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Day 14 – A Lenten Journey through John
Read John 7:25-52 At that point some of the people of Jerusalem began to ask, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill? Here he is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying a word to him. Have the authorities really concluded that he is the Messiah? But we know...
Day 13 – A Lenten Journey through John
Read John 7:1-24 Jesus answered, "My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me. Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own. Whoever speaks on their own does so to gain personal...
Day 12 – A Lenten Journey through John
Read John 6:25-71 Then they asked him, "What must we do to do the works God requires?" Jesus answered, "The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” John 6:28–29 Dear God, You sent your only Son to heal, restore, save, and redeem us. You want all of us...
Day 11 – A Lenten Journey through John
Read John 6:1-24 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do. Philip answered him, “It would...
Day 10 – A Lenten Journey through John
Read John 5:16-47 “Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.” (John 5:22–23) Dear God, You sent your...
Day 9 – A Lenten Journey through John
Read John 5:1-14 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. One who was there had...
Day 8 – A Lenten Journey through John
Read John 4:28-54 Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.” So when the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days. And because of his words many...
Day 7 – A Lenten Journey through John
Read John 4:1-27 Now he had to go through Samaria. So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon....
Day 6 – A Lenten Journey through John
Read John 3:22-36 They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, that man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan—the one you testified about—look, he is baptizing, and everyone is going to him.” To this John replied, “A person can receive only what is given them...
Day 5 – A Lenten Journey through John
Read John 3:1-21 “Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.” For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not...
Day 4 – A Lenten Journey through John
Read John 2:13-24 The Jews then responded to him, “What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?” Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.” They replied, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple,...
Day 3 – A Lenten Journey through John
Read John 2:1-15 Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim. Then he told them, “Now draw...
Day 2 – A Lenten Journey through John
Read John 1:35-42 "The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!” When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do...
Day 1 – A Lenten Journey through John
Read John 1:1-34 “He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right...
Monday of Holy Week
As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes. The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and...
A Journey through Revelation
Read Revelation 15–22. Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Revelation 22:12 Dear God, You are my Father, and I...
A Journey through Revelation
Read Revelation 7–14. “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore, they are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the...
A Journey through Revelation
Read Revelation 3–6. A rainbow that shone like an emerald encircled the throne. Revelation 4:3 He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne. And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before...
A Journey through Jude
Read Jude and Revelation 1–2. Be merciful to those who doubt; save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh. Jude 1:22-23 Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the...
A Journey through 2 and 3 John
Read 2 John and 3 John. I ask that we love one another. And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love. 2 John 5–6 Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good....
A Journey through 1 John
Read 1 John 1–5. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus....
A Journey through 2 Peter
Read 2 Peter 1–3. For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual...
A Journey through 1 Peter
Read 1 Peter 1–5. The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each of you should use...
Day 2 – A Journey through James
Read James 3–5. Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered...
Day 1 – A Journey through James
Read James 1–2. Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. James 1:19 Mercy triumphs over judgment. James 2:13 Dear God, It’s so easy to listen with ears that...
Day 5 – A Journey through Hebrews
Read Hebrews 12–13. Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. Hebrews 13:2 Dear God, Thank you for the gift of today. Help me to encounter each person you place in my day with love,...
Day 4 – A Journey through Hebrews
Read Hebrews 11. Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 Dear God, Your promises are true. Your love is unending, and you never give up on us. Faith can be so hard sometimes because we are weak and rely on what...
Day 3 – A Journey through Hebrews
Read Hebrews 8–10. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one...
Day 2 – A Journey through Hebrews
Read Hebrews 4–7. God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. Hebrews 6:10 Dear God, Thank you for the gift of this day and for all the miracles and beauty it holds. Help...
A Journey through Philemon and Hebrews
Read Philemon and Hebrews 1–3. But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone. Hebrews 2:9 Because he himself...