wrong. When we do, and patiently endure, we find favor with God. Christ was our example in this. He didn't threaten when reviled. He bore our sins so we may die to sin and live to righteousness.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Do not live for the flesh. Christ suffered in the flesh. Do the same, for he who suffers in the flesh has ceased from sin. The proof of their faith through trials will result in praise and glory. He says they are being built up as living stones to a spiritual house, a royal priesthood. They're born again by an imperishable seed. The end of all things is near so be of sound judgement and sober spirit for prayer. Cast your anxieties on Him and resist the devil firm in the faith.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Suffering, trials, and difficulties are ingredients to strong faith.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">They strengthen the living stones which build the house of God--the royal priesthood, the holy nation of God.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">It is an imperishable seed which gives birth to the new heart. The heart which is able to resist sin and be of sound mind and sober judgment.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The end result of your faith will be praise and glory--and you will be strengthened, established, perfected, and confirmed.</span></li></ul><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><b><br />2 Peter Summaries<br />10-21-2020</b></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Peter wrote this letter around 68-69 A.D. about a year after his first one and not long before the destruction of Jerusalem. He says that God has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness, and by these things He has given us precious promises so we may be partakers of His divine nature. Because of this, apply diligence, moral excellence, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love, for these things will make you fruitful in the knowledge of Jesus and if you practice them you'll never stumble.</span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Peter says he'll be leaving Earth soon and wants them to remember this. He has made known to them what he heard for himself and no prophecy of Scripture is for man's own interpretation, but God speaking through the Holy Spirit. He warns of false teachers arising. Many will follow but God will judge them. He describes those who indulge the flesh and despise authority--for whom the black darkness has been reserved. They entice with words, sensual and fleshly desires, promising freedom while they are enslaved. They will mock in the last day, saying He won't come, but He will. He's patient, not wanting any to perish. 1000 years is as a day and a day as 1000 years to Him. So behave in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening His coming.</span></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>God's nature, which we have through His promises, and the knowledge of Him, through which we can practice godliness, will keep us from stumbling.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>His nature will keep us from falling for false teaching and being led astray by indulging the flesh.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Look for Him. He will return.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Look for and hasten His coming.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>When you see someone who is deceived, you know they have fallen after the lusts of the flesh.</span></span></li></ul><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Rose Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890492001431105381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232112503703594984.post-62135779917038931622021-01-16T03:01:00.002-08:002021-01-20T04:11:03.481-08:00Speaking James<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/s425/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="425" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/w200-h133/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">James</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the "speaking the Bible" summaries for James.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-word-index.html">Click here for the index</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>James Summaries<br />10-20-2020</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">James was written possibly not long before he was martyred in 69 A.D. He addresses his letter to the twelve dispersed tribes, yet it is to believers in Jesus. He first speaks of trials and says that they produce endurance. He says if you need wisdom to ask for it, in faith, and God will give it generously. He says to rejoice in whatever your circumstance--rich or poor. When you persevere under trial and are approved, you'll receive the crown of life. Don't say God is tempting you--He can't be tempted with evil and He doesn't tempt others. Temptation comes when a person is enticed by his own lust. It leads to sin, then death. </span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Every good gift is from God. Put off filthiness and receive the Word--being a doer, not just a hearer, and bridle your tongue. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>James says to care for the widows and orphans in their distress. Don't show favoritism to the rich. Love your neighbor as yourself. Faith without works is dead. Don't just tell your brother to be warmed and filled, give him what he needs. Like the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead. The one who is able to control his tongue can control his whole body. It sets on fire the course of our life and is set on fire by hell. We tame bests, but no one can tame the tongue. We bless God and curse man--this ought not to be.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">A wise man should show his good deeds in the gentleness of wisdom. The wisdom which is from above, not the bad behavior of jealousy and selfish ambition or arrogance. The source of your quarrels is your pleasure. You don't have because you don't ask, but you ask and don't receive because you ask with wrong motives to spend on your pleasures. A friend of the world is the enemy of God. Submit to God, resist the devil, and he'll flee.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Don't speak against one another for there is one Lawgiver and Judge. Don't boast about your plans, but say, 'if the Lord will, we'll do this.' He tells the rich to mourn for the miseries coming upon them because of their stored up rotting treasures, withholding wages, living luxuriously, condemning the righteous. Be patient until the coming of the Lord. Consider the suffering of the prophets and Job. If you're suffering--pray. If you're cheerful--sing praises. If you're sick--call for the elders of the church to pray for you and anoint you with oil. The prayer of faith will save the sick and sins will be forgiven. Confess your sins to one another and pray for each other. The effective prayer of a righteous man accomplishes much--like Elijah. Know that if you turn back one who strays, you save his soul from death and cover a multitude of sin.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Rejoice.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Persevere.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Stay the course.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Resist the lusts of the flesh, the temptations to sin, to be selfish, to speak against your brothers and sisters.</span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Submit to God, resist the devil, and he'll flee.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Ask for wisdom.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Do good to others. Take care of them and treat them well.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Pray for each other.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Confess your sins and pray for each other.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Turn back those who stray.</span></span></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Rose Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890492001431105381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232112503703594984.post-6120584644636331902021-01-15T02:28:00.002-08:002021-02-27T04:34:36.820-08:00Speaking Hebrews<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzC_RtxvH4XKxcxwBLRTVKb_RlIqdRhMHBUhULDDwwtQ9tshx8At9tcDxY_AaSDvO69at3mZI5AnegLbAS9q6E_y91vMNvvBpMk-psI5j6E_R9TAcK4zjT72Z-Gqj3rNs-H22fZpQ2pQQ/s425/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="425" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzC_RtxvH4XKxcxwBLRTVKb_RlIqdRhMHBUhULDDwwtQ9tshx8At9tcDxY_AaSDvO69at3mZI5AnegLbAS9q6E_y91vMNvvBpMk-psI5j6E_R9TAcK4zjT72Z-Gqj3rNs-H22fZpQ2pQQ/w200-h133/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hebrews</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the "speaking the Bible" summaries for Hebrews.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-word-index.html">Click here for the index</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>Hebrews Summaries<br />10-19-2020</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The writer of Hebrews is Paul and may have been written in 60 A.D. from Rome. He starts out saying that God has spoken to our fathers in many ways in the past, but now has spoken to us in His Son--who is the exact representation of His nature. He is heir of all things, greater than angels, though for a little while He was made lower than angels. He suffered and was then crowned to bring many sons to glory. He was made like us, tempted like us, so He could be a merciful High Priest. He is the Son of God, not like Moses who was a servant. </span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He is the builder of the house and we are the house. So we are to hold fast our confidence and hope to the end. Encouraging each other so we're not hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>There is still a promise of entering into His rest. Let's be diligent to enter into it, resting from our works as God did His. Nothing is hidden from His sight. His Word is alive and judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Let's draw near to His throne and obtain the mercy and grace we need. High priests are called by God and taken from among men on their behalf to offer gifts and sacrifices for sin--for themselves, as well as the people. But we have a High Priest after the order of Melchizedek--an eternal priesthood to which the Levitical priesthood honored and paid tithes. He was sworn with an oath--the promise of God--the guarantee and mediator of a better covenant. An eternal covenant of which the earthly priesthood was just a copy. His laws written in our minds and put on our hearts. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The earthly sanctuary sacrifices were done daily and yearly with a remembrance of sin. It didn't cleanse the conscience of the worshiper. Yet Jesus entered the tabernacle in Heaven with His own blood and obtained eternal redemption which cleanses the conscience of those who receive it. His sacrifice was once for all with no more remembrance of sin. We can enter confidently into the holy place by the blood of Jesus, but if we continue in sin, there remains no more sacrifice for it. He will come again without reference to sin for those who eagerly await Him. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Faith is being assured of what we hope for, yet still unseen. The world was made from what is unseen. This faith--believing God exists and rewards those who seek Him--pleases God. Many heroes of faith died without yet receiving the promises, having suffered many things, yet they saw them far off and welcomed them. They did not receive the promise, but we do, so they are made complete in us. Because of their great witness, we ought to lay aside everything that entangles us and keep our eyes fixed on Jesus who endured such hostility of sinners. Resist sin to the point of blood. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">God disciplines us for our own good so we may share in His holiness. We've come to Mt. Zion, not Mt. Sinai where His Voice shook the Earth. Yet it will shake the Earth again and Heaven, so the things which can be shaken will be removed and what can't be shaken will remain. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Paul gives closing remarks to continue in love, hospitality, remembering prisoners, honoring marriage, be free from the love of money, not carried off with strange teachings, continually offer a sacrifice of praise with your lips giving thanks to His Name. Do good and share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">God speaks to us today through His Son Jesus who became one of us. </span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Jesus was tempted like us, yet without sin.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He is now seated at the right hand of the Father.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He is the faithful High Priest of our confession. Let us hold fast our confession and hope until the end.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Let us draw near to the throne of grace, receive His mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Let us enter His rest by faith, encouraging each other so no one is hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">God has made an oath, a promise--a hope set before us as an anchor of our soul.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Jesus was called and sworn in with an oath as the High Priest of this promise.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Draw near to Him and allow Him to write upon your mind and put upon your heart the laws of this New Covenant.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The earthly, fleshly, temporary copy is being replaced with the heavenly, pure, eternal sanctuary of God.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">If earthly animal blood cleanses the flesh, how much more does the spotless blood of Christ cleanse our conscience from dead works to serve the living God?!</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Enter the holy place with confidence and eagerly await His return for salvation.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He is and He does. He exists and He does good to those who seek Him.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">This is faith--knowing the invisible spiritual and eternal things cannot be shaken. They will remain forever.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Whatever difficulties, whatever discipline occurs in this temporal realm is preparing the way for eternal rewards--eternal establishments--as we remain faithful and don't give up.</span></li></ul><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Rose Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890492001431105381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232112503703594984.post-37476128736709784962021-01-14T03:56:00.002-08:002021-02-27T04:33:29.130-08:00Speaking Titus and Philemon<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/s425/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="425" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/w200-h133/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Titus & Philemon</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the "speaking the Bible" summaries for Titus and Philemon.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-word-index.html">Click here for the index</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>Titus Summaries<br />10-15-2020</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Paul wrote the letter to Titus around 63-67 A.D. or so, after being released from prison in Rome, most likely around the same time he wrote 1 Timothy, possibly from Corinth on his way to Nicopolis. He tells Titus to appoint elders in every city in Crete as he had directed. He gives qualifications for the overseer's behavior and also that they hold fast the Word so they are able to both exhort in sound doctrine and refute those who contradict. </span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He says to reprove severely those rebellious ones, especially of the circumcision, who are upsetting whole families. They need to be silenced. Reprove them so they can be sound in the faith. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">All things are pure to the pure but the mind and conscience of the defiled and unbelievers is defiled and nothing is pure to them. They might profess to know God but their deeds deny Him. He tells him to speak what is fitting for sound doctrine and how the older men should behave, the older women, young men, and bondslaves so the Word of God is not dishonored and the opponents will be put to shame having nothing bad to say about them. The grace of God brought salvation to all, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires. To live sensibly, righteously, and godly. Looking for the blessed hope and appearing of Jesus Christ who gave Himself for us.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He says to remind them to be subject to authorities and to live peaceably, ready for every good deed. We were once foolish, disobedient, enslaved to lusts, and hateful, but when the kindness of God and His love appeared, He loved us according to His mercy, not our deeds, and washed and renewed us by the Holy Spirit. Avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the Law. Warn the factious man. Paul ends with greetings.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">If we profess to know God our actions must not deny Him.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">We study and learn sound doctrine so we can align our lives with it.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">We are not to dishonor the Word of God, but put to shame those who oppose it by our good conduct.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Exhort each other in sound doctrine and refute those among you who contradict.</span></li></ul><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><b>Philemon Summaries<br />10-15-2020</b></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Paul wrote to Philemon in 61-63 A.D. while a prisoner in Rome. He sends greetings to him and others and the church in his house. He thanks God for them because of their faith and love towards God and the saints. He says he could order them to do what is proper yet for love's sake he appeals to them as the aged and imprisoned Paul. He asks that Onesimus be accepted as a free man, as a brother and not a slave. If he has wronged them or owes anything to charge it to his account. He says he expects to come to them soon and to prepare lodging for him.</span></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Shall we order others to obey the Word of God, or shall we appeal to them for the sake of love?</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Isn't it better for a person's goodness to be of their own free will and not because of force?</span></span></li></ul><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div><p></p>Rose Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890492001431105381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232112503703594984.post-27562794981054152222021-01-13T05:54:00.001-08:002021-01-20T04:09:37.663-08:00Speaking 1 & 2 Timothy<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/s425/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="425" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/w200-h133/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 & 2 Timothy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the "speaking the Bible" summaries for the Timothy's.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-word-index.html">Click here for the index</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>1 Timothy Summaries<br />10-13-2020</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The exact time and location of Paul's letter to Timothy is unclear. Somewhere around 63-67 A.D. or thereabouts. Paul tells Timothy that he urged him to stay in Ephesus to instruct certain ones not to teach strange doctrines or pay attention to myths and endless genealogies which cause speculations. The goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith. He mentions those who want to teach the Law, not knowing what they're doing. Law is not for the righteous, but for sinners. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Paul thanks God that in spite of his ignorant, violent behavior in the past, God showed him mercy and made him an example of the Lord's patience. He encourages Timothy to fight the good fight according to the prophecies previously given him. He mentions two who have rejected faith and good conscience and have been turned over to Satan to learn not to blaspheme. Prayers, petitions, and thanksgivings should be made on behalf of all, for all in authority, so we may live a quiet life in godliness. God desires all to be saved and come to the knowledge of truth. There is one God, and one Mediator between God and man--Jesus. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Paul, who has been appointed as a preacher, apostle, and teacher of the Gentiles, instructs the women to dress modestly and in good works, to receive instruction quietly. Adam being made first was not deceived, but the woman was deceived. He gives qualifications for overseers and deacons so its known how to conduct oneself in the house of God. </span></span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The Spirit says some will fall away in the latter days--deceived and listening to doctrines of demons. Forbidding to marry or eat certain foods. In pointing these things out he will be a good servant of Christ and constantly nourished on the words of faith and sound doctrine. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Don't listen to worldly fables but discipline yourself for godliness which holds promise for this life and the one to come. He tells Timothy not to let anyone look down on his youth, but let his speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity be an example. He tells him to read the Scripture publicly again and not to neglect the gift in him given through prophecy and laying on of hands. </span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He says to pay close attention to himself and his teaching. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Paul instructs how to treat older and younger men, women, widows, and what defines a true widow. He says how to treat elders and accusations against them. How slaves are to treat their masters. If anyone advocates a different doctrine, he doesn't understand anything. He thinks godliness is means of gain, which it is if accompanied by contentment. Be content with food and covering.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Those who want to be rich fall into a snare for the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil. Instruct the rich not to fix their hope in uncertain riches, but on God who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. Tell them to do good and be generous. He ends by telling Timothy to guard what's been entrusted to him and avoid worldly and empty chatter and the opposing arguments of what is falsely called "knowledge."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Pray for earthly authority to align with godly authority.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><span>For all authority--in homes, churches, and business--to align with godly authority.</span></span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">For sound doctrine to be studied, learned, and taught in alignment with the truth.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">For deception and false teaching to be exposed and removed.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">For accusations to be handled properly.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">For people not to trust in money or pursue it without contentment, but to trust in God, to do good, and be generous.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">For individuals to discipline themselves in godliness--which holds promise for both this life and the one to come.</span></span></li></ul><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;">2 Timothy Summaries<br />10-14-2020</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif">Paul wrote to Timothy again during his second imprisonment in Rome, probably around 67-68 A.D. shortly before he was martyred (68 A.D.). Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 A.D. Paul thanks God as he constantly remembers Timothy in his prayers day and night, longing to see him, remembering the faith of his grandmother and mother. He reminds him to kindle afresh the gift of God in him, given through Paul's laying on of hands. God hasn't given us a spirit of timidity but power, love, and discipline.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif">He says not to be ashamed of the Lord, or of Paul, but to join in the suffering. Retain the standard of sound words. Guard the treasure entrusted to him. He mentions that all of Asia turned away from him and blesses Onesiphorus who sought him out in Rome. He tells him to be strong and entrust what he's heard from Paul to faithful men who are able to teach others. Suffer hardship as a good soldier, one who doesn't entangle himself with the affairs of everyday life, so as to please the one who enlisted him.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif">Paul says he endures everything for the sake of the chosen so they also may obtain salvation. He says to remind them not to wrangle about words. Be diligent to present yourself approved to God--accurately handling the Word of Truth. Avoid worldly and empty chatter which leads to further ungodliness. Some say the resurrection has already come and upset the faith of some. He who cleanses himself from these will be a vessel of honor for the Master. The Lord's bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, correcting the opposition in gentleness, so perhaps God will grant repentance to the knowledge of truth.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif">Paul speaks of the last days--the difficult times. He describes the attitude and behavior of men and says to avoid them. They have a form of godliness, but deny its power, always learning but not coming to the knowledge of truth. Opposing truth, their folly will be obvious to all. He says to follow him. He had received him out of all the persecutions he endured. Evil men will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived, but continue in the Scriptures he's learned from childhood. All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, reproof, correction, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be adequate and equipped for every good work.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif">Paul ends charging Timothy to preach the Word for the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but wanting their ears tickled will accumulate teachers to themselves according to their own desires. Paul says the time of his departure has come and he asks Timothy to come visit.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Be aware of the hardships and persecutions that come from those with a form of godliness, from those who are quarrelsome, from empty chatter, and foolish speculations.</span></span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif">Beware of the ungodly attitudes and behavior of others, from those looking to have their ears tickled. Don't get caught up in that.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif">Keep yourself as a vessel of honor.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif">Stay true to sound doctrine--to the Scriptures.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif">Be kind, patient, teach, and correct with all gentleness</span></li></ul><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><p></p>Rose Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890492001431105381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232112503703594984.post-20021445124369113122021-01-12T04:20:00.002-08:002021-02-27T04:29:44.109-08:00Speaking 1 & 2 Thessalonians<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/s425/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="425" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/w200-h133/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 & 2 Thessalonians</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the "speaking the Bible" summaries for the Thessalonians.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-word-index.html">Click here for the index</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>1 Thessalonians Summaries<br />10-11-2020</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Paul wrote this letter to the church of the Thessalonians winter 52-53 A.D. from Corinth. He thanks God for them and says he prays for them remembering their faith, labor of love, and hope in the Lord. He says the gospel came to them not just in word, but in power, the Holy Spirit, and full conviction, and that they became an example to all believers in Macedonia and Achaia. Others reporting how they turned from idols to serve God and wait for His Son.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Paul says even though they came to them after being mistreated in Philippi, they spoke the Word boldly amid much opposition. They speak, not to please men, but God who examines their heart. They didn't speak to them in flattery, greed, or seeking glory, but cared for them gently and worked hard so they wouldn't be a burden to them. So they would walk worthy of God who called them into His kingdom and glory.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Paul thanks God they received the Word for what it really is--the Word of God. They, as the churches in Judea, suffered from hostile men. Paul and those with him were taken away from them for a little while and were eager to see them but Satan hindered them. Finally, when they could wait no longer, they sent Timothy to check on them. He returned and said they are well and they rejoice in that.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Paul prays God and Jesus would lead them there and that their love for all people abounds so they are established in holiness. He tells them to abstain from sexual immorality and to possess their vessel in sanctification and honor. The Lord is the avenger in this. They've been taught by God to love, and they practice that towards all the brethren in Macedonia, but he urges them to excel even more. To lead a quiet life, attend to their own business, work with their hands, so they behave properly towards outsiders.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Paul wants them to understand that those who have fallen asleep--died--in Jesus will return with the Lord when He comes. The dead in Christ will rise first, then those who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. The Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While they are saying peace and safety, destruction will come suddenly and they won't escape. But you are not in darkness so it won't overtake you like a thief. </span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">God has not destined us to wrath, but salvation. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He exhorts them to appreciate and honor those who labor among them and have charge over them in the Lord and instruct them. He says to admonish, encourage, help, be patient, and seek good for each other. Rejoice. Pray and give thanks always. Don't quench the Spirit or despise the prophetic, but examine everything carefully. He ends saying, May God preserve you blameless until His coming.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Endure opposition and sacrifice as a father would for the sake of his children--so they may not be burdened but walk worthy of God. </span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">So they learn to love and are established in holiness, possessing their vessel in sanctification and honor.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Walking in the day, so when the Lord returns, they are not caught off guard, but rise to meet Him in the air--destined for salvation.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Exhort, love, pray, rejoice.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Examine everything carefully.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">May God preserve you blameless until He comes.</span></li></ul><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;">2 Thessalonians Summaries<br />10-12-2020</b></div><div><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></b></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Paul writes this letter to the church of the Thessalonians in 53 A.D. from Corinth. He thanks God for their faith and love and is proud of their perseverance and faith in the midst of their persecutions and afflictions, making them worthy of the kingdom. When the Lord is revealed from heaven those who afflict them will pay the penalty of eternal destruction. He will give relief to, and be glorified in, His saints. He prays that God counts them worthy of their calling.</span></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif">He says not to listen to those who say the Day of the Lord has already come. It will not come until the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed--sitting in the temple, making himself as God. The mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but is restrained. When its time, he who restrains will be taken out of the way and the lawless one will be revealed. The Lord will slay him with the breath of His mouth and by the appearance of His coming.</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif">This one will have shown power, signs, and false wonders with the activity of Satan, the deception of wickedness for those who perish--who were not saved by receiving the love of the truth. God will send a deluding influence so they believe what is false and will be judged. They didn't believe the truth but took pleasure in wickedness. So stand firm in the traditions you were taught--whether by their mouth or letter.</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif">Paul asks for prayer for their work and says God will strengthen and protect them from evil men. He says to keep away from those who are undisciplined and won't work but are busybodies. Even Paul was an example to them and worked for his own provision. If they don't work, they shouldn't eat. If they don't, disassociate with them, yet not as an enemy, but admonish them as a brother.</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif">There is no pleasure in wickedness. It is a deception.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif">Don't choose false pleasure over truth.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif">Love the truth.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif">Truth leads to life and salvation.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif">Believe the truth and you'll be saved from the strong, deluding influence which deceives and brings judgment.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif">Stand firm in the Word of God.</span></li></ul></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Rose Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890492001431105381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232112503703594984.post-18510908083948719212021-01-11T04:45:00.001-08:002021-01-20T04:08:37.064-08:00Speaking Philippians and Colossians<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/s425/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="425" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/w200-h133/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Philippians & Colossians</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the "speaking the Bible" summaries for Philippians & Colossians.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-word-index.html">Click here for the index</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>Philippian Summaries<br />10-9-2020</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Paul wrote the letter to the saints in Philippi around 61-63 A.D. while imprisoned in Rome. He expresses his thanks to God and prayers with joy for them. He knows God will work to perfect in them what He has begun. He tells them his imprisonment has turned out for the greater progress of the gospel as his cause for Christ has become known throughout the governor's palace and most of the brethren have far more courage to speak the Word. Not all may have the best motivations, but either way Christ is preached. He says whether he lives or dies Christ will be exalted in him. It would be better for him to die and be with Christ, but better for them if he stayed, so he believes he will stay and be delivered. Either way, he encourages them to walk worthy of the gospel.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He says not to be alarmed by opponents. Not only do they need to believe, but suffer for Christ's sake. He encourages them to walk in unity and love, preferring one another over themselves and watching out for each other, not just themselves. Christ emptied Himself of His equality with God to come as a man and die on the cross. God exalted Him and gave Him a name above every name at which every knee bows and every tongue confesses His lordship.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He says to work out their own salvation in his absence. Walk as blameless children of God in the midst of a perverse generation. He will send Timothy to them as no one else cares for them as he does. Everyone seeks their own interests, not Christ's. But he believes he too will see them soon. He reminds them to beware of the false circumcision. Those who worship in the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus are the true circumcision who put no confidence in the flesh. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He counts all he's attained in the flesh as loss for the sake of Christ that he may be found having a righteousness not from the Law but through faith in Christ. He presses on to know the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings so he may attain resurrection from the dead. He forgets the past and reaches for the prize. He encourages them to follow his example and has wept over those who are enemies of the cross of Christ. Our citizenship is in heaven and we eagerly wait for the Lord who will transform our bodies into conformity with the body of His glory.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Our faith may bring us into times of opposition and suffering, but there's a greater good--a purpose--the message of Jesus Christ shining into dark places.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Resurrection followed suffering and death. </span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The trials of our fleshly body and earthly circumstances will be followed by the power of His resurrection and the transformation of our bodies.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">All will bow and confess to the lordship of Jesus Christ--the name above every other name--the Highly Exalted One. </span></li></ul><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><b><br />Colossians Summaries<br />10-10-2020</b></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Paul wrote the letter to the saints at Colossae about 61-63 A.D. while in prison in Rome. He thanks God for them and says he always prays for them since he heard of their faith in Christ and love for the saints. He prays for them to be filled with the knowledge of His will, to walk worthy, pleasing the Lord, and so on. For He rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Beloved Son in whom we have redemption and forgiveness of sin. All things were created by Him. He is before all things and the head of the church. It pleases the Father for all fulness to dwell in Him. </span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Paul says they were alienated by their evil deeds, but now He has reconciled them to be blameless and holy as long as they continue in the faith. Paul was made a minister to preach the mystery among the Gentiles--Christ in you, the hope of glory. He wants no one to delude them with persuasive arguments. He rejoices in their discipline and stability in the faith. He tells them they are complete in Him where all the fulness of Deity dwells in bodily form. They are circumcised without hands, buried in baptism, raised up through faith. </span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Jesus cancelled the debt of decrees against us, disarmed the rulers and authorities. He says not to let anyone defraud them by the visions they've received, delighting in self-abasement and worship of angels. They have an appearance of wisdom in self-made religion. Severe treatment of the flesh has no value against fleshly indulgence. Seek what's above, where Christ is seated, not the things of the earth. </span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>You have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. Your body is dead to sinful behavior, for because of those things the wrath of God comes on the sons of disobedience. Put that aside and put on the new self. Christ is all and in all. There is no distinction between Jew or Greek, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free. Live in unity and love. Let the peace of Christ rule and the Word of Christ dwell richly in you. Teach and admonish one another. Wives, husbands, children, fathers, slaves, masters, treat each other as the Lord desires. Conduct yourself well towards outsiders. Paul asks that they pray for him that doors open and he makes the Word clear. </span></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Thank God when you hear of the faith and love of the saints.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Thank Him for their discipline and stability in the faith.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Pray for them to have wisdom and knowledge of the Lord's will and to walk worthy of the Lord, pleasing Him, bearing fruit, increasing in the knowledge of Him, strengthened with all power, patient, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Pray that they are not deceived by false visions and self-made religion.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Pray that the peace of Christ and Word of Christ rule and dwell in their hearts.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Pray that they know of their redemption, forgiveness, and completeness in Him.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Pray that they put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the new self which is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created them.</span></span></li></ul><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Rose Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890492001431105381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232112503703594984.post-6544591555090328992021-01-10T03:13:00.002-08:002021-02-27T04:28:16.022-08:00Speaking Galatians and Ephesians<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DvYxJpJTTG_zT1mfg8Q4QhckN3GBASRajya5XIqIKgiKrvMhUNwQBSk2xRa27g5zakZUDOVglLHCTuKImP0X25yeMmg56srudSWZjD0iabDiUBgpfRMlN2d8QBdRN46WUytMYo_eoQQ/s425/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="425" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DvYxJpJTTG_zT1mfg8Q4QhckN3GBASRajya5XIqIKgiKrvMhUNwQBSk2xRa27g5zakZUDOVglLHCTuKImP0X25yeMmg56srudSWZjD0iabDiUBgpfRMlN2d8QBdRN46WUytMYo_eoQQ/w200-h133/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Galatians & Ephesians</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the "speaking the Bible" summaries for Galatians and Ephesians.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-word-index.html">Click here for the index</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>Galatians Summaries</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>10/6/2020</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Paul wrote the letter to the Galatians probably from Corinth in 58 A.D. He rebukes them for listening to those who distort the gospel of Christ. He tells of his call to preach the gospel to the Gentiles. He tells of when he went to Jerusalem and spoke with those who said circumcision was necessary. They agreed that he was called to the Gentiles and they to the circumcision, giving him the right hand of fellowship. But then in Antioch Peter wouldn't eat with the Gentiles, fearing the Jews, so Paul confronted him in front of everyone, saying we are crucified with Christ and dead to the Law. He asks the Galatians, will they be made perfect by the flesh after receiving the Spirit by faith, not Law?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He goes on to explain that Abraham was made righteous by faith, by believing the promise which was given to him 430 years before the Law came. God knew He was going to justify the Gentiles by faith, that's why Abraham is called the father of many nations. The promise was given to Abraham's seed--singular--Jesus Christ. So all in Christ receive the promise. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Anyone seeking righteousness by the Law is obligated to keep the whole Law and is cursed if they don't. Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, being made a curse for us so the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentile. So, we receive the promise of the Spirit by faith. The Law was a tutor to lead us to Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, all are one in Christ and Abraham's descendants and heirs of the promise.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Paul explains that an heir, while a child, is like a slave. He's under tutors and guardians until the father says its time. When it was time, God sent His Son Jesus, and the Spirit of His Son crying into our hearts, Abba! Father! He says you are no longer a slave, but a son, so why would you turn back to that which enslaved you? Abraham had two sons. One of a slave and one of promise. You are children of promise in Christ. but just as the son of the slave persecuted the son of promise, so it is now. The Scripture said to cast out the son of the slave. He will not be heir with the son of promise.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">If you are circumcised, Christ is of no benefit to you. If you try to be justified by the Law, you are severed from Christ. You're called to freedom, but don't use it for the flesh, use it to serve one another in love. The sum of the Law is "love your neighbor as yourself." The spirit and flesh oppose each other. Walk in the Spirit and you won't carry out the desire of the flesh. If you walk in the Spirit, you're not under the Law. There is no law against the fruit of the Spirit, but those who practice the deeds of the flesh will not inherit the kingdom of God. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Paul exhorts them to restore those caught in any sin with a spirit of gentleness. Examine your own work. Whatever you sow, you'll reap. To the flesh--corruption, or to the spirit--eternal life. Do good to all, especially to those of the faith. Those trying to circumcise you are just trying to make a show in the flesh. They are not persecuted for Christ. They don't even keep the whole Law themselves.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Look at the whole picture, the whole plan. Look at the spirit and intent of God's plan of salvation. Look at the timeline. Look at the history. Look at the whole counsel of God's Word and see His heart, His love, for all mankind.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The turning point was Jesus Christ--crucified for the failures of man--their inability to keep God's Laws.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The turning point was Jesus Christ--resurrected--justified in the sight of God. Allowing mankind to receive the same justification by faith in Him.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The turning point was sending the Holy Spirit--believers receiving Him within, empowering them to live righteously and instinctively keeping the Law of God in their heart.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The flesh persecutes the spirit. Don't listen to it. It failed in its attempt to please God. It will not bring you into righteousness so don't follow it.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Be led by the Spirit, walk in the Spirit, live in the Spirit.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The fruit of the Spirit is free from the Law, the failed law of the flesh.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The Spirit of God's Son was sent crying into your heart--Abba! Father! because of your faith in the Son--Jesus Christ.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He has freed you.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He was cursed for you, for your failure in keeping the Law of God.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">You are free. Free to love and free to live by His Spirit.</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>Ephesians Summaries</b></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>10/8/2020</b></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Paul wrote the letter to the Ephesians around 61-63 A.D. while in prison in Rome. He speaks of all God has blessed them with and of being chosen as holy, blameless, adopted, redeemed, and forgiven. To make known the mystery of God's will so they who first hoped in Christ would be to the praise of His glory. He tells them that they who've believed have been sealed with the Holy Spirit who was given as a pledge of their inheritance.</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Hearing of their faith and love, he continually prays for them--for wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. The Gentiles, formerly excluded from Israel, dead in sin, have now been brought near in Christ. God has made both Jew and Gentile into one body--one new man built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets with Jesus Christ being the chief cornerstone--growing into a holy temple.</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The mystery of Christ which he, and other apostles and prophets, received by revelation in the Spirit, not made known to other generations, is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and partakers of the promise in Christ. Paul was made a minister to preach to the Gentiles and reveal this mystery. So the manifold wisdom of God might be made known through the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. So, don't lose heart at his tribulations. He prays for them to be strengthened, filled with the fullness of God.</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He implores them to walk worthy of their calling and be diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit. There is one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of us all. We all have grace according to our gift. He gave the ministry gifts to equip the saints and build up the body until we are mature in the unity of the faith--no longer children tossed around with every wind of doctrine. </span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Don't walk as the Gentiles in darkness. Put off evil and don't give the devil any place. Don't grieve the Spirit. Walk in the light. Imitate God and walk in love. Learn what pleases the Lord. Be wise. Make the most of your time. Understand the Lord's will. Be filled with the Spirit. Be subject to one another. Wives to husbands, husbands loving wives as Christ loved the church. Children to parents, fathers to children, slaves to master, masters to slaves.</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Be strong in the Lord. Put on the armor of God. We don't struggle against flesh and blood but against world forces of darkness and spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenlies. So resist in full armor and stand with truth, righteousness, gospel preparation, faith, salvation, and the Word of God. Pray always, be alert for all saints, and pray for him to have utterance.</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">God has revealed this mystery now that the Gentiles and Jew form one new man in Christ.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Jesus abolished the Law of commandments in ordinances and made the two into one, establishing peace.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Jesus is the chief cornerstone with the foundation of the apostles and prophets so we grow into a holy temple, a dwelling of God in the Spirit.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Whatever your background, your roots, your traditions, we are called into one body in Christ.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Learn the way of truth and righteousness.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Prepare yourself with the gospel.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Arm yourself with faith, salvation, and the Word of God.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Know and learn from those set in place to teach and build so you're not tossed around by deceitful teaching.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Walk out of darkness and in the light, filled with the Spirit, always giving thanks, subjecting yourselves to one another in the Lord in your homes and workplaces.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Resist the dark forces in the full armour of God.</span></li></ul><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Rose Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890492001431105381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232112503703594984.post-26110823050870629112021-01-09T02:25:00.002-08:002021-02-27T03:43:01.832-08:00Speaking 2 Corinthians<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fx45d2liaS3r9mEpGidojfGOOjwm8jnEsO1sLQZPqRtXYDlMgMQwZrYXZORXmwoULCNOPAll8vFLRXRpasumwt5xsFksYhR41cvvvfF1sPfR7vEwsO_buCt9S3LWGQTavVr2KMksuEo/s425/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="425" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fx45d2liaS3r9mEpGidojfGOOjwm8jnEsO1sLQZPqRtXYDlMgMQwZrYXZORXmwoULCNOPAll8vFLRXRpasumwt5xsFksYhR41cvvvfF1sPfR7vEwsO_buCt9S3LWGQTavVr2KMksuEo/w200-h133/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Corinthians</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the "speaking the Bible" summaries for 2 Corinthians.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-word-index.html">Click here for the index</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>2 Corinthians Summaries<br />10/4/2020</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Paul writes again to the church at Corinth in the autumn of 57 A.D. from Macedonia. He speaks of God's comfort, of their troubles in Asia, and of his intention to come to them but why he didn't. He wanted to give them time to respond to his last letter in confronting the one in sin. He says now to forgive the person and that their obedience was put to the test so Satan wouldn't get an advantage over them. He asks if he needs letters of commendation, yet they--the Corinthians--are their letter of commendation, written by the Spirit of God on the human heart.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The new covenant is a greater glory than the old. The veil, which covers the glory, is still in the reading of the old, but removed in Christ when a person turns to the Lord. We see that we are being changed into His image. If the gospel is veiled its veiled to the perishing whom Satan has blinded the minds of, so they can't see the light of the gospel. But God shines in our heart to give light of the knowledge of His glory in the face of Jesus Christ. This treasure is in earthen vessels.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">They are afflicted in every way. The outer man is decaying, but the inner man is renewed daily. What is seen is temporary, the unseen is eternal. If the earthly tent is torn down, they have an eternal house. We groan in the body, preferring to be absent from the body and at home with the Lord. Anyone in Christ is a new creature. He died for all so we live to please Him, not ourselves. As ambassadors for Christ, God is appealing to them through Him--be reconciled to God on behalf of Christ who was made sin so all could become righteous.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Paul says he is not restraining them, but their affections are. Don't be bound with unbelievers, be separate and God will receive you as a Father. Even though his letter made them sorry, he rejoices that they repented. He tells them to get their gifts ready for the saints. A person reaps according to how they sow--grudgingly or bountifully. God loves a cheerful giver. He supplies seed and bread. He multiplies the seed sown and increases the harvest of righteousness. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Paul says to bear with him while he talks of himself. He defends his apostleship. He performed the signs of a true apostle while among them, other than not burdening them with his needs. False apostles are trying to take opportunity to be regarded as an apostle of Christ. He speaks of himself, his sufferings, his visions and revelations, and says this kind of foolish boasting doesn't profit anything. His thorn in the flesh was sent to keep him humble. The Lord said power is perfected in weakness so he's content with weakness because when he's weak he's strong. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He's concerned when he comes they will be disappointed in each other He's writing severely now so in person he won't need to, but he has the Lord's authority to build up, not tear down. Whether they approve of him or not, he prays they do not do wrong, but what is right.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Comfort others with the comfort you've received from God.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Don't be ignorant of the enemy's schemes.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">God leads you in triumph in Christ which produces a sweet aroma of the knowledge of Christ--the fragrance is life to the saved, but death to the perishing.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Greater glory and life is revealed in Christ.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The veil is removed, look and see yourself changing into His image from the old to the new.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Unveil the gospel of Christ. Unblind the minds which the enemy has blinded.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Let the light shine in the hearts and give light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">While we are in our earthly tent, we groan for our eternal house. </span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">We still desire to please the Lord, yet God, in and through us new creatures in Christ, makes the appeal to others to be reconciled to Him--to come out of sorrow and into repentance without regret, to the path of salvation. </span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Come to the one who gives, who supplies seed and bread and multiplies and increases what you sow and give so you may have an abundance in all things.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Abound in every good work and reap a harvest of righteousness.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Look beyond the appearance of others. Look to their hearts, actions, and speech.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Kindness is not weakness.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">In weakness power is perfected.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Look for the power and authority of God, not man, in a person to judge whether they are of God and in their scope of authority in Him or not.</span> </li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Rose Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890492001431105381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232112503703594984.post-64829608196734069362021-01-08T04:50:00.003-08:002021-02-27T03:42:28.350-08:00Speaking 1 Corinthians<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/s425/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="425" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/w200-h133/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Corinthians</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the "speaking the Bible" summaries for 1 Corinthians.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-word-index.html">Click here for the index</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>1 Corinthians Summaries<br />10/1/2020</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Paul wrote the letter to the saints at Corinth from Ephesus around Easter 57 A.D. He thanks God for them, then exhorts them not to have divisions among them--such as quarrels over who baptized who. He's been called to preach the gospel, not with clever speech of man, but in the demonstration and power of God, so their faith is not in man's wisdom, but God's power. The word of the cross is foolishness to perishing men, but its the power of God for salvation to all who believe and are being saved. Yet they speak wisdom among the mature, not the wisdom of this age or these rulers, but the wisdom of God before the ages--spiritual thoughts and spiritual words, which the natural man doesn't understand, only the spiritual man appraises.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Paul hasn't been able to speak to them as spiritual for they've been infants, and still are as evidenced by the divisions among them--jealousy and strife. It doesn't matter who planted or watered, God gives the increase. The only foundation is Jesus Christ. Be careful how to build on it for whatever is built will be tried with fire to test the quality of it. You are His building. You are the temple of God. If anyone destroys you, God will destroy him.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Some are examining Paul, thinking they're wise. He says don't pass judgment before the time, God will bring all things to light--every man's motive. They may have many tutors, but he is their father in the gospel. Some are arrogantly saying he won't come visit, but he will come and will see whether they have power or just words. Shall he come with a rod, or in love and gentleness? He address a sexual sin of one having his father's wife and the church's response of boasting in it, rather than mourning. A little leaven leavens the whole lump. Don't associate with immoral people--not the immoral of the world--but the immoral of the church.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Paul says they haven't been able to settle their disputes among themselves, even taking their brother to court before unbelievers. They will judge the world and angels, can't they even settle the small things of this life? The unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God. You've been bought with a price, so glorify God in your body. He addresses marriage and says its better to marry than burn with passion. However it may be better not to marry, considering the current distress. Virgins may be better to remain unmarried, but if they do marry, they've not sinned. The married should not divorce and should not deprive each other except for times of prayer. It's best to remain in the condition you're in when called--married or not, circumcised or not, slave or free. </span></span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He addresses eating meat sacrificed to idols. Idols are not real so its O.K. to eat unless your brother has a weak conscience and thinks its wrong. Don't cause him to stumble.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Back to those who are examining him, he defends his right as an apostle to eat, drink, marry a believer if he wanted, even to live of the gospel. Yet he doesn't, he makes the gospel free of charge. He becomes all things to all so he may win more. Run the race to get the prize. He disciplines his body so before preaching to others he won't be disqualified himself. Paul explains that the things which happened to Israel were for our example and instruction so we wouldn't crave evil things as they did. You can't drink the cup of the Lord and demons. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Paul addresses women wearing head coverings. Authority goes from God to Christ and then, in the natural, to man then woman so the practice in all Judea and churches is for women not to pray or prophesy without their head covered, and for men not to cover their head. If anyone disagrees, this is the common practice everywhere else. He addresses the Lord's supper and says if you're hungry, eat at home first. Wait for each other. When you partake, you're proclaiming His death until He comes. Don't eat unworthily, examine yourself. This is why many are weak, sick, and die. He talks about spiritual gifts. You can't curse Jesus by the Spirit of God and you can't confess Him as Lord without the Spirit of God. He explains different gifts, ministries, and effects--that we're all part of the same body but have different functions. God places us as it pleases Him. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He speaks of love and its importance. Whatever gifts we have--faith, knowledge, sacrifices we make--if we don't have love, we're nothing and it profits us nothing. So pursue love, yet desire spiritual gifts, especially prophecy. He says why its better to prophesy in the church than to speak in tongues without an interpretation. All can understand a known language and be exhorted and edified. Tongues alone will just edify the speaker. A spiritual person or a prophet must acknowledge Paul's writings are the commandment of the Lord or not be recognized. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He addresses those who think there is no resurrection. If that's true then Christ is not raised and their faith is in vain. As far as our physical bodies, its sown like a seed and raised a spiritual body. Its sown perishable, raised imperishable. Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God. At the last trump those who are alive will have their bodies changed into an imperishable body. Therefore, be steadfast, immovable, abound in His work, knowing your toil is not in vain. He gives his closing greetings and plans.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Don't be impressed by man's wisdom, but God's power.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Put off division--jealousy and strife--among you so you can receive the hidden mystery and wisdom of God, know the thoughts of God by His Spirit, be taught by His Spirit, and discover what He's freely given you.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Learn these spiritual thoughts and words.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Lay the foundation of Jesus Christ and build as a wise builder, that which will endure.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Is there a wise man among you who can properly discern right from wrong within the church? Let him settle disputes.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">You will judge the world and angels, learn to properly judge among yourselves.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Put immaturity away.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The body is for the Lord.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Care for each other and be kind.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Give.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Watch that you don't cause another to stumble by your freedom.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Run for the prize!</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Consider the conscience and customs of your brother and seek his good. </span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">We are all members of the same body and have a part and place with each other.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Partake together of the Lord, but don't dishonor Him.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Judge yourselves rightly.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Don't partake of the Lord unworthily. You'll bring judgement, discipline, in yourself, so you won't be condemned with the world.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">By the Spirit, confess the Lord. By the Spirit, He can't be cursed.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">There's a time for personal edification in the Lord and a time to edify the church. </span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">When you gather, seek to edify the church in an orderly and proper way. </span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Speak so all can understand and be edified, exhorted, and consoled. </span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">What you do now is not in vain.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Your physical body is a seed sown that will be raised an imperishable, spiritual, body that bears the heavenly image, so be alert, strong, and do all in love.</span></li></ul><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div></div><p></p>Rose Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890492001431105381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232112503703594984.post-46550630919239173512021-01-07T04:27:00.002-08:002021-02-27T03:41:08.463-08:00Speaking Romans<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/s425/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="425" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/w200-h133/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Romans</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the "speaking the Bible" summaries for Romans.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-word-index.html">Click here for the index</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>Romans Summaries<br />9/27/2020</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666;">Paul wrote to the Romans from Corinth around the spring of 58 A.D. He calls himself an apostle of God, set apart for the gospel, and thanks them for their faith. He prays for them and longs to see them to impart some spiritual gift. He is called to both Jew and Greek and wants to preach in Rome also, for he is not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ which is the power of God for salvation to both Jew and Greek.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666;">He speaks of the wrath of God against the ungodly, but that if you judge them and do the same yourself, you too will be judged by God. Both Jew and Gentile are rewarded according to their deeds. A Gentile who keeps the Law instinctively is justified even though he is uncircumcised. A Jew who hears the Law and doesn't do it will be judged by it.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666;">A Jew is one whose heart is circumcised inwardly, not an outward circumcision of the flesh. God trusted His oracles to the Jew, but he is not excused from keeping them. Both Jew and Greek are under sin. There is none righteous. No one can be justified by the Law, it simply reveals sin. But now, the righteousness of God is seen, apart from the Law, in those who have faith in Jesus--both Jew and Gentile.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666;">Since we're justified by faith, not works, and not circumcision, we have peace with God through Jesus Christ. God sent Jesus to die for us while we were still sinners, yet we're justified by His blood, saved from God's wrath. Sin came into the world through one man, and righteousness comes through one Man. The Law revealed sin--and there was so much of it--but grace arose and reigns through righteousness. So is it good to sin so more grace comes? No! When we are baptized into Christ we are baptized into His death and rise in newness of life, so don't let sin reign in your body. We are dead to sin and alive to God, so present your body to Him as instruments of righteousness. you are not under the Law but under grace. If you serve sin, you're a slave to it. As a slave to righteousness you are free from sin and death, and have eternal life--the gift of God through Jesus.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">Man only knew sin through the holy Law. It was meant to bring life, but it revealed sin. Paul explains the conflict within him. His inner man is joyfully willing to serve God, but his flesh wanting to sin. The Law condemns because the flesh can't keep it. But God sent Jesus to do what the Law couldn't do. He was an offering for sin so the requirement of the Law would be fulfilled in us who walk according to the Spirit, not the flesh. The Law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made us free from the law of sin and death.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span>Creation groans for the revealing of the sons of God and we groan too for the redemption of our body. The Spirit intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words, according to the will of God. Those whom God foreknew He predestined to be like Jesus. He call, justified, and glorified them, and causes everything to work out for good. Not everyone who is a Jew--a descendant of Abraham in the flesh--will be named a child of God. Its not children of the flesh, but of promise--like Isaac. Like Esau and Jacob. One He loved more. Like Pharaoh's hardened heart, the clay doesn't question why the potter made him this way.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">Hosea and Isaiah prophesied of the Gentiles becoming His people as well as only a remnant of Jews being saved. Jews must also pursue righteousness by faith. Christ is the end of the Law for righteousness to all who believe. It comes by hearing the Word of faith, which he preaches. It's close--its in their heart and mouth. Believe God raised Jesus from the dead and confess Him as Lord. He is Lord of all--both Jew and Greek. Has God rejected the Jews? No. He's saved a remnant. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">Salvation has come to the Gentiles to make the Jews jealous. He explains it as natural branches (Jews) broken off a tree and wild olive branches (Gentiles) grafted in. Don't be arrogant against the Jews because they can be grafted back in if they believe, and you could be broken off like they were because of unbelief. P</span></span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666;">artial hardening has happened to Israel until the time of the Gentiles is fulfilled, so don't think more highly of yourself than you ought to, we all have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">Be subject to authorities for God has established them. Don't resist or you're resisting the ordinance of God. Give what is due to all men--fear, honor, custom, taxes. The commandment is summed up in this--love your neighbor as yourself. Put on the armor of Light and behave properly. Put on the Lord and make no provision for the flesh. Paul addresses the concern some have over eating unclean meat or meat offered to idols. He says don't judge each other in this for everyone has his own faith before God according to his conscience. Don't judge, but determine not to put a stumbling block in your brother's path. Those who are strong ought to bear the weak and not please themselves.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">Paul prayed that God grant them to be of the same mind with one another according to Jesus. He's speaking boldly to them to remind them of his grace as a minister of Christ. He's aspired to preach where Christ has not been preached before, so as not to build on another's foundation, which sometimes prevented him from coming to them. He told of his plans to come to them after he goes to Jerusalem and asks for prayer and deliverance from disobedient Jews and that his service be accepted by the saints. He warns them to beware of those who cause dissension and obstruct the teachings. He ends with glory to God.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">The Law never justified anyone because all have sinned and fallen short of it.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">The Law revealed the sinful heart of man--all mankind.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">Now, apart from the Law, the righteousness of God is being seen in those who have faith in Jesus Christ.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">It was necessary for the Law to reveal man's condition, for the Light to shine.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">Death reigned over all because of the sin of the first man. It reigned without them knowing.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">The Law of God came and revealed the sin in man. It revealed the slavery of man to sin. The imprisonment it brings. The death that rules.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">A promise was made and faith in the promise brought life. </span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">The promise came, and the death of it--the One without sin--brought grace to all who believe.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">Through baptism into His death comes resurrection into new, eternal life.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">Now, walk free from the slavery of sin and walk freely in the life of His grace.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">The Law revealed sin and brought death, but the Spirit in us gives life. </span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">He groans within us. We groan. Creation groans for the sons of God to be revealed, for the redemption of our bodies, for the will of God to be done. </span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">The will of God is in our spirit. Its in creation, wanting to be revealed.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">For some, it was revealed as mercy. Some were hardened. But hear, know, believe and confess the way of righteousness that God has established--Jesus Christ--the end of the Law, the offering for sin, resurrected from the dead by God, for all who believe.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">It's unbelief, not sin, which breaks a branch off the tree. Turning from unbelief will graft it back in.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">Salvation is by grace, not works.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">Each one has gifts according to the grace given to them.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">Don't judge another's conscience. Everyone answers to God. Instead, determine not to put a stumbling block in your brother's path.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">Put on the armor of Light, put off the deeds of darkness.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">Give to everyone what is due--respect, honor, fear, custom, and taxes.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">May the strong and the weak saints accept each other as the Lord has accepted each one of us.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">Give and share with Jewish believers from whom you've received spiritual things.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">Pray for one another and watch out for, and avoid, those who bring dissension and obstruct the teaching of the gospel of Christ.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">Be wise in good and innocent in evil.</span></span></li></ul><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><p></p>Rose Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890492001431105381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232112503703594984.post-29666755677826297752021-01-06T02:55:00.001-08:002021-01-20T04:06:19.915-08:00Speaking Acts<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fx45d2liaS3r9mEpGidojfGOOjwm8jnEsO1sLQZPqRtXYDlMgMQwZrYXZORXmwoULCNOPAll8vFLRXRpasumwt5xsFksYhR41cvvvfF1sPfR7vEwsO_buCt9S3LWGQTavVr2KMksuEo/s425/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="425" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fx45d2liaS3r9mEpGidojfGOOjwm8jnEsO1sLQZPqRtXYDlMgMQwZrYXZORXmwoULCNOPAll8vFLRXRpasumwt5xsFksYhR41cvvvfF1sPfR7vEwsO_buCt9S3LWGQTavVr2KMksuEo/w200-h133/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Acts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the "speaking the Bible" summaries for Acts.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-word-index.html">Click here for the index</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>Acts Summaries<br />9/22/2020</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Luke wrote the book of Acts as a continuation of his gospel. After Jesus' resurrection He ascended 40 days later and told the disciples to stay in Jerusalem until they received the promise of the Father--the Holy Spirit--who would give them power to be His witnesses throughout the Earth. He went up and disappeared in a cloud and angels said He'd return the same way. 120 gathered in the upper room and on the Day of Pentecost and the Holy Spirit came. They had chosen, by lot, Mattias to replace Judas. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The sound of a mighty wind and tongues of fire were distributed to each who spoke in languages they didn't know. Peter preached to the crowd who thought they were all drunk. 3000 were saved that day. Peter said the promise of the Holy Spirit is for them, their children, and far off as many as the Lord calls. They grew daily and continued meeting and teaching. The lame man was healed, Peter preached and the Jews put them in jail--disturbed that they were preaching Jesus. About 5000 were saved. They couldn't deny the miracle but commanded that they stop teaching in the name of Jesus. They said they can't stop. They released them and they gathered and prayed for boldness while God heals and does signs and wonders.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">They shared their belongings. Ananias and Sapphira sold some property and said they sold it for a certain amount and gave all to the apostles, but Peter knew the truth and said they didn't have to give all the money, or any of it, but they lied and said they gave it all so they both died for lying to the Holy Spirit. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">They would meet on Solomon's portico and the others wouldn't associate with them, but the people came and were taught and healed. The Jews were jealous and put the apostles in jail. An angel opened the door and told them to go speak to the people so they did. They went and got them again and told them they weren't supposed to teach in His name. they said they had to obey God, not man. They wanted to kill them but Gamaliel said to let them be. If its not of God it will die out. If it is of God, you're fighting against God. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">There was a complaint that the Hellenistic widows were not receiving a daily portion of food as the native Hebrew widows were. So the twelve told them to choose seven men full of good reputation, the Holy Spirit, and wisdom, to oversee it. They did and the apostles laid hands on them and prayed. Stephen was one and did many signs and wonders. They brought him to the council, made false accusations, and stoned him after he spoke to them of Israel's history and that they were resisting the Lord. He saw Jesus standing at the throne as He died. Saul agreed with Stephen's death and persecuted the church throughout Jerusalem and beyond.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>On the way to Damascus, with letters authorizing the arrest of believers, Saul encountered the Lord and was converted. He went to Ananias who prayed and his sight was restored. He began to preach Jesus and had to escape. He went back to Jerusalem. He preached and the Hellenistic Jews wanted to kill him so they sent him to Caesarea and Tarsus. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>The persecution caused the disciples to scatter. Phillip went to Samaria and people were converted. Peter and John came and they were filled with the Holy Spirit. Phillip spoke to the Eunuch who believed and was baptized and Phillip was translated to Azotus. Peter healed a paralyzed man in Lydda. He raised Tabitha from the dead in Joppa. He was staying there when Cornelius, a Caesarean centurion who feared God and gave alms to the Jews, had a vision of an angel telling him to go to Simon (Peter) in Joppa. Peter also had a vision and God told him not to call unclean what He had cleansed. So Peter went with Cornelius' men to visit him and preached. They believed and were filled with the Holy Spirit. Peter explained in Jerusalem what happened and some of the scattered ones began speaking to the Gentiles also in Antioch. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Barnabas visited then got Saul (Paul) and brought him there. The two of them went to Jerusalem with relief for the coming famine that Agabus prophesied. King Herod put James, the brother of John, to death and arrested Peter. An angel led him out of jail. Herod died in Caesarea. Paul and Barnabas were sent out from Antioch by the Holy Spirit and took John Mark with them, but he left them and returned to Jerusalem. At Pisidian Antioch some believed, some did not and drove them out. They went to Iconium and spent a long time, but the Jews stirred up the Gentiles against them. Lystra, Derbe. They preached and many would believe. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>After the disbelieving Jews would stir up a mob against them they appointed elders in every city and returned to Antioch. Some Jews came from Jerusalem and said they had to be circumcised. Paul and Barnabas went to Jerusalem and discussed it with the apostles. Peter told of Cornelius. They decided to give the Gentile believers a few restrictions, but not circumcision or keeping the Law. Paul and Barnabas split over an argument about John Mark, so Paul and Silas went together and came to Derbe, Lystra. They met Timothy (a half-Jew) whom Paul had circumcised because of the Jews. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>The Holy Spirit led them to Macedonia. People believed, but charges were made and they were arrested. An earthquake came and the jail doors opened. The jailer believed. They left for Thessalonica. Some believed, some didn't and the mob turned to attack. They went to Berea and Athens. Paul preached a sermon on Mars Hill. He went to Corinth and met Priscilla and Aquilla from Italy. He made tents with them until Timothy and Silas caught up with him. He was there a year and a half. The Jews came against them and they went to Ephesus, Caesarea, Antioch, then back through the Galatian region and Phrygia. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Apollos was in Ephesus preaching John's baptism. Priscilla and Aquilla taught him the way of Jesus and he went to Corinth. Paul went to Ephesus and found twelve men and they received the Holy Spirit. He stayed for two years. All of Asia heard the Word--Jews and Greeks. A great uproar occurred in Ephesus in the streets and the theater. Paul went to Macedonia, Greece, then sailed back and told the Ephesus elders goodbye. He was working his way to Jerusalem and people kept warning him prophetically, but he knew he had to go.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>In Jerusalem, he heard of all the Jewish believers who were still keeping the Law. Asian Jews stirred up the mob and Paul was arrested. They thought he was the Egyptian leader of the Assassins. Paul gave his testimony to the people while under arrest. The people fussed and Paul was sent to Caesarea to Felix the governor. He was there for two years, then the new governor, Festus, wanted to send him to Jerusalem for trial, but Paul appealed to Caesar being a roman citizen. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Paul set sail for Italy and a great storm shipwrecked them. They landed at Malta. Paul had warned them. An angel told him they'd lose no people, only the ship because he had to stand before Caesar. In Rome he was allowed his own quarters with his his soldier and spoke the word freely, welcoming all who came to him for two years.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>The sound of the mighty, rushing wind brought the fire of the Holy Spirit igniting the people of God all over the world.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus and receive His promise--the Holy Spirit--which is for you, your children, and generations to come, for times of refreshing, the return of Jesus, and the restoration of all things.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>When God's authority shifts from one to another, jealousy, fear, and threats abound.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>A separated group--the called out ones--are given authority to speak the Word of God, to teach and preach in the name of Jesus. It can't be stopped.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>He confirms His Word with healings, signs, and wonders.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Pray for the boldness and confidence to speak His Word, and the Holy Spirit will fill you with the power to do so.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>When truth is presented to you from the Word of God, how will you respond? Will you fight it, resist it, argue with it, try to destroy it? Or will you accept it, believe it, and change your life to agree with it?</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>The Word of God, the Word of Truth, can never be changed to fit you. You must adapt your life, thoughts, and beliefs to it, or you are fighting against God.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>If you blow wind on the fire it will spread.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Be filled with the inner wind of the Holy Spirit and the Word, and the outer wind of persecution will not be able to stop you. It will instead assist you.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>The Spirit will guide, whether through visions, trances, inner nudgings, or prophetic insight. He will reveal. Respond to His revelations. Accept and act upon them. </span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Judge accordingly.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Do what seems appropriate. </span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Learn to share His heart. Think like He does. Do as He does.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>There are those who reject the Word of the Lord, and there are those who believe, but have trouble accepting the hard stuff. Then there are those who are eager for it, thinking they couldn't have it, but once they know they can, they rejoice and believe.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Receive the Word with joy. Believe and accept it all, even the hard parts, and be continually filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>They stir up the crowds to bring mobs against those speaking the Word of Truth.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>They try to bring legalism and preach a gospel other than salvation through Jesus alone. <br /></span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Discussion, experience, and the witness of the Spirit brought clarity to understand the mind and heart of God.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Don't let the mobs stop you. Don't let legalism and works get you off track. Look at the works of God.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Debate and discuss with mature believers and follow the witness of the Holy Spirit.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>The Holy Spirit guides and sends you where it is your mission to go.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Light confronts darkness and there is conflict, opposition, but new lights are lit. Encourage and strengthen the new lights.</span></span></span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">There is a time and a call to confront directly, and there's a time to step aside and take another path. One is a time to confront the opposition, the other is a time to teach and build up the brethren. Know the difference and what you are called to do in each situation.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">When a prophecy comes to warn, discern whether you are to avoid or prepare for a situation. But in either case, don't compromise. </span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Don't try to appease those who appear righteous but are arrogant bullies with deceived or weak followers.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>When its time to stand up for truth, do so courageously.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Listen to the testimony of those who have encountered the Lord. They testify of the Lord. They are a witness for Him. Will you put them on trial, under accusation, finding fault? Or will you listen and discuss in an attempt to find the truth?</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Our testimony is a formal record, documented in places of higher authority than even Earth itself. It is sober truth. It testifies of the truth and power of the Lord Himself, who gives life to those who believe in Him. </span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Our words testify that His Word is truth.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>When you know your destination is the Lord's will, nothing will be able to stop you.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>When your faith is in Him, not man, or your own effort, all obstacles will be overcome.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Though the journey may be rough at times, take advantage of the opportunities to both give and receive ministry, healing, strength, and encouragement.</span></span></span> </li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><p></p>Rose Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890492001431105381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232112503703594984.post-43249453757079602682021-01-05T04:10:00.001-08:002021-01-20T04:05:53.044-08:00Speaking John<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/s425/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="425" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/w200-h133/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">John</span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the "speaking the Bible" summaries for John.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-word-index.html">Click here for the index</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>John Summaries<br />9-9-2020</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">In the beginning, nothing was made without the Word of God. He was the life, the light of men, and whoever believed in Him was given the right to become a son of God. The Word was made flesh--Jesus Christ. John testified of Him. John was the voice that made way for Him. He said that He would baptize in the Holy Spirit. Andrew, Peter, Philip, and Nathaniel began to follow. Jesus' first miracle in Cana was turning the water into wine at a wedding where they ran out of wine. He drove the money changers out of the temple and they challenged His authority.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Nicodemus came to Him at night and Jesus told him he had to be born-again to enter the kingdom. People told John that Jesus was baptizing and John said, as the friend of the bridegroom he rejoices. He must increase while John decreases. Jesus spoke to the woman at the well in Samaria. He healed in Capernaum from afar. He healed a man at the pool of Bethesda on the Sabbath. He called God His Father and that angered the religious leaders. He said whoever hears and believes in Him has eternal life. He said both John and His Father, through His works, testify of Him. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Large crowds followed Him because of the healings He did and the miracles--He fed the 5000, walked on water. The crowd sought Him out asking for more signs. He said He was the bread from heaven and they must eat His flesh and drink His blood to live. Many turned away from Him at hearing that, but not the twelve. Jesus' brothers didn't believe in Him and tried to get Him to go publicly to the feast, but He didn't. He went privately. Then He stood up and taught at the feast. The people were divided. Some believed, some didn't. They said the Messiah was supposed to come from Bethlehem. Jesus just said He came from heaven. The leaders wanted Him arrested. They said the crowd who doesn't know the Law is accursed. Nicodemus said they needed to hear from Him, but they said, search the Scriptures no prophet comes from Galilee. If only they knew Him better, they would have known He fulfilled the Scriptures.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Jesus forgave the adulteress. He spoke of those who believed in Him and His Word being made free which offended the Jews, because they said they were of Abraham and were free. Jesus said they were of their father the devil and they wanted to stone Him. He healed the man born blind from birth on the Sabbath. The Pharisees objected, questioned the man and his parents and ultimately cast him out of the synagogue. Jesus came so the blind could see and those who see will be made blind--their sin remains. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">He said He's the door and whoever tries to enter through any other way is a thief and robber who came to kill, steal, and destroy. Jesus is the Good Shepherd who gives life and life abundantly. They asked plainly if He was the Messiah. He said His works testify of Him. They wanted to stone Him. He left and then went back to Bethany and raised Lazarus from the dead. The religious leaders wanted to kill Him and Lazarus. Many believed because of Lazarus. Mary anointed Him with expensive perfume and Judas objected. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Jesus entered Jerusalem and the crowd welcomed Him crying Hosanna! He spoke of His death and a Voice from heaven spoke. The crowd heard but didn't understand. Some rulers believed but wouldn't confess Him because they wanted the approval of man and not to be put out of the synagogue. He said the Word He's spoken is what will judge in the last day. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Jesus told His disciples He's going to the Father and through Him they can too. The Father in Him speaks and does the works. He who believes in Jesus will do the same works, and greater, because He goes to the Father, and the Holy Spirit will come. As we abide in Him and He in us, we will ask what we will and He'll do it. His commandment is to love one another as He has loved us. Bearing fruit glorifies the Father and proves we are His disciples. The world will hate us because it hates Him. The Spirit of truth will testify of Him and so will those who were with Him from the beginning. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Jesus tells His disciples what will come for them--trouble. But its better for Him to go because then the Holy Spirit will come. He comforted them--the Father loves them because they believe in Him. He prayed to the Father for them, for them to become one as They are and to be kept from the evil one, to be sanctified in truth. He sent them into the world as the Father sent Him. He prayed not just for them, but for those who believe in Him through their word. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Then Jesus went to the garden, past the ravine of Kidron. Judas brought soldiers there and they arrested Him. He was brought to Annas, then Caiaphas the high priest, then Pilate, and then crucified at the request of the Jewish leaders and the crowd, though Pilate found no fault in Him. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus took His body into a tomb. On the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came and saw the tomb empty and the stone rolled away. She told the disciples. Peter and John came and left. She stayed and wept and saw two angels and Jesus. He also appeared that evening to the disciples except Thomas. Eight days later He appeared again to them with Thomas. Then again at the sea of Tiberius where they caught 153 fish at His word and ate at the shore. </span></span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He told Peter how he'd die. John said the gospel was written so you could believe in Him and have life.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He came as a light. His words enlighten. </span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Words of life which enlighten men--ignites them. Igniting in them life and light itself.</span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">The Light drives out darkness. Its laws are greater than the laws of the earth, the laws of man.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Follow Him into the great baptism of the Holy Spirit. Let Him ignite you.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">True worshipers of the Father worship in spirit and truth.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Let what you've been taught, how you've been raised, and your position in life, all lead you to the Lord--the Light who reveals all truth and the path to the Father.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Hear the Son of God. Believe He's the Son of God, and that He said and did what the Father sent Him to do.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Do what He says, follow His Word, consume His Word. Make it a part of you and you will have eternal life and will be raised up to life on the last day.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Those who are of God, who know the Father and want to do His will, also know the Son and know that His words are the Words of God.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Believe in Him, that He is sent from the Father.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Continue in His Word. Make room for His Word and be His disciple. You'll know the truth and be free.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Come to Him to quench your thirst and drink of the river of the Spirit, and let it flow out.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Everyone must enter through the door--sheep and shepherd alike.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Jesus is the door and He is the Good Shepherd who gives His life for the sheep.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Thieves, not shepherds, try to get in some other way. These try and justify themselves. They think they see when they're blind. </span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">The sheep know the Voice of their Shepherd and follow Him. They go in and out through the door and find pasture.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">The thieves kill, steal, and destroy, but Jesus gives life and life abundantly.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">There is a death that leads to life. Lazarus experienced it and many believed in Jesus--the Resurrector--the giver of life, as a result.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Jesus experienced this death so all could walk in the light of His life. </span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">But some didn't see or understand or believe. Some wouldn't confess Him because they loved their own life, position, and approval of man.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">But you, come to the light and believe so you may become sons of Light.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">The Lord's command is to love one another as He has loved us. This proves our love for Him and that we are His disciples. It also brings the love and abiding of Jesus and the Father into us, and us into Him.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">When that happens, ask what you will and it will be done. Ask in love for others. Intercede.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Bear fruit and you'll be pruned, but not cut off. His Word prunes.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">The Holy Spirit from the Father, the Spirit of Truth, will help and teach you.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">The Holy Spirit can remain in the Earth, in the hearts of people, passed down to future generations through the words of believers.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">People can know God the Father and Jesus His Son through the Spirit and the Words of Truth.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">This is eternal life, knowing God and Jesus.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">As the believers keep His Word, their prayers are answered, they are kept in the Father's name from the evil one and are united, sanctified in Truth, which is His Word. They are loved by both the Father and Jesus.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">The time of betrayal, false accusations, rejection, and suffering seems like a great defeat. It looks like the end comes in defeat. Especially when it appeared the Lord left the ones He loved. During times of apparent defeat, look back at what He said, His promises, His words. Look closely and find the true meaning. Find the hope and joy of what is to come. </span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">What does His ascension mean? What does it mean to you? How does it direct your time, your job, your calling, your life? What story does it tell of your life? What testimony? What witness? What contribution to history does it add? How does it confirm that Jesus is the Son of God so others may believe and have eternal life?</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Tell your story, it is the gospel of this age. </span></span></li></ul></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Rose Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890492001431105381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232112503703594984.post-32295076427699813212021-01-04T04:14:00.002-08:002021-01-20T04:05:26.326-08:00Speaking Luke<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzC_RtxvH4XKxcxwBLRTVKb_RlIqdRhMHBUhULDDwwtQ9tshx8At9tcDxY_AaSDvO69at3mZI5AnegLbAS9q6E_y91vMNvvBpMk-psI5j6E_R9TAcK4zjT72Z-Gqj3rNs-H22fZpQ2pQQ/s425/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="425" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzC_RtxvH4XKxcxwBLRTVKb_RlIqdRhMHBUhULDDwwtQ9tshx8At9tcDxY_AaSDvO69at3mZI5AnegLbAS9q6E_y91vMNvvBpMk-psI5j6E_R9TAcK4zjT72Z-Gqj3rNs-H22fZpQ2pQQ/w200-h133/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Luke</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the "speaking the Bible" summaries for Luke.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-word-index.html">Click here for the index</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>Luke Summaries<br />8-30-2020</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Luke wrote his gospel after carefully investigating everything so Theophilus would know the exact truth about what he'd been taught. He wrote about Zacharias and Elizabeth having John the Baptist. He wrote about Mary becoming pregnant by the Holy Spirit. He wrote about Joseph. About Jesus' birth in Bethlehem and the shepherds who saw Him. Simeon and Anna in the temple when He was presented. Living in Nazareth. When He was 12 and stayed in Jerusalem after His family left for home.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">John began preaching repentance for forgiveness of sins and baptized people. Jesus' baptism and temptation in the wilderness. His return in the power of the Spirit into Galilee. His rejection in His hometown of Nazareth. His residing in Capernaum and His popularity--crowds, teaching, healing, casting out demons throughout Judea. Miracles-catching fish, forgiveness, healing, feeding the multitudes, walking on water, raising the dead. The accusations from the Pharisees, scribes, elders, Sadducees. They accused, grumbled, criticized and challenged Him.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He called His 12 disciples and sent them out with authority. John questioned if He was the one, from prison. Jesus defended him to the people. He spoke parables and explained them to His disciples. Crowds continually thronged Him yet He felt power leave Him when one touched Him in faith. Peter said He was the Christ and He told him not to tell anyone. Elijah and Moses appeared to Him on the mountain in front of Peter, James, and John. The disciples argued about who was the greatest. He said to be servant of all. He warned of the Pharisees hypocrisy.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He told them to be ready and remain alert for His return. He told how He was going to be killed and rise the third day. He warned of wealth. He spoke of forgiveness, faith, humility, serving God and others. The Pharisees increased in anger at Him as He spoke to them in parables about them. He went to Jerusalem and taught in the temple. Judas betrayed Him. They all left Him. Peter denied Him. He was crucified between two criminals, but He rose the third day just as He said He would. He appeared to His disciples and many others and ascended into heaven at Bethany, telling His disciples to wait in Jerusalem until they received power from on high.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Where do you find the Lord but in His Father's house?</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Where do you find your identity, your family, and who you are called to be but in the house of your heavenly Father?</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">You will find Him when you stay where He is and listen and learn of Him.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Find out who He is and you'll find out who you are.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">There's timing, there's testing, then there's power of the Spirit.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Some will gladly receive, some will violently reject.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">One crowd tried to keep Him, another tried to kill Him.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">In all cases, speak, teach, and preach the Word of God to overcome, to set free, and to teach truth.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Beware of criticism, accusation, and envy which blinds the mind, making the heart hard and unable to see the presence of the Lord or His work. It prohibits understanding of His word and His ways.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Draw close to Him to hear what He is saying. You will see, know, and experience His truth and goodness.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Come to Him with repentance, humility, and submission to Him and His ways. If so, you'll acknowledge His justice and you'll know how to receive His purpose for you.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Love Him much by acknowledging all He's forgiven you of.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">It's not just the worries of this life that crowd out His Word in your heart, its the pleasures too.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Make room for His Word in your heart and life. Hear it and do it and you'll have access to His presence as family.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">To those who follow Him, take up their cross daily, make Him their first priority, sit at His feet and listen, He gives authority over demons and disease, to proclaim that the kingdom of God has come. </span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">But rejoice, not in your authority over demons, but that your names are written in heaven.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Follow Him to the path of death, not greatness in the eyes of man.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Be like a child, love your neighbor, and learn who that is.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The Word of God does not adapt itself to you, you must adapt your life to the Word of God, to truth. Let it bring correction. Let it instruct you. Seek to know the Author. </span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Know the Father who loves and cares for you, who provides for you.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Seek His will and do it.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">True family is made up of those who hear and do the Word of God.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Be ready, watch, guard, treat others well, know His will, and live accordingly. </span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Be faithful and wise in what He has given you to do.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Recognize the narrow door while it is open. It won't always be.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Timing.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Now is the time to take the low seat, humble yourself.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Give to those who can't repay you.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Put compassion above religious tradition.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Follow the example of the Lord.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Carry your cross.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><span>Earthly possessions are not eternal. Give.</span></span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Use earthly possessions for eternal purposes.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Use the wealth of this world for eternal purposes, not to impress people with or to live in comfort while others suffer. Don't become attached to your possessions.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Serve God, not wealth.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Keep His Word.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">The purpose of serving Him is not meant to be to draw attention to yourself, to how good you are, but is simply what a servant does on a normal day to day basis.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Don't look for the praises of man, but to please your Master.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Those who love to receive honor and gain challenged the Lord and His authority. They rejected Him, tried to trick Him and cause Him to stumble.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Those who should be working for Him, producing fruit, gaining for His kingdom, were the very ones who killed Him.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Instead, follow Him, keep His Word, the commands of God, bear fruit and give. Give to Him.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Be generous and kind to others, to the poor.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Be honest.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Beware of those who love the honor of man and gain.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Things are not always as they appear.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">An inexpensive gift may be more valuable than a costly one.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">What appears strong, beautiful, and foundational may be short-lived.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">One who appears trust-worthy may betray.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">One who appears strong may be weak.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">One who is great, may not be. One who serves is great.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Judge all things by something more than their outward appearance.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Pay attention and learn to judge as the Lord does.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Jesus told His disciples what was going to happen to Him, but they didn't understand. When it did happen, and He arose, they didn't believe. Not until He physically appeared to them. Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. He ascended to the Father who sent power from on High. </span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Receive the Holy Spirit. Understand and believe His Word, and testify to what He's done in your life.</span></span></li></ul><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div></div><p></p>Rose Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890492001431105381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232112503703594984.post-47599286749288183872021-01-03T04:09:00.001-08:002021-01-20T04:04:57.414-08:00Speaking Mark<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/s425/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="425" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/w200-h133/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mark</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the "speaking the Bible" summaries for Mark.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-word-index.html">Click here for the index</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>Mark Summaries<br />8-19-2020</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>John the Baptist came preaching repentance, preparing the way for Jesus. Jesus came to him to be baptized and then went to the wilderness to be tempted for 40 days. After John was arrested Jesus began to preach, first in Capernaum. He called twelve disciples. He healed many and cast out demons throughout Galilee. He ate with sinners, forgave sin, was accused by the Pharisees, elders, chief priests, and scribes. They conspired to destroy Him. His family thought He lost His senses, but crowds followed Him constantly. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He taught from the boat to crowds on the shore. He spoke in parables, but explained everything to His disciples. He explained the kingdom of God to them. He healed people and cast out demons in various ways and places. He raised the dead. He went to His hometown and couldn't do much because of their unbelief. He sent out the twelve giving them authority to heal, cast out demons and preach repentance. John was beheaded.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Jesus fed the 4000 and 5000 by multiplying loaves of bread and fish. He walked on water, calmed the storms. He taught and offended the scribes and Pharisees. He healed a non-Jew because of her faith. He asked who the people thought He was and who they thought He was. When they knew He was the Christ He told them what was going to happen to Him. He took Peter, James, and John to the mountain where He was transfigured and spoke with Moses and Elijah. When He came down He found His disciples unable to cast out a demon. He explained prayer was necessary. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">They debated over who was greatest among them. He said whoever wishes to be great, let him be servant of all. Anyone who receives a child in His name receives Him. They stopped someone from casting out a demon in His name who wasn't with them. He told them not to stop him. He said no one should cause the little ones to stumble. If a body part causes you to sin--hand, foot, eye--cut it off. Have salt in you and be at peace with each other. He said it was hard for the rich to enter the kingdom after speaking with a rich man who was not willing to sell all and follow Him. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He entered Jerusalem on two colts. He overthrew the money changer's tables. He cursed the fig tree and it withered. He spoke of faith--believe and it will happen. Ask in prayer. He continued to be accused and questioned by the religious leaders. He spoke to them in parables. They tried to trick Him in His words. He gave the two great commandments--love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength and your neighbor as yourself. He warned of the scribes and Pharisees teaching. He spoke of the widow giving more than all the rich people because they gave from their surplus, her from her need.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">They asked about the end days and He spoke of signs to watch for to know when its close and how to get by during that time. Deception, betrayal. Yet He will return so watch and stay alert. You can know the season, but not the hour. The woman with the alabaster oil anointed Him for burial. The last supper. Judas' betrayal and Jesus' arrest. He was accused of blasphemy, condemned by the crowds who listened to the chief priests. He was beaten, mocked, and crucified. He died but rose again after three days like He said, being first seen by Mary Magdalene. She wasn't believed and neither was the two who saw Him on the road. But He appeared to the eleven, gave them instructions, ascended into heaven and they went and preached everywhere with Him confirming the word with signs following.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Desperate crowds pressed on Jesus for healing and deliverance.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The religious leaders accused and criticized Him.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">His family was embarrassed of Him.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">He gave authority to His disciples. </span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Listen with the ear of a disciple.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Observe with a teachable heart.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Receive His authority with humility.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Do the work of the kingdom alongside Jesus.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Many people crowded around Him while He was teaching and displaying His power. Like many seeds planted in soil, but which seeds will take root, grow, and produce fruit. How many will? One seed that grows and takes root will do more than a crowd of seeds which don't. </span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Don't be afraid, just believe.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Touch Him in faith and go and tell the great things He's done for you.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The commandments of God are what gives life. The traditions of men don't carry the power and compassion of God. </span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Let that which flows from your heart be of His Spirit, His word, not just the logic and reasonings of man.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Follow Him close enough to understand what He means. To know who He is. To listen to Him. To pray. To be like Him--a servant of all. To be humble. To receive and protect His little ones, To maim yourself before sinning--cutting off that which would cause you to sin.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Keep your salty flavor and be at peace with each other.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The words of Jesus corrected people's thoughts about marriage, divorce, children, riches, and eternal life.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">His words explained faith and confronted, as light, the darkness of the religious.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">His words are light and life, receive them as such.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">If they would have understood the Scriptures, they would have known He was the Christ and spoke truth.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">They spoke to argue and trick, not learn and judge.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Outward appearances of respect and honor by men do not compare to the humble and sacrificial actions which get God's attention.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Watch and remain faithful and alert. His words will all come to pass.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The cost of worship is more beneficial than being paid for betrayal.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Betrayal doesn't pay, it costs. Greatly.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Would watching and praying with Him have prevented abandoning Him and denying Him during the most trying time of the Lord's life?</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Ultimately, He was falsely judged as a liar and fraud.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Worship prevails over betrayal, denial, abandonment, and false judgment.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Keep watching and praying so you are not tempted.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Believe what He says and believe when it happens. It may not be as you expected, but it will display His heart and His power.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Look past what appears to be defeat and into the strategy of the Father to bring a greater salvation.</span></li></ul><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Rose Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890492001431105381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232112503703594984.post-11633123496521057932021-01-02T04:27:00.001-08:002021-01-20T04:04:30.599-08:00Speaking Matthew<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/s425/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="425" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0krCmYtPxBbmUCAkEKaLrUMUMJdtthgctbe2Sy8mURsdGqo7LYkdB71yS7nHyjGUtk7WmkR1v2FtKN3GoeHfbQIaCRvKlcaQnDVXL4r-VmEmwQNGKrmjjD0COH3JYnHn1aRnteanB6U/w200-h133/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Matthew</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the "speaking the Bible" summaries for Matthew.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-word-index.html">Click here for the index</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Matthew Summaries<br />8-11-2020</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>The genealogy of Joseph from Abraham. The story of Mary's pregnancy by the Holy Spirit, Jesus' birth in Bethlehem, the angel's warnings in dreams. The magi seeing the star and coming to worship Him. Herod killing all the boys under the age of two trying to kill Jesus. John the Baptist preaching repentance and the kingdom of Heaven is at hand. Jesus' baptism, His 40 days in the wilderness. John taken to prison and Jesus beginning to preach the kingdom of Heaven is at hand. The call of His disciples, and His teaching, preaching, healing throughout Galilee. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">The Sermon on the Mount, more healings, raising from the dead, casting out demons, calming the storm, healing from afar with the centurion's faith. The power to forgive sins demonstrated. Questioning and accusations by the religious leaders regarding His eating with sinners, not following their traditions. He gave His twelve disciples authority and sent them out, instructing them. He warns of the persecution to come, confessing Him before men, taking up their cross, fearing God not man, your enemies will be of your own household.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><span>John questions from prison if He is the one. Jesus sent a word of encouragement as to what He was doing. More accusations. If they would have studied the Scripture He'd given them earlier, they wouldn't be accusing. He's accused of casting out demons by the prince of demons. He speaks in many parables, tells the disciples its given to them to understand the mysteries of the kingdom, but not to the others. John the Baptist beheaded. Jesus feeds the multitudes miraculously, twice. Walking on the water--Peter too. More healing--just by touching the fringe of His garment. More accusations. Healing a non-Jew. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><span>He asks who people say He is. Who do you say I am? The transfiguration. Prayer/fasting needed to cast out that kind of demon, paying the temple tax. Lessons on humility, forgiveness, confronting a brother's sin, two or three asking in prayer. They came in Jerusalem, crowds cheered, Pharisees jealous, more parables. Religious leaders tested Him--asking questions. He answered and silenced them so they asked Him no more. He allowed children to be brought to Him. He warns of the Pharisee's leaven/teaching. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">More about the last days--trouble, persecution. His coming. Be alert and faithful. More parables about being ready. Working in His kingdom, treating people well, woman with the alabaster vial of oil. The last Passover, His arrest, crucifixion, resurrection. Seeing the Marys and disciples in Galilee. Giving authority to make disciples, baptize and teach.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">When the kingdom of heaven came, it didn't look like what people were expecting.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">It came with a call to repentance, a call to bear fruit in keeping with repentance.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">It came with instruction not to rely on your ancestry to save you.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">It came with a call to leave all and follow the Messiah, to take up His work, leaving your own behind.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">The kingdom also came with teaching and healing.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">It came with crowds, yet instruction to follow Him, not the crowds.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Seek to do what's right, not for recognition, monetary gain, revenge, or personal satisfaction.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Seek to do what's right because it's right and you will be light for the Father's glory.<br /></span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Seek to judge your heart not justify it.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Seek His kingdom and righteousness first. You will not need to worry. The Father will provide. </span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Jesus lights a new way--the way to the Father.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">He heals the sick, forgives the sinner, raises the dead, delivers from demons, calms the storm, leads the sheep, feeds and teaches the people.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Follow Him through the narrow gate. </span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Build on the rock. </span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Bear good fruit.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">The Law and the prophets prophesied until John the Baptist, and then a violent change occurred in the heavens.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Jesus will reveal the Father to those He chooses and invites anyone to come and learn His humble and gentle ways. You'll find rest for your soul.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Take up your cross, confess Him before men, fear God over man.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">You are valuable to Him.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">See, hear, and receive the Word of God--the seed of the kingdom of Heaven. Make room for it. Sell all and buy it. Treasure it. </span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">You will discern good from evil. God from the enemy. You will see and hear the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. </span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">You will do the will of the Father--speak good words, bear good fruit, belong to His family.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Watch what the Lord is doing and listen to Him. </span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Pray.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Fast.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">The enemies of the Father will scheme and accuse, but ultimately the will of the Father will be done.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Give them nothing to make accusations stand.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Take up your cross and follow Him.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Build on the rock.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">He's giving keys to the kingdom of heaven.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Have faith and nothing will be impossible.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">It's not the amount of faith. You either have it or you don't.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">He who wishes to be great in the kingdom of heaven, let him be servant of all.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Let humility, forgiveness, generosity and service flow from your heart in sincerity.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Let husbands and wives remain loyal and faithful.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Let children be welcomed and taught His ways.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Confront a brother in sin.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Ask in prayer agreeing.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">The Lord is in your midst when you gather in His name.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Don't fight against and don't reject the authority of God.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Recognize and accept what He's doing.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Be clothed in righteousness and do the work of His vineyard, His kingdom.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Beware of the enemy's traps and debates.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Plant and cultivate His Word within you and answer all things by His Spirit of wisdom and truth.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">There are those who appear righteous outwardly, but have no life and righteousness inwardly.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Don't be misled.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">False Christs and false prophets will arise. They will even show great signs and convincing arguments to try and deceive the chosen.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">He who endures to the end will be saved so remain alert and watchful.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">You don't know when He will return. Only the season.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Be faithful and do what's been given to you to do to care for His household and expect His return.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Be prepared. Stay encouraged and faithful even when He delays.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Working for His kingdom may require courage and risk, yet keep your honesty and integrity and treat people as you would the Lord.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Honor Him always, without betrayal or denial.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Acknowledge who He is and remain humble before Him.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">The Son of God allowed Himself to be bound by men, beaten, and crucified.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">His path of suffering and humiliation gave Him authority in heaven and earth.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Go therefore in the authority He gives you and make disciples of all nations.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">Baptize them, teach them to observe all that He's commanded.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">He will be with you always, even to the end of the age.</span></span></li></ul><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div></div><p></p>Rose Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890492001431105381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232112503703594984.post-22869108987250142942021-01-01T04:39:00.001-08:002021-01-20T04:03:56.298-08:00Speaking Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DvYxJpJTTG_zT1mfg8Q4QhckN3GBASRajya5XIqIKgiKrvMhUNwQBSk2xRa27g5zakZUDOVglLHCTuKImP0X25yeMmg56srudSWZjD0iabDiUBgpfRMlN2d8QBdRN46WUytMYo_eoQQ/s425/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="425" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DvYxJpJTTG_zT1mfg8Q4QhckN3GBASRajya5XIqIKgiKrvMhUNwQBSk2xRa27g5zakZUDOVglLHCTuKImP0X25yeMmg56srudSWZjD0iabDiUBgpfRMlN2d8QBdRN46WUytMYo_eoQQ/w200-h133/AmericanFlag-Bible.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Haggai, Zechariah, & Malachi</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the "speaking the Bible" summaries for Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://prayforwaterfordmichigan.blogspot.com/2021/01/speaking-word-index.html">Click here for the index</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><b>Haggai Summaries<br />7-27-2020</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">In the second year of Darius the king, the word of the Lord came to Haggai the prophet. He says to consider their ways. They say its not time to build the Lord's house, yet they build their own. This is why they sow but reap little. He asks who remembers the temple in its former glory, how it seems like nothing now. But to take courage for the latter glory will be greater than the former. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">If its time for you to build your house, then its time for you to build His house.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Build now.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Take courage.</span></li><li><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Regardless of what has happened in the past, or what will happen in the future, be encouraged and build now.</span></li></ul><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><b>Zechariah Summaries<br />7-30-2020</b></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>The word of the Lord came to Zechariah in the 2nd year of Darius. He told them not to be like their fathers who did not listen to Him when He said to return to Him. The people repented. Zechariah had visions. The seventy years are up. The Lord will return to Jerusalem. His wrath on the nations who furthered the disaster appeased. The temple rebuilt. He is against the shepherds. His people wander. The nations of the earth will come against divided Jerusalem for battle. Judah will fight for it. </span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>He will pour out the spirit of grace and supplication on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem so they will look on Him whom they pierced. The Branch will branch out and rebuild after the second temple's destruction. He will rule the whole earth. Jerusalem will be called the city of Truth and His mountain the holy mountain. The king is coming endowed with salvation. Humble on a donkey. His dominion from sea to sea. A fountain for sin and impurity. A remnant will be refined and tested and call on His name. The landscape changed, but Jerusalem will rise. The nations, families will come celebrate the feast of booths or suffer drought.</span></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Cry out to the Lord to remove the iniquity of the land.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Lord, change our unclean clothes.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>It's not by power or might, but by Your Spirit.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Lay the foundation. Finish Your dwelling place. Come live among us.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Carry the wickedness away. </span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Send the rain.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>The Branch will build and rule from His throne, endowed with salvation.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>His dominion from sea to sea.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>He will shepherd His flock and make them like His majestic horse in battle. </span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>O People, walk in His name. Dispense justice. Practice kindness. Don't oppress. Don't devise evil in your heart. Love truth and peace.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>The fountain opened, idols and false prophets removed. The refined and tested remnant will call upon the name of their God and be His people.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>When the nations are gathered against Jerusalem the Lord will defend.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Judah will fight.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>The mountain will split, the plague sent, the landscape changed, but Jerusalem will rise holy to the Lord.</span></span></li></ul><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><b>Malachi Summaries<br />7-31-2020</b></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>The Lord, through Malachi, speaks to Israel and says He's loved them. They ask how? He says He's loved Jacob and hated Esau. He asks where is His honor as a father. Priests defile His altar, offering blemished sacrifices. Would they do that for their governor? He tells the priests if they don't listen, He'll send a curse and He has already. They've corrupted the covenant of Levi. Levi had true instruction in his mouth. No unrighteousness in his lips. He walked with God and turned many back from iniquity. The lips of a priest should preserve knowledge. Men should seek instruction from them. </span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Why deal treacherously with each other whom you have the same father with? They profaned the sanctuary and married daughters of foreign gods. You cry when your offerings are not accepted, but it's because you deal treacherously with your wife. Not one who has a remnant of the Spirit has done so. You've wearied the Lord with words, calling one who does evil good. He will send His Messenger who will clear the way. The Lord will come suddenly to His temple. But who can endure that day? He will come to purify the sons of Levi so they may present Judah and Jerusalem's offerings in righteousness and the Lord will be pleased. </span></span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif">He will judge those who do wrong and turn from Him. They are robbing Him in tithes and offerings. He says to bring the whole tithe into the storehouse so there will be meat in His house. He will open the windows of heaven and bless them abundantly. All nations will call you blessed and you will be a delightsome land. </span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Your words have been arrogant saying its vain to serve God. Those who feared the Lord spoke to one another. The Lord gave attention and a book of remembrance was written. They will be His and He will spare them. A day is coming when the wicked will be burned up. Neither root nor branch left. To those who fear His name, the sun of righteousness will arise with healing in its wings. Remember the law of Moses. He is sending Elijah the prophet before that day. He will restore the heart of the children to the father and father to the children.</span></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>The lips of a priest are to preserve knowledge. </span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Men should be able to seek instruction from them.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Listen, priests, don't defile the altar.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Walk in righteousness with the Spirit of God.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Receive the purification and cleansing of the Lord.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Present offerings in righteousness. The Lord will be pleased.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Handle His offerings with honor and integrity.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Preserve, perpetuate the knowledge and instruction of the Lord and His ways uprightly and without partiality. You will be blessed and your nation a delightsome land.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Listen and fear the Lord.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Speak to and instruct one another. He will pay attention, remember and spare you on the day when He returns. When the day burns the chaff and the sun rises with healing for those who fear His name. </span></span> </li></ul></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><b>Old Testament Thoughts</b></span></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Honor the Lord. Fear Him. Seek His ways sincerely.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>He knows. He hears. He sees. He loves. </span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>He made it all. He is worthy of all fear, praise, worship, respect, honor, and obedience.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Don't follow false gods, idols, greed, lust, arrogance.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Don't mistreat others--especially the widows, orphans, poor, and strangers.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Be honest. Fair. Truthful. Keep your word.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>If you sin, repent and return to the Lord.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Don't despise His correction. </span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Accept His judgment as right. </span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Don't rebel.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Seek Him. Ask of Him.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Know that He loves you as a Father. He is jealous, protective. Wants what is best for you.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Listen to His instruction, His warnings. Pay attention.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Don't follow the crowd or even traditions without seeking out truth for yourself from the Lord.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>There is no way to avoid His ultimate judgment.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>The righteous will be blessed, favored, and taken care of abundantly, saved from the punishment reserved for the wicked and evil who reject God and His ways.</span></span></li><li><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Walk with Him in humility, faith, love, justice, righteousness, and in peace with others.</span></span></li></ul><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div></div><p></p>Rose Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890492001431105381noreply@blogger.com0