Saturday, June 30, 2007
What Frightened Felix?
Judges 5 - "Thus let all Your enemies perish, O LORD; But let those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its might."
Matthew 13:24-43 - "The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness, and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
Nehemiah 6:1-16 - When all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations surrounding us saw it, they lost their confidence; for they recognized that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.
Acts 24 - But as he was discussing righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix became frightened and said, "Go away for the present, and when I find time I will summon you."
Matthew 13:24-43 - "The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness, and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
Nehemiah 6:1-16 - When all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations surrounding us saw it, they lost their confidence; for they recognized that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.
Acts 24 - But as he was discussing righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix became frightened and said, "Go away for the present, and when I find time I will summon you."
Friday, June 29, 2007
Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
Judges 4 - "I will surely go with you; nevertheless, the honor shall not be yours on the journey that you are about to take, for the LORD will sell Sisera into the hands of a woman."
Matthew 13:1-23 - "For the heart of this people has become dull,with their ears they scarcely hear, and they have closed their eyes, otherwise they would see with their eyes, hear with their ears,and understand with their heart and return, and I would heal them."
Nehemiah 5 - Again I said, "The thing which you are doing is not good; should you not walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies? And likewise I, my brothers and my servants are lending them money and grain. Please, let us leave off this usury."
Acts 22:30-23:35 - "Take courage; for as you have solemnly witnessed to My cause at Jerusalem, so you must witness at Rome also."
Matthew 13:1-23 - "For the heart of this people has become dull,with their ears they scarcely hear, and they have closed their eyes, otherwise they would see with their eyes, hear with their ears,and understand with their heart and return, and I would heal them."
Nehemiah 5 - Again I said, "The thing which you are doing is not good; should you not walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies? And likewise I, my brothers and my servants are lending them money and grain. Please, let us leave off this usury."
Acts 22:30-23:35 - "Take courage; for as you have solemnly witnessed to My cause at Jerusalem, so you must witness at Rome also."
Thursday, June 28, 2007
A Message from God
Judges 3:12-31 - "I have a message from God for you."
Matthew 12:38-50 - "The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here."
Nehemiah 4:12-23 - "Do not be afraid of them; remember the Lord who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives and your houses."
Acts 21:37-22:29 - "Brethren and fathers, hear my defense which I now offer to you."
Matthew 12:38-50 - "The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here."
Nehemiah 4:12-23 - "Do not be afraid of them; remember the Lord who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives and your houses."
Acts 21:37-22:29 - "Brethren and fathers, hear my defense which I now offer to you."
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
"...bring yourself to judgment..."
Judges 3:1-11 - They were for testing Israel, to find out if they would obey the commandments of the LORD, which He had commanded their fathers through Moses.
Matthew 12:22–37 - "But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment. "
Nehemiah 4:1-11 - All of them conspired together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause a disturbance in it.
Acts 21:17-36 - Then Paul took the men, and the next day, purifying himself along with them, went into the temple giving notice of the completion of the days of purification, until the sacrifice was offered for each one of them.
Matthew 12:22–37 - "But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment. "
Nehemiah 4:1-11 - All of them conspired together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause a disturbance in it.
Acts 21:17-36 - Then Paul took the men, and the next day, purifying himself along with them, went into the temple giving notice of the completion of the days of purification, until the sacrifice was offered for each one of them.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
To Die For
Judges 2:8-23 - Wherever they went, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had spoken and as the LORD had sworn to them, so that they were severely distressed. Then the LORD raised up judges who delivered them from the hands of those who plundered them.
Matthew 12:1-21 - "What man is there among you who has a sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out? How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep!"
Nehemiah 2 - Then the king said to me, "What would you request?" So I prayed to the God of heaven.
I said to the king, "If it please the king, and if your servant has found favor before you, send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' tombs, that I may rebuild it."
Acts 21:1-16 - ...we as well as the local residents began begging him not to go up to Jerusalem. Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."
Matthew 12:1-21 - "What man is there among you who has a sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out? How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep!"
Nehemiah 2 - Then the king said to me, "What would you request?" So I prayed to the God of heaven.
I said to the king, "If it please the king, and if your servant has found favor before you, send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' tombs, that I may rebuild it."
Acts 21:1-16 - ...we as well as the local residents began begging him not to go up to Jerusalem. Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."
Monday, June 25, 2007
Bochim
Judges 1:16-28, 2:1–5 - When the angel of the LORD spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, the people lifted up their voices and wept. So they named that place Bochim; and there they sacrificed to the LORD.
Matthew 11:20-30 - "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had occurred in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes."
Nehemiah 1 - "...let Your ear now be attentive and Your eyes open to hear the prayer of Your servant which I am praying before You now, day and night, on behalf of the sons of Israel Your servants, confessing the sins of the sons of Israel which we have sinned against You; I and my father's house have sinned."
Acts 20 - And they began to weep aloud and embraced Paul, and repeatedly kissed him, grieving especially over the word which he had spoken, that they would not see his face again.
Matthew 11:20-30 - "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had occurred in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes."
Nehemiah 1 - "...let Your ear now be attentive and Your eyes open to hear the prayer of Your servant which I am praying before You now, day and night, on behalf of the sons of Israel Your servants, confessing the sins of the sons of Israel which we have sinned against You; I and my father's house have sinned."
Acts 20 - And they began to weep aloud and embraced Paul, and repeatedly kissed him, grieving especially over the word which he had spoken, that they would not see his face again.
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Words of God
Genesis 4:2b-10 - "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to Me from the ground."
1 Corinthians 13 - Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered,does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Genesis 18:1-10, 16-19 - "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, since Abraham will surely become a great and mighty nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed?"
Acts 26:1-2, 8-19 - "And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew dialect, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'"
1 Corinthians 13 - Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered,does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Genesis 18:1-10, 16-19 - "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, since Abraham will surely become a great and mighty nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed?"
Acts 26:1-2, 8-19 - "And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew dialect, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'"
Saturday, June 23, 2007
There were six blind men who came upon an elephant.
Joshua 24 - "You will not be able to serve the LORD, for He is a holy God. He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your transgression or your sins."
Matthew 11:2-19 - "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind...? A man dressed in soft clothing...? A prophet...? Yes, I tell you, and one who is more than a prophet."
Ezra 4:7-23 - ...the Jews who came up from you have come to us at Jerusalem; they are rebuilding the rebellious and evil city.... And you will discover in the record books and learn that that city is a rebellious city and damaging to kings and provinces, and that they have incited revolt within it in past days; therefore that city was laid waste.
Acts 19:21-41 - "...Paul has persuaded and turned away a considerable number of people, saying that gods made with hands are no gods at all...."When they heard this and were filled with rage, they began crying out, saying, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
Matthew 11:2-19 - "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind...? A man dressed in soft clothing...? A prophet...? Yes, I tell you, and one who is more than a prophet."
Ezra 4:7-23 - ...the Jews who came up from you have come to us at Jerusalem; they are rebuilding the rebellious and evil city.... And you will discover in the record books and learn that that city is a rebellious city and damaging to kings and provinces, and that they have incited revolt within it in past days; therefore that city was laid waste.
Acts 19:21-41 - "...Paul has persuaded and turned away a considerable number of people, saying that gods made with hands are no gods at all...."When they heard this and were filled with rage, they began crying out, saying, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
Friday, June 22, 2007
Name Dropping
Joshua 23 - "Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one word of all the good words which the LORD your God spoke concerning you has failed...."
Matthew 10:16-11:1 - "You will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved."
Zechariah 8 - "In those days ten men from all the nations will grasp the garment of a Jew, saying, 'Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.'"
Acts 18:24-19:20 - "I recognize Jesus, and I know about Paul, but who are you?"
Matthew 10:16-11:1 - "You will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved."
Zechariah 8 - "In those days ten men from all the nations will grasp the garment of a Jew, saying, 'Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.'"
Acts 18:24-19:20 - "I recognize Jesus, and I know about Paul, but who are you?"
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Man to Man
Joshua 22:10-34 - "Let us build an altar, not for burnt offering or for sacrifice; rather it shall be a witness between us and you and between our generations after us, that we are to perform the service of the LORD before Him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices and with our peace offerings, so that your sons will not say to our sons in time to come, 'You have no portion in the LORD.'"
Matthew 9:35-10:15 - "And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give."
Zechariah 7 - "Thus has the LORD of hosts said, 'Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother; and do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.'"
Acts 18:1-23 - "Do not be afraid any longer, but go on speaking and do not be silent; for I am with you, and no man will attack you in order to harm you, for I have many people in this city."
Matthew 9:35-10:15 - "And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give."
Zechariah 7 - "Thus has the LORD of hosts said, 'Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother; and do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.'"
Acts 18:1-23 - "Do not be afraid any longer, but go on speaking and do not be silent; for I am with you, and no man will attack you in order to harm you, for I have many people in this city."
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
What You Worship in Ignorance
Joshua 21:43-22:9 - Not one of the good promises which the LORD had made to the house of Israel failed; all came to pass.
Matthew 9:18-34 - ...Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?"
Ezra 6:13-22 - The exiles observed the Passover on the fourteenth of the first month.
Acts 17 - ...that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and exist....
Matthew 9:18-34 - ...Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?"
Ezra 6:13-22 - The exiles observed the Passover on the fourteenth of the first month.
Acts 17 - ...that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and exist....
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
City of Refuge
Joshua 20:1-21:3 - These were the appointed cities for all the sons of Israel and for the stranger who sojourns among them, that whoever kills any person unintentionally may flee there, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood until he stands before the congregation.
Matthew 9:2-17 - "But go and learn what this means: 'I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT SACRIFICE,' for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
Ezra 6:1-12 - "Whatever is needed..., it is to be given to them daily without fail, that they may offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons."
Acts 16:16-40 - When the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!"
Matthew 9:2-17 - "But go and learn what this means: 'I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT SACRIFICE,' for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
Ezra 6:1-12 - "Whatever is needed..., it is to be given to them daily without fail, that they may offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons."
Acts 16:16-40 - When the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!"
Monday, June 18, 2007
From Here to There
Joshua 18:1-10 - "How long will you put off entering to take possession of the land which the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?"
Matthew 8:28-9:1 - The demons began to entreat Him, saying, "If You are going to cast us out, send us into the herd of swine." And He said to them, "Go!"
Ezra 5 - "We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth and are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago...."
Acts 15:36-16:15 - "Come over to Macedonia and help us."
Matthew 8:28-9:1 - The demons began to entreat Him, saying, "If You are going to cast us out, send us into the herd of swine." And He said to them, "Go!"
Ezra 5 - "We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth and are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago...."
Acts 15:36-16:15 - "Come over to Macedonia and help us."
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Estranged
Genesis 3 - Then the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, "Where are you?"
Revelation 3:7-22 - "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me."
Exodus 20:1-17 - "You shall have no other gods before Me."
Mark 12:28-34a - "What commandment is the foremost of all?"
Revelation 3:7-22 - "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me."
Exodus 20:1-17 - "You shall have no other gods before Me."
Mark 12:28-34a - "What commandment is the foremost of all?"
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Testimony
Joshua 14 - "I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought word back to him as it was in my heart. Nevertheless my brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt with fear; but I followed the LORD my God fully."
Matthew 8:14-27 - Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm. The men were amazed, and said, "What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?"
Zechariah 5:5-6:15 - "Behold, a man whose name is Branch, for He will branch out from where He is; and He will build the temple of the LORD."
Acts 15:1-35 - "And God, who knows the heart, testified to them giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us; and He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith."
Matthew 8:14-27 - Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm. The men were amazed, and said, "What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?"
Zechariah 5:5-6:15 - "Behold, a man whose name is Branch, for He will branch out from where He is; and He will build the temple of the LORD."
Acts 15:1-35 - "And God, who knows the heart, testified to them giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us; and He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith."
Friday, June 15, 2007
From All Sides
Joshua 11:1-19, 23 - ...when Jabin king of Hazor heard of it..., he sent to Jobab king of Madon and to the king of Shimron and to the king of Achshaph, and to the kings who were of the north in the hill country, and in the Arabah... to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and the Amorite and the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Jebusite in the hill country, and the Hivite at the foot of Hermon in the land of Mizpeh. They came out, they and all their armies with them, as many people as the sand that is on the seashore, with very many horses and chariots.
Matthew 8:1-13 - "Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel. I say to you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven; but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.... Go; it shall be done for you as you have believed."
Zechariah 4:1-5:4 - "This is the curse that is going forth over the face of the whole land; surely everyone who steals will be purged away according to the writing on one side, and everyone who swears will be purged away according to the writing on the other side."
Acts 14 - "In the generations gone by He permitted all the nations to go their own ways; and yet He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness."
Matthew 8:1-13 - "Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel. I say to you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven; but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.... Go; it shall be done for you as you have believed."
Zechariah 4:1-5:4 - "This is the curse that is going forth over the face of the whole land; surely everyone who steals will be purged away according to the writing on one side, and everyone who swears will be purged away according to the writing on the other side."
Acts 14 - "In the generations gone by He permitted all the nations to go their own ways; and yet He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness."
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Scoffers, and Yet Marvels
Joshua 10:1-15 - And the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day. There was no day like that before it or after it, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel.
Matthew 7:15-29 - "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter."
Zechariah 3 - Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
Acts 13:13-52 - "Behold, you scoffers, and marvel, and perish; for I am accomplishing a work in your days, a work which you will never believe, though someone should describe it to you."
Matthew 7:15-29 - "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter."
Zechariah 3 - Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
Acts 13:13-52 - "Behold, you scoffers, and marvel, and perish; for I am accomplishing a work in your days, a work which you will never believe, though someone should describe it to you."
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Jurisprudence
Joshua 9 - So they answered Joshua and said, "Because it was certainly told your servants that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land before you; therefore we feared greatly for our lives because of you, and have done this thing. Now behold, we are in your hands; do as it seems good and right in your sight to do to us."
Matthew 7:1-14 - "For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you."
Zechariah 1:18-2:13 - So I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To measure Jerusalem..."
Acts 12:25-13:12 - "...will you not cease to make crooked the straight ways of the Lord?"
Matthew 7:1-14 - "For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you."
Zechariah 1:18-2:13 - So I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To measure Jerusalem..."
Acts 12:25-13:12 - "...will you not cease to make crooked the straight ways of the Lord?"
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
City of Refuge
Joshua 20:1-21:3 - These were the appointed cities for all the sons of Israel and for the stranger who sojourns among them, that whoever kills any person unintentionally may flee there, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood until he stands before the congregation.
Matthew 9:2-17 - "But go and learn what this means: 'I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT SACRIFICE,' for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
Ezra 6:1-12 - "Whatever is needed..., it is to be given to them daily without fail, that they may offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons."
Acts 16:16-40 - When the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!"
Matthew 9:2-17 - "But go and learn what this means: 'I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT SACRIFICE,' for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
Ezra 6:1-12 - "Whatever is needed..., it is to be given to them daily without fail, that they may offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons."
Acts 16:16-40 - When the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!"
Monday, June 11, 2007
Overtaken
Joshua 7 - So Joshua arose early in the morning and brought Israel near by tribes, and the tribe of Judah was taken. He brought the family of Judah near, and he took the family of the Zerahites; and he brought the family of the Zerahites near man by man, and Zabdi was taken. He brought his household near man by man; and Achan, son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, was taken.
Matthew 6:1–18 - "But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you."
Zechariah 1:1-6 - "Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever? But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers?"
Acts 11 - "Therefore if God gave to them the same gift as He gave to us also after believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God's way?"
Matthew 6:1–18 - "But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you."
Zechariah 1:1-6 - "Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever? But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers?"
Acts 11 - "Therefore if God gave to them the same gift as He gave to us also after believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God's way?"
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Conversion
Isa. 6:1–8 - Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal in his hand, which he had taken from the altar with tongs. He touched my mouth with it and said, "Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away and your sin is forgiven."
Acts 9:1–22 - "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales....
Isaiah 40:12-31 - Lift up your eyes on high And see who has created these stars, The One who leads forth their host by number, He calls them all by name; Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, Not one of them is missing.
Acts 17:16-34 - "...He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead."
Acts 9:1–22 - "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales....
Isaiah 40:12-31 - Lift up your eyes on high And see who has created these stars, The One who leads forth their host by number, He calls them all by name; Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, Not one of them is missing.
Acts 17:16-34 - "...He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead."
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Traps and Snares
Joshua 6:12-27 - Then Joshua made them take an oath at that time, saying, "Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and builds this city Jericho; with the loss of his firstborn he shall lay its foundation, and with the loss of his youngest son he shall set up its gates."
Matthew 5:33-48 - "Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two."
Haggai 2:10-23 - "If a man carries holy meat in the fold of his garment, and touches bread with this fold, or cooked food, wine, oil, or any other food, will it become holy?" And the priests answered, "No."
Acts 10 - A voice came to him, "Get up, Peter, kill and eat!" But Peter said, "By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything unholy and unclean." Again a voice came to him a second time, "What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy."
Matthew 5:33-48 - "Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two."
Haggai 2:10-23 - "If a man carries holy meat in the fold of his garment, and touches bread with this fold, or cooked food, wine, oil, or any other food, will it become holy?" And the priests answered, "No."
Acts 10 - A voice came to him, "Get up, Peter, kill and eat!" But Peter said, "By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything unholy and unclean." Again a voice came to him a second time, "What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy."
Friday, June 08, 2007
Restoration
Joshua 5:10-6:11 - The manna ceased on the day after they had eaten some of the produce of the land, so that the sons of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate some of the yield of the land of Canaan during that year.
Matthew 5:17-32 - ...leave your offering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother....
Haggai 2:1-9 - "'Who is left among you who saw this temple in its former glory? And how do you see it now? Does it not seem to you like nothing in comparison...? The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former,' says the LORD of hosts, 'and in this place I will give peace,' declares the LORD of hosts."
Acts 9:23-43 - ...they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple. But Barnabas took hold of him and brought him to the apostles....
Matthew 5:17-32 - ...leave your offering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother....
Haggai 2:1-9 - "'Who is left among you who saw this temple in its former glory? And how do you see it now? Does it not seem to you like nothing in comparison...? The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former,' says the LORD of hosts, 'and in this place I will give peace,' declares the LORD of hosts."
Acts 9:23-43 - ...they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple. But Barnabas took hold of him and brought him to the apostles....
Thursday, June 07, 2007
I feel, I feel, I feel like a morning star...
Joshua 4 - "Cross again to the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel. Let this be a sign among you, so that when your children ask later, saying, 'What do these stones mean to you?...'"
Matthew 5:1-16 - "Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven."
Haggai 1 - Thus says the LORD of hosts, "Consider your ways!"
Acts 9:1-22 - ...he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"
Matthew 5:1-16 - "Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven."
Haggai 1 - Thus says the LORD of hosts, "Consider your ways!"
Acts 9:1-22 - ...he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Acts of the Spirit
Joshua 3 - ...when those who carried the ark came into the Jordan, and the feet of the priests carrying the ark were dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks all the days of harvest), the waters which were flowing down from above stood and rose up in one heap....
Matthew 4:12-25 - From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
A simple message, but it raises a few questions:
Acts 8:14-40 - Then the Spirit said to Philip, "Go up and join this chariot." Philip ran up and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet....
Matthew 4:12-25 - From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
A simple message, but it raises a few questions:
- What were they supposed to repent from?
- What's a kingdom of heaven?
- What happens when it gets here?
Acts 8:14-40 - Then the Spirit said to Philip, "Go up and join this chariot." Philip ran up and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet....
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Escape
Joshua 2 - "For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites.... When we heard it, our hearts melted and no courage remained in any man any longer because of you; for the LORD your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath. Now therefore, please swear to me by the LORD, since I have dealt kindly with you, that you also will deal kindly with my father's household....
Matthew 4:1-11 - And the tempter came and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread." But He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"
Ezra 3 - They sang, praising and giving thanks to the LORD, saying, "For He is good, for His lovingkindness is upon Israel forever." And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the LORD because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. Yet many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers' households, the old men who had seen the first temple, wept with a loud voice....
Acts 7:54-8:12 - Then falling on his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them!" Having said this, he fell asleep.
Matthew 4:1-11 - And the tempter came and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread." But He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"
Ezra 3 - They sang, praising and giving thanks to the LORD, saying, "For He is good, for His lovingkindness is upon Israel forever." And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the LORD because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. Yet many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers' households, the old men who had seen the first temple, wept with a loud voice....
Acts 7:54-8:12 - Then falling on his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them!" Having said this, he fell asleep.
Monday, June 04, 2007
Passing the Torch
Joshua 1 - "Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go."
Matthew 3 - "I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?"
Ezra 1 - "Whoever there is among you of all His people, may his God be with him! Let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah and rebuild the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem."
Acts 7:1-53 - "David found favor in God's sight, and asked that he might find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob. But it was Solomon who built a house for Him."
Matthew 3 - "I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?"
Ezra 1 - "Whoever there is among you of all His people, may his God be with him! Let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah and rebuild the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem."
Acts 7:1-53 - "David found favor in God's sight, and asked that he might find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob. But it was Solomon who built a house for Him."
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Beginning to End
Genesis 1:1-2:3 - In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.... Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.
John 1:1-18 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.... All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.
Job 38:1-7, 42:1-5 - "Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding, Who set its measurements?"
Revelations 19:5-16 - And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself. He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.
John 1:1-18 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.... All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.
Job 38:1-7, 42:1-5 - "Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding, Who set its measurements?"
Revelations 19:5-16 - And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself. He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.
Saturday, June 02, 2007
Ruin Rebuilt
Isaiah 61 - ...a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting.
Matthew 28:16-20 - "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you...."
Zechariah 7:1-10 - "Thus has the LORD of hosts said, 'Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother; and do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.'"
Acts 6 - The word of God kept on spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith.
Matthew 28:16-20 - "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you...."
Zechariah 7:1-10 - "Thus has the LORD of hosts said, 'Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother; and do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.'"
Acts 6 - The word of God kept on spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith.
Friday, June 01, 2007
Covenant Kept
Jeremiah 33:14-26 - "Thus says the LORD, 'If you can break My covenant for the day and My covenant for the night, so that day and night will not be at their appointed time, then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant so that he will not have a son to reign on his throne....'"
John 20:19-29 - ...Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, "Peace be with you." And when He had said this, He showed them both His hands and His side.
Jeremiah 42:1-12 - "May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act in accordance with the whole message with which the LORD your God will send you to us. Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will listen to the voice of the LORD our God...."
Acts 5:12-42 - But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the gates of the prison, and taking them out he said, "Go, stand and speak to the people in the temple the whole message of this Life."
John 20:19-29 - ...Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, "Peace be with you." And when He had said this, He showed them both His hands and His side.
Jeremiah 42:1-12 - "May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act in accordance with the whole message with which the LORD your God will send you to us. Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will listen to the voice of the LORD our God...."
Acts 5:12-42 - But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the gates of the prison, and taking them out he said, "Go, stand and speak to the people in the temple the whole message of this Life."
