Hey GEMS !
Here is the Bible Reading for the next two weeks. We will see y'all again on the 1st of December! Be sure to make comments and send notes if you would like to do so. I am praying for y'all! Enjoy the reading!!!!
Thursday - 11/18
Ecclesiastes 5:2,3 (James 1:19-20)
Recall that great song by Phillips, Craig and Dean - "Let My Words Be Few". Keep this idea fresh in your soul as you approach your job, your kids, your family, your friends, your relationships.
Friday - 11/19
Proverbs 10:19, 13:3, 15:2 (James 1:19-20)
Quick verses to read - so pick one and memorize it. Use it in place of angry words that you are tempted to speak. It's like an "open book test"...you are tested in a situation, and you speak a verse instead of a curse! A+ :o)
Saturday - 11/20
(James 1:19-20)
Below are a number of verses showing us that God says to hold our anger.
Proverbs 14:17, 19
Proverbs 15:18
Proverbs 16:32
Proverbs 25:28
Ecclesiastes 7:9
Sunday - 11/21
2 Timothy 2:22-24 (James 1:21)
These are really powerfully instructing verses. Don't read ahead - just think about these verses today. How do you measure up? Do you like to argue and get angry? Do you want to do what God's Word says: Not quarrel/be kind to everyone?
Monday - 11/22
2 Timothy 2:25-26 (James 1:20)
Here's God's take on arguments: Gently instruct those who oppose you...point them toward God...pray that the other would repent...and come to their senses. But, sister - you better be sure you've got what it says in verse 22: a pure heart yourself!
Tuesday - 11/23
Psalm 139:1-4, 23-24 (James 1:21)
Want to have a pure heart check up? When conflict comes, be strong and courageous - ask the Lord to search your heart and show you if there is something in you that is offensive and needs to be changed.
Wednesday - 11/24
Ephesians 4:22-27 (James 1:21)
We have to choose to put off the old way we did things and, instead do things according to what God's Word says so we can be like God. Thanksgiving is sometimes stressful when we are around challenging family members. Memorize verse 26 - Let God help you have a great day - if you want to get angry, instead, say that verse over and over to replace the angry words!
Thursday - 11/25
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Below are some great verses - all with the word "thanksgiving" in them!
Psalm 69:30
Psalm 95:2
Psalm 100:4
Psalm 147:7
Friday - 11/26
Matthew 7:24-27 (James 1:22-25)
Be doers of The Word. Don't come to church and just hear it, go home and live it. Otherwise, when the storms of life come, you will get tossed around. You have to build your foundation when it's not raining so that you'll stand strong when the time comes.
Saturday - 11/27
Romans 2:7,8 (James 1:22-25)
Do what God's Word says - don't miss His blessings. The bottom line is that if you are not doing what God says to do, you are rejecting the truth - and you turn to things that lead to evil. It's a slippery trap. Keep your eyes on Christ and on God's Word.
Sunday - 11/28
John 8:31-36 (James 1:22-25)
Like the Jews who believed, Jesus says to us that we need to hold to His teaching - because there is liberty in following God's Word. You never have to look over your shoulder or watch your back. Your life is a beautiful open book as you live by the greatest book - The Bible. Following Jesus = Freedom
Monday - 11/29
Psalms about controlling the tongue (James 1:26)
Psalm 141:3 - This is a great memory verse
Psalm 17:3-5
Tuesday - 11/30
Proverbs about controlling the tongue (James 1:26)
Proverbs 12:13
Proverbs 21:23
Wednesday - 12/1
Matthew 25:34-46 (James 1:27)
Pure religion - being so full of love of God that you overflow into wanting to bless others.
See you tonight!!!
Ms. Pearl will be joining us!!
We will be studying James 2:1-13
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Bible Reading 11/4 through 11/17
Hey GEMS!!!
I wanted to get the Bible Reading Plan out here so that we can all keep going with our daily reading of His Word.
Here you go! Enjoy!!
Thursday - 11/4
Luke 8:4-15
This is a parable ( a story Jesus used to teach us some truth). What kind of soil are you? Especially notice verse 13 - what happens when you are tested...do you fall away? Verse 15 - how do we show we are good soil? It's that "P" word that we learned in James 1.
Friday - 11/5
1 Corinthians 10:13
This is powerfully good news! No matter what you are tempted with (temptation comes from Satan, not God) - it's not some new thing! Satan uses the same old tricks. God is aware of Satan's schemes, and He will guide you and provide you with ways to get away from the temptation.
Saturday - 11/6
Matthew 6:13
Jesus teaches us how to pray for help in fighting temptation. We must partner with God by praying, "God - give me your eyes to see temptations around me...Lord, I ask you to guide me in making right decisions that prevent mefrom even going near that evil."
Sunday - 11/7
Luke 4:1-12
Jesus was tempted, but He never sinned (2 Corinthians 5:21). Notice that Jesus used the Word of God - Bible Verses - to rebuke Satan and have victory over temptation! His example teaches us that we have to know the Bible to grow stronger in our ability to resist temptation.
Monday - 11/8
Luke 4:13
The battle doesn't end just because you have one vistory. Keep your guard up at all times...begin your day in prayer...ask God for the eyes to see temptations and His empowering stength to resist it because Satan will wait for a more opportune time to send his demons to mess with you.
Tuesday - 11/9
Listed are places in the Bible that demonstrate that God is interested in testing His people so they can grow to be more like Him: Genesis 22:1 Exodus 16:4 Exodus 20:20 Deuteronomy 8:2, 16 Deuteronomy 13:3 Judges 2:22 2 Chronicles 32:31 Do not be surprised at tests/trials. They are biblical!
Wednesday - 11/10
1 Peter 1:3-9
Take your time with this passage. It is so full of amazing truth. God speaks clearly of "why" we have trials...how He uses them for our good and for His glory. He talks in this passage about the purpose of life...what the "goal" is...to be His people...to have His joy...
This is an amazing pericope! :o)
Thursday - 11/11
Proverbs 4:10-19
James taught us to ask for wisdom. Here is another look at the benefit of asking for God's wisdom. A careful reading of this text shows us that God provides the wisdom, but we still must take action to appropriate it...to choose God's ways in order that His guidance plays out in our lives.
Friday - 11/12
1 Corinthians 2:6-16
Because we are God's people through our faith in Christ, we are able to understand spiritual things that others - without His Spirit - cannot. Continually pray and ask God to give you more of His wisdom and understanding.
Saturday - 11/13
Ephesians 5:15-21
Here is a practical teaching about living with God's wisdom as your guide. When we are filled with God's wisdom, good things flood our thoughts and our hearts. Out of the overflow of our hearts, we speak and act in ways that build up ourselves and others.
Sunday - 11/14
Ecclesiastes 8:1
Do you recognize the truth in this? When you see a person who looks peaceful, who seems joy filled - their face is what shows that. When you feel confused, overwhelmed, fearful and lost - your faceshows that as well. God's wisdom truly makes us beautiful - inside and out!
Monday - 11/15
Acts 3:1-4:22
Long stroy to read, but you need the context to fully appreciate Acts 4:13. Peter and John were unschooled, ordinary men - but through the power of the Holy Spirit - which they fully allowed to work through them - they were extraordinary in wisdom.
Tuesday - 11/16
Psalm 7
Keeping James 1:13-15 in mind, read Psalm 7:14-16. When we open ourselves up to evil, it takes root and grows. Now read Psalm 7:10-13, 17. God is your shield against the plots, schemes and works of evil. Stay close to Him through prayer and you will walk in His righteousness.
Wednesday - 11/17
1 Peter 5:6-10
Be on your guard and stand firm in your faith. Don't be surprised by trials...stand strong in the truth that God provides you a way to resist evil and temptation through prayer, reading the Word and being in fellowship with other Christians. :o)
See you tonight!!
I wanted to get the Bible Reading Plan out here so that we can all keep going with our daily reading of His Word.
Here you go! Enjoy!!
Thursday - 11/4
Luke 8:4-15
This is a parable ( a story Jesus used to teach us some truth). What kind of soil are you? Especially notice verse 13 - what happens when you are tested...do you fall away? Verse 15 - how do we show we are good soil? It's that "P" word that we learned in James 1.
Friday - 11/5
1 Corinthians 10:13
This is powerfully good news! No matter what you are tempted with (temptation comes from Satan, not God) - it's not some new thing! Satan uses the same old tricks. God is aware of Satan's schemes, and He will guide you and provide you with ways to get away from the temptation.
Saturday - 11/6
Matthew 6:13
Jesus teaches us how to pray for help in fighting temptation. We must partner with God by praying, "God - give me your eyes to see temptations around me...Lord, I ask you to guide me in making right decisions that prevent mefrom even going near that evil."
Sunday - 11/7
Luke 4:1-12
Jesus was tempted, but He never sinned (2 Corinthians 5:21). Notice that Jesus used the Word of God - Bible Verses - to rebuke Satan and have victory over temptation! His example teaches us that we have to know the Bible to grow stronger in our ability to resist temptation.
Monday - 11/8
Luke 4:13
The battle doesn't end just because you have one vistory. Keep your guard up at all times...begin your day in prayer...ask God for the eyes to see temptations and His empowering stength to resist it because Satan will wait for a more opportune time to send his demons to mess with you.
Tuesday - 11/9
God tests His
peopleListed are places in the Bible that demonstrate that God is interested in testing His people so they can grow to be more like Him: Genesis 22:1 Exodus 16:4 Exodus 20:20 Deuteronomy 8:2, 16 Deuteronomy 13:3 Judges 2:22 2 Chronicles 32:31 Do not be surprised at tests/trials. They are biblical!
Wednesday - 11/10
1 Peter 1:3-9
Take your time with this passage. It is so full of amazing truth. God speaks clearly of "why" we have trials...how He uses them for our good and for His glory. He talks in this passage about the purpose of life...what the "goal" is...to be His people...to have His joy...
This is an amazing pericope! :o)
Thursday - 11/11
Proverbs 4:10-19
James taught us to ask for wisdom. Here is another look at the benefit of asking for God's wisdom. A careful reading of this text shows us that God provides the wisdom, but we still must take action to appropriate it...to choose God's ways in order that His guidance plays out in our lives.
Friday - 11/12
1 Corinthians 2:6-16
Because we are God's people through our faith in Christ, we are able to understand spiritual things that others - without His Spirit - cannot. Continually pray and ask God to give you more of His wisdom and understanding.
Saturday - 11/13
Ephesians 5:15-21
Here is a practical teaching about living with God's wisdom as your guide. When we are filled with God's wisdom, good things flood our thoughts and our hearts. Out of the overflow of our hearts, we speak and act in ways that build up ourselves and others.
Sunday - 11/14
Ecclesiastes 8:1
Do you recognize the truth in this? When you see a person who looks peaceful, who seems joy filled - their face is what shows that. When you feel confused, overwhelmed, fearful and lost - your faceshows that as well. God's wisdom truly makes us beautiful - inside and out!
Monday - 11/15
Acts 3:1-4:22
Long stroy to read, but you need the context to fully appreciate Acts 4:13. Peter and John were unschooled, ordinary men - but through the power of the Holy Spirit - which they fully allowed to work through them - they were extraordinary in wisdom.
Tuesday - 11/16
Psalm 7
Keeping James 1:13-15 in mind, read Psalm 7:14-16. When we open ourselves up to evil, it takes root and grows. Now read Psalm 7:10-13, 17. God is your shield against the plots, schemes and works of evil. Stay close to Him through prayer and you will walk in His righteousness.
Wednesday - 11/17
1 Peter 5:6-10
Be on your guard and stand firm in your faith. Don't be surprised by trials...stand strong in the truth that God provides you a way to resist evil and temptation through prayer, reading the Word and being in fellowship with other Christians. :o)
See you tonight!!
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