EPHESIANS 3:1-5:14 Chronological Bible Readings Ephesians 4:1  Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. 2  Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. My husband has been a living example of verse 2 to me over the last few days. I insisted on buying a new refrigerator and I made my case until he gave in even though he

ACTS 28:1-31 EPHESIANS 1:1-2:22 Chronological Bible Readings Acts 28:3  As Paul gathered an armful of sticks and was laying them on the fire, a poisonous snake, driven out by the heat, bit him on the hand. 4  The people of the island saw it hanging from his hand and said to each other, “A murderer, no doubt! Though he escaped the sea, justice will not permit him to live.” 5  But Paul shook off the snake into the fire and was unharmed. 6  The people waited for him to swell up

ACTS 27:1-44 Chronological Bible Readings Acts 27:10  “Men,” he said, “I believe there is trouble ahead if we go on—shipwreck, loss of cargo, and danger to our lives as well.” 11  But the officer in charge of the prisoners listened more to the ship’s captain and the owner than to Paul. I don't think Paul was telling the men not to go on because he thought they would listen. Or maybe he did say it hoping they would listen but God knew they wouldn't but He still gave Paul the k

ACTS 24:1-26:32 Chronological Bible Readings Acts 26:27  King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do—” 28  Agrippa interrupted him. “Do you think you can persuade me to become a Christian so quickly?” 29  Paul replied, “Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that both you and everyone here in this audience might become the same as I am, except for these chains.” I love “Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that both you and everyone here in this audience might be

ACTS 21:37-23:35 Chronological Bible Readings Acts 22:17  “After I returned to Jerusalem, I was praying in the Temple and fell into a trance. 18  I saw a vision of Jesus saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem, for the people here won’t accept your testimony about me.’ 19  “‘But Lord,’ I argued, ‘they certainly know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you. 20  And I was in complete agreement when your witness Stephen was killed. I stood by and ke

ACTS 20:13-21:36 Chronological Bible Readings Acts 20:20  I never shrank back from telling you what you needed to hear, either publicly or in your homes. 21  I have had one message for Jews and Greeks alike—the necessity of repenting from sin and turning to God, and of having faith in our Lord Jesus. Paul was bold in speaking truth. He did not allow the opinions and feeling of those he was given a message for to stop him from speaking the truth and the message that the Lord h

2 CORINTHIANS 11:1-13:13 ACTS 20:7-12 Chronological Bible Readings I read but nothing really stood out. I am pretty sleep deprived after a late flight home from the holiday away. Then up for church this morning and no time to nap. So, I am guessing I am just not thinking well. Thankfully pastor Rick didn't preach like Paul or I would have fallen asleep. May God give me a good nights rest and get me back on track tomorrow.

2 CORINTHIANS 6:14-10:18 Chronological Bible Readings 2 Corinthians 8:12  Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. And give according to what you have, not what you don’t have. 13  Of course, I don’t mean your giving should make life easy for others and hard for yourselves. I only mean that there should be some equality. 14  Right now you have plenty and can help those who are in need. Later, they will have plenty and can share with you when you need it. In thi

2 CORINTHIANS 2:5-6:13 Chronological Bible Readings 2 Corinthians 2:10  When you forgive this man, I forgive him, too. And when I forgive whatever needs to be forgiven, I do so with Christ’s authority for your benefit, 11  so that Satan will not outsmart us. For we are familiar with his evil schemes. Someone had wronged them and there was opposition against him. They didn't just ignore what he did and ack like nothing happened. The hurt was acknowledged, and it did affect the

ROMANS 15:1-16:27 2 CORINTHIANS 1:1-2:4 Chronological Bible Readings Romans 15:1  We who are strong must be considerate of those who are sensitive about things like this. We must not just please ourselves. Oooo I like the word sensitive better than weak. I think that much better explains it. Romans 15:18  Yet I dare not boast about anything except what Christ has done through me, bringing the Gentiles to God by my message and by the way I worked among them. This reminds me of

ROMANS 11:1-14:23 Chronological Bible Readings Romans 13:13  Because we belong to the day, we must live decent lives for all to see. Don’t participate in the darkness of wild parties and drunkenness, or in sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in quarreling and jealousy. Going back to previous posts about is it okay to drink alcohol. Drinking wine was an everyday thing so having a drink or two would be less likely to be looked down on in biblical times. Everything in mode

ROMANS 8:18-10:21 Chronological Bible Readings Romans 8:26  And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. Because of the word groanings I have always thought about this applying when I am so overwhelmed with grief or concern. But today I am thinking about the times that I am praising God and thinking about His sovereignty, power and omni

ROMANS 5:1-8:17 Chronological Bible Readings Romans 7:14  So the trouble is not with the law, for it is spiritual and good. The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin. 15  I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. 16  But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good. 17  So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it. 18  And

ROMANS 2:1-4:25 Chronological Bible Readings Romans 4:4  When people work, their wages are not a gift, but something they have earned. 5  But people are counted as righteous, not because of their work, but because of their faith in God who forgives sinners. What a great way to explain the difference between works-based salvation and grace-based salvation. Romans 4:16  So the promise is received by faith. It is given as a free gift. And we are all certain to receive it, whethe

ROMANS 1:1-321 CORINTHIANS 16:1-24 ACTS 19:21-20:6 ROMANS 1:1-32 Chronological Bible Readings Romans 1:12  When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours. I am excited to be getting into Romans. This verse reminds me of my small group The Table. It is a place of love, encouragement of faith and spiritual growth. I thank God all the time for what He is doing there.

1 CORINTHIANS 14:1-15:58 Chronological Bible Readings 1 Corinthians 14:3  But one who prophesies strengthens others, encourages them, and comforts them. Modern day prophets are given their gift for the purpose of strengthening others, encouraging them and comforting them. This spiritual gift is intended to be a blessing for the entire body of Christ. I think that some people see the gift of prophecy through the lens of the Old Testament prophets that gave new revelation and v

1 CORINTHIANS 11:2-13:13 Chronological Bible Readings 1 Corinthians 11:3  But there is one thing I want you to know: The head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. Just wanted to share what the footnote says for this verse because I think people have a tendency to take this in a negative way. The footnote gives us another way of looking at it. Just found it interesting. It's not like we can actually know and understand the mind of Go

1 CORINTHIANS 8:1-11:1 Chronological Bible Readings 1 Corinthians 9:19  Even though I am a free man with no master, I have become a slave to all people to bring many to Christ. 20  When I was with the Jews, I lived like a Jew to bring the Jews to Christ. When I was with those who follow the Jewish law, I too lived under that law. Even though I am not subject to the law, I did this so I could bring to Christ those who are under the law. 21  When I am with the Gentiles who do n

1 CORINTHIANS 4:1-7:40 Chronological Bible Readings 1 Corinthians 4:20  For the Kingdom of God is not just a lot of talk; it is living by God’s power. More to say that we must do more than profess with our mouths that we believe in Jesus. We must live by God's power. If we profess with our mouth and believe in our hearts that Jesus is Lord, then there will be a change in us. We will be able to live in God's power. There should be a noticable change in us. 1 Corinthians 5:12 

ACTS 18:24-19:20 1 CORINTHIANS 1:1-3:23 Chronological Bible Readings Acts 19:13  A group of Jews was traveling from town to town casting out evil spirits. They tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus in their incantation, saying, “I command you in the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches, to come out!” 14  Seven sons of Sceva, a leading priest, were doing this. 15  But one time when they tried it, the evil spirit replied, “I know Jesus, and I know Paul, but who are you?” 16  The