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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), 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 15, 2023 – GOD’S UNEXPECTED WAYS – 1 Corinthians 1:21-31
Our Daily Bread Focus: Wisdom
Reflect & Pray
What unexpected things have you seen God do? How will you make yourself available to Him today?
Loving Father, thank You for Your unexpected ways. Help me to follow You closely today, so that I may be used for what’s pleasing to You.
Reflect & Pray
What do you have that God can use? How might it encourage you to consider what He might do with you?
Father, with You I lack nothing, no matter the situation.
Discover your God-given calling.
Reflect & Pray
How does the Bible encourage and give you hope and confidence? What are some things you can thank God for?
Dear God, my hope in You is firm and secure, not because my faith is strong, but because You’re faithful to do as You’ve promised.
Reflect & Pray
What talents and abilities has God given you? How can you use them to help people in need?
Dear Jesus, please help me to respond with love and compassion to the needs of others.
Thursday, October 19, 2023 – FIRST ON THE LIST – Matthew 6:25-34
Daily Bread Focus(es): Christ, life/teaching; Prayer; Trust in God
Scripture(s): Matthew 6:19-23; Proverbs 3:5-6; Psalm 90:12
Reflect & Pray
How can we turn to God first each day? On stressful days, what helps you trust Jesus with things demanding your immediate attention?
Father, thank You for your invitation to relinquish my anxiety and to embrace the life of abundant provision You offer me each day.
Reflect & Pray
When has creation drawn you to praise the Creator? How do you see God in creation?
Dear God, thank You for the many reminders of You in Your creation. Thank You for beauty among thorns.
Saturday, October 21, 2023 – CHRIST, OUR TRUE LIGHT – John 1:1-14
Our Daily Bread Focus: Christ, person/work
Reflect & Pray
What areas in your life need the purifying light of Christ? When you seek His light, what stumbling blocks will you avoid?
In a world filled with darkness, shine Your true light, dear Jesus, in my heart and on my path.
For further study, read The Intimacy of Prayer: Stepping into God’s Presence.
THIS WEEK’S INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT BY SISTER CLOVIA
TIME TO PRAY
I got up early one morning,
And rushed right into today.
I had so much to accomplish
That I didn’t have time to pray.
Problems just tumbled about me,
and heavier came each task.
“Why doesn’t God help me?” I wondered
He answered, “You didn’t ask.”
I wanted to see joy and beauty,
But the day toiled on, gray and bleak;
I wondered why God didn’t show me.
He said, “But you didn’t seek.”
I tried to come into God’s presence;
I used all my keys at the lock,
God gently and lovingly chided,
“My child, you didn’t knock.”
I woke up early this morning,
And paused before entering the day;
I had so much to accomplish
That I had to take time to pray.
— Author Unknown