One
Year Bible Readings
January 5 - January 11
5 Genesis 11:1-13:4: “The Tower
of Babel,” “Shem’s Descendants,” “Terah’s
Descendants,”
“Promises
to Abram,” “Abram in Egypt,”
and “Abram Inherits Canaan.”
“I will make you a great nation; I will
bless you and make your name great;
and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you,
and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the
families of the earth
shall be blessed.” (Genesis 12:2-3 NKJV)
Matthew
5:1-26: “The Beatitudes,” “Believers Are Salt and
Light,” “Christ Fulfills the Law,” and
“Murder
Begins in the Heart.”
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they
shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall
be called sons of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for
righteousness’ sake,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew
5:8-10 NKJV)
Psalm
5:1-12: “A Prayer for Guidance.” A Psalm of David.
“Lead me, O Lord, in Your righteousness
because of my enemies;
make
Your way straight before my face.” (Psalm
5:8 NKJV)
Proverbs
1:24-28: “The Call of Wisdom.”
6 Genesis 13:5-15:21: “Abram Inherits Canaan,”
“Lot’s Captivity and Rescue,” “Abram and
Melchizedek,” and “God’s Covenant with
Abram.”
“For all the land which you see I give to
you and your descendants forever.” (Genesis
13:15 NKJV)
Matthew 5:27-48: “Adultery in the Heart,” “Marriage Is Sacred
and Binding,” “Jesus Forbids Oaths,” “Go
the Second Mile,” and “Love Your Enemies.”
Psalm 6:1-10: “A Prayer of Faith in Time of Distress.” A
Psalm of David.
“The Lord has heard my supplication; the
Lord will receive my prayer.
Let
all my enemies be ashamed and greatly troubled;
let them turn back and be ashamed
suddenly.” (Psalm 6:9-10 NKJV)
Proverbs 1:29-33: “The Call of Wisdom.”
7 Genesis 16:1-18:15: “Hagar and Ishmael,” “The Sign of the Covenant,” and “The Son of
Promise.”
“Is anything too hard for the Lord?”
(Genesis 18:14a NKJV)
Matthew
6:1-24: “Do Good to Please God,” “The Model Prayer,”
“Fasting to Be Seen Only by God,”
“Lay
Up Treasures in Heaven,” “The Lamp of the Body,” and
“You
Cannot Serve God and Riches.”
“For where your treasure is, there your
heart will be also.” (Matthew 6:21 NKJV)
Psalm
7:1-17: “Prayer and Praise for Deliverance from
Enemies.” A Meditation of David.
“My defense is of God, who saves the upright
in heart.” (Psalm 7:10 NKJV)
Proverbs
2:1-5: “The Value of Wisdom.”
8 Genesis 18:16-19:38: “Abraham Intercedes for Sodom,”
“Sodom’s
Depravity,”
“Sodom
and Gomorrah Destroyed and “The Descendants of Lot.”
Matthew 6:25-7:14: “Do Not Worry,” “Do Not Judge,” “Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking,” and
“The
Narrow Way.”
“But seek first the kingdom of God
and His righteousness,
and
all these things shall be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33 NKJV)
Psalm
8:1-9: “The Glory of the Lord in Creation.” A Psalm
of David.
“What is man that You are mindful of him,
and the son of man that You visit him?” (Psalm 8:4 NKJV)
One
Year Bible Readings – Sunday, January 5th-
Saturday, January 11th, 2014
January 8th continued…
Proverbs
2:6-15: “The Value of Wisdom.”
“For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth
come knowledge and understanding. When wisdom enters your heart, and knowledge
is pleasant to your soul, discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep
you, to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perverse
things.” (Proverbs
2:6, 10-12 NKJV)
9 Genesis 20:1-22:24: “Abraham and Abimelech,” “Isaac is Born,” “Hagar and Ishmael Depart,” “A Covenant with Abimelech,” “Abraham’s
Faith Confirmed,” and
“The
Family of Nahor.”
“‘By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord,
because you have done this thing,
and
have not withheld your son, your only son--blessing I will bless you,
and
multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven
and
as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the
gate of their enemies. In Your seed all the nations of the earth shall be
blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.’” (Genesis 22:16-18 NKJV)
Matthew
7:15-29: “You Will Know Them by Their Fruits,” “I
Never Knew You,” and
“Build
on the Rock.”
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’
shall enter the kingdom of heaven,
but
he who does the will of My Father in heaven.” (Matthew 7:21 NKJV)
Psalm
9:1-12: “Prayer and Thanksgiving for the Lord’s
Righteous Judgments.” A Psalm of David.
“The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of trouble.
And
those who know Your name will put their trust in You;
for
You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.” (Psalm 9:9 -10 NKJV)
Proverbs 2:16-22: “The Value of Wisdom.”
“But
the wicked will be cut off from the earth, and the unfaithful
will
be uprooted from it.” (Proverbs 2:22 NKJV)
10 Genesis 23:1-24:51: “Sarah’s Death and Burial,” and “A Bride for Isaac.”
Matthew 8:1-17: “Jesus
Cleanses a Leper,” “Jesus Heals a Centurion’s Servant,”
“Peter’s
Mother-in-Law Healed,” and “Many Healed in the Evening.”
“The centurion answered and said, ‘Lord, I
am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my
servant will be healed.’
...And
his servant was healed that same hour.” (Matthew 8:8-13 NKJV)
Psalm 9:13-20: “Prayer and Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Righteous Judgments.” A Psalm
of David.
“The wicked shall be turned into hell, and
all the nations that forget God.”
(Psalm
9:17 NKJV)
Proverbs 3:1-6: “Guidance for the Young.”
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and
lean not on your own understanding;
in
all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”
(Proverbs
3:5-6 NKJV)
11 Genesis
24:52-26:16: “A Bride for Isaac,” “Abraham and Keturah,”
“Abraham’s Death and Burial,” “The Families of Ishmael and Isaac,” “Esau
Sells His Birthright,” and
“Isaac
and Abimelech.”
“And I will make your descendants multiply
as the stars of heaven; I will give to your descendants all these lands; and in
your seed all the nations of the earth shall
be blessed; because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge,
My
commandments, My statutes, and My laws.” (Genesis 26:4-5 NKJV)
Matthew 8:18-34: “The Cost of Discipleship,” “Wind and Wave
Obey Jesus,” and “Two Demon-Possessed Men Healed.”
“But He said to them, ‘Why are you fearful,
O you of little faith?’ Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and
there was a great calm.” (Matthew
8:26 NKJV)
Psalm 10:1-15: “A Song of Confidence in God’s Triumph over
Evil.” An Orphanic Psalm.
Proverbs 3:7-8: “Guidance for the Young.”
