Week 7: Bible Blog

Mon. Matthew 28:16-20 The Great Commission What are you doing to obey Jesus? Tues. John 13:1-20 Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet What's the greatest service someone has done for you? How do you serve others? Wed. Matthew 21:28-46 Two Parables Which son do you resemble the most? Thurs. John 21:15-25 Jesus Talks With Peter What difference would it make to you to read these verses with your name in place of Peter's? Fri. Matthew 28:8-15 Reactions to the Resurrection What would your first words to Jesus be if he appeared to you today?

Week 6: Bible Blog

Mon. Luke 22:1-20 The Last Supper
What does the Lord’s Supper mean to you?

Tues. Luke 21:1-24 Jesus Talks About the Future
What kind of giving habits do you have?

Wed. Matthew 25:1-30 Being Prepared
Which of the people in these two stories do you identify w/ the most?

Thurs. John 17:1-26 Jesus Prays
Whom did Jesus pray for? Whom do you pray for?

Fri. John 16:5-33 Holy Spirit & Prayers (BONUS)
How do these verses bring you peace?

Week 5 Bible Blog

Mon. John 1:35-51 Jesus’ First Disciples
How would someone know that you believe in Jesus?

Tues. John 2:1-25 Jesus & Surprises
How has Jesus surprised you in your life?

Wed. John 3:1-21 Jesus & Nicodemus
When did you first meet Jesus? How?

Thurs. 
Matthew 17:24-18:6 Who’s the Greatest?
Does Jesus’ teaching about who is the greatest surprise you? Why?

Fri. Mark 10:17-31 Jesus & the Rich Man
What’s the hardest thing Jesus could ask you to give up?

Week 4 Bible Blog

Mon. Daniel 5:1-30 The Writing on the Wall
What reasons would God have for passing judgment on the society in which you live?

Tues. Daniel 6:1-28 Daniel and the Lions
When do you pray regularly?

Wed. Jonah 1:1-2:10 Bending God’s Directions
When did you last try to avoid doing what you knew God wanted you to do?

Thurs. Jonah 3:1-4:11 Wrong Motives
What do you complain to God about?

Fri. Luke 1:1-4 and John 1:1-18 Beginnings
Have you personally received Jesus as your Savior?

Week 3 Bible Blog

Mon. Ezek 37:1-14 A Valley of Dry Bones
What can you do to help you understand God’s plan for the world?

Tues. Daniel 1:1-21 Coping With Pressure to Conform
How do you think Daniel would react to the pressure situations in your life?

Wed. Daniel 2:1-24 A King’s Dream
What do you do in situations that seem hopeless?

Thurs. Daniel 2:25-49 The Meaning of the Dream
Who gets the credit when things go right in your life?

Fri. Daniel 3: 1-30 Three Friends in a Furnace
What examples can you give of God’s protection in your life? 

Week 2 Bible Blog

Week ( 2 ) Scripture Understand, Apply, and Obey

Mon. Isaiah 6:1-13 
God Chooses Isaiah: When did you last realize your continuing need for God’s forgiveness?

Tues. Isaiah 53 
The Suffering Servant: How would you describe what Jesus did for you?

Wed. Jerem. 1:1-9 
God Calls a Prophet: What do you think about God using your life?

Thurs. Jerem. 36 
The Book Burning: How much risk is involved in your relationship with God?

Fri. Jerem. 38:1-13 
Jeremiah in the Well: What part of your life compares in any way with Jeremiah’s time in the well?

Week 1: Bible Blog

Mon. Psalm 103:1-22 What God Is Like
Which picture in this psalm helps you understand God better?

Tues. Psalm 139:1-24 How Well God Knows Us
What do you feel when you read this psalm?

Wed. Psalm 145:1-21 God for All People and All Time
Which of God’s qualities do you need most today?

Thurs. Prvb 4:1-27 Wise Words About Life
How important is finding wisdom to you?

Fri. Eccl 12:1-14 A Summary of Life
In what way can you remember your Creator today?

Bible Blog: Week 7 (2-21-11)

Monday: Nehemiah 8:1-18
In this passage, when the Israelites had settles in their towns, all the people assembled with a unified purpose at the square just inside the Water Gate. They asked the scribe to bring out the Book of the Laws of Moses, in which they were given to obey. The priest brought the book and he faced the square from early morning until noon and read aloud to everyone. When I read the Word, i am looking for God to either speak to me in ways that he never has, or I am hoping that God will awnser my question or questions through his word. Sometimes I dont expect anything, I just read to enjoy the Word and learn the cool stories. :) BUt sometimes I also hope it will bring me comfort and peace.

Bible Blog Week 6 (2-17-11)

Thursday: Nehemiah 2:1-20
In this passage, early in the following sprig he was serving the king his wine. He had never before appeared sad in the kings presence. So the king asked why he was looking so sad. He was terrified to reply but he said how can I not be sad about the home where my family was buried, has now been burned by fire. And the king wanted to know what he could do to help so he replied by basically asking the king to send him to Judah to rebuild the city. The king and his wife said okay but wanted to know how long it would take him and when he would return. He asked the king for a letter to be able to get beams for the gates. I don't know which exact relationships need to be rebuilt, but I know that we all have some. Everyone needs to rebuild relationships. :)

Bibile Blog: Week 6 (2-16-11)

Wednesday: Ezra 3:7-13
In this passage, they gave money to the masons and to the carpenters and also gave food, drink and oil to the Sidonians and the Tyrians. They brang cedar trees to the seaport, according to the grant they had from Cyrus the King. In the second month made a begining, with the rest of the priests and Levites and all who had come to Jerusalem out of the Lord's house. When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the preists stood in their vestments with trumpets and cymbals to prais the Lord. They sand songs of praise to the Lord. SOme times when I am working on a large project, if I need things, I get a little stressed out. But if I can calm myself down and put my mind to it, I can do it in no time. :) I normally tend to drag things out, but here lately, I have been trying to get things done alot faster and quicker. :)

Bibile Blog: Week 6 (2-15-11)

Tuesday: 2 Kings 22:1- 23:3
Josiah was 8 years old when he began his thirty-one-year reign in Jerusaleme and did right in the sight of the Lord and walked in all the ways of David. He turned neither to the left or to the right, but kept straight to the path of rightiousness. In the eighteenth year of King Josiah he sent the scribes to the Lord's house. They said for them to go up to wherever and let them deliver it into the hands of the workmen who have oversight of the Lord's house, to give to the laborers engaged in the repairing of the Lord's house. This message was to EVERYONE. not just the builders, but to every worker. The Bible is NEVER a "lost" book in my life. I go to it to seek God and to read what the Lord has promised me and also what is to come. :)

Week 4 Bible Blog (2-9-11)

Wednesday: 2 Kings 2: 1-12
When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven, Elisha and Elijah were going from Gilgal. And Elijah said to Elisha, I pray for you, the Lord has sent me to Bethal and the Lord lives in your soul and your soul lives so they went to Bethal. The prophets' sons came to Elisha and asked if he knew that the Lord would take his master today and he replied to them by saying yes but hold your peace. Then Elijah said that the Lord sent him to Jericho, and so they went to Jericho. When I take a commitment, I will go to the ends of the earth to carry it out because I know how it feels to have someone promise you something and then bail out it. The feelings hurt and I know that I would never want to make someone feel the way that I felt. If it means hurting someone or offending someone, I will explain why I won't do it. But I know that I am commited to the Lord and I know that I will do what I can to fufill what I said I would do when I was born. :) 

Bible Blog Week 5.2 (2-7-11)

Monday:  1 Kings 21: 1-29
In this passage, Ahab wanted Naboth's vineyard. He asked Naboth, but he said that the Lord did not say that he could have it and that he was not to give his fathers inheritance away. When Ahab went home, he was depressed so he went to his bed and did not eat. When Jezabelle heard of this she sent two men to got and prosecute Naboth and then bring him up a hill and stone him to death. When this was done, Ahab went to Naboth's vineyard and was about to posses it, when the Lord spoke to Elijahand told him to go and tell Ahab that he is not allowed to have the vineyard. When Elijah got there, he told Ahab everything the Lord had told him, but Jezabelle was not pleased with his answer and so they took the land. Then they became the food to the wild dogs and their warning became true. Justice is important, but i would rather lose knowing that God intented for me to, rather then win, knowing that God had better in store for me... I have no rite to say anything dealing with justice because who are we to judge? God is the judge and we need to be silent and let him do his job. :)

Week 4 Bible Blog (2-2-11)

Wednesday: 1 Kings 17: 1-24
In this passage, Ahithophel urged Absalom to let him choose 12,000 men to start out after David. He and his troops will panick and everyone will run away which would give him a chance to kill the King...  This plan seemed great to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.But then Absalom brought in Hushi and asked him what he thought about this and he did not reply how Absalom thought. The people all agreed that Hushi's advise was much better than the others and decided to stick with Hushi's plan. Then the two me crawled out of the well and hurried on to tell King David of what all they had heard and seen. David soon found out and he wsoon arrived Mahanaim and by then, Absalom had and begun his attack and his troops were moving across the Jordan River. In order to obey God, you must trust him. Most of the things that we do come from trust. We have to trust God that he knows what he is doing in order to obey him. :)

Week 4 Bible Blog (2-1-11)

Tuesday: 1 Kings 12: 1-24
In this passage, when Jeroboam heard of what was happening, he returned hime from Egypt. He had fled to Egypt to escape form King Solomon. The leaders of Israel called for Rehoboam to speak with him. They asked if he would lighten the harsh labor and heavy taxes from his father and he told them to give him 3 days to think it over. He went to the elders for advise and they all told him to give the people a break because the work his father gave them was hard. He decided to ignore what the elders had to say and went to his friends who had grown up with him. They all told him to tell them that he would be even harder on them and beat them with scorpions instead of whips like his father. When the people heard this, they wanted him out imediatly. Then the people went home and made Jeroboam King.

Week 4 Bible Blog (1-31-11)

Monday: 1 Kings 10: 1-13
In this passage, when the Queen of Sheba heard about Solomon's fame, she went to him with hard questions to test his knowledge. She arrived with a large group of attendants. When she met with Solomon, she talked with him about everything she had on her mind. Solomon had awnsers for all of her questions and nothing was to hard for him to explaine to her. When the Queen of Sheba realized how wise Solomon really was, she saw his palace he built and felt overwhelemed. She told the King everything she had ever heard was true, and she had only heard the half of his wisdom. She then gave the King a gift of 9,000 pounds of gold and jewels.

Week 3 Bible blog (1-26-11)

Wednesday: 1 Kings 3: 1-15

Int his passage, Joram began to rule over Israel. He did evil things, but not as bad as his fathers deeds. King Mesha sent a letter to the King of Judah and requested that he join him in battle against King Moab. The King of Judah was thrilled and said he would fight in battle with him, and what was his, was now theirs. They wanted to know if there was a prophet of the Lord around because they wanted to know if there was anything that they could do through him. They went to Elisha and asked him and he told them to bring him someone that could play the harp. I would ask for a full understanding of what I need to do and wisdom and knowledge. I would aslo ask for God to open up my eyes to the spiritual world a little more. :)  

Week 3 Bible blog (1-25-11)

Tuesday: 1 Kings 1: 28-53

In this passage, David was now very old and no matter how many blankets covered him, he could not keep warm. So his people said that they should find hima servent that can wait on him and lie with him so that she can keep you warm.So they searched and then they found a beautiful young woman and she waited for him and kept him warm, but David had no more than that with her. About the time that Davids second son started boasting, he provided himself with his own charriots and recruited 50 men to run in front of him. Nathan went and told Bathsheba that Adonijah has made himself king and King David didn't even know about it! I always know God is in controle because He said it in his word and He is not a God that lies. He has to stay true to his word and I know he will. I will always know that whatever happened, it was God's will. :)

Bible Blog Week 2 (1-23-11)

Friday: 2 Samuel 18: 1-18

In this passage, David now mustered the men who were with him and appointed generals and captains to lead them. He sent the groups out in three different groups.The king wanted to go with them, but they all said no because he was worth 10,000 of them and Absalom's troops will only be looking for him. The king said if that was their plan, then he didn't want to make them unhappy, so he stayed. The king told them to spare his son, but when Absalom was trying to escape on his mule, his hair got caought on a tree and he just dangled there and Joab plunged 3 daggers into Absalom's heart, still alive, some of the others went and killed him. Then they buried him at his own monument. I try my hardest not to lose controle because I am trying to be as that of Christ. I have lost controle many times but I lose controle on simple things that just keep building up.

Bible Blog Week 2 (1-20-11)

Thursday: 2 Samuel 15: 1-37

In this passage, Absalom got up every morning and won over all the people of Israel and told them that the king didn't have any people to hear what they had to say, so if only he were king, he would be able to judge. He told the king that he wanted to go and make a sacrafice to the Lord and so the king allowed it. He took along 200 people with him and they had no clue of his intentions. He told a few people that stayed close with him that when they heard the trumpet sound, they were to tell everyone that he was king over Hebron! A message soon came to David and it said that Absalom had joined all of Israel against you and so David told them that they needed to get out of there as quick as posible or it would be to late! They all went and they brought the Ark of the Covenant of God ith them and made sacrafices to God. David was sure in the Lord and knew that only God's will would be done. :) Some of my friends help me but most of the time, it will be my parents.   

Bible Blog Week 2 (1-19-11)

Wednesday: 2 Samuel 14: 1-33

In this passage, Joab realized how much the king longed to see Absalom, so he sent for a woman who had a reputation for great wisdom. He told the woman to fake and act like she had been in mournin and to go and tell the king a story that he told her and so she did as he told her.She told him the story of how her husband was dead and her sons got into a fight and how one was dead and the family wanted to execut the other for murdering his brother. And the king replied and told her that he would make sure that not one person should put a hand on her son.. She then told him the other things that Joab told her to say and after that, he asked if joab put her up to it and she told the truth. And the king sent for him and also allowed for his son to come back, but his son could never be in his presents. My parents and I usually pray about it and then go from there. Whatever happens, happens... :)

Week 2 Bible blog (1-18-11)

Tuesday: 2 Sam. 12: 13-25

In this passage, David confesses to Nathan saying that he has sinned against the Lord, and Nathan replied with words of encouragement and said, yes, but the Lord has forgiven you and you will not die from this sin, but your son will. When David heard this, he fasted and did not even speak nor drink until the day of the death of his son. The elders were wispering about how they thought he would take it and David heard them and asked if the child was dead and after he took a bath, he lathered himself in lotion and went to the temple and worshiped the Lord and when he returned he ate and drank. I feel very sorry for what I did but yet in the same sence, I also feel very comforted to know that God forgives me. :)

Week 2 Bible blog (1-17-11)

Monnday: 2 Samuel 12: 1-12

In this passage, the Lord sent Nathan the prophet to tell David the story of the two men, and one was rich and the other was poor. A visitor came to the rich man's house and the rich man stole the poor man's sheep and killed in instead of his pwn.When David heard of this, he was furious! Then Nathan explained to David that he was that man! He told him how he was the man that stole from Uriah. The Lord then told David that because of his deed, he will turn his hole household against him and He would give his wives to another man before David's very eyes, and he will take her to bed with her in the public eye. I believe that some of my only friends that would correct me would be my mom and my friend Tayja. Tayja knows the truth and she is not afarid to tell me it! lol