One
Year Bible Readings
October 5 - October 11
5 Jeremiah
4:19-6:15: “Sorrow for the Doomed Nation,” “The Justice
of God’s Judgment,” and
“Impending Destruction from the North.”
“‘Because from the least of them even to the greatest of
them, everyone is given to covetousness;
and from the prophet even to the priest, everyone deals falsely.
They
have also healed the hurt of
My people slightly, saying, “Peace, peace!” when there is no peace. Were they
ashamed when they had committed abomination? No! They were not at all ashamed;
nor did they know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall;
at the time I punish them,
they
shall be cast down,’ says the Lord.” (Jeremiah 6:13-15 NKJV)
Colossians
1:18-2:7: “Preeminence of Christ,” “Reconciled in Christ,” “Sacrificial Service
for Christ,” and “Not Philosophy but Christ.”
“As you therefore have received Christ
Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him,
rooted
and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught,
abounding in it with thanksgiving.” (Colossians 2:6-7 NKJV)
Psalm 77:1-20: “The Consoling Memory of God’s Redemptive
Works.” A Psalm of Asaph.
“You are the God who does wonders; You have
declared Your strength
among
the peoples. You have with Your arm redeemed Your people,
the
sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah” (Psalm 77:14-15 NKJV)
Proverbs 24:23-25: “Further Sayings of the Wise.”
“But those who rebuke the wicked will have
delight,
and a
good blessing will come upon them.” (Proverbs 24:25 NKJV)
6 Jeremiah 6:16-8:7: “Impending Destruction from the North,” “Trusting in Lying Words,”
“Judgment
on Obscene Religion,” and “The Peril of False Teaching.”
“But this is what I commanded them, saying, ‘Obey My
voice, and I will be your God, and you
shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.’” (Jeremiah
7:23 NKJV)
Colossians
2:8-23: “Not Philosophy but Christ,” and “Not Legalism but Christ.”
Psalm 78:1-31: “God’s Kindness to Rebellious Israel.”
A Contemplation of Asaph.
Proverbs 24:26: “Further Sayings of the Wise.”
7 Jeremiah
8:8-9:26: “The Peril of False Teaching,” “The Prophet Mourns for the People,” and “The People Mourn in
Judgment.”
“Thus says the Lord: ‘Let not the wise man
glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man
glory in his might, nor let the rich man glory in his riches; but let him who glories glory in this, that he
understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord, exercising
lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth.
For in
these I delight,’ says the Lord.” (Jeremiah 9:23-24 NKJV)
Colossians 3:1-17: “Not Carnality
but Christ,” and “Character of the New Man.”
“Set your mind on things above, not on
things on the earth.”
(Colossians 3:2 NKJV)
Psalm
78:32-55: “God’s Kindness to Rebellious Israel.”
A Contemplation of Asaph.
“But He, being full of compassion, forgave
their iniquity, and did not destroy them. Yes, many a time He turned His anger away,
and did not stir up all His wrath;
for
He remembered that they were but flesh, a breath that passes away
and
does not come again.” (Psalm 78:38-39 NKJV)
Proverbs 24:27: “Further Sayings of the Wise.”
8 Jeremiah
10:1-11:23: “Idols and the True God,” “The Coming
Captivity of Judah,”
“The Broken
Covenant,” and “Jeremiah’s Life Threatened.”
“But the Lord is the true God; He is the
living God and the everlasting King.
At
His wrath the earth will tremble, and the nations will not be able to endure
His indignation.” (Jeremiah 10:10 NKJV)
One
Year Bible Readings –
Sunday, October, 5th- Saturday, October 11th, 2014
October 8th continued...
Colossians 3:18-4:18: “The
Christian Home,” “Christian Graces,” “Final
Greetings,” and
“Closing
Exhortations and Blessing.”
“And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to
the Lord and not to men,
knowing
that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance;
for
you serve the Lord Christ.” (Colossians 3:23-24 NKJV)
Psalm 78:56-72: “God’s Kindness to Rebellious Israel.”
A Contemplation of Asaph.
Proverbs 24:28-29: “Further Sayings of the Wise.”
9 Jeremiah 12:1-14:10: “Jeremiah’s
Question,” “The Lord Answers Jeremiah,” “Symbol of the Linen Sash,”
“Symbol of the Wine
Bottles,” “Pride Precedes Captivity,” and
“Sword, Famine and
Pestilence.”
“And it shall be, if they will learn
carefully the ways of My people, to swear by
My
name, ‘As the Lord lives,’…then they shall be established in the midst of
My
people. But if they do not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that
nation,’
says
the Lord.” (Jeremiah 12:16-17 NKJV)
1 Thessalonians 1:1-2:8: “Greeting,”
“Their Good Example,” and “Paul’s Conduct.”
“We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers.”
“We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers.”
(1
Thessalonians 1:2 NKJV)
Psalm 79:1-13: “A Dirge and a Prayer for Israel, Destroyed by Enemies.” A
Psalm of Asaph.
“Help us, O God of our salvation, for the
glory of Your name; and deliver us,
and
provide atonement for our sins, for Your name’s sake!” (Psalm 79:9 NKJV)
Proverbs 24:30-34: “Further Sayings of the Wise.”
10 Jeremiah 14:11-16:15: “Sword,
Famine and Pestilence,” “The People Plead
for Mercy,”
“The Lord Will Not
Relent,” “Jeremiah’s Dejection,” “The Lord Reassures Jeremiah,” “Jeremiah’s
Lifestyle and Message,” and “God Will Restore Israel.”
“Therefore thus says the Lord: ‘If you return, then I
will bring you back…
for I am with you to save you and deliver you,’
says the Lord. ‘I will deliver you
from the hand of the wicked, and I will
redeem you from the grip of the terrible.’”
(Jeremiah 15:19-21 NKJV)
1 Thessalonians 2:9-3:13: “Paul’s
Conduct,” “Their Conversion,” “Longing to See Them,”
“Concern
for Their Faith,” “Encouraged by Timothy,” and “Prayer for the Church.”
Psalm 80:1-19: “Prayer for Israel’s Restoration.” A Testimony of Asaph. A Psalm.
“Restore us, O God; cause Your face to
shine, and we shall be saved!” (Psalm
80:3N Proverbs
25:1-5: “Further Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
11
Jeremiah 16:16-18:23: “God Will Restore Israel,” “Judah’s
Sin and Punishment,”
“Jeremiah Prays for
Deliverance,” “Hallow the Sabbath Day,”
“The Potter and the
Clay,” “God’s Warning Rejected,” and “Jeremiah Persecuted.”
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
and whose hope is the Lord.
For he shall be like
a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots
by the river, and
will not fear when heat comes; but its leaf will be green,
and
will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit’”
(Jeremiah 17:7-8 NKJV)
1 Thessalonians 4:1-5:3: “Plea
for Purity,” “A Brotherly and Orderly Life,” “The Comfort of Christ’s
Coming,” and “The Day of the Lord.”
“For the Lord Himself will descend from
heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of
God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
Then
we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds
to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.
Therefore comfort one another with these words.” (1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 NKJV)
Psalm 81:1-16: “An Appeal for Israel’s
Repentance.” A Psalm of Asaph.
“Oh, that My people would listen to Me,
that Israel
would walk in My ways!
I
would soon subdue their
enemies, and turn My hand against their adversaries.”
(Psalm
81:13-14 NKJV)
Proverbs 25:6-8: “Further Wise Sayings of Solomon.”