One
Year Bible Readings
August 9 - August 15
9 Ezra
8:21-9:15: “Fasting and Prayer for Protection,” “Gifts
for the Temple,”
“The Return to Jerusalem,” and
“Intermarriage with Pagans.”
“Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava,
that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from Him the right way
for us and our little ones and all our possessions...So we fasted and entreated
our God for this,
and
He answered our prayer.” (Ezra
8:21-23 NKJV)
1 Corinthians 5:1-13: “Immorality
Defiles the Church,” and “Immorality Must Be Judged.”
Psalm 31:1-8: “The Lord a Fortress in Adversity.” A Psalm of David.
“Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You
have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.” (Psalm 31:5 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:1-2: “Wise Sayings
of Solomon.”
“The king’s heart is in the hand of the
Lord, like the rivers of water;
He turns it wherever
He wishes.” (Proverbs
21:1 NKJV)
10 Ezra
10:1-44: “Confession of Improper Marriages,” and “Pagan Wives Put Away.”
1
Corinthians 6:1-20: “Do Not Sue the Brethren,” and “Glorify God
in Body and Spirit.”
“For you were bought at a price; therefore
glorify God in your body
and
in your spirit, which are God’s.” (1 Corinthians 6:20 NKJV)
Psalm 31:9-18: “The Lord a Fortress in Adversity.” A Psalm
of David.
“But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord; I
say, ‘You are my God.’”
(Psalm 31:14 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:3: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“To do righteousness and justice is more
acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.”
(Proverbs 21:3 NKJV)
11 Nehemiah
1:1-3:14: “Nehemiah Prays for His People,” “Nehemiah Sent to Judah,”
“Nehemiah
Views the Wall of Jerusalem,”
and “Rebuilding the
Wall.”
“Then I said to them, ‘You see the distress that we are
in, how Jerusalem
lies waste, and its gates are
burned with fire. Come and let us build the wall of Jerusalem,
that we may no longer be a reproach.’” (Nehemiah 2:17 NKJV)
1
Corinthians 7:1-24: “Principles of Marriage,” “Keep Your
Marriage Vows,” and
“Live
as You Are Called.”
“But if the unbeliever departs, let him
depart; a brother or a sister is not under bondage
in such cases. But God has called us to peace.” (1 Corinthians 7:15 NKJV)
Psalm
31:19-24: “The Lord a Fortress in Adversity.” A Psalm
of David.
“Blessed be the Lord, for He has shown me
His marvelous kindness
in
a strong city!” (Psalm
31:21 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:4: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
12 Nehemiah 3:15-5:13: “Rebuilding
the Wall,” “The Wall Defended
Against Enemies,” and
“Nehemiah
Deals with Oppression.”
“And I
looked, and arose and said to the nobles, to the leaders, and to the rest of the people, ‘Do not be afraid of them.
Remember the Lord, great and awesome, and
fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and
your houses. Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally
to us there.
Our God will fight for us.’” (Nehemiah 4:14 and 20 NKJV)
1
Corinthians 7:25-40: “To the Unmarried and Widows.”
One
Year Bible Readings –
Sunday, August 9th - Saturday, August 15th, 2015
August 12th continued...
Psalm
32:1-11: “The Joy of Forgiveness.” A Psalm of David.
“I will instruct you and teach you in the
way you should go;
I
will guide you with My eye.” (Psalm
32:8 NKJV)
Proverbs
21:5-7: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“The violence of the wicked will destroy
them, because they refuse to do justice.”
(Proverbs 21:7 NKJV)
13 Nehemiah
5:14-7:73: “The Generosity of Nehemiah,” “Conspiracy
Against Nehemiah,”
“The Wall
Completed,” and “The Captives Who Returned to Jerusalem.”
“So I sent messengers to them, saying, ‘I
am doing a great work so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease
while I leave it and go down to you?’”
(Nehemiah 6:3 NKJV)
1 Corinthians 8:1-13: “Be Sensitive to
Conscience.”
Psalm
33:1-11: “The Sovereignty of the Lord in Creation and
History.” An Orphanic Psalm.
“The Lord brings the counsel of the nations
to nothing;
He makes the plans of the peoples of no
effect.” (Psalm
33:10 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:8-10: “Wise Sayings
of Solomon.”
14 Nehemiah 7:73-9:21: “The
Captives Who Returned to Jerusalem,” “Ezra Reads the Law,”
“The Feast of
Tabernacles,” and “The People Confess Their Sins.”
“And Nehemiah, who was the governor, Ezra
the priest and scribe, and the Levites who
taught the people said to all the people, ‘This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn nor weep.’ For all the
people wept, when they heard the
words
of the Law. Then he said to them, ‘Go your way...for this day is holy to our
Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.’” (Nehemiah 8:9-10 NKJV)
1 Corinthians 9:1-18: “A
Pattern of Self Denial.”
Psalm
33:12-22: “The Sovereignty of the Lord in Creation and
History.” An Orphanic Psalm.
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the
Lord,
the
people He has chosen as His own inheritance.” (Psalm 33:12 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:11-12: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“The righteous God wisely considers the
house of the wicked,
overthrowing the
wicked for their wickedness.” (Proverbs
21:12 NKJV)
15 Nehemiah 9:22-10:39: “The
People Confess Their Sins,” “The People Who Sealed the Covenant,” and
“The
Covenant That Was Sealed.”
“Nevertheless they were disobedient and
rebelled against You,
cast Your law behind their backs and killed
Your prophets, who testified against them to turn them to Yourself; and they
worked great provocations
Therefore You delivered them into the hand
of their enemies....
Nevertheless in Your great mercy You did
not utterly consume them nor forsake them; for You are God, gracious and
merciful.” (Nehemiah 9:26, 27 and 31 NKJV)
1 Corinthians 9:19-10:13: “Serving
All Men,” “Striving for a Crown,” and “Old Testament Examples.”
“Therefore I run thus: not with
uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. But I
discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself
should become disqualified.” (1 Corinthians 9:26-27 NKJV)
Psalm 34:1-10: “The Happiness of Those Who Trust in God.” A
Psalm of David.
“The angel of the Lord encamps all around
those who fear Him,
and
delivers them.” (Psalm 34:7 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:13: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
