Tag: encourage
December 27 – Revelation (part 1)
Reading Rev. 1:1-3:22 Devotional Today begins our five-day look at the last book in the Bible, Revelation. Sometime between 65 and 95 A.D., Jesus appeared to the apostle John, while he was in exile on the island of Patmos, through a vision and told John to write what he saw in a book. John was…
December 25 – Run While Looking at Jesus
Reading Heb. 10:19-13:25 Devotional Having explained why Jesus is superior to the old covenant, the Hebrew writer reminds his fellow Christians how they need to live. We need to draw near to GOD, and think about one another, how we can encourage each other to love and good deeds. And GOD wants us to continue…
Would I Fit In?
If you love Jesus, love others, and love the truth, then you will fit in just fine! But here are just a few things to be aware of.
November 28 – 1 Thessalonians: Details of Jesus’ Return, Judgment
Reading 1 Thess. 1:1-5:28 Devotional In around 51 A.D., Paul, Silas and Timothy wrote a letter to the Christians in Thessalonica, which was one of the cities they had visited and preached Jesus on the Second Missionary Journey. The letter deals with a number of topics, and its purpose is to encourage the brethren there…
What Are Your Assemblies Like?
One of the men leads the assembly. He sets the order of events, but we adapt to the circumstances of the meeting. During the course of a typical Sunday assembly, we: Each person is encouraged to actively participate throughout the assembly. This encourages personal (and group) growth and helps us live like the family we…
April 19 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 1)
Reading Psalm 5; 6; 7; 10; 11 Devotional In today’s reading we begin our study of the Psalms. In The Daily Bible, the Psalms are organized into five major topical groupings, with the first being “Psalms of the Troubled Soul.” In our daily devotionals we will focus on what we learn of GOD in the…