Lent 2020
Persistence in Doing Good
Read Zephaniah 1:2-3 and Romans 2:5-7 “God will repay each person for what they have done. To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he...
Read Zephaniah 1:2-3 and Romans 2:5-7 “God will repay each person for what they have done. To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he...
Read Zephaniah 1:14-18 and 2 Peter 3:10-12 “The great day of the Lord is near— near and coming quickly.” (Zephaniah 1:14a) These are not verses I really like to read....
Read Nahum 1:2-8 and Matthew 24:27-31 “The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him, but with an overwhelming flood he...
Read Jonah 1:14-17 and Matthew 12:38-42 “At this the men greatly feared the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to him” (Jonah 1:16) Chapter...
Read Isaiah 25:7-8 and 1 Corinthians 15:54 Our Bible is a work that progresses through time beginning with the ancient promises from God. Near the end of the eighth century...
Read Joel 3:12-14 and Matthew 7:21-23 “Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.” (Joel 3:14) Imagine suddenly...
A strong message seen throughout the prophets is that God will bring about His justice in the world. One instrument of that justice is the promised Messiah: the Judge who will enact God’s justice....
Read Jeremiah 23:5-6 and 2 Timothy 2:8-10 The life of a prophet was rough! They were often called to bring news of judgment to the people of a nation, and...
Read Isaiah 2:2-4 and Acts 17:24-31 “And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they...
Read Isaiah 51:4-5 and 1 Peter 1:3-11 “I am the Lord, I change not.” (Malachi 3:6) “Nothing that God has ever said about himself will be modified; nothing the inspired...