True Treasure
READ: Matthew 13:44f CHALLENGE: Buy into the Kingdom of Heaven through Faith Matthew 13:44-45 – “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. 45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is […]
Like Mustard Seeds
CHALLENGE: Be a Good influence for Jesus! Vv31-35 – He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds […]
Truth About Truth
READ: Matthew 13:1 CHALLENGE: Open Your Heart to God’s Truth Matthew 13:1-9 – That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. 3 Then he told them many things in parables, […]
Spirituality
READ: Genesis 24:45 CHALLENGE: Be Truly Spiritual Vv45-46 – “Before I finished praying in my heart, Rebekah came out, with her jar on her shoulder. She went down to the spring and drew water, and I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’ 46 “She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I’ll […]
Responding to God
READ: Genesis 24:22 CHALLENGE: Praise God for All That He Has Done This story is profoundly powerful. God leads the servant back to the place where Abraham’s family came from. To exactly where he needed to be. Where Abraham wanted him to be. Where God wanted him to be. The response of the servant is […]
Divine Intervention
READ: Genesis 22:13 CHALLENGE: Believe in God’s Providential Benefits in your Life God’s Divine Providence is all over this story. This is where God is intersecting with our world for our benefit. He is working out all things for the good of those who love him and who have been called according to His purpose. […]
THE TEST
TREAD: Genesis 22:1f CHALLENGE: Pass the Tests Years have gone by since Abraham parted ways with Hagar and Ishmael. He’s lived and traveled and done life. He’s living out the promise of becoming a nation with this one son of promise, Isaac. Vv1-2 – Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here […]
Message of Hope
READ: Genesis 21:8 CHALLENGE: Know that God is With You Even in Difficulty Vv8-9 – The child grew and was weaned, and on the day Isaac was weaned Abraham held a great feast. 9 But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking, 10 and she said to Abraham, “Get rid of that slave […]
Reasons for Joy
READ: Genesis 21:1 CHALLENGE: Experience Joy Vv 1-7 – Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised. 2 Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him. 3 Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore him. 4 When his son Isaac […]
Protecting What’s Important
READ: GENESIS 20 CHALLENGE: Genesis 20:1f Vv1-2 – Now Abraham moved on from there into the region of the Negev and lived between Kadesh and Shur. For a while he stayed in Gerar, 2 and there Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” Then Abimelek king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her. This lie is awful. She’s my […]