Pastor’s Blog
APRIL 14- TODAY’S READING IN THE ONE YEAR BIBLE JOSHUA 9:3-10:43; LUKE 16:19-17:10; PSALM 83:1-18; PROVERBS 13:4
OLD TESTAMENT READING- JOSHUA 9:3-10:43. THE CONFEDERATION OF THE FIVE KINGS I think it is essential to review what was happening at the end of our Old Testament reading yesterday (Joshua 8:30-35). After their victory at Ai (Joshua 8:1-29), Joshua and the new...
APRIL 13 READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE JOSHUA 7:16-9:2; LUKE 16:1-18; PSALM 82
TODAY’S OLD TESTAMENT READING- JOSHUA 7:16- 9:2 The Lord was responsible for the victory at Jericho (Joshua 6:1-27). He made Himself known as Israel’s commander in chief (Joshua 5:13). However, He was not consulted in the plan to take Ai (Joshua 7:2-5), so He can not...
TODAY’S READING IN THE ONE YEAR BIBLE: APRIL 12- JOSHUA 5:1-7:15; LUKE 15:1-32; PSALM 81:1-16; PROVERBS 13:1
A TIME OF NEW BEGINNINGS AND FRESH OBEDIENCE The New Generation is Circumcised at Gilgal The Amorites and Canaanites heard of the Jewish nation miraculously crossing the Jordan River on dry ground during flood season. It was no little matter. They were gripped with...
TODAY’S READING IN THE ONE YEAR BIBLE: APRIL 11- JOSHUA 3:1-4:24; LUKE 14:7-35; PSALM 80:1-19; PROV 12:27-28
OLD TESTAMENT READING: JOSHUA 3:1-4:24 THE SECOND MIRACULOUS CROSSING Joshua had seen a lot in his lifetime. He was born into slavery in Egypt, had witnessed God raising up Moses and providing deliverance of his fellow Jews from their Egyptian oppressors. He witnessed...
APRIL 10 DEUT 34:1- JOSH 2:24; LUKE 13:22-14:6; PSALM 79:1-13; PROVERBS 12:26
A TRIBUTE TO MOSES This last chapter in Deuteronomy is written by the hand of another. As predicted, Moses, at the age of 120, climbed Mt. Nebo and died there, in the land of Moab, having seen the Promised Land, but not permitted to enter it apart from Jesus. We...
APRIL 9- TODAY’S READING IN THE ONE YEAR BIBLE DEUT 33:1-29; LUKE 13:1-22; PSALM 78:59-72; PROV 12:25
TAKE LESSONS FROM MOSES AS HOW TO PRONOUNCE VERBAL BLESSINGS ON YOUR LOVED ONES How important it is to bless the Lord! It is also important for us to bless others! We should purposefully bless our loved ones! Even our enemies! We should know how to pronounce a...
TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE: APRIL 8 Deuteronomy 32:28-52; Luke 12:35-59; Psalm 78:56-64; Proverbs 12:24
MOSES’ LAST SONG; JESUS’ REQUEST; WHAT KIND OF INSTRUMENT ARE YOU? MOSES’ LAST SONG Some songs stick with us for a lifetime. When we hear them, they can rouse foundational convictions, stir up youthful silliness, or trigger the memory of a particular person or place...
TODAY’S READING OF THE ONE YEAR BIBLE APRIL 7 -Deuteronomy 31-32:27; Luke 12:8-34; Psalm 78:32-55; Proverbs 12:21-23
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS- The People are Commissioned to Learn Joshua is Commissioned to Lead Moses is Commissioned to Write an Unforgettable Sad Song We are Commissioned to be Unembarrassed Believers PASSING ON THE WORD OF THE LORD TO THE NEXT GENERATION Moses continues...
TODAY’S READING IN THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- APRIL 6- Deuteronomy 29-30:20; Luke 11:37-12:7; Psalm 78:1-31; Proverbs 12:19-20
CHOOSE LIFE; THE LUNCH GUEST THAT WASN’T AFRAID TO SPEAK HIS MIND OLD TESTAMENT READING: Deuteronomy 29-30:20 THE HIDDEN GREATER PURPOSE Having clearly defined the rewards of obedience (blessings) and the consequences of disobedience (curses) in Chapters 27-28, Moses...
TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE: APRIL 5- Deuteronomy 28:1-68; Luke 11:14-36; Psalm 77:1-20; Proverbs 12:18
BLESSINGS AND CURSES; JESUS AND THE FINGER OF GOD THE BLESSINGS FROM MOUNT GERAZIM Once the children of Israel had entered into the Promised Land, they were to build a monument with the Law written upon it, and an altar. The righteous demands are given by God (THE...