November 12 1 John 2:24-29 (ESV) 24 Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. 25 And this is the promise that he made to us [1]—eternal life. 26 I write these things to you about … More November 12 1 John 2:24-29
November 12 John 10:11-21 (ESV) 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 He flees because … More November 12 John 10:11-21
November 12 Job 11 (ESV) Zophar Speaks: You Deserve Worse 11:1 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said: 2 “Should a multitude of words go unanswered, and a man full of talk be judged right? 3 Should your babble silence men, and when you mock, shall no one shame you? 4 For you say, ‘My doctrine is pure, and … More November 12 Job 11
November 12 Ezekiel 31-32 (ESV) Pharaoh to Be Slain 31:1 In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: “Whom are you like in your greatness? 3 Behold, Assyria was a cedar in … More November 12 Ezekiel 31-32
John Piper begins a sermon on 1 John 2:18-27 with this: I received recently in the mail a box from the Unification Church—the Moonies. It contained three video tapes and a copy of the Divine Principle and a message from Mr. Moon from prison dated 1985. They plead to be given a fair hearing…. What … More What makes a spiritual sitting duck?
In John 10, part of our reading plan for today, Jesus talks about his “doorness” and his “shepherdness.” John Piper explains: First, his doorness. Tell us, Jesus, what does it mean for us that you are a door for us? Verses 7–10: Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. … More What does it mean that Jesus is a door for us?
Today we read Ezekiel 29-30. In Ezekiel 29:19, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. From the ESV Online Study Bible: This prophecy was given in 571 b.c. (see note on vv. 17–21), and Nebuchadnezzar conquered Egypt in 568 (this is described in detail in Jeremiah 43–44 and also recorded … More “And they will KNOW that I am the LORD…”
Dr. Kim Riddlebarger continues in the commentary on Job: Today we come to Job 10 in our reading plan. In Job 10:1-7, without breaking stride, Job turns from debate to prayer, demanding a hearing before the heavenly court. “I loathe my very life; therefore I will give free rein to my complaint and speak out … More Job cries out to God in despair
November 11 1 John 2:18-23 (ESV) Warning Concerning Antichrists 18 Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been … More November 11 1 John 2:18-23
November 11 John 10:1-10 (ESV) I Am the Good Shepherd 10:1 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him … More November 11 John 10:1-10
