Read 1 Peter 1:3–5 In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. 1 Peter 1:3–4 On a balmy summer day, my wife and I...
Read 2 Corinthians 6 We commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger … having nothing, and yet possessing everything. 2 Corinthians 6:4–5, 10 What a price Paul paid to be faithful in...
Read 2 Timothy 2:19–26 Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm. 2 Timothy 2:19 In this illustration, Paul described a “great house,” which is the professing church. The foundation of the house is safe and secure because God’s seal is on it. Paul quoted Moses: “The LORD will show who belongs...
Read James 3:18 Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness. James 3:18 The Christian life is a life of sowing and reaping. For that matter, every life is a life of sowing and reaping, and we reap just what we sow (see Gal. 6:7– 8). If we...
Read Romans 10:14–21 How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news! Romans 10:15 We must never minimize the missionary outreach of the church. While this passage relates primarily to Israel, it applies to all lost souls. They cannot be saved unless they call upon the Lord Jesus...
Read 1 Peter 3:20–22 In it [the ark] only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also. 1 Peter 3:20–21 Noah was a “preacher of righteousness” (2 Peter 2:5) during a very difficult time in history. The early...
Read Colossians 3:12–14 As God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Colossians 3:12 Because we have trusted Christ, we have been “set apart” from the world, unto the Lord. That is the meaning of the word holy. We are not our...
Read 1 Corinthians 1:18–31 God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 1 Corinthians 1:27 The lost world admires birth, social status, financial success, power, and recognition. But none of these things can guarantee...
Read Ecclesiastes 12 Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. Ecclesiastes 12:13 People may seem to get away with sin (8:11), but their sins will eventually be exposed and judged righteously (vv. 12–13). Those who have not trusted the Lord Jesus Christ will...
Read 1 John 4:12–16 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God. 1 John 4:15 In order to save money, a college drama class purchased only a few scripts of a play and cut them up into the separate parts....