Daily Devotional

Nov 27

The Narrative That Transforms

The One Year® Chronological Bible , NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), November 27 "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God" (Rom. 12:1-2). In the first eight chapters of his epistle to the Romans,... Read More

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Nov 26

Grateful for Israel

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), November 26 ". . . My brethren, my countrymen according to the flesh, who are Israelites, to whom pertain the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service of God, and the promises; of whom are the fathers and from whom, according to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all, the eternally blessed God. Amen" (Rom. 9:3b-5). It was a good day in history when: God spoke to Abraham and... Read More

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Nov 25

Spiritual Gravity of Sin and Righteousness

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), November 25 Without gravitational forces, man would float off into space and into death; without the forces that keep the spheres in their places, the stars of heaven would bombard and destroy the earth. Life could not exist without the mystery of gravity. Spiritual forces also exist. An irresistible gravitational pull toward sin binds man to death, "for the wages of sin is death" (Rom. 6:23), and an irresistible... Read More

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Nov 24

No One and Anyone

The One Year® Chronological Bible , NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), November 24 Ever had "the rug pulled out from under you"? The Apostle Paul pulls the rug out from under all humanity with his statement, "There is none righteous, no, not one" (Rom. 3:10). In Romans 2-3, Paul confronts the two groups that make up all the people of the world: Those who've never heard of God's law--"For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law"... Read More

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Nov 23

Planned Giving

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), November 23 Money is a fly trap for the heart; giving frees the heart from its grasp. Jesus speaks about money frequently. He notices the gifts of the rich and of the poor, "And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in her two mites" (Lk. 21:1-2). He engages numerous wealthy people; sadly, some walk away as the fingers of their heart clutch... Read More

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Nov 22

Words That Edify

The ONE YEAR® Chronological Bible , NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), November 22 8*#@ h32(k $#)*&, 2w%!! )86^^! @#$!%^& *&*^%^%$$#@! Make sense? No? Encouraged? Me neither. Meaningful conversation occurs between two people who share the same language. Paul debunks the super-spirituality "status" gained from speaking in tongues, "For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he... Read More

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Nov 21

Paul's View of Women in Ministry

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), November 21 God calls and gifts women for ministry, but He establishes parameters in which to operate. Women are tempted to expand their ministry beyond God's parameters, and men are tempted to constrict those parameters. Paul addresses those parameters in several of his epistles (1 Cor. 11; 1 Tim. 2). Paul permits women to pray and to prophesy in the local assembly with their heads covered, a symbol of being under authority... Read More

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Nov 20

Fun for Me, Harmful to Another

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), November 20 "But when you thus sin against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ" (1 Cor. 8:12). Our family enjoys playing cards, so when we have a get-together in our home, card playing just happens. A couple of years ago our family invited a group of single adults over for fun and fellowship. Playing cards happened. One young lady brought a friend we didn't know with her; nor... Read More

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Nov 19

Sexual Immorality, the Body, and the Kingdom of God

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), November 19 It is not politically correct to question anyone's sexuality or to "call out" another believer for sexual sin. Yet the Apostle Paul was unafraid to address sexual immorality or any other sin practiced by anyone in the church. He instructed the Corinthian believers to dissociate themselves from those claiming to know Christ, but practicing sin, "But now I have written to you not to keep company with... Read More

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Nov 18

A Young Church in a Pagan Culture

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), November 18 Corinth is a city filled with merchants, entertainers, philosophers, athletes, and ex-soldiers--many who are sexually immoral and idolatrous. Into this mix, armed only with the gospel of Jesus Christ, Paul the church planter enters, outnumbered 600,000 to one. The Corinthians' only hope is the Gospel; therefore, untempered by political correctness and without eloquence and alliteration, Paul preaches the Gospel... Read More

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Nov 17

Living in Overtime

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), November 17 Watching a game go into overtime, especially during an end of the season bowl game, keeps viewers and players alike tensely on edge. Watching a replay of a past sporting event where you already know the outcome, however, is much more relaxing. Tension builds as followers of Jesus all over the world ask questions such as, "Are we living in the last days?" and, "Are we moving toward a one-world... Read More

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Nov 16

Paul and an Unreached People Group

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), November 16 Paul encounters an unreached people group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers and idolators in Athens. To them, as with all unreached peoples, the teaching about "Jesus and the resurrection" is "foreign" and "strange" (Acts 17:18, 20). Paul's conversation with the Athenians demonstrates how to engage an unreached people group: Paul begins at the beginning of the story, with the... Read More

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Nov 15

The Glorious Providence of God

The ONE YEAR® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), November 15 Conflict occurs when Paul rejects Barnabas' proposal that John Mark accompany them on their second missionary journey, to visit those who had responded to the Gospel on their previous journey. Paul counter-insists that John Mark not accompany them-"that they should not take with them the one who had departed from them in Pamphylia, and had not gone with them to the work" (Acts 15:38). Because of John... Read More

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Nov 14

Conflict Accompanies the Gospel

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), November 14 Two types of conflict occur in the early church: conflict over doctrine and conflict over mission strategy and personnel. Cultural distinctions often cause conflict between people groups. The early church faces this conflict when the believers from various backgrounds come together, and some Jewish/Pharisee-background believers demand that Gentile-background believers be circumcised and keep the law, "It is... Read More

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Nov 13

Legalism is a False Gospel

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), November 13 "I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ" (Galatians 1:6-7). Paul writes to Gentile-background believers in Galatia to expose the danger of legalism--works-based righteousness. His message also confronts Jewish-background believers... Read More

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Nov 12

1st Century Missions Strategy

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), November 12 The early church sent out her best teachers to reach the world for Christ, "As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, "Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them" (Acts 13:2). Saul and Barnabas go "on the road" with the gospel, but it isn't a road trip like that of Christian celebrities today. It is rugged and difficult. It is also... Read More

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Nov 11

Good News for Everyone—Especially Religious People

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), November 11 Cornelius, a Roman centurion, is probably one of the most respected men in the city of Caesarea-"a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, who gave alms generously to the people, and prayed to God always" (Acts 10:2). Even his servants esteem him highly as a "just man, one who fears God and has a good reputation among all the nation of the Jews" (10:22). As good as Cornelius was,... Read More

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Nov 10

A Dangerous Gospel

The ONE YEAR® Chronological Bible (Tyndale, 2013), November 10 Saul shamelessly tracks down and arrests gospel-adherents. A dangerous gospel indeed! So dangerous, that after meeting the resurrected Christ, Saul becomes a gospel-adherent and a gospel-proclaimer. He too will experience the dangerous nature of the Gospel, "He is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel. For I will show him how many things he must suffer for My... Read More

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Nov 9

Faith Attracts Opposition

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013, November 9 Stephen is described twice as a man "full of faith" (Acts 6:5, 8). His is not a quiet faith, but a robust and public faith, "among the people" (6:8). He speaks with such Spirit-infused wisdom that it angers the religious establishment, and they secretly induce men to slander Stephen, try him before the religious counsel, and stone him. This scene reveals several truths about religious people versus men... Read More

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Nov 8

God's Methodology

The ONE YEAR® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), November 8 "Yet now, brethren, I know that you did it in ignorance, as did also your rulers. But those things which God foretold by the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled" (Acts 3:17-18). From the beginning, God uses the evil that men do to accomplish the good that He loves. God doesn't ordain or condone the evil that men do. Nor can the evil that men do prevent God... Read More

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Nov 7

New Covenant, New Community, New Commission

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), November 7 Since the Fall, all of humanity exhibits a heart problem--a sinful default that disbelieves God's goodness and the veracity of His word. God promises, and activity from the Creation Era onward speaks of a day when He will deal with the problem in finality. New Covenant Prophesied Moses, Jeremiah and Ezekiel speak of the advent of the new covenant, when the LORD will remove man's stony heart and... Read More

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Nov 6

His Story and Burning Hearts

The One Year Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), November 6 Three days after Jesus' death, two of his disciples walk along the road from Jerusalem to the village of Emmaus and discuss the events of that week. They speak of His death, their hope of redemption, and the claims made by some women that the tomb is empty and that Jesus is alive. They don't believe them. They are hoping for redemption from Rome, but Jesus' death has disappointed them. Jesus interrupts their... Read More

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Nov 5

The Fatherhood of God

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), November 5 Many people cringe at the thought of the word, "Father." It reminds them of absence or distance instead of presence and intimate involvement. When Jesus presents Himself to Mary after the resurrection and prior to His ascension, He says, "Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, 'I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and... Read More

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Nov 4

An Earthly Picture of Heaven's Reality

The One Year Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), November 4 ". . . And the veil of the temple was torn in two" (Lk. 23:45). That which symbolizes man's separation from God has been torn in two by Christ's death. Expulsion from the garden of Eden pictured separation. Because of man's disobedience to God's instruction regarding the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, God would no longer walk with man in the cool of the day. The announcement of the coming... Read More

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Nov 3

Inspection Day

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), November 3 Israel's Passover lamb must be without defect; therefore Moses instructs the Israelites to choose a lamb and inspect it for four days prior to the Passover, "On the tenth of this month every man shall take for himself a lamb . . . . Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year . . . . Now you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of... Read More

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Nov 2

Embracing the Script

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), November 2 As Jim Caviezel read the script for Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ and prepared to play the role of Jesus Christ, he knew that he wouldn't die. He was only going to be in a movie. Jesus knew as He read His Script, however, that He would certainly die--this wasn't playacting: "I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you did not seize Me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled" (Mk.... Read More

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Nov 1

Jesus and Proud People

The One Year Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), November 1 Confrontation exposes heart attitudes. What's inside flows out! Judas and the Pharisees' response to Christ's confrontation reveals the depth of their pride and mirrors proud religious people today. Proud people reject Christ in an attempt to cover up personal guilt and exposure - "And Judas, who betrayed Him, also knew the place; for Jesus often met there with His disciples. Then Judas, having... Read More

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Oct 31

Transformation Required

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), October 31 No one except those who have been born of the Spirit and given eternal life may know God, "And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent" (Jn. 17:3). Talk about exclusive! Unregenerate man has no commonality, no connection, and certainly no communication with God. To unregenerate man, God is unknowable (even though some mistakenly believe that... Read More

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Oct 30

Anxiety Slayer

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), October 30 "Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me" (John 14:1). Like a piece of driftwood carried to and fro by the waves of the sea, so the heart is easily moved from hard to soft, humble to proud, happy to sad, peaceful to anxious, and vice versa. Jesus addresses the possibility of a troubled heart--"Let not your hearts be troubled"--and the possibility of a resting... Read More

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Oct 29

Interpreting Life

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), October 29 "Now on the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying to Him, 'Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?" And He said, 'Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, "The Teacher says, 'My time is at hand'" (Mt. 26:17-18). Jesus knows that His death is imminent; He understands that the Passover was a picture of a future event... Read More

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Oct 28

The Danger of Normalcy and the Passage of Time

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), October 28 Some theologians estimate that 3 to 5 billion people lived on the face of the earth when the global flood occurred and "all flesh died that moved on the earth . . . all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, all that was on dried land, died" (Gen. 7:21-22). All except for Noah, his wife, his three sons and each of their wives. Everyone--possibly billions of people--perished. Jesus refers to... Read More

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Oct 27

Living for Eternity

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), October 27 Jesus informs His disciples that the center of Jewish life--the Temple--will be destroyed: "Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone shall be left upon another, that shall not be thrown down" (Mk. 13:2). They respond by asking, "When will these things be? And what will be the sign when all these things will be fulfilled?" (13:4). Jesus refers to a future time, an unknown day or hour, when... Read More

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Oct 26

The Willing Heart of God, the Unwilling Heart of Man

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), October 26 "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!" (Mt. 23:37). Many, after reading the Old Testament, conclude that God is distant, aloof, and more than a little scary. He is not. The problem lies not with God--He is... Read More

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Oct 25

Hiding Unbelief

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), October 25 Throughout Jesus' engagement with Pharisees, they continually pepper Him with questions. On this particular occasion they ask Jesus, "By what authority are You doing these things?" (Mk. 11:28; Mt. 21:23; Lk. 20:2) Jesus responds by asking a question of His own: "The baptism of John-where was it from? From heaven or from men?" (Mt. 21:25). Jesus' question places them in a... Read More

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Oct 24

Search and Rescue Mission

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), October 24 "And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world" (Jn. 12:47). The Pharisees repeatedly played "gotcha" with sinners as they judged and condemned them. They loved nothing better than to criticize, fault-find and judge others. And they were good at it. Perhaps, like drug addicts, they experienced withdrawal when they... Read More

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Oct 23

Missing Jesus

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), October 23 "If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes" (Lk. 19:42). What do a few shepherds, three wise men, two old people (Anna and Simeon) a number of fishermen, tax collectors, prostitutes, and demon-possessed people have in common? They recognize Jesus Christ as the Son of God, while the custodians of the promises of... Read More

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Oct 22

A Desperation-Driven Man

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), October 22 "Now they came to Jericho. As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging. And when her heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, 'Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!'" (Mk. 10:46-47). Blind Bartimaeus has heard plenty of stories about the man from Galilee who healed people and can only dream... Read More

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Oct 21

The Marriage Controversy

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), October 21 Jesus is absolutely unafraid to address the issues of His day. And the Pharisees make sure that no issue remains unaddressed. They confront Him with a question about marriage and divorce, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" (Mk. 10:2; Mt. 19:3; Lk. 16:18). As always, Jesus begins at the root of the issue: "Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. But from the beginning of... Read More

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Oct 20

Remember Lot's Wife

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), October 20 Instead of playing the game Trivial Pursuit, many live trivial pursuit. Lot's wife did, and she missed the Big Event--though she was a memorable part of it. Jesus uses the stories of Noah and of Lot and his wife to teach the urgency of being prepared for death and judgment: "As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: they ate, they drank, they married wives,... Read More

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Oct 19

The Vehicle of Story

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), October 19 Jesus uses stories to unpack truth. Simple stories. Stories with which anyone may identify. In response to the Pharisees' attitude of superiority toward tax collectors and "sinners," Jesus tell three stories: a shepherd who has one wayward sheep among a flock of a hundred; a women with ten coins, one of which is lost; a story about a father and his two sons. The first story commends the... Read More

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Oct 18

The Good Shepherd

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), October 18 When the LORD tells Moses that it is time for him to climb Mount Abarim and die on account of his sin, Moses pleads with God-but not for himself. He asks the LORD to raise up a leader for Israel, that they "may not be like sheep which have no shepherd" (Num. 27:17). As Jesus assesses Israel during in His ministry, He sees the damage that both religion and lack of religion have done to God's people; they are... Read More

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Oct 17

Bad Things Happen to Bad People

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), October 17 A common belief, both in the ancient world and in contemporary society, is that bad things happen to bad people. If someone is a "good person," generally things will work out well both in this life and in the next. The Jews of Jesus" day accept this axiom as part of life; those who have lost houses or jobs, or especially those who have died prematurely, must have brought disaster on themselves. This... Read More

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Oct 16

Don't Worry, Be Peaceful

The One Year Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), October 16 "Do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on. Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing" (Lk. 12:22-23). Advertising exists to entice people to "live to eat" and to "dress up to play" to accumulate more and better. The message is as ancient as the serpent's in the Garden of Eden. There Satan deceived Eve into... Read More

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Oct 15

Kingdom Dwellers

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), October 15 When Adam and Eve sin, they forfeit the dominion given to them, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth" (Genesis 1:28). The serpent seizes their dominion and has dominated man with his deception ever since. Adam and Eve think that eating the forbidden fruit will free them... Read More

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Oct 14

Legalists Play "Gotcha!"

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), October 14 "Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery" (Jn. 8:3). Legalists play "gotcha" at the expense of others. Imagine being the woman caught in adultery by Pharisees at the break of dawn. They "set her in the midst" of the early morning crowd and seem thrilled with their early morning catch (8:3). No doubt she is ashamed, humiliated, and only half-dressed.... Read More

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Oct 13

God Fishing

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), October 13 Jesus teaches His disciples to honor governing officials by paying their taxes, "Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a piece of money; take that and give it to them for Me and you" (Mt. 17:27). Peter was probably a fairly successful fisherman before Jesus called him to leave his nets, follow... Read More

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Oct 12

Connecting the Old Testament to the New Testament

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), October 12 Jesus" authoritative teaching and miracles cause such a stir among the people that they question his identity. Some think He might be John the Baptist, while others think He might be Elijah, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets (Mt. 16:14). Peter declares, "You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God," when Jesus questions him regarding His identity (Mt. 16:16). In response to Peter's questions, Jesus... Read More

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Oct 11

Feeling Rebuffed By Jesus?

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), October 11 “As Jesus and His disciples seek some rest in the region of Tyre and Sidon, a woman from the region confronts them with a request that her daughter be healed: “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed” (Mt.15:22). Usually compassionate toward such requests, Jesus responds with a seeming callousness that is almost surprising. Matthew (the evangelist writing to... Read More

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Oct 10

Born That Way

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), October 10 Babies are naturally self-centered. They cry when they are hungry, wet, and bored. Their entire world revolves around them. And it doesn't get any better as they continue to grow-they simply become better at hiding it! A determined person may present him- or herself in a caring and compassionate image, but forget to show him gratitude and consideration, or cut in front of her at a red light, and the selfish person... Read More

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Oct 9

Nursing a Grudge

The One Year® Chronological Bible, NKJV (Tyndale, 2013), October 9 John the Baptist confronts Herod for taking his brother's wife as his own--"It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife" (Mk. 6:18). His wife Herodias takes offense and begins to seek his death (6:19). Herodias plots her revenge. She watches and waits for an opportune moment to have John the Baptist killed. This scene challenges the reader to stop and ask, "What is a grudge?",... Read More

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