FOCUS OF THE MONTH
Let Us Celebrate Our Freedom Through Christ
SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK
Wednesday Corporate Fasting Scripture – Isaiah 58 (ESV); Isaiah 58 (KJV)
Friday End of Week Scripture – Ephesians 3:20-21 (KJV)
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***The English Standard Version (ESV) stands in the classic mainstream of English Bible translations over half-millennium. The fountainhead of that stream was William Tyndale’s New Testament of 1526; marking its course was the King James Version of 1611 (KJV), the English Revised Version of 1885 (RV), the American Standard Version of 1901 (ASV), and the Revised Standard Version of 1952 and 1971 (RSV). Faithfulness to the text and vigorous pursuit of accuracy were combined with simplicity, beauty, and dignity of expression in that stream. Our goal has been to carry forward this legacy for a new century.
To this end, each word and phrase in the ESV has been carefully weighed against the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, to ensure the fullest accuracy and clarity and avoid under-translating or overlooking any nuance of the original text. The words and phrases themselves grow out of the Tyndale-King James legacy, and most recently, out of the RSV, with the 1971 RSV text providing the starting point for our work. Archaic language has been brought to current usage, and significant corrections have been made in translating key texts. But throughout, our goal has been to retain the depth of meaning and enduring language that have made their indelible mark on the English-speaking world and have defined the life and doctrine of the church over the last four centuries.
The ESV is an “essentially literal” translation that seeks as far as possible to capture the precise wording of the original text and the personal style of each Bible writer. It seeks to be transparent to the original text, letting the reader see the structure and meaning of the original as directly as possible. More about the ESV translation philosophy….***
Sunday, July 17, 2022 – TRAVELING MERCIES – Deuteronomy 2:1-7
Our Daily Bread Focus: Living Like Christ; Obedience
Reflect & Pray
What are some of the ways you’ve followed your own roadmap instead of God’s? What have you been fretting about?
Faithful God, help me rest in the assurance of Your direction.
Reflect & Pray
What roles do the spiritual habits of confession and repentance play in your life? How important is living a God-honoring life to you?
Loving God, I don’t know myself as well as I should, and I fall short of what I know is right and good. Please help me trust in Your power in my battle with sin.
Reflect & Pray
What cultural biases do you harbor? How could you let God transform those attitudes so you humbly serve all?
Father, exchange my arrogance regarding others with Your humble love.
Reflect & Pray
What has God recently revealed to you as you’ve studied the Scriptures? Why is it vital for you to regularly spend time in them?
Father, please help me see the things I need to change in my life.
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Reflect & Pray
How could knowing God as El Roi—the God who sees—change your view of your current circumstances? How can you respond to Him?
Dear God, thank You that I’ll never have to journey through life alone. I know that You see me and will always be with me.
Reflect & Pray
What difference does it make to consider how God reaches out to whole families? How can you trust God’s mercy for your family?
Dear God, please reveal Yourself to my whole family.
Saturday, July 23, 2022 – CALLED TO GROW – 2 Peter 1:3-9
Our Daily Bread Focus: Spiritual Gifts; Spiritual Growth & Transformation
Reflect & Pray
What character trait do you feel God calling you to grow in? What service opportunity is He leading you to try?
Father God, please help me to grow more like You each day.
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This Week’s Thoughts by Sister Clovia Thompson
I FEEL A HALLELUJAH COMING ON!
During the pandemic, I began writing a journal entitled “I Feel a HALLELUJAH Coming On,” based on Psalm 146:1, “Praise ye the LORD! Praise the LORD! O, my soul!”
Here are some of my thoughts:
“God, I can’t see your face, but my heart knows You’re with me. My soul hears You whispering softly to me when I am in need. I can feel Your hand upon me when it seems as if the darkness of this world will consume me. I look around me and it is easy to see all the work You have done for me. I feel a HALLELUJAH coming on!”
“It takes nine months to be born into this world, but only one second to get taken out. That’s why I wake up and thank God every morning! Just waking up and my HALLELUJAH is to my Lord!”
“I’ve seen better days, but I’ve also seen worse. I don’t have everything that I want, but I do have all I need. I woke up with some aches and pains, but I woke up! My life may not be perfect—but I am blessed, and I feel a HALLELUJAH coming on!”
I thought about the words of James Huey, and I write his words, “When I think about the Lord, how He saved me, how He raised me, how He filled me with the Holy Ghost, how He healed me to the uttermost…” it makes me want to shout HALLELUJAH, thank You, Jesus!
How do you get your HALLELUJAH on?
“My friends, make time for God every day because He always has time for you.” — Sister Clovia