Click for PDF version Monday Read 1 Peter 1:22-2:3 Jesus said, “A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:34-35) One of the sad realities is...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read 1 Peter 1:10-21 The book of 1 Peter was a letter written by a disciple named Peter to believers in the churches in Northwest Asia who were experiencing persecution for their faith. (Peter Davids) Perhaps to encourage them in the midst of such darkness, he calls all...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read 1 Peter 1:1-9 Persecution and Hope When Peter calls his readers foreigners, exiles, or aliens, he is referring to their situation as Christians living in this world but whose true home is with God in His Kingdom. Because of persecution, many believers had been scattered throughout the...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read John 15:7 The devotionals this week were each penned by different Glenkirk students in recognition of our annual “Youth Sunday” emphasis. We hope that you will appreciate the students’ insights and reflections! Can you remember your first day of class? That was probably a long time ago....
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Proverbs 11:24-25 Love gives “For God so loved the world, He gave …” (John 3:16). How does giving fit into God’s scheme of things? (1) God’s love is agápē love—a non-transactional love—expecting nothing in return. (2) At the same time, God’s love is powerful and transformational. It...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Proverbs 6:1-5 The Danger of Debt Today’s text from Proverbs is presented as counsel from a father to a son about the risks associated with hasty and/or foolish decisions. The Sage outlines an action that in most cases leads to a poor outcome: “If you have put...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Proverbs 13:11 We can be easily tempted by a “quick fix,” an easy solution to our problems. This is often how new products are marketed. “Just buy our product and whatever problem you are facing will be instantly solved.” After all, why should you put in the...
Monday Read Genesis 2:15, 3:17-19; Proverbs 6:6-8, 31:17 Our theme this week is “God calls us to work to earn our way in life.” God’s plan from the beginning of Creation was that humans were to work. “The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it...
Click for PDF version Monday Read Proverbs 1 This week commences a 5-week series in Proverbs, stressing the believer’s attitude and practices regarding money. This week highlights “receiving”—acting as good stewards, recognizing that our capacity for earning is God-given, an expression of His grace. Let’s start with some background on the book of Proverbs,...
Click for PDF version Holy Monday Read Mark 11:15-19; Luke 19:45-48 In the Christian calendar, the week between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday is known as Holy Week. It is common during Holy Week for believers to reflect upon Jesus’ last week before His crucifixion, to walk with Him to the cross, so to...
