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At New Life we believe in growing and not just plateauing!
“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” (2 Peter 3:18)
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JANUARY 17 DAILY ONE YEAR BIBLE TOUR – Genesis 35:1-36:43; Matthew 12:1-21; Psalm 15:1-5; Proverbs 3:21-26
TODAY’S READING IN THE OLD TESTAMENT- Genesis 35:1-36:43 Jacob is instructed by God to return to Bethel, the place where God introduced Himself to Jacob in a dream. He made known Himself as Yahweh, the one true covenant-keeping God, when Jacob was fleeing Esau...
JANUARY 16 DAILY READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE – Genesis 32:13-34:31; Matthew 11:7-30; Psalm 14:1-7; Proverbs 3:19-20
OLD TESTAMENT READING: GENESIS 32:13-34:31 JACOB- GOD CRIPPLED HIM TO CROWN HIM What a wonderful God we have! He is willing to get right down into the nitty, gritty, rough and tumble of our crazy lives. He meets with us in a personal way, comforts us, challenges us,...
JANUARY 15- DAILY ONE YEAR BIBLE TOUR GENESIS 31:17—32:12; MATTHEW 10:26-11:6; PSALM 13:1-6; PROVERBS 3:16-18
Jacob is coming to realize that, apart from the grace of God, he would be destroyed. He is experiencing God’s favor because of a covenant made with Another (Abraham). This is a pattern we will see throughout the Bible. It mirrors the fact that God shows us favor...
January 14- TODAY’S BIBLE READING – Genesis 30-31:16; Matthew 10:1-23; Psalm 12:1-8; Proverbs 3:13-15
Today’s Bible readings direct us to the episodes of God building the nation of Israel through the births of the 12 sons of Jacob (Genesis 30), and Jesus Christ building His church through calling His 12 disciples (Matthew 10) and sending them out on a mission. The...
JANUARY 13 READING THROUGH THE ONE YEAR BIBLE -GENESIS 28:1- 29:35; MATTHEW 9:18-38; PSALM 11:1-7; PROV 3:11-12
TODAY’S READING IN THE OLD TESTAMENT - GENESIS 28:1- 29:35 “Open our eyes that we may behold wondrous things out of Your Law (Word)” (Psalm 119:18). The family drama of the patriarchs continues. It reads like a soap opera with so many twists and turns, family...
JANUARY 12 DAILY READING THROUGH THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- Genesis 26:17-27:46; Matthew 9:1-17; Psalm 10:16-18; Proverbs 3:9-10
As we continue to read in Genesis, we learn of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and how He is preparing a nation through which would come the Messiah. Isaac, the son, is once again a type of Christ- the Son in relationship to the Father, not in moral character,...
JANUARY 11- DAILY READING THROUGH THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- Genesis 24:52-26:16; Matthew 8:18-34; Psalm 10:1-15; Proverbs 3:7-8
In the New Testament we learn that the Old Testament history not only supplies us with a record of what happened historically, but that these incidents recorded in Scripture are for our example and “for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come” (1...
JANUARY 10- READINGS FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- GENESIS 23:1-24:51; MATTHEW 8:1-17; PSALMS 9:13-20; PROVERBS 3:1-6
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT: GENESIS 23:1-24:51 For the purpose of understanding Genesis, G. Campbell Morgan divides the book into three sections. The first section is titled, “Generation”. Here we see God as Creator and the King of Creation and mankind...
JANUARY 9 – TODAY’S READING IN THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- GENESIS 20:1-22:24; MATTHEW 7:15-29; PSALM 9:1-12; PROVERBS 2:16-22
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- GENESIS 20:1-22:24 As we read the full story of Abraham in the Book of Genesis, we can’t help but notice a weakness in his character. When he feared his personal safety, he sometimes would lie to protect himself. The sin nature...
JANUARY 8 -THE ONE YEAR BIBLE READING TOUR GENESIS 18:20-19:38; MATTHEW 6:25-7:14; PSALM 8:1-9; PROVERBS 2:6-15
TODAY’S READING IN THE OLD TESTAMENT- GENESIS 18:20-19:38 “Is anything too difficult for the Lord?” (Genesis 18:14) Sarah might have scoffed at the idea of having a child at 90. It’s impossible! Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, might have thought it was too...