Category Archives: Bible reading

Feb 13 2012

word for the weak: week seven

 

This week marks our seventh week in the Uncommon Truth for Common People project, a church-wide Bible reading project for the year 2012 through the Daily Companion Bible. This week’s theme is hospitality. This week’s reading schedule is:

• Mon., Feb. 13 – Matthew 25:31-46; 1 Peter 4:7-11
• Tues., Feb. 14 – Luke 14:1-24; 24:13-36; Hebrews 13:1-3
• Wed., Feb. 15 – Acts 2:42-47; 21:1-6; 28:1-10; 3 John
• Thur., Feb. 16 – Acts 16
• Fri., Feb. 17 – James 2:14-26; 1 John 3:16-24

This week’s memory verse is: “… provide for their journey in a way that honors God.” (3 John 6b)

Feb 5 2012

word for the weak: week six

 

This week marks the start of our sixth week in the Uncommon Truth for Common People project. This week’s theme is love and this week’s reading schedule follows:

• Mon., Feb. 6 – 1 Corinthians 13:1-3; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-9; 1 Peter 4:1-8

• Tues., Feb. 7 – John 13:34-35; 1 John 4:7-21

• Wed., Feb. 8 – Ruth 1-4; 1 John 3:11-24; John 15:12-13; Luke 7:36-50

• Thur., Feb. 9 – Romans 8:31-39; 5:6-8; John 3:16-17; Psalm 136

• Fri., Feb. 10 – Romans 13:8-10; 12:9-13; Galatians 5:13-14

This week’s memory verse is: “This is my commandment: love each other just as I have loved you.” (John 15:12 CEB)

Jan 29 2012

word for the weak (5)

 

Stewardship: noun; the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care.

Stewardship is the theme of the texts that make up this week’s reading in the Uncommon Truth for Common People project. Following is the schedule we’ll use in our reading this week.

The verse of Scripture to memorize and make your own this week is Psalm 90:12, which reads:

Teach us to number our days so we can have a wise heart. (Psalm 90:12 CEB)

Jan 22 2012

word for the weak (4)

 

Serving is the overarching theme of the Scripture texts in this week’s readings in the Uncommon Truth for Common People project. Here is the schedule for this week’s reading.

The sentence of Scripture to memorize and live out is this straightforward from one who lived it, the apostle Paul:

Don’t hesitate to be enthusiastic—be on fire in the Spirit as you serve the Lord! (Rom. 12:11 CEB)

Jan 15 2012

word for the weak (3)

 

We’re entering our third week of the Uncommon Truth for Common People project and I hope you’re finding it to be quite doable and truly stimulating. I look forward to class time with you this Wednesday night at MoSt Church to discuss this week’s theme and Scripture texts. Speaking of which, this week’s theme is community and the schedule of this week’s reading is:

 

The Scripture to memorize and ponder is:

You are the body of Christ and parts of each other. (1 Cor. 12:27 CEB)