Pastor’s Blog
JULY 22- TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- 2 CHRONICLES 6:12- 8:10; ROMANS 7:14- 8:8; PSALMS 18:1-15; PROVERBS 19:24-25;
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- 2 CHRONICLES 6:12- 8:10; Once you read through the Bible you will see how both the Tabernacle and the Temple serve an important function as ‘a prophetic picture’ and ‘a place-holder’ for the Greater Temple- Jesus Christ. His is...
JULY 21- TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- 2 CHRONICLES 4:1- 6:11; ROMANS 7:1-13; PSALMS 17:1-15; PROVERBS 19:22-23
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- 2 CHRONICLES 4:1-6:11 The temple and its furnishings are built to a much grander scale than the wilderness tabernacle we became familiar with in the earlier part of the Old Testament. The increase in size was needed to...
JULY 20 -TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- 2 CHRONICLES 1:1-3:17; ROMANS 6:1-23; PSALM 16:1-11; PROVERBS 19:20-21
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- 2 CHRONICLES 1:13:17 Today we get started on the Book of Second Chronicles. 2 Chronicles is a continuation of the history of the Kings of Israel with the focus on the southern kingdom of Judah. There is an emphasis on the...
JULY 19- TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- 1 CHRONICLES 28:1-29:30; ROMANS 5:6-21; PSALMS 15:1-5; PROVERBS 19:18-19
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- 1 CHRONICLES 28:1-29:30 We come to the last chapters of 1 Chronicles today and witness King David commissioning his successor, his son Solomon, as King. David publicly charges Solomon to follow the Lord carefully and passes on...
JULY 18 TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- 1 CHRONICLES 26:12-27:34; ROMANS 4:13-5:5; PSALMS 14:1-7; PROVERBS 19:17
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- - 1 CHRONICLES 26:12-27:34; In yesterday’s reading we were introduced to the Levites who served as security guards, the gatekeepers, and also had responsibilities to minister in the house of the Lord. None of the gatekeepers...
JULY 17- TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- 1 CHRONICLES 24:1-26:11; ROMANS 4:1-12; PSALM 13:1-6; PROVERBS 19:15-16
JULY 16- TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- 1 CHRONICLES 22:1-23:32; ROMANS 3:9-31; PSALM 12:1-8; PROVERBS 19:13-14
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- 1 CHRONICLES 22:1-23:32 The Sovereign Hand of God is at work throughout the Biblical narrative directing the main activity of His redemptive drama onto a relatively small center stage: the shelf of rock known as the mountains of...
JULY 15 -TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- 1 CHRONICLES 19:1-21:30
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- 1 CHRONICLES 19:1-21:30 We are revisiting incidents that we read about previously in 2 Samuel 10:1-19; 2 Samuel 12:26-31, and 2 Samuel 24. The writer of Chronicles emphasizes the positive details in David’s story. This is...
JULY 14- TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- 1 CHRONICLES 16:37-18:17; ROMANS 2:1-24; PSALMS 10:16-18; PROVERBS 19:8-9
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- 1 CHRONICLES 16:37-18:17 David gives careful attention to be sure that ministry is carried on by the appropriate people. He assigns a team of priests to minister in Jerusalem where the ark of the Lord is now positioned, and...
JULY 13- TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- 1 CHRONICLES 15:1- 16:36; ROMANS 1:19-32; PSALM 10:1-15; PROVERBS 19:6-7
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- 1 CHRONICLES 15:1- 16:36 David completes building his home palace in Jerusalem and prepares a tent to receive the ark of the covenant. Keep in mind that the ark of the covenant symbolizes the throne of God, and it had been...