2020

Up Close and Personal Read James 3:13–5:20 1. What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you? 2. You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are…

Playing Favorites Read James 2:1–3:12 1. My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others? 2. For example, suppose someone comes into your meeting…

Welcome, Troubles . . . ? Read James 1:1-27 2. When troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. 3. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 4. So let it grow, for when…

Your Attention, Please Read Hebrews 10:19–13:25 1. Let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. 2. We do this by keeping…

No More Crutches Read Hebrews 8:1–10:18 11. Christ has now become the High Priest over all the good things that have come. He has entered that greater, more perfect Tabernacle in heaven, which was not made by human hands and is not…

Rest Assured Read Hebrews 4:14–7:28 16. When people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding. 17. God also bound himself with an oath, so that those…

Patients of the Good Doctor Read Hebrews 3:1–4:13 9. There is a special rest still waiting for the people of God. 10. For all who have entered into God’s rest have rested from their labors, just as God did after creating the world.…

The Ultimate Power Read Hebrews 1:1–2:18 1. Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets. 2. And now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. God promised everything to the Son…

All Things Being Equal Read Philemon 1:1-25 10. Show kindness to my child, Onesimus. . . . 11. hasn’t been of much use to you in the past, but now he is very useful to both of us. 12. I am sending him back to you, and with him comes…

Taking off the Gloves Read Titus 3:1-15 1. Remind the believers to submit to the government and its officers. They should be obedient, always ready to do what is good. 2. They must not slander anyone and must avoid quarreling.…