Refreshing Our Spirits With Scripture

Intensive Daily Bible Reading   If you have ten minutes, read Jesus from the Gospels. (Read prayerfully seeking guidance from Jesus for your personal situation.) If you have thirty minutes, read Jesus and the New Testament selection. If you have forty minutes, read Jesus, the New Testament and a Psalm selection. If you have an hour, read all the readings. Think of this time as an intimate conversation with your Father in Heaven. Listen for something of His love from His heart to yours today.     Date: 7/6/13     Read a chapter of Jesus :  Matthew 6. Read a chapter from Acts: 6. Read a chapter from this New Testament Book: 1 Thessalonians 5. Read a paragraph from a Holy Spirit inspired older teacher to a younger teacher: 1 Timothy 2.8-15 Read a verse about the beauty of the Word of God: Psalm 119.6 Read a couple of chapters from the Old Testament: 1 Chronicles 16,17 Read a chapter from Wisdom Literature: Job 6. Read a Ps

Intensive Daily Bible Reading   If you have ten minutes, read Jesus from the Gospels. (Read prayerfully seeking guidance from Jesus for your personal situation.) If you have thirty minutes, read Jesus and the New Testament selection. If you have forty minutes, read Jesus, the New Testament and a Psalm selection. If you have an hour, read all the readings. Think of this time as an intimate conversation with your Father in Heaven. Listen for something of His love from His heart to yours today.     Date:7/5/13     Read a chapter of Jesus : Matthew 5. Read a chapter from Acts: 5. Read a chapter from this New Testament Book: 1 Thessalonians 4. Read a paragraph from a Holy Spirit inspired older teacher to a younger teacher: 1 Timothy 2.1-7 Read a verse about the beauty of the Word of God: Psalm 119.5 Read a couple of chapters from the Old Testament: 1 Chronicles 14,15 Read a chapter from Wisdom Literature: Job 5. Read a Psalm

Happy Birthday America! John Adams in a speech to the military in 1798 warned his fellow countrymen stating, "We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion . . . Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." John Adams is a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights and our second President. I think I must argue that religion does not work.   Religion also is used to justify horrible violence and hate.   On the other hand Jesus works .   There are blessings in the way of Jesus.   It is counter intuitive and counter cultural.   He teaches there is a value in being poor in spirit, mourning, meekness, hunger for righteousness, purity, peacemaking and even rejoicing in persecution and insult. As disciples of Jesus we are promised that we are a salt and light to our world.   God’s word stands even as the

Intensive Daily Bible Reading   If you have ten minutes, read Jesus from the Gospels. (Read prayerfully seeking guidance from Jesus for your personal situation.) If you have thirty minutes, read Jesus and the New Testament selection. If you have forty minutes, read Jesus, the New Testament and a Psalm selection. If you have an hour, read all the readings. Think of this time as an intimate conversation with your Father in Heaven. Listen for something of His love from His heart to yours today.     Date:7/4/13     Read a chapter of Jesus : Matthew 4. Read a chapter from Acts: 4. Read a chapter from this New Testament Book: 1 Thessalonians 3. Read a paragraph from a Holy Spirit inspired older teacher to a younger teacher: 1 Timothy 1.18-20 Read a verse about the beauty of the Word of God: Psalm 119.4 Read a couple of chapters from the Old Testament: 1 Chronicles 12,13 Read a chapter from Wisdom Literature: Job 4. Read a Psa

Intensive Daily Bible Reading   If you have ten minutes, read Jesus from the Gospels. (Read prayerfully seeking guidance from Jesus for your personal situation.) If you have thirty minutes, read Jesus and the New Testament selection. If you have forty minutes, read Jesus, the New Testament and a Psalm selection. If you have an hour, read all the readings. Think of this time as an intimate conversation with your Father in Heaven. Listen for something of His love from His heart to yours today.     Date:7/3/13     Read a chapter of Jesus : Matthew 3. Read a chapter from Acts: 3. Read a chapter from this New Testament Book: 1 Thessalonians 2. Read a paragraph from a Holy Spirit inspired older teacher to a younger teacher: 1 Timothy 12-17 Read a verse about the beauty of the Word of God: Psalm 119.3 Read a couple of chapters from the Old Testament: 1 Chronicles 10,11 Read a chapter from Wisdom Literature: Job 3. Read a Psalm

Intensive Daily Bible Reading   If you have ten minutes, read Jesus from the Gospels. (Read prayerfully seeking guidance from Jesus for your personal situation.) If you have thirty minutes, read Jesus and the New Testament selection. If you have forty minutes, read Jesus, the New Testament and a Psalm selection. If you have an hour, read all the readings. Think of this time as an intimate conversation with your Father in Heaven. Listen for something of His love from His heart to yours today.     Date:7/2/13     Read a chapter of Jesus : Matthew 2. Read a chapter from Acts: 2 Read a chapter from this New Testament Book: 1 Thessalonians 1 Read a paragraph from a Holy Spirit inspired older teacher to a younger teacher: 1 Timothy 1.3-11 Read a verse about the beauty of the Word of God: Psalm 119.2 Read a couple of chapters from the Old Testament: 1 Chronicles 8,9 Read a chapter from Wisdom Literature: Job 2 Read a Psalm: 1.

Intensive Daily Bible Reading   If you have ten minutes, read Jesus from the Gospels. (Read prayerfully seeking guidance from Jesus for your personal situation.) If you have thirty minutes, read Jesus and the New Testament selection. If you have forty minutes, read Jesus, the New Testament and a Psalm selection. If you have an hour, read all the readings. Think of this time as an intimate conversation with your Father in Heaven. Listen for something of His love from His heart to yours today.     Date:7/1/13     Read a chapter of Jesus :Matthew 1  Read a chapter from Acts:1 Read a chapter from this New Testament Book: Philippians 4 Read a paragraph from a Holy Spirit inspired older teacher to a younger teacher: 1 Timothy 1.1,2 Read a verse about the beauty of the Word of God: Psalm 119.1 Read a couple of chapters from the Old Testament: 1 Chronicles 7. Read a chapter from Wisdom Literature: Job 1. Read a Psalm: Open Rea

Intensive Daily Bible Reading   If you have ten minutes, read Jesus from the Gospels. (Read prayerfully seeking guidance from Jesus for your personal situation.) If you have thirty minutes, read Jesus and the New Testament selection. If you have forty minutes, read Jesus, the New Testament and a Psalm selection. If you have an hour, read all the readings. Think of this time as an intimate conversation with your Father in Heaven. Listen for something of His love from His heart to yours today.     Date:6.30.13     Read a chapter of Jesus : Open Read a chapter from Acts:Open Read a chapter from this New Testament Book: Philippians 3. Read a paragraph from a Holy Spirit inspired older teacher to a younger teacher: Titus 2.15-3.15 Read a verse about the beauty of the Word of God: Psalm 119.176 Read a couple of chapters from the Old Testament: 1 Chronicles 5,6 Read a chapter from Wisdom Literature: Song of Solomon Read a Psal