Daily Bible Reading

God’s Guiding Word: Love Introduction John 4:43–54: Jesus leaves Samaria and returns to Galilee. A government official approaches Jesus and begs him to heal his son. The official believes Jesus’s words, and his son is healed. As recorded in John’s Gospel, this is the second miracle that Jesus performed. His first miracle occurred at a […]

God’s Guiding Word: Love Introduction John 4:27–42: Today’s reading concludes the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman. She leaves her water jar behind and returns to town and tells the people about her encounter with Jesus. The people come to Jesus, listen to his message, and believe he is the Savior of the world. […]

God’s Guiding Word: Love Introduction John 4:1–26: Today’s reading is the beginning of a lengthy discourse between Jesus and a Samaritan woman. In Jesus’s day, a Jewish man conversing with a woman in public was a violation of social convention. Jesus teaches about life-giving water and worship and reveals to her that he is the […]

God’s Guiding Word: Love Introduction John 3:22–36: The disciples of John the Baptist speak to him about those who are being baptized by Jesus and following him. John acknowledges that his own ministry must now decrease as the ministry of Jesus increases. Scripture Reading 22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went to the province of […]

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 […]