Click for a PDF version Monday Read Hebrews 11:1-6; Psalm 46 “Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. … By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God … Without faith it is impossible to please [God] for whoever would draw...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read 1 John 4:7-21; 2 John 1:3-6 A popular ’90s song asks, “What Is Love?” That same tune follows with dark, pleading lyrics: “Don’t hurt me, no more.” (Haddaway) The Bible answers this post-Christian, rhetorical appeal and its need comprehensively: “God is love” (1 John 4:8). Pleasure-seeking...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read 2 Corinthians 3:18; Hebrews 2:10-11 Become “Glenkirk Church is a worshipping community, inviting everyone to join in the journey of becoming fully devoted followers of Christ, loving God and His world.” These words of Glenkirk’s mission statement overlap, but notice how closely “becoming” is related to...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Matthew 28:16-20; 2 Corinthians 5:14,15 “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely, I am with you...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Deuteronomy 5:6-7; 2 Kings 17:36 “Glenkirk Church is a worshiping community …” (Glenkirk Mission Statement)—we are a worshiping body. However, worship (revering, adoring, honoring) is only as worthy as its Object. Deuteronomy 5:6-7, the First Commandment, leaves this unmistakable: we are to worship only the true and...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Psalms 119:125; Proverbs 2:3-5 Why do we need discernment? As Christians, we believe that our ultimate source of wisdom and truth comes from God. When we are looking for answers or leading, we need to go to that Source and ask Him for understanding. King David had...
Monday Read Revelation 3:1-6, 14-22; 19:7-8 How is the true Church—Christ’s faithful followers, His promised Bride and eternal reward—doing? How is anyone doing in this extended season of COVID, domestic and global strife? Although God continues at work and the Spirit continually calls many to saving relationship with Jesus, church health “numbers” are mixed....
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Romans 8:31-39 Far too often, people read the Bible with all the enthusiasm they’d have if they were reading last week’s news. They feel it sounds outdated, out of touch with real life. Yes, Scriptures were written many years ago in a very patriarchal farming society. However,...
Click for PDF version Monday Read Philippians 2:12-13 “It is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill His good purpose.” (Philippians 2:13) We need to start our days with trust. Trusting that God has a purpose and plan for our lives. Trusting that God has our best...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Acts 1:1-11, Psalm 139 What are your goals in life, your hopes for the next 5-10 years? What are God’s hopes for you? Just as in the Garden, the adversary would have us focus on areas unrelated to God’s purposes, resulting in frustration and defeat. In Acts...
