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“Listening to God” Bible Reading & Devotion: Jan 22, 2021 – Isaiah 001
Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Isaiah+001 ISAIAH INTRODUCTION The prophet Isaiah addressed the kingdom of Judah for forty years, beginning in the year that King Uzziah died (around 740 BC) and continuing at least to the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem in 701 BC. As with all the prophets, Isaiah based his message on the deep…
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“Listening to God” Bible Reading & Devotion: Jan 21, 2021 – Philemon 001
Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Philemon+001 PHILEMON Introduction One of the people Paul chose to deliver the letters we know as Colossians and Ephesians was a man named Onesimus. Onesimus was originally from Colossae, and would have been known to the people there. But Paul was compelled to write a separate letter for…
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“Listening to God” Bible Reading & Devotion: Jan 20, 2021 – Titus 003
Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Titus+003 Titus Chapter 3 (ESV) 1 Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, 2 to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various…
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“Listening to God” Bible Reading & Devotion: Jan 19, 2021 – Titus 002
Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Titus+002 Titus Chapter 2 (ESV) 1 But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. 2 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. 3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is…
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“Listening to God” Bible Reading & Devotion: Jan 18, 2021 – Titus 001
Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Titus+001 TITUS Introduction After the apostle Paul was released from prison in Rome, he discovered that renegade leaders were preying on the people of the church he had founded in Ephesus. He therefore left his long-time co-worker Timothy in that city with a letter authorizing him to replace these leaders…
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“Listening to God” Bible Reading & Devotion: Jan 15, 2021 – 2 Timothy 004
Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Timothy+004 2 Timothy Chapter 4 (ESV) 1 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience…
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“Listening to God” Bible Reading & Devotion: Jan 14, 2021 – 2 Timothy 003
Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Timothy+003 2 Timothy Chapter 3 (ESV) 10 You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, 11 my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me.12 Indeed, all who…
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“Listening to God” Bible Reading & Devotion: Jan 13, 2021 – 2 Timothy 002
Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Timothy+002 2 Timothy Chapter 2 (ESV) 14 Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers. 15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of…
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“Listening to God” Bible Reading & Devotion: Jan 12, 2021 – 2 Timothy 001
Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=2Timothy+001 2 TIMOTHY Introduction Paul left his co-worker Timothy in the city of Ephesus to deal with some renegade leaders in the church there. When Timothy struggled, however, Paul went back to Ephesus. Once there, Paul suffered a great deal of harm from Alexander, one of these leaders, and he…
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“Listening to God” Bible Reading & Devotion: Jan 11, 2021 – 1 Timothy 006
Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=1Timothy+006 1 Timothy Chapter 6 (ESV) 11 But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13 I…