Revelation 1:4–8 (NIV) Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from Dig Deeper Our society generally has a favorable opinion of Jesus of Nazareth, the man who lived 2,000

Romans 6:1-4 (NIV) What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2  By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 29: The Marks of the True Church Today: Titus 2

1 John 5:19-20 (ESV) 19 We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. 20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know used the word 'world' earlier, when he commanded us to "not love the world or anything in the world (1 John 2:15)." Today: Matthew 21

Romans 10:1-4 (NIV) Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2  For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 25: The Fulfillment of the Law We Today: 1 Corinthians 7

The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, 2  “This month is to be for you the first month, the first shall celebrate it as a festival to the LORD—a lasting ordinance. -- Moses later speaks to the people: 24   “Obey these instructions as a lasting ordinance for you and your descendants. 25  When you enter the land that the LORD will give you as he promised, observe this ceremony. 26  And when your children ask 27  then tell them, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites

God gives them two overarching commands: 1) Pray for their new city, which is what grabs our attention today, and 2) don't listen to the 'prophets' among them; these were the guys who presented God's will God's name in every way; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 2

When it comes to the sacraments, not following the directions may cause serious side effects. 1 Corinthians   So then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat, 21  for when you are eating, As a result, one person remains hungry and another gets drunk. 22  Don’t you have homes to eat and drink , took bread, 24  and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for Today: 2 Timothy 3

own rulers that the Lord may be willing to lead them in all their ways (as we were commanded to do in 1 Timothy 2 which we read earlier this week ) AAA Prayer (About) A CKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS : Our Father and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness (1 Timothy 2:2); A SK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year!

Genesis 15:1-6 (NIV) After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be I am your shield,  your very great reward.” 2  But Abram said, “Sovereign LORD, what can you Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 23: The Justification of Sinners He would show him, and that once Abram got there God would make him into a great nation (Genesis 12:1- –24; Gal 3:6; Jas 2:23 It's this simple premise that lies at the heart of the gospel; that, as our

Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 2: The Means by Which We Know God the invisible things of God: his eternal power and his divinity, as the apostle Paul says in Romans 1: 20.