Bible Reading Plan: March 1-7

We invite you to join us in reading through the Bible together.  We're not trying to complete it in a limited time frame like a month or a year; but rather, we want to create a habit (or discipline) of getting to know God's heart through what He's told us about Himself.

Starting this week we will read through different parts of the Bible to study how transitions between leaders happened in the Bible.  What did people do? How did God work it out? Obviously, this is in light of the news from last Sunday – Pastor Joe’s resignation and the search for a new Pastor.  God’s Word is going to be our search manual.

When reading, ask yourself the following questions:
  • What does it say about God?
  • What does it say to/about me?
  • What can I learn from this reading?
  • Sunday: Psalm 145  “I exalt you my God the King; and bless your name forever”
  • Monday: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9  Like in all epistles, Paul introduces himself as chosen by God to be an apostle. Noteworthy that the grace of God has enriched believers in “speech and knowledge”, and wants us to be found “blameless”
  • Tuesday: 1 Corinthians 1:10-17  Paul confronts the divisions and rivalries in the Corinth church – all centered around who people supported. He chastises them and calls for unity. A needed word in today’s Church.
  • Wednesday: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25  The contrast between the world and the Gospel is eloquently contrasted here: the Gospel is foolishness to those who don’t want it, but it is power to those being saved. This Gospel is not a macho power domineering Christ, but the crucified …”God’s weakness is stronger than human strength” (vs 25)
  • Thursday: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31  God chose the foolish, the weak, the insignificant and despised to display God. The reason – so that no one can boast.
  • Friday: 1 Corinthians 2:1-8  Notice the posture in which Paul comes to these people – in weakness, fear, trembling. His desire was to know ‘Christ crucified’. Ask yourself if that is the kind of Christianity that’s practiced and preached today?
  • Saturday: 1 Corinthians 2:9-16  Paul introduces the work of the Spirit – it reveals truth, searches everything; the Spirit is from God. A person without the Spirit cannot receive the things of God because he does not have the mind of Christ.

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