Week Thirteen Thoughts

This week as I was reading my thoughts focused in on Luke 5, when Jesus heals the paralytic that was lowered down through the roof of where Jesus was teaching. It is a pretty cool story with quite a few moving parts. The first thing we see is that Jesus is teaching, and then he is interrupted by a group of men lowering a paralyzed man from the roof. The men, including the paralyzed man, obviously had faith knowing that Jesus could heal him, along with a knowledge of the graciousness of Jesus, not worried about his reaction of being interrupted while teaching. Although this account is already pretty strange, we see Jesus do something even more peculiar.

Jesus does not immediately heal the paralytic, but instead says to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.” Jesus could see a bigger need in this man’s life than his physical impairment, and that is the spiritual impairment of sin. Jesus could have just healed the man and let him go on his way, but instead he does something more important, he forgives him of his sins. This is something that the Scribes and Pharisees went crazy about, and questioned it by saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” Jesus was doing something much bolder than what it looked like at face value. Jesus here is making a claim of deity, he is saying he is God, and he has the authority to forgive sins. Jesus goes on in verses 22-24 to say, “Why do you question in your hearts? Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk?’ But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”— he said to the man who was paralyzed—”I say to you, rise, pick up your bed and go home.” After this the man immediately picked up what he had been lying on and went home, glorifying God. (Verse 25)

Jesus used an interruption for three different things (probably more) here. He used the opportunity to heal someone both spiritually and physically, he used it to teach and show his authority, and he used to it bring glory to God. I could now ask you how do you use the random interruptions or encounters with people, but instead I want to ask you what do you focus in on your prayers? Do you focus on physical needs of yourself and others? Or do you more importantly focus on the spiritual needs of those around you, including yourself? I think a lot of times we get caught up in physical needs because they are more visible, but I would argue that the more pressing issues are much deep than physical, they are spiritual. Christ has the power to heal physical afflictions, but more importantly he forgives sins, he took on our punishment of death! So let us focus a little more on the spiritual, knowing that the physical afflictions are only temporary, because without the forgiveness of sins we would face condemnation.

Jesus saves! There is no better news, so spread it and don’t neglect praying for the spiritual needs of the people around you and those that are lost without a savior.

Thanks for reading,

Pastor Josh

Week Twelve Thoughts

When reading through the first chapters of Deuteronomy I was drawn, as many people are to chapter 6 and in particular verses 4-9. The verses read as follows, “‘Listen, Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. These words that I am giving you today are to be in your heart. Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them be a symbol on your forehead. Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your city gates.” In this passage we see a command along with practical advice on how to do it.

The command in this passage, known as the greatest command, is to Love the LORD your God (with all your heart, soul, and strength). We are called to love God, which is active, and not only is it active, but it is also visible. In the following verses we see that we are to have these words in our heart, on our tongues, and even physically on things. So the question we must ask ourselves is, how am I loving God? Do I know his word in my heart? Do I talk to my family and friends about who God is? Do I tell people about salvation and the love that God has for me? Do I tell people I love God? Does my city know that I love God?

Just as the people of Israel were called and commanded to love God with all of their heart, soul, and strength, so are we. We are also called and commanded to love our neighbor as ourselves. With this in mind, how evident is your faith to the outside world? If you are one of God’s children the world should know it! The world should know you are his, not just by the way you live, but because you talk about it. As it says in Deuteronomy you should repeat these words to your children, you should talk about them when you sit in your house, and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. God does not ask for you to silently live a good life, but instead commands you to love Him and talk about it! So let us be bold in proclaiming our love for our God and Savior!

-Pastor Josh

Week Eleven Thoughts

I am not sure what stuck out to you in this week’s reading plan, but for me it was Numbers 22. This has always been a fascinating account to me, and I sometimes forget about it. In Numbers 22, we see Balaam have a conversation with his donkey, how fun? It’d be pretty cool to be able to have a conversation with an animal. I would be interested to have one with our dog Beacon, to see why he likes to bark at me when I sit down on the couch or when I lay down to go to sleep, but I can’t. This is one reason why I find this passage fascinating, but the other is to see the awareness of Balaam’s donkey to what was around her.

We see in this passage that Balaam’s donkey actually saves his life. Balaam was going to Balak to give him a message from God, or so we thought. On his way there we see his donkey acting up, and Balaam thinking his donkey was just being disobedient struck her three times. This all seems pretty logical, at least I assume, but then the donkey speaks! Crazy, right? But we see that the LORD opened the mouth of the donkey, thus making it less crazy, and more miraculous. From here we see the conversation that ensues. Balaam is mad at his donkey, but then we see the donkey reason with him, and then Boom, Balaam’s eyes are opened! He finally sees what has donkey had seen the whole time, the angel of the LORD.

The encounter between Balaam and the angel is rather perplexing when we first look at it. We are told that Balaam was told by God to go to Balak and do only what he was told by God to do. When reading it would seem Balaam was doing just that. Where we differ from God is knowing the heart of Balaam, and although it seems Balaam was going under the grace of God, he must have had some sort of heart change. It seems reasonable to believe that Balaam was going to fall to the temptation of greed, thus God sent His angel to stand in his way from making it to Balak, and thankfully for Balaam his donkey saved him! From here we see Balaam’s encounter with the angel, and the angel reiterates for Balaam to “Go with the men, but speak only the word that I tell you.”

In the next few chapters we see that Balaam is faithful to God’s word, and instead of cursing Israel, as Balak wanted him to, he blessed them three times. I think we can all be like Balaam at times, going into a situation set on giving God the glory and even sharing His word with others, and then our own ambitions or our own thoughts get in the way. We may become distracted or in some instances scared, or perhaps we find we can take advantage of a situation for our own gain, but let us seek God and his will and plan.

The last thing I’ll leave you with is this: if God can use a donkey to bring a message to someone, God can use you to bring His message of Good News to those around you!

Thanks for reading,

-Pastor Josh

Week Ten Thoughts

As I was reading this week Psalm 65 really caught my attention. It paints a beautiful picture of why one should praise God. The Psalmist, in this case David gives many reasons why one should praise God, but I want to focus on three that stood out to me in this Psalm.

The first reason I want to bring to our attention is that God is the creator of all and Lord of all. We see this in verses 6-8, where God is described as “the one who by his strength established the mountains,” and “who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves.” Here we see not only God’s creative nature, by creating the mountains, but we see his strength, and through the stilling of the seas and waves, we see that God is Lord of all, having not only created everything, but that He has the power and authority over them as well. What an awesome God we serve!

The second reason we are given to praise God is that He is the Sustainer and Provider. We see this in verses 9-13, where David says, “You visit the earth and water it; you greatly enrich it,” and “You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with abundance.” Not only do we see that God is the Creator and Lord over his creation, but that he sustains it and also through sustaining the land, he ultimately is providing for the people. What an awesome God we serve!

The third and final reason we are given to praise God comes earlier on in the Psalm, in verse 5. Here we see David refer to God as the “God of our salvation.” In this passage we see that God is the creator, that He is Lord of all, that He is powerful and mighty, that He sustains His creation, that He provides for His creation, and finally that He saves! In verse 3 we see David say that God atones for our transgressions, and we know this to be true based on what Jesus (God Incarnate) did on the cross. Jesus died on the cross to atone for our sins, and to grant us salvation, from death to life. Let us never forget to praise God, for He alone is worthy of our praise!

-Pastor Josh

Week Nine Thoughts

The past couple of weeks we have been working through the book of Leviticus. The first time I read through this book I remember getting bogged down by the monotonous nature of reading about the sacrificial system and different laws, but since that time I have grown to really enjoy reading through Leviticus. Once I started reading through it with the lens of the Gospel, my appreciation for the book grew immensely. When reading though this time chapter 25 peaked my interest, especially with the New Year on my mind. Chapter 25 brings to our attention two practices of the nation of Israel, the Sabbath Year and the Year of Jubilee.

I want to focus our thoughts on the Year of Jubilee for a moment. There is a lot here that can be lost on us. The first thing we must recognize is that Israel is a nation, and this was part of their law. When we look at the year of Jubilee we must also remember that the promise land was divided up among the Tribes of Israel, and then among the families of those tribes. The year of Jubilee then meant that if one had to “sell” their land, in the 50th year the land would return to the family that had sold it. The year of Jubilee was a set year, so when you sold land it would be from that time until the next year of Jubilee. The same also was true if you sold yourself to a fellow Israelite, your freedom would come in the year of Jubilee. It is a pretty neat concept, and I would urge you to go back to Leviticus 25 and read through it again, it is fascinating, and it always provided something to look forward to, one might say a hope to come, relief.

I want us to now bring our thoughts to the Gospel, and compare what Christ did to this year of Jubilee. We have all sinned, in fact as Psalm 51 puts it, we were brought forth in iniquity, and were conceived in sin. We are or at least were all captive and slaves to sins, and utterly hopeless on our own. In a way like one that had to not only sell his land, but also himself due to debt owed, but then one came as a redeemer. In Leviticus 25 we see that one could be redeemed and freed, by someone paying redeem what they owed. For us we have a much great redeemer, one who saves us from our debt from sin, which is death. How grateful must one have been to have been redeemed before the year of Jubilee, so how much more grateful should we be that we have one who redeemed us from death to life!!! Christ payed this debt we owed, and although the year of Jubilee was a joyous time for many, what we have in Christ is so much better. We don’t have to look forward to a year of Jubilee, because we are free now, and in Christ free forever. So let us look at this year, and every year we are in Christ as a year of freedom from sin and death, looking forward to that glorious day when Christ comes back, but don’t forget you are free!

Week Seven Thoughts

2 Corinthians 5:20-21 reads, “Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us. We plead on Christ’s behalf: ‘Be reconciled to God.’ He made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”

The definition of an ambassador is “A person who acts as a representative or promoter of a specified activity.” In the case with 2 Corinthians 2:20, I believe it would be safe to say a representative or promoter of someone and not an activity. As we look at these two verses we see that as believers we are not called to be, elected, or even commissioned to be ambassadors, but that we are ambassadors. This means that if we are Christ’s we are His representation here on earth, it’s not an option, but rather a title. This means we do not have a choice in this, if we are a Christian we are by nature also Christ’s ambassador.

When we follow this logic out, I believe we must ask ourselves the question, am I a good representation of Christ here on earth? Questions that should be in the back of our minds is, how am I representing Christ in my marriage, to my family, to my friends, to my co-workers, to the hostess at the restaurant, to the people in the coffee shop, to the random stranger on the street, to the person using a million coupons in line in front of me, and to my enemy? As humans we won’t be a perfect representation, but we can’t use that as an excuse or cop out, because although we are broken and tainted by sin, we also have the Holy Spirit residing in us. Will we fail at times to be a good representation of Christ? Of course, but we must lean on the Holy Spirit and be mindful of how we are portraying our Savior, Jesus, to the world!

As we think about being ambassadors for Christ, we must never forget it is a privilege we enjoy, and we must not forget why we have this opportunity in the first place. We find this in second part of these verse, “He made the one (Jesus) who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” What a great privilege it is to be an ambassador for Christ, but let us never forget the cost, and let us be a great representation of Him!

-Pastor Josh

Week Six Thoughts

I want to bring us to 1 Corinthians 15 for this week’s thoughts. This chapter focuses in on the resurrection, but not only on the resurrection of Christ, but also the future resurrection of the dead. Paul starts the chapter in verses 3-8 by reminding the Corinthians, and the reader, of death, burial and resurrection of Christ. He then goes on to show the importance of the resurrection. Verses 16-17 say, “For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins.” Paul from here argues that if we are wrong and Christ has not been raised then we should be pitied more than anyone.

When reading this one has to appreciate Paul’s logic and bluntness. Our faith does hinge on the resurrection, and whether or not it truly happened. One thing in this passage that I believe should reassure the believer is that Paul lists out by name many eye witnesses to the resurrection and then also brings up the 500 others that witnessed the resurrected Christ. It should comfort us to know that there were many witnesses, and that our faith is based in a historical event witnessed by many.

Paul continues on hitting various other aspects of the resurrection of Christ and the one to come. It will be a great day when Christ comes back again and those who have fallen asleep in Him will be raised to live with Him in eternity, but until that day we must be diligent in our teaching and sharing of the gospel. The resurrection, although it may seem foolish to some, is what our faith hinges on, without it we are still stuck in our sin. When sharing the gospel remember that Christ not only died for our sins, but that he defeated death through the resurrection! “Death has been swallowed up in victory. Where, death, is your victory? Where, death, is your sting?” (1 Corinthians 15:54-55 CSB).

-Pastor Josh

Week Five Thoughts

During this weeks reading, we have read through two of my favorite passages. Psalm 32 is probably my favorite psalm. David paints a very vivid picture of the weightiness of sin and guilt. I have to believe that we have all felt that weight he describes, and I hope we have all felt the relief that comes with forgiveness. Although I could go on and on about Psalm 32, I want us to focus in on my other favorite passage 1 Corinthians 9.

1 Corinthians 9 is loaded to say the least, but I want us to just take a moment and focus in on two main points. The first of these is covered in verses 19-23, where we have Paul saying that although he is free, he makes himself a slave to everyone, in order to win more people. What does Paul mean by this? He fleshes it out a little, by saying I become a Jew for the Jews, and as one under the law for those under the law, and as not under the law for those not under the law, and for the weak I become weak. When we look at Paul and not just his words, but his examples throughout his life, I believe we can learn a lesson on how better to share the Gospel.

The first thing I think we can learn is that in order to “win” anyone, you must first know who you are talking to. Paul knew the culture he lived in and the people he was talking to. The question we must ask ourselves is: Do we know our culture and the people? What are the issues facing people around us? Are we not only knowledgeable, but are we actively doing anything with that knowledge? There are times when I find myself doing pretty well in these areas, but then I know there are also times when I become apathetic and don’t want to put in the hard work, and in those times I must bring myself to my favorite part of this chapter and that is verses 24-27.

This passage always appealed to me, probably due to it talking about athletics, but non-the-less it is powerful. Paul says, “So I do not run like one who runs aimlessly or box like one beating the air. Instead, I discipline my body and bring it under strict control (or I pummel my body and make it a slave), so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.” Are we disciplining ourselves? Are we doing things with purpose?

Let us live our lives with purpose and discipline! Let us love God and love others, and how can we best do that? By getting to know God better, and getting to know and love other people, and sharing our love of God with them!

-Pastor Josh

Week Four Thoughts

Throughout the past couple weeks we have finished reading the books of Genesis and John, while continuing through the Psalms. As I have been reading and listening to these different passages I found myself wondering what I would have done in Joseph’s shoes, or perhaps sandals would be more time appropriate. One can hardly blame his brothers for plotting against him, he was the favorite son and he told them about his dreams of ruling over them, but did he really deserve to get sold into slavery? I hope we would all agree that this was a horrible thing his brothers did to him. After he got sold into slavery, we see he does well, but then in an act of good character he gets thrown into prison. When he is in prison things are going well for him, but we must remember he is still in prison, and then he is forgotten about.

Joseph had a lot of what we might call unfortunate events happen to him, but in the end we see him end up as second in command in Egypt, and we see him do great things not only for Egypt, but also in preserving the line of Abraham. We see him forgive his brothers and we get to see his thoughts on it in Genesis 50:19-21, “But Joseph said to them, ‘Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God? You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result—the survival of many people. Therefore don’t be afraid. I will take care of you and your children.’ And he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.” (CSB)

Joseph’s kindness towards his brothers is impressive, but what I think is even more impressive is his trust in the sovereignty of God. Joseph went through a lot of ups and downs in his life, and as we can see he never lost sight of God being in control. It is easy to look to God during the good times and trust in His sovereignty and not question His ways, but it is another thing to trust when things are in shambles and hard. I think we can all look at Joseph as a great example of one who trusted God and learn from him.

As we look at Joseph and see him trust God even in the hard times, it should point us to the one that trusted God the Father in the hardest time, and that is Jesus. As we finished up the book of John, we are brought to the place of remembering that Jesus was obedient and trusted the Father and his sovereign will to go to the cross and die as a substitutionary atonement for us.

The questions I leave you are these: Do you trust God has a plan for you and are you willing to trust Him even if it is hard? We have a great example of this in Joseph and we have the best example in Jesus.

Pastor Josh

Week Two Thoughts

I have had many thoughts racing through my brain as to what I was going to focus on with my thought of the week. In this week’s reading we have two covenants God makes, the first with Noah in Genesis 9 and the second with Abraham in Genesis 15, we also have the account of the Tower of Babel and the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, along with Abraham’s account with Melchizedek, who we read about later in Hebrews 5. Along with this, we have read many Psalms, some of praise, some of justice, and some of mercy. Then in the book of John, we have read about many of Jesus’ miracles and signs he performed, ending with the raising of Lazarus from the dead and a growing plot to kill Jesus. I could focus on any one of these things, but where I landed was in Genesis 22.

Regardless of how many times I read the account of Abraham going to sacrifice his son Isaac, I am always blown away. The first thing we must look at when reading Genesis 22 is the previous seven chapters, where we see God promise Abraham that his offspring will be as numerous as the stars in the sky (Gen 15:5), and that Sarah will have a son and through him will be kings of nations (Gen. 17:16). In chapter 21 we have the birth of Isaac, Abraham’s true son, the beginning of the fulfillment of the covenant! Then we turn the page to chapter 22:2 and see God say, “Take your son, your only son Isaac whom you love, go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.”

What goes on in your mind here? I am sure that when read from a father’s perspective it is horrifying, because from a son’s vantage it is disturbing, but what we see an incredible act of faith in action here by Abraham… He goes. Abraham is obedient to the point of tying up his and holding up the knife to kill him. Thankfully it does not end with the death of Isaac, but instead the substitution of a ram. Can you imagine the conversation on the way home?

As we ponder this, let it point us to Jesus and His sacrifice. We can look at Jesus as not only the better sacrifice (Isaac), but also as the one more obedient than Abraham. My mind likes to immediately put God the Father in Abraham’s role and God the Son (Jesus) in Isaac’s, but I think upon further contemplation Jesus belongs in the role of Abraham and Isaac in complete obedience to the God the Father who sent Him. Jesus was sent to bring a sacrifice to all who would believe, and that sacrifice was Himself, and this sacrifice brings eternal life!

Let us not just think about the obedience of Abraham and Jesus, but let us also be obedient to God’s word! You might ask, what does that look like? Keep on reading to find out!

-Pastor Josh

Week One Thoughts

My wife and I have been going through the Reading Plan each night together. We have gotten in the habit, if you can call three days a habit, of talking about what stands out to us in what is being read. One of the things that really stood out to me this week is how quickly sin completely changed the landscape of life. We are not certain how long Adam and Eve were in the garden before they committed the first sin, but what we do know is that once they did sin the whole world as they knew it changed.

The casual walking through the garden of Eden with God now came to an end, and Adam and Eve now felt shame, but along with shame came consequences. The main consequence that came with the fall is death. In Genesis 3:21 we see the first death of an animal, in order to clothe the shame of Adam and Eve. Then we jump down to Genesis 4, and we not only see the first death of person, but also the first murder. Oh how fast we see the effects of the fall, but thankfully there is hope!

We can see some glimpses of hope alluded to throughout the first few chapters of Genesis, from Genesis 3:15, to the account of Noah. We must see Jesus as the one that will strike or crush the head of the serpent, and that Jesus is the better Noah (https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/better-version-noahs-ark/).

It can be hard reading through passages like these that seem so bleak and hopeless, but we know there is hope and salvation from sin. Remember as we continue reading, Jesus came to fulfill all of the Law and the Prophets (Matthew 5:17), so keep your eyes on Jesus as you are reading, and you will find Him.

Pastor Josh

Reading Plan

November 5, 2018 - November 3, 2019

5. Gen. 1-2; Psalm 1; John 1

6. Gen. 3-4; Psalm 2; John 2

7. Gen. 5-6; Psalm 3; John 3

8. Gen. 7-8; Psalm 4; John 4

9. Gen. 9-10; Psalm 5; John 5

10. Gen. 11-12; Psalm 6; John 6

11. Gen. 13-14; Psalm 7; John 7

12. Gen. 15-16; Psalm 8; John 8

13. Gen. 17-18; Psalm 9; John 9

14. Gen. 19-20; Psalm 10; John 10

15. Gen. 21-22; Psalm 11; John 11

16. Gen. 23-24; Psalm 12; John 12

17. Gen. 25-26; Psalm 13; John 13

18. Gen. 27-28; Psalm 14; John 14

19. Gen. 29-30; Psalm 15; John 15

20. Gen. 31-32; Psalm 16; John 16

21. Gen. 33-34; Psalm 17; John 17

22. Gen. 35-36; Psalm 18; John 18

23. Gen. 37-38; Psalm 19; John 19

24. Gen. 39-40; Psalm 20; John 20

25. Gen. 41-42; Psalm 21; John 21

26. Gen. 43-44; Psalm 22; 1 Cor. 1

27. Gen. 45-46; Psalm 23; 1 Cor. 2

28. Gen. 47-48; Psalm 24; 1 Cor. 3

29. Gen. 49-50; Psalm 25; 1 Cor. 4

30. Exodus 1-2; Psalm 26; 1 Cor. 5

1. Ex. 3-4; Psalm 27; 1 Cor. 6

2. Ex. 5-6; Psalm 28; 1 Cor. 7

3. Ex. 7-8; Psalm 29; 1 Cor. 8

4. Ex. 9-10; Psalm 30; 1 Cor. 9

5. Ex. 11-12; Psalm 31; 1 Cor. 10

6. Ex. 13-14; Psalm 32; 1 Cor. 11

7. Ex. 15-16; Psalm 33; 1 Cor. 12

8. Ex. 17-18; Psalm 34; 1 Cor. 13

9. Ex. 19-20; Psalm 35; 1 Cor. 14

10. Ex. 21-22; Psalm 36; 1 Cor. 15

11. Ex. 23-24; Psalm 37; 1 Cor. 16

12. Ex. 25-26; Psalm 38; 2 Cor. 1

13. Ex. 27-28; Psalm 39; 2 Cor. 2

14. Ex. 29-30; Psalm 40; 2 Cor. 3

15. Ex. 31-32; Psalm 41; 2 Cor. 4

16. Ex. 33-34; Psalm 42; 2 Cor. 5

17. Ex. 35-36; Psalm 43; 2 Cor. 6

18. Ex. 37-38; Psalm 44; 2 Cor. 7

19. Ex. 39-40; Psalm 45; 2 Cor. 8

20. Leviticus 1-2; Psalm 46; 2 Cor. 9

21. Lv. 3-4; Psalm 47; 2 Cor. 10

22. Lv. 5-6; Psalm 48; 2 Cor. 11

23. Lv. 7-8; Psalm 49; 2 Cor. 12

24. Lv. 9-10; Psalm 50; 2 Cor. 13

25. Lv. 11-12; Psalm 51; Galatians 1

26. Lv. 13-14; Psalm 52; Gal. 2

27. Lv. 15-16; Psalm 53; Gal. 3

28. Lv. 17-18; Psalm 54; Gal. 4

29. Lv. 19-20; Psalm 55; Gal. 5

30. Lv. 21-22; Psalm 56; Gal. 6

31. Lv. 23-24; Psalm 57; Ephesians 1

1. Lv. 25-26; Psalm 58; Eph. 2

2. Lv. 27- Numbers 1; Psalm 59; Eph. 3

3. Nm. 2-3; Psalm 60; Eph. 4

4. Nm. 4-5; Psalm 61; Eph. 5

5. Nm. 6-7; Psalm 62; Eph. 6

6. Nm. 8-9; Psalm 63; Philippians 1

7. Nm. 10-11; Psalm 64; Phil. 2

8. Nm. 12-13; Psalm 65; Phil. 3

9. Nm. 14-15; Psalm 66; Phil. 4

10. Nm. 16-17; Psalm 67; Colossians 1

11. Nm. 18-19; Psalm 68; Col. 2

12. Nm. 20-21; Psalm 69; Col. 3

13. Nm. 22-23; Psalm 70; Col. 4

14. Nm. 24-25; Psalm 71; 1 Thessalonians 1

15. Nm. 26-27; Psalm 72; 1 Thes. 2

16. Nm. 28-29; Psalm 73; 1 Thes. 3

17. Nm. 30-31; Psalm 74; 1 Thes. 4

18. Nm. 32-33; Psalm 75; 1 Thes. 5

19. Nm. 34-35; Psalm 76; 2 Thessalonians 1

20. Nm. 36- Dt. 1; Psalm 77; 2 Thes 2

21. Deuteronomy 2-3; Psalm 78; 2 Thes 3

22. Dt. 4-5; Psalm 79; Luke 1

23. Dt. 6-7; Psalm 80; Luke 2

24. Dt. 8-9; Psalm 81; Luke 3

25. Dt. 10-11; Psalm 82; Luke 4

26. Dt. 12-13; Psalm 83; Luke 5

27. Dt. 14-15; Psalm 84; Luke 6

28. Dt. 16-17; Psalm 85; Luke 7

29. Dt. 18-19; Psalm 86; Luke 8

30. Dt. 20-21; Psalm 87; Luke 9

31. Dt. 22-23; Psalm 88; Luke 10

1. Dt. 24-25; Psalm 89; Luke 11

2. Dt. 26-27; Psalm 90; Luke 12

3. Dt. 28-29; Psalm 91; Luke 13

4. Dt. 30-31; Psalm 92; Luke 14

5. Dt. 32-33; Psalm 93; Luke 15

6. Dt. 34- Joshua 1; Psalm 94; Luke 16

7. Joshua 2-3; Psalm 95; Luke 17

8. Joshua 4-5; Psalm 96; Luke 18

9. Joshua 6-7; Psalm 97; Luke 19

10. Joshua 8-9; Psalm 98; Luke 20

11. Joshua 10-11; Psalm 99; Luke 21

12. Joshua 12-13; Psalm 100; Luke 22

13. Joshua 14-15; Psalm 101; Luke 23

14. Joshua 16-17; Psalm 102; Luke 24

15. Joshua 18-19; Psalm 103; Acts 1

16. Joshua 20-21; Psalm 104; Acts 2

17. Joshua 22-23; Psalm 105; Acts 3

18. Joshua 24- Judges 1; Psalm 106, Acts 4

19. Judges 2-3; Psalm 107; Acts 5

20. Judges 4-5; Psalm 108; Acts 6

21. Judges 6-7; Psalm 109; Acts 7

22. Judges 8-9; Psalm 110; Acts 8

23. Judges 10-11; Psalm 111; Acts 9

24. Judges 12-13; Psalm 112; Acts 10

25. Judges 14-15; Psalm 113; Acts 11

26. Judges 16-17; Psalm 114; Acts 12

27. Judges 18-19; Psalm 115; Acts 13

28. Judges 20-21; Psalm 116; Acts 14

1. Ruth 1-2; Psalm 117; Acts 15

2. Ruth 3-4; Psalm 118; Acts 16

3. 1 Samuel 1-2; Psalm 119; Acts 17

4. 1 Sam. 3-4; Psalm 120; Acts 18

5. 1 Sam. 5-6; Psalm 121; Acts 19

6. 1 Sam. 7-8; Psalm 122; Acts 20

7. 1 Sam. 9-10; Psalm 123; Acts 21

8. 1 Sam. 11-12; Psalm 124; Acts 22

9. 1 Sam. 13-14; Psalm 125; Acts 23

10. 1 Sam. 15-16; Psalm 126; Acts 24

11. 1 Sam. 17-18; Psalm 127; Acts 25

12. 1 Sam. 19-20; Psalm 128; Acts 26

13. 1 Sam. 21-22; Psalm 129; Acts 27

14. 1 Sam. 23-24; Psalm 130; Acts 28

15. 1 Sam. 25-26; Psalm 131; Romans 1

16. 1 Sam. 27-28; Psalm 132; Romans 2

17. 1 Sam. 29-30; Psalm 133; Romans 3

18. 1 Sam. 31-2 Sam. 1; Psalm 134; Rom. 4

19. 2 Samuel 2-3; Psalm 135; Romans 5

20. 2 Sam. 4-5; Psalm 136; Romans 6

21. 2 Sam. 6-7; Psalm 137; Romans 7

22. 2 Sam. 8-9; Psalm 138;  Romans 8

23. 2 Sam. 10-11; Psalm 139; Romans 9

24. 2 Sam. 12-13; Psalm 140; Romans 10

25. 2 Sam. 14-15; Psalm 141; Romans 11

26. 2 Sam. 16-17; Psalm 142; Romans 12

27. 2 Sam. 18-19; Psalm 143; Romans 13

28. 2 Sam. 20-21; Psalm 144; Romans 14

29. 2 Sam. 22-23; Psalm 145; Romans 15

30. 2 Sam.24-1Kings 1; Psalm 146; Rom. 16

31. 1 Kings 2-3; Psalm 147; Mark 1

1. 1 Kings 4-5; Psalm 148; Mark 2

2. 1 Kings 6-7; Psalm 149; Mark 3

3. 1 Kings 8-9; Psalm 150;  Mark 4

4. 1 Kings 10-11; Proverbs 1; Mark 5

5. 1 Kings 12-13; Prov. 2; Mark 6

6. 1 Kings 14-15; Prov. 3; Mark 7

7. 1 Kings 16-17; Prov. 4; Mark 8

8. 1 Kings 18-19; Prov. 5; Mark 9

9. 1 Kings 20-21; Prov. 6; Mark 10

10. 1 Kings 22- 2 Kings 1; Prov. 7; Mark 11

11. 2 Kings 2-3; Prov. 8; Mark 12

12. 2 Kings 4-5; Prov. 9; Mark 13

13. 2 Kings 6-7; Prov. 10; Mark 14

14. 2 Kings 8-9; Prov. 11; Mark 15

15. 2 Kings 10-11; Prov. 12; Mark 16

16. 2 Kings 12-13; Prov. 13; 1 Timothy 1

17. 2 Kings 14-15; Prov. 14; 1 Tim. 2

18. 2 Kings 16-17; Prov. 15; 1 Tim. 3

19. 2 Kings 18-19; Prov. 16; 1 Tim. 4

20. 2 Kings 20-21; Prov. 17; 1 Tim. 5

21. 2 Kings 22-23; Prov. 18; 1 Tim. 6

22. 2 Kings 24-25; Prov. 19; 2 Timothy 1

23. 1 Chronicles 1-2; Prov. 20; 2 Tim. 2

24. 1 Chr. 3-4; Prov. 21; 2 Tim. 3

25. 1 Chr. 5-6; Prov. 22; 2 Tim. 4

26. 1 Chr. 7-8; Prov. 23; Titus 1

27. 1 Chr. 9-10; Prov. 24; Titus 2

28. 1 Chr. 11-12; Prov. 25; Titus 3

29. 1 Chr. 13-14; Prov. 26; Philemon 1

30. 1 Chr. 15-16; Prov. 27; Hebrews 1

1. 1 Chr. 17-18; Prov. 28; Heb. 2

2. 1 Chr. 19-20; Prov. 29; Heb. 3

3. 1 Chr. 21-22; Prov. 30; Heb. 4

4. 1 Chr. 23-24; Prov. 31; Heb. 5

5. 1 Chr. 25-26; Ecclesiastes 1; Heb. 6

6. 1 Chr. 27-28; Eccl. 2; Heb. 7

7. 1 Chr. 29- 2 Chr. 1; Eccl. 3; Heb. 8

8. 2 Chronicles 2-3; Eccl. 4; Heb. 9

9. 2 Chr. 4-5; Eccl. 5; Heb. 10

10. 2 Chr. 6-7; Eccl. 6; Heb. 11

11. 2 Chr. 8-9; Eccl. 7; Heb. 12

12. 2 Chr. 10-11; Eccl. 8; Heb. 13

13. 2 Chr. 12-13; Eccl. 9; James 1

14. 2 Chr. 14-15; Eccl. 10; James 2

15. 2 Chr. 16-17; Eccl. 11; James 3

16. 2 Chr. 18-19; Eccl. 12; James 4

17. 2 Chr. 20-21; Song of Songs 1; James 5

18. 2 Chr. 22-23; Sos. 2; 1 Peter 1

19. 2 Chr. 24-25; Sos. 3; 1 Peter 2

20. 2 Chr. 26-27; Sos. 4; 1 Peter 3

21. 2 Chr. 28-29; Sos. 5; 1 Peter 4

22. 2 Chr. 30-31; Sos. 6; 1 Peter 5

23. 2 Chr. 32-33; Sos. 7; 2 Peter 1

24. 2 Chr. 34-35; Sos. 8; 2 Peter 2

25. 2 Chr. 36- Ezra 1; Psalm 1; 2 Peter 3

26. Ezra 2-3; Psalm 2; 1 John 1

27. Ezra 4-5; Psalm 3; 1 John 2

28. Ezra 6-7; Psalm 4; 1 John 3

29. Ezra 8-9; Psalm 5; 1 John 4

30. Ezra 10- Nehemiah 1; Psalm 6; 1 John 5

31. Neh. 2-3; Psalm 7; 2 John

1. Neh. 4-5; Psalm 8; 3 John

2. Neh. 6-7; Psalm 9; Jude

3. Neh. 8-9; Psalm 10; Matthew 1

4. Neh. 10-11; Psalm 11; Matt. 2

5. Neh. 12-13; Psalm 12; Matt. 3

6. Esther 1-2; Psalm 13; Matt. 4

7. Esther 3-4; Psalm 14; Matt. 5

8. Esther 5-6; Psalm 15; Matt. 6

9. Esther 7-8; Psalm 16; Matt. 7

10. Esther 9-10; Psalm 17; Matt. 8

11. Job 1-2; Psalm 18; Matt. 9

12. Job 3-4;  Psalm 19; Matt. 10

13. Job 5-6; Psalm 20; Matt. 11

14. Job 7-8; Psalm 21; Matt. 12

15. Job 9-10; Psalm 22; Matt. 13

16. Job 11-12; Psalm 23; Matt. 14

17. Job 13-14; Psalm 24; Matt. 15

18. Job 15-16; Psalm 25; Matt. 16

19. Job 17-18; Psalm 26; Matt. 17

20. Job 19-20; Psalm 27; Matt. 18

21. Job 21-22; Psalm 28; Matt. 19

22. Job 23-24; Psalm 29; Matt. 20

23. Job 25-26; Psalm 30; Matt. 21

24. Job 27-28; Psalm 31; Matt. 22

25. Job 29-30; Psalm 32; Matt. 23

26. Job 31-32; Psalm 33; Matt. 24

27. Job 33-34; Psalm 34; Matt. 25

28. Job 35-36; Psalm 35; Matt. 26

29. Job 37-38; Psalm 36; Matt. 27

30. Job 39-40; Psalm 37; Matt. 28

1. Job 41-42; Psalm 38; Revelation 1

2. Isaiah 1-2; Psalm 39; Rev. 2

3. Isaiah 3-4; Psalm 40; Rev. 3

4. Isaiah 5-6; Psalm 41; Rev. 4

5. Isaiah 7-8; Psalm 42; Rev. 5

6. Isaiah 9-10; Psalm 43; Rev. 6

7. Isaiah 11-12; Psalm 44; Rev. 7

8. Isaiah 13-14; Psalm 45; Rev. 8

9. Isaiah 15-16; Psalm 46; Rev. 9

10. Isaiah 17-18; Psalm 47; Rev. 10

11. Isaiah 19-20; Psalm 48; Rev. 11

12. Isaiah 21-22; Psalm 49; Rev. 12

13. Isaiah 23-24; Psalm 50; Rev. 13

14. Isaiah 25-26; Psalm 51; Rev. 14

15. Isaiah 27-28; Psalm 52; Rev. 15

16. Isaiah 29-30; Psalm 53; Rev. 16

17. Isaiah 31-32; Psalm 54; Rev. 17

18. Isaiah 33-34; Psalm 55; Rev. 18

19. Isaiah 35-36; Psalm 56; Rev. 19

20. Isaiah 37-38; Psalm 57; Rev. 20

21. Isaiah 39-40; Psalm 58; Rev. 21

22. Isaiah 41-42; Psalm 59; Luke 1

23. Isaiah 43-44; Psalm 60; Luke 2

24. Isaiah 45-46; Psalm 61; Luke 3

25. Isaiah 47-48; Psalm 62; Luke 4

26. Isaiah 49-50; Psalm 63; Luke 5

27. Isaiah 51-52; Psalm 64; Luke 6

28. Isaiah 53-54; Psalm 65; Luke 7

29. Isaiah 55-56; Psalm 66; Luke 8

30. Isaiah 57-58; Psalm 67; Luke 9

31. Isaiah 59-60; Psalm 68; Luke 10

1. Isaiah 61-62; Psalm 69; Luke 11

2. Isaiah 63-64; Psalm 70; Luke 12

3. Isaiah 65-66; Psalm 71; Luke 13

4. Jeremiah 1-2; Psalm 72; Luke 14

5. Jer. 3-4; Psalm 73; Luke 15

6. Jer. 5-6; Psalm 74; Luke 16

7. Jer. 7-8; Psalm 75; Luke 17

8. Jer. 9-10; Psalm 76; Luke 18

9. Jer. 11-12; Psalm 77; Luke 19

10. Jer. 13-14; Psalm 78; Luke 20

11. Jer. 15-16; Psalm 79; Luke 21

12. Jer. 17-18; Psalm 80; Luke 22

13. Jer. 19-20; Psalm 81; Luke 23

14. Jer. 21-22; Psalm 82; Luke 24

15. Jer. 23-24; Psalm 83; Acts 1

16. Jer. 25-26; Psalm 84; Acts 2

17. Jer. 27-28; Psalm 85; Acts 3

18. Jer. 29-30; Psalm 86; Acts 4

19. Jer. 31-32; Psalm 87; Acts 5

20. Jer. 33-34; Psalm 88; Acts 6

21. Jer. 35-36; Psalm 89; Acts 7

22. Jer. 37-38; Psalm 90; Acts 8

23. Jer. 39-40; Psalm 91; Acts 9

24. Jer. 41-42; Psalm 92; Acts 10

25. Jer. 43-44; Psalm 93; Acts 11

26. Jer. 45-46; Psalm 94; Acts 12

27. Jer. 47-48; Psalm 95; Acts 13

28. Jer. 49-50; Psalm 96; Acts 14

29. Jer. 51-52; Psalm 97; Acts 15

30. Lamentations 1-2; Psalm 98; Acts 16

31. Lam. 3-4; Psalm 99; Acts 17

1.  Lam. 5- Ezekiel 1; Psalm 100; Acts 18

2. Ezk. 2-3; Psalm 101; Acts 19

3. Ezk. 4-5; Psalm 102; Acts 20

4. Ezk. 6-7; Psalm 103; Acts 21

5. Ezk. 8-9; Psalm 104; Acts 22

6. Ezk. 10-11; Psalm 105; Acts 23

7. Ezk. 12-13; Psalm 106; Acts 24

8. Ezk. 14-15; Psalm 107; Acts 25

9. Ezk. 16-17; Psalm 108; Acts 26

10. Ezk. 18-19; Psalm 109; Acts 27

11. Ezk. 20-21; Psalm 110; Acts 28

12. Ezk. 22-23; Psalm 111; Romans 1

13. Ezk. 24-25; Psalm 112; Romans 2

14. Ezk. 26-27; Psalm 113; Romans 3

15. Ezk. 28-29; Psalm 114; Romans 4

16. Ezk. 30-31; Psalm 115; Romans 5

17. Ezk. 32-33; Psalm 116; Romans 6

18. Ezk. 34-35; Psalm 117; Romans 7

19. Ezk. 36-37; Psalm 118; Romans 8

20. Ezk. 38-39; Psalm 119; Romans 9

21. Ezk. 40-41; Psalm 120; Romans 10

22. Ezk. 42-43; Psalm 121; Romans 11

23. Ezk. 44-45; Psalm 122; Romans 12

24. Ezk. 46-47; Psalm 123; Romans 13

25. Ezk.48-Daniel 1; Psalm 124; Romans 14

26. Dan. 2-3; Psalm 125; Romans 15

27. Dan. 4-5; Psalm 126; Romans 16

28. Dan. 6-7; Psalm 127; Matthew 1

29. Dan. 8-9; Psalm 128; Matt. 2

30. Dan. 10-11; Psalm 129; Matt. 3

1. Dan. 12- Hosea 1; Psalm 130; Matt. 4

2. Hos. 2-3; Psalm 131; Matt. 5

3. Hos. 4-5; Psalm 132; Matt. 6

4. Hos. 6-7; Psalm 133; Matt. 7

5. Hos. 8-9; Psalm 134; Matt. 8

6. Hos. 10-11; Psalm 135; Matt. 9

7. Hos. 12-13; Psalm 136; Matt. 10

8. Hos. 14- Joel 1; Psalm 137; Matt. 11

9. Joel 2-3; Psalm 138; Matt. 12

10. Amos 1-2; Psalm 139; Matt. 13

11. Amos 3-4; Psalm 140; Matt. 14

12. Amos 5-6; Psalm 141; Matt. 15

13. Amos 7-8; Psalm 142; Matt. 16

14. Amos 9-Obadiah; Psalm 143; Matt. 17

15. Jonah 1-2; Psalm 144; Matt. 18

16. Jonah 3-4; Psalm 145; Matt. 19

17. Micah 1-2; Psalm 146; Matt. 20

18. Micah 3-4; Psalm 147; Matt. 21

19. Micah 5-6; Psalm 148; Matt. 22

20. Micah 7- Nahum 1; Psalm 149; Matt. 23

21. Nahum 2-3; Psalm 150; Matt 24

22. Habakkuk 1-2; Proverbs 1; Matt 25

23. Hab. 3; Proverbs 2; Matt 26

24. Zephaniah 1; Proverbs 3; Matt 27

25. Zep. 2; Proverbs 4; Matt 28

26. Zep. 3; Proverbs 5; Galatians 1

27. Genesis 1; Proverbs 6; Gal. 2

28. Genesis 2; Proverbs 7; Gal. 3

29. Genesis 3; Proverbs 8; Gal. 4

30. Genesis 4; Proverbs 9; Gal. 5

31. Genesis 5; Proverbs 10; Gal. 6

1. Genesis 6; Proverbs 11; Titus 1

2. Genesis 7; Proverbs 12; Titus 2

3. Genesis 8; Proverbs 13; Titus 3