FOCUS FOR THE MONTH
HARVEST FOR SOULS
SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK
30 Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” 31 And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” 32 And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. — Acts 16:30-32 ESV
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), 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 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….***
PRAISE & WORSHIP
DAILY DEVOTIONALS
Sunday, October 1, 2023 – ELEGANT DESIGN – Genesis 1:14-23
Our Daily Bread Focus: Wisdom
Reflect & Pray
What part of God’s creation do you admire the most? How does it speak to you about His wisdom?
Dear Father, open my eyes to Your wisdom as I consider Your creation.
For further study, read Get Outside: Knowing God Through His Creation.
Reflect & Pray
What are some of the ways that you, as God’s artwork, have become dimmed? How do you feel He’s working in your life these days?
Creator God, thank You for making me one of Your masterpieces.
Reflect & Pray
What has the Holy Spirit revealed to you recently as you’ve read the Bible? How has your growth in the knowledge of God changed you?
Jesus, please help me see You clearer and know You intimately as I walk with You faithfully now and until the day You call me home or come again.
Reflect & Pray
What’s your story of faith? What led you to understand you needed Jesus?
Jesus, thank You for the gift of salvation and for those who pointed me to faith in You.
Thursday, October 5, 2023 – READY TO GO – Philippians 1:21-30
Daily Bread Focus(es): Hope
Scripture(s): John 14:3; 16:7; 1 Corinthians 15:58
Reflect & Pray
How would you describe your response to the threatening realities in our world? How could intentional hope change your outlook on the struggles of life?
God of all hope, please remind me of Jesus’ death-conquering victory.
Reflect & Pray
What have you learned about Christ that you want someone else to know? Who could use your help and whose help might you need?
Dear God, please give me a heart to bring Your hope to those around me.
Saturday, October 7, 2023 – A CHOICE – Deuteronomy 30:15-20
Our Daily Bread Focus: Decision-making; Hope; Suffering
Reflect & Pray
How can you choose joy in spite of your circumstances today? How is choosing joy similar to choosing life as God described to the Israelites?
Dear God, Giver of Joy, please help me to choose to follow You and believe and trust You this day.
THIS WEEK’S INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT BY SISTER CLOVIA
YOU ARE GOD’S MASTERPIECE
It is so easy to feel we don’t measure up to other people. We can see what other people post on Facebook and start to think that our lives are not exciting or do not matter.
The truth is that we are God’s creation for an extraordinary purpose. We are His masterpiece, a one-of-kind creation designed to fulfill necessary plans and purposes no one else can do.
God has a unique, custom-designed plan for those who have trusted Jesus. God selected and chose us.
God’s word tells us, “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.” — Jeremiah 1:5 KJV
We might see many things we need to change when we see ourselves, but God only sees “His Masterpiece.” God looks at us and sees what we will become before we have become it.
We are a work in progress. It is a process that only happens after an undetermined period. It will take our entire life and only wholly finish once we reach heaven.
Then we will see that we are God’s Masterpiece!