READ THE BIBLE WITH US THIS YEAR
The week of December 29-January 4, 2025
 
                               Old Testament Reading                    New Testament Reading                                  
 
Mon.                                      Zechariah 10-12                                    Revelation 20
Tue.                                        Zechariah   13-14                                    Revelation 21
Wed.                                       Malachi 1-4                                                Revelation 22
Thur.                                      Genesis 1-2                                                Matthew 1
Fri.                                             Genesis 3-5                                               Matthew 2
Sat.                                           Genesis 6-8                                               Mathew     3
Sun.                                          Genesis 9-11                                              Matthew 4 
 
 

                                                                            HOME BIBLE READING:

                                                                January 5th  to January 11th,  2026

                                                                  Old Testament                       New Testament

Monday                                              Genesis  12-14                          Matthew         5:1-26

Tuesday                                            Genesis  15-17                             Matthew         5:27-48

Wednesday                                   Genesis  18-19                             Matthew         6

Thursday                                         Genesis  20-22                           Matthew         7

Friday                                                 Genesis  23-24                             Matthew         8

Saturday                                        Genesis  25-26                            Matthew         9:1-17

Sunday                                              Genesis  27-28                             Matthew          9:18-38

        
 MEMORY VERSES:      Matthew 5:14-16
 
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl.
 
Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
 
In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in Heaven.
 
 
THOUGHT TO REMEMBER  
 
Jesus Christ is truly the light of the world. He came to earth to give us the light of God’s righteousness. We are called by God to let others to see our light from Him.
 
 
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Something to Think About
 
FROM GOD’S PERSPECTIVE        Craig A. Cooper
 
“Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all.”
                                                                                                                                                                             Colossians 3:11

Everyone of us matters so much to God. You may feel insignificant. You may feel of little value. But your life is certainly significant, and God has a place for you at His table of grace. There is no spiritual inequality for believers in Christ. None at all. There are no status distinctions based on ethnicity, culture, social influence, financial position, age, or any other factor.

 
No one has less dignity than any other. Everyone stands on the same level at the foot of the cross and faith in Christ removes all separations. Jesus breaks down every barrier so that we are all one in Christ Jesus. If you are in Christ, you are accepted in the beloved and you have no less privilege than Paul, who penned the verse above inspired by the Holy Spirit.

You may think, “Who am I? I have nothing to offer to God.” But God doesn’t need anything from you. Salvation, from first to last, is all of grace. You and I don’t need to do or accomplish anything to be loved or accepted by God.
 
The gospel-the good news that Christ died for sinners—tells us that God doesn’t relate to you and me based on our advantages or our merits or our performance. So, just as no one is accepted by God based on personal advantages, so no one is rejected by God for the lack of them, or because of any disadvantage or distinction.
 
All who sincerely believe on the Lord Jesus Christ become children of God and heirs of heaven—no matter their nationality, background, culture, or condition. The renowned eighteenth-century Bible commentator Matthew Henry said, “The gospel excludes none that do not exclude themselves.”

In other words, He will have us if we will but open our hearts to Him and respond to the invitation. If we want to make a difference in the world for Christ, we have to see things from God’s eyes. In Jesus, all barriers are removed, and bridges are constructed. Jesus unites us in tender mercy.
 
Now, this doesn’t mean our differences no longer exist; but it does mean that those difference no longer have to create obstacles to our fellowship; instead, they can flavor our fellowship as brothers and sisters in Christ, in the One who opens His arms to all who call on Him.
 
Believers belong to each other in a way that all differences that formerly divided can now be celebrated, and that is glorious because that’s what heaven will be like where Christ is all, and in all!
 
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From the Pastor’s heart;
 
Don’t forget to use this time to reach out to others. Spend some time each day calling members on the telephone and offering to pray with them.
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Pastors Requests
Remember II Chronicles 7:14. “If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sins and heal their land.”
 
While we wait on God’s healing grace, let us fast and pray for His visitation. Pray for God to intervene and bring an end to this virus that we are facing. Pray for God to calm our spirits and help us to trust Him.
 
Pray for the lost to be saved. Pray for the unrighteous to turn to God. Pray for God to be glorified in the crisis we are going through. Pray in faith; pray with the confidence that God will hear and answer our prayers.