These Scriptures include the word “joy” as something experienced by believers even as they endured persecution and suffering for the sake of Jesus. Acts 13:49-52 The word of the Lord spread through the whole region. 50 But the Jewish leaders incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the Read more
The fruit of a plant has healthy nutrients for our bodies. According to the Scripture lessons for today, so does the fruit of the Holy Spirit for our lives in Christ. Jeremiah 17:5-8 This is what the Lord says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose […]Read more
Although the serpent debuted as the devil in Genesis, today’s scripture lessons reference snakes as something deadly but also as a fitting visual of how evil is overcome by ministers of God’s Word. Exodus 7:8-13 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 9 “When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Perform a miracle,’ then say to […]Read more
This reading is an account of how Jesus was placed in the midst of the condemned to be the light of life. Luke 23: 32-33, 39-43 Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed. 33 When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along […]Read more