Daily Bible Reading

God’s Guiding Word: Love Introduction John 3:1–21: Nicodemus, a Pharisee, approaches Jesus at night and questions him about the Kingdom of God. Jesus describes what it means to be born of the Spirit and says that, by believing in him, one will have eternal life. The reading concludes with a contrast between light and darkness. […]

God’s Guiding Word: Love Introduction Psalm 138: This psalm is a prayer of thanksgiving for God’s love and care, and the writer expresses trust in God’s promises. Scripture Reading 138 I thank you, Lord, with all my heart;    I sing praise to you before the gods.2 I face your holy Temple,    bow down, and praise your namebecause of your constant […]

God’s Guiding Word: Love Introduction Psalm 136: Today’s reading is a hymn of thanksgiving for God’s eternal goodness and love. Written as a litany that was probably sung by the priests during worship, the words “his love is eternal” are a congregational response at the end of each verse. Scripture Reading 136 Give thanks to the Lord, […]

God’s Guiding Word: Love Introduction Psalm 33: Today’s reading opens with an exhortation to shout for joy, to praise and thank the LORD, and to sing a new song to him. Assurance of the LORD’s constant love comes from trusting in and obeying the LORD. Scripture Reading 33 All you that are righteous,    shout for joy for […]

God’s Guiding Word: Discipleship Introduction Acts 12:1–19: King Herod (Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod the Great) persecutes the followers of Jesus. Peter is arrested and imprisoned but is rescued by an angel.   Scripture Reading 1 About this time King Herod began to persecute some members of the church. 2 He had James, the brother of John, put […]

God’s Guiding Word: Discipleship Introduction Acts 11:19–30: Today’s reading focuses on the expansion of the gospel beyond Palestine. The church in Jerusalem sends Barnabas to Antioch (in Syria), and Barnabas invites Saul to join him. They spend a year in Antioch, meeting with and teaching the people, and in Antioch the believers are called Christians […]

God’s Guiding Word: Discipleship Introduction Acts 11:1–18: As we saw in the readings from the last two days, chapter 10 in the book of Acts recounts Peter’s meeting with Cornelius, a Gentile, and how the Gentiles received the Holy Spirit and were baptized. In today’s reading, Peter is criticized by Jewish Christians for meeting with […]

God’s Guiding Word: Discipleship Introduction Acts 10:34–48: Today’s reading continues the story of the meeting between Peter and Cornelius. Peter speaks to those gathered at Cornelius’s home and delivers the message of the gospel to this Gentile audience. The chapter concludes with the Gentiles receiving the Holy Spirit and being baptized.  Scripture Reading 34 Peter began […]

God’s Guiding Word: Discipleship Introduction Acts 10:1–33: Peter has a vision in which he is shown that nothing is unclean that God has declared clean. Meanwhile, Cornelius, a Gentile and a Roman officer, has a vision of an angel telling him to invite Peter to his house.  Scripture Reading 1 There was a man in Caesarea […]

God’s Guiding Word: Discipleship Introduction Acts 9:26–43: Saul goes to Jerusalem to meet with the disciples. Peter travels to Lydda where he heals a paralyzed man, and then summoned to Joppa where he restores a woman to life.  Scripture Reading 26 Saul went to Jerusalem and tried to join the disciples. But they would not believe […]