Monday, June 18, 2012

CHPP One Year Bible Readings June 17 - June 23


One Year Bible Readings
June 17 - June 23
     
17  1 Kings 18:1-46:                   “Elijah’s Message to Ahab,” “Elijah’s Mount Carmel Victory,” and
                                                 “The Drought Ends.”
                                                 “And Elijah came to all the people, and said, ‘How long will you falter between two       opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.’”
                                                 (1 Kings 18: 21 NKJV)

      Acts 11:1-30:                       “Peter Defends God’s Grace,” “Barnabas and Saul at Antioch,” and
                                                 “Relief to Judea.”
                                                
      Psalm 135:1-21:                   “Praise to God in Creation and Redemption.” An Orphanic Psalm.                         “Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, who dwells in Jerusalem! Praise the Lord!”                 (Psalm 135: 21 NKJV)
                                                           
Proverbs 17:12-13:               Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
                                           “Whoever rewards evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.”
(Proverbs 17:13 NKJV)
                                                                                                                       
18  1 Kings 19:1-21:                   “Elijah Escapes from Jezebel,” “God’s Revelation to Elijah,” and
                                                 “Elisha Follows Elijah.”
                                                 Yet I have reserved seven thousand in Israel, all whose knees have not bowed to
                                                 Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.” (1 Kings 19: 18 NKJV)
                                                                                               
      Acts 12:1-23:                       “Herod’s Violence to the Church,”  “Peter Freed from Prison,” and
                                                 “Herod’s Violent Death.”
                                                 “And the people kept shouting, ‘The voice of a god and not of a man!’
Then immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to            God.  And he was eaten by worms and died. But the word of God grew and     multiplied.” (Acts 12: 22-24 NKJV)                 

      Psalm 136:1-26:                   “Thanksgiving to God for His Enduring Mercy.” An Orphanic Psalm.
                                                 “Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!  For His mercy endures forever.”
                                                 (Psalm 136: 1 NKJV)                
      Proverbs 17:14-15:               “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”      
                                                                                                                       
19  1 Kings 20:1-21:29:               “Ahab Defeats the Syrians,” “The Syrians Again Defeated,”
                                                 “Ahab’s Treaty with Ben-Hadad,” “Ahab Condemned,”
                                                 “Naboth is Murdered for His Vineyard,” and “The Lord Condemns Ahab.”
                                                 “But there was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do wickedness in the sight of             the Lord, because Jezebel his wife stirred him up.”  (1 Kings 21: 25 NKJV) 
                                                                       
      Acts 12:24-13:15:                 “Herod’s Violent Death,” “Barnabas and Saul Appointed,”
                                                 “Preaching in Cyprus,” and “At Antioch in Pisidia.”
                                                 “But the word of God grew and multiplied.” (Acts 12: 24 NKJV)
                                                
      Psalm 137:1-9:                     “Longing for Zion in a Foreign Land.” An Orphanic Psalm.
“By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept when we remembered Zion. How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?” (Psalm 137:1 &  4 NKJV)
      Proverbs 17:16:                   “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”

20  1 Kings 22:1-53:                   “Micaiah Warns Ahab,” “Ahab Dies in Battle,”
                                                 “Jehoshaphat Reigns in Judah,” and “Ahaziah Reigns in Israel.”
                                                 “And Jehoshaphat said, ‘Is there not still a prophet of the Lord here, that we may
                                                 inquire of Him?’ So the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, ‘There is still one man,       Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the Lord; but I hate him,                                     because he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil.’ And Jehoshaphat                                    said, ‘Let not the king say such things!’” (1 Kings 22: 7-8 NKJV)
One Year Bible Readings – Sunday, June, 17th - Saturday, June 23rd, 2012
June 20th continued…                                                             
      Acts 13:16-41:                      “At Antioch in Pisidia.”
                                                 “And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.” (Acts 13: 52 NKJV)

      Psalm 138:1-8:                     “The Lord’s Goodness to the Faithful.” A Psalm of David.
                                                 “Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out
                                                 Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand will save me.”
                                                 (Psalm 138: 7 NKJV)

      Proverbs 17:17-18:               “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
                                                 “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." (Proverbs 17:17 NKJV)

21  2 Kings 1:1-2:25:                  “God Judges Ahaziah,” “Elijah Ascends to Heaven,” and
                                                 “Elisha Performs Miracles.”
                                                 “And so it was, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, ‘Ask!
                                                 What may I do for you, before I am taken away from you?’  Elisha said,
                                                 ‘Please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.’” (2 Kings 2: 9 NKJV)
                                                                             
      Acts 13:42-14:7:                  “Blessing and Conflict at Antioch,” and “At Iconium.”
                                                “For so the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have set you as a light to the Gentiles,
                                                that you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.’” (Acts 13: 47 NKJV)

      Psalm 139:1-24:                   “God’s Perfect Knowledge of Man.” A Psalm of David.
                                                 “Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?
                                                 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
                                                 even there Your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me.”
                                                 (Psalm 139: 7, 9 & 10 NKJV)
      Proverbs 17:19-21:               “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
                                                
22  2 Kings 3:1-4:17:                  “Moab Rebels Against Israel,” “Elisha and the Widow’s Oil,” and
                                                            “Elisha Raises the Shunammite’s Son.”
                                                               
      Acts 14:8-28:                       “Idolatry at Lystra,” “Stoning, Escape to Derbe,” and “Strengthening the Converts.”
                                               
      Psalm 140:1-13:                   “Prayer for Deliverance from Evil Men.” A Psalm of David. 
“Let not a slanderer be established in the earth; let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him. Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name;
the upright shall dwell in Your presence.”  (Psalm 140: 11 and 13 NKJV)

      Proverbs 17:22:                   “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
                                                 “A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.”
                                                 (Proverbs 17: 22 NKJV)           
                                                                                                            
23  2 Kings 4:18-5:27:                “Elisha Raises the Shunammite’s Son,” “Elisha Purifies the Pot of Stew,”
                                                            “Elisha Feeds One Hundred Men,” “Naaman’s Leprosy Healed,” and
                                                            “Gehazi’s Greed.”
                                                                       
      Acts 15:1-35:                       “Conflict over Circumcision,” “The Jerusalem Council,” “The Jerusalem Decree,” and “Continuing Ministry in Syria.”
                                                            “But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved in the same manner as they.” (Acts 15: 11 NKJV)

      Psalm 141:1-10:                   “Prayer for Safekeeping from Wickedness.” A Psalm of David.
“But my eyes are upon You, O God the Lord; In You I take refuge; do not leave my soul destitute.” (Psalm 141: 8 NKJV)

      Proverbs 17:23:                   “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
                                                 “A wicked man accepts a bribe behind the back to pervert the ways of justice.”
                                                 (Proverbs 17: 23 NKJV)