Reading: Psalm 2 – Messianic Psalm #1: Daily-Devotional:                                                                                         Psalm 2 is the ..read more

Reading: Psalm 1 – The Blessed Person: Daily-Devotional:                                                                                         “Happy are thos ..read more

Reading: Luke 5 – New Disciples & Healings: Daily-Devotional: One day Jesus was standing by the Sea of Galilee teaching people. The crowds pressed in on Him to better hear the Word of God. He saw two boats at the shore; the fishermen were washing their nets. He got into Simon’s boat and asked him to put out a little way from the shore, where he continued teaching. When he finished speaking, he asked Simon to go out into the deep water and cast his nets for a catch. Simon said, “Master, we worked all night but caught nothing. If you say so, I will let down the nets.” When they did this, the ..read more

Reading: Luke 4 – Temptation of Jesus: “We do not have a High Priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested as we are, yet without sin.” (Hebrews 4:15) Few are tempted, though some have, to worship Satan. Fewer are tempted to jump from the top of the Empire State Building; again, some have. But have you been tempted to turn stones into bread? Jesus was hungry; He had fasted for 40 days with absolutely nothing to eat while The Devil was tempting him. Now, major temptations are facing Him. In His hunger, Satan slyly said, “If you are ..read more

Reading: Luke 3: Ministry of John the Baptist Daily-Devo: The Word of God came to John, son of Zebedee, in the wilderness. This wilderness was Northeast of the Dead Sea where the Quran Commune who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls lived. John had been with them for some years, for his parents were old when he was born. Luke 1:80 says he was in the wilderness until the day he appeared publicly to Israel. That day has now come. He went into the region around the Jordan River, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Isaiah prophesied, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness ..read more

Reading: Luke 3: Ministry of John the Baptist Daily-Devo: The Word of God came to John, son of Zebedee, in the wilderness. This wilderness was Northeast of the Dead Sea where the Quran Commune who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls lived. John had been with them for some years, for his parents were old when he was born. Luke 1:80 says he was in the wilderness until the day he appeared publicly to Israel. That day has now come. He went into the region around the Jordan River, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Isaiah prophesied, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness ..read more

Reading: Luke 2: Jesus Is Born Daily-Devo: Jesus was to be born in Bethlehem, but Joseph and Mary lived in Nazareth of Galilee. The time of his birth was near, so the Lord arranged for Augustus to call for a census of all the world. Every person had to go to the city of his nativity, so Joseph went to Bethlehem taking Mary with him, for the time for the birth of her son was near. (There is no mention of a donkey; there may have been one, or they may have walked.) She gave birth to Jesus, her firstborn, and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn. Some teach that she ..read more

2024/01/01 – Luke 1: Gabriel Announces Christ’s Birth Reading: Luke 1 This is the beginning of a new reading plan for our congregation. We will read one chapter each day, and the daily devotional will be taken from that chapter. Weekdays, we will read from the New Testament. On weekends, we will read from the Psalms, the book that teaches us how to love God and find a relationship with him. We will read the entire New Testament and 105 of the 150 Psalms. We will read one of the gospels each quarter, beginning with Luke. I hope you will enjoy and learn from these readings and devotions as much ..read more

Reading: 2 Chronicles 34-35 Daily-Devotion: Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, reigned 55 years; his son Amnon reigned 2 years. Each of those kings was evil. Amnon’s son, Josiah, began his reign when he was 8 years old. He reigned 31 years and did what was right in the sight of the LORD. When he was 16 years old, he began to seek the God of David, his ancestor. When he was 20, he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, and sacred poles, and carved & cast images. They pulled down the altars of the Baals, demolished the incense altars, and made dust of the images scattering it ov ..read more

Reading: 2 Chronicles 29-30. Daily-Devotion: Following the Great Passover celebration, Hezekiah continued breaking up the pagan altars, sacred poles, pillars, and high places throughout the cities of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh, destroying them all. He himself provided from his possessions the burnt offerings the LORD required at the Temple, daily, weekly, new moons, and at the three annual feasts – Passover, Weeks (later called Pentecost), and Booths or Tabernacles. He commanded the people of Jerusalem to give tithes and offerings to the Priests and Levites so they could devot ..read more