Category Archives: Uncommon Truth for Common People 2012

Feb 20 2012

word for the weak: week eight

 

The Uncommon Truth for Common People project, MoSt Church‘s congregational Bible reading effort for 2012, continues with this week’s theme being self-discipline. The readings for this week, which follow the schedule given in the Daily Companion Bible, are:

• Mon., Feb. 20 – 1 Thessalonians 5:4-11; 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
• Tues., Feb. 21 – Romans 6:1-18; 13:11-14
• Wed., Feb. 22 – Titus 2:11-3:15; Psalm 34:1-22
• Thur., Feb. 23 – Colossians 3:1-17
• Fri., Feb. 24 – Daniel 1:1-21; Matthew 6:33

This week’s memory verse is: “… desire first and foremost God’s kingdom and God’s righteousness …” (Matthew 6:33 CEB)

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 30 2012

serving as a steward

 

The Lord and I were talking with each other this morning and the conversation went like this …

Thank you, Father, for allowing me to own what I own. I know many own little or nothing. And yet, you’ve allowed me to own clothes, an education, cars, a house (well, that’s a ‘work in progress,’ right?), and …

“… the whole earth belongs to me.” (Exodus 19.5 CEB)

Huh?

“Everything under heaven is mine.” (Job 41.11b CEB)

Even the stuff I can’t see, like the air?

“Clearly, the LORD owns the sky, the highest heavens, the earth, and everything in it.” (Deut. 10.14 CEB)

People, too?

“The earth is the LORD’s and everything in it, the world and its inhabitants too.” (Psalm 24.1 CEB)

But Father, I thought I could “give” you things. I want to give you things. Things like my money, my time, and my service.

“… the whole world and everything in it already belong to me.” (Psalm 50.12 CEB)

But, if everything already belongs to you and stuff doesn’t define me, what am I and what am I to do?

“… a servant of Christ who has been given the work of explaining God’s mysterious ways. And … [your] first duty is to be faithful to the one … [you] work for …” (1 Cor. 4:1-2 CEV)

So even my own body I work with …

“You have been bought and paid for, so honor God with your body.” (1 Cor. 6.20 CEB)

Got it. It’s my job to treat everything in this world, including myself, like you own it – because you do – and you’ve just entrusted it to my good care and keeping.

“The earth and all that is in it belong to the Lord.” (1 Cor. 10.26 CEB)

Father, let me own that understanding in every way, big and small!