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"Worthy Is the Lamb" December 23 Readings: Revelation 4-5

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  Reading the Bible Chronologically in 2024 This year, instead of reading from Genesis to Revelation, we will read the Bible as the story flows, as it happened and was written. There are several plans out there and I have worked to combine them into a plan that lets the Bible tell its own story "as it happened."  Remember, the Bible is inspired, but not in the order the books appear in our Bibles.   The Old Testament is approximately 3/4 of the Bible, but we will give more emphasis to the New Testament, spending half the year in the Old Testament and half in the New.  Bible Readings :   Revelation 4-5 Background:    This is the beginning of the grand story of Revelation. Heaven opens and John is taken up, where a scroll appears on which is written all the judgments of God on the sinful world. No one is worthy to open the scroll and judge the world until the Lamb steps forward. Jesus by his death and resurrection earned the right to judge the world...
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"Sin's Progress" December 22 Readings: Revelation 2-3

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  Reading the Bible Chronologically in 2024 This year, instead of reading from Genesis to Revelation, we will read the Bible as the story flows, as it happened and was written. There are several plans out there and I have worked to combine them into a plan that lets the Bible tell its own story "as it happened."  Remember, the Bible is inspired, but not in the order the books appear in our Bibles.   The Old Testament is approximately 3/4 of the Bible, but we will give more emphasis to the New Testament, spending half the year in the Old Testament and half in the New.  Bible Readings :   Revelation 2-3 Background:    This is a tough one for me! I preached a series of sermons on these two chapters - 12 messages! Now I have to write 1 devotional that encapsulates what I taught in 12 sermons of 30 (okay 40 to 45) minutes each.  These 7 churches form an arch starting from Ephesus and appear in the order one might deliver the letters. John wrote th...
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"The REAL Jesus" December 21 Readings: Revelation 1

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  Reading the Bible Chronologically in 2024 This year, instead of reading from Genesis to Revelation, we will read the Bible as the story flows, as it happened and was written. There are several plans out there and I have worked to combine them into a plan that lets the Bible tell its own story "as it happened."  Remember, the Bible is inspired, but not in the order the books appear in our Bibles.   The Old Testament is approximately 3/4 of the Bible, but we will give more emphasis to the New Testament, spending half the year in the Old Testament and half in the New.  Bible Readings :   Revelation 1 Background:    My NT professor in seminary said that he hoped that he would get far enough behind in class that there would be no time for the study of Revelation. People either become morbidly interested in Revelation and the details of the end times or they disdain it. As we read the book, we will seek to look at the broad brushstrokes of the book, t...
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"Marking False Teachers" December 20 Readings: Jude

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  Reading the Bible Chronologically in 2024 This year, instead of reading from Genesis to Revelation, we will read the Bible as the story flows, as it happened and was written. There are several plans out there and I have worked to combine them into a plan that lets the Bible tell its own story "as it happened."  Remember, the Bible is inspired, but not in the order the books appear in our Bibles.   The Old Testament is approximately 3/4 of the Bible, but we will give more emphasis to the New Testament, spending half the year in the Old Testament and half in the New.  Bible Readings :   Jude Background:    Jude is one of the shortest and least familiar books of the New Testament. It was likely written by the Jude who was one of Jesus' earthly brothers, as indicated by Matthew 13:55 and Mark 6:3. It is interesting that he identifies himself as a brother of James but only as a servant of Jesus. He was a brother of Jesus but did not "name names"...
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"Healing Prayers" December 19 Readings: 3 John

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  Reading the Bible Chronologically in 2024 This year, instead of reading from Genesis to Revelation, we will read the Bible as the story flows, as it happened and was written. There are several plans out there and I have worked to combine them into a plan that lets the Bible tell its own story "as it happened."  Remember, the Bible is inspired, but not in the order the books appear in our Bibles.   The Old Testament is approximately 3/4 of the Bible, but we will give more emphasis to the New Testament, spending half the year in the Old Testament and half in the New.  Bible Readings :   3 John Background:    It is clear that 2 John and 3 John have the same author and the most likely candidate is John the Apostle. This letter is written to Gaius and may have been carried by the hand of Demetrius, who was given a strong recommendation by "the elder." John warns about Diotrephes who loves to put himself first - continuing the theme of warnings a...
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"Progress Ain't Always Good" December 18 Readings: 2 John

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  Reading the Bible Chronologically in 2024 This year, instead of reading from Genesis to Revelation, we will read the Bible as the story flows, as it happened and was written. There are several plans out there and I have worked to combine them into a plan that lets the Bible tell its own story "as it happened."  Remember, the Bible is inspired, but not in the order the books appear in our Bibles.   The Old Testament is approximately 3/4 of the Bible, but we will give more emphasis to the New Testament, spending half the year in the Old Testament and half in the New.  Bible Readings :   2 John Background:    There is little about this epistle that has not been debated by scholars. Who wrote it? When was it written? To whom was it written? The author identifies himself as "the elder" and writes to the "elect lady and her children." The strongest traditions assign the book to John, the son of Zebedee, the author of the gospel, and also the first (an...
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No Doubt" December 17 Readings: 1 John 5

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  Reading the Bible Chronologically in 2024 This year, instead of reading from Genesis to Revelation, we will read the Bible as the story flows, as it happened and was written. There are several plans out there and I have worked to combine them into a plan that lets the Bible tell its own story "as it happened."  Remember, the Bible is inspired, but not in the order the books appear in our Bibles.   The Old Testament is approximately 3/4 of the Bible, but we will give more emphasis to the New Testament, spending half the year in the Old Testament and half in the New.  Bible Readings :   1 John 5   Background:    John's first letter wraps up with a series of positive and powerful teachings about the victory and power of Christ, reminding his readers that Jesus is victor over all and that they can walk confidently in him.  Note: If you are using the KJV, you have a verse 7 that doesn't appear in any other version. I wish that verse was in ...
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