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  • November 9 – For the Love of Money

    Reading Matt. 19:3-12 Mark 10:10-27 Matt. 19:27-30 Mark 10:32-34; Luke 18:31-34 Matt. 20:20-23; Mark 10:35-45 Luke 19:1-10 Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43 Luke 19:11-28 John 11:55-57 Matt. 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9; John 12:1-11 Devotional Jesus has begun His trip to Jerusalem, marching toward His quickly-approaching death. Along the way, He stops in Jericho and Bethany. In today’s…

  • October 21 – Jesus, the Wise Young Boy

    Reading Matt. 2:1-23 Luke 2:39-52 Devotional Some period of time (probably around 6 months) after Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Magi from the east came to visit “the king of the Jews“. The Magi were sorcerers, magicians or wizards, from a country in the east (probably Persia). They were familiar with the prophecies of the…

  • September 16 – Sometimes Young People Must Confront the Older

    Reading Job 32:1-37:24 Devotional Now that Job’s three friends—Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar—have finally run out of things to say to Job, we are introduced to a young man named Elihu who has been present throughout the dialogue thus far, but is just now choosing to speak. Elihu accuses the other three of condemning Job despite…

  • July 25 – Jeremiah Called to Prophesy

    Reading Jer. 1:1-3:5 Devotional GOD called Jeremiah to be a prophet at a young age. Jeremiah was from the town of Anathoth, from the tribe of Benjamin, just a few miles northeast of Jerusalem. Jeremiah was called in the 13th year of Josiah’s reign and he continued prophesying through the point when Judah was taken…

  • July 23 – Josiah, the Child King

    Reading 2 Kings 21:17-18a; 2 Chron. 33:18-20a 2 Kings 21:18b-19 2 Chron. 33:22-23 2 Kings 21:25, 23, 26a, 24; 22:1-2; 23:25-27 Devotional When Manasseh died, his son Amon became king of Judah. Although GOD blessed Manasseh after his repentance, GOD did not turn away from the punishment He planned for Judah because of all the evil…