Isaiah 11:1-9 (NIV) A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 18: The Incarnation So then we confess when Christ will return with a "sharp sword coming out of His mouth striking down the nations (Rev. 19 :15)." Today: Romans 14

Romans 10:1-4 Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they In Romans 11:11b Paul writes: “Rather, through their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles, so Today: John 16

1 Corinthians 11:26-32 (NIV) 26  For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles he saw (Acts 8:13). table in fear - for one of our primary objectives in life is to fear God in all things (Ecclesiastes 12 :13).

John 15:1-8 (NIV): “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 14: The Creation and Fall of Man it so plainly, "you were dead in your transgressions and sins" before being made alive (Ephesians 2:1) Today: Matthew 17

Ephesians 2:1–5 (NIV) 2 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 15: The Doctrine of Original Sin It certainly is "a lamp for our feet, and a light on our path (Psalm 119:105)" providing endless wisdom

1 John 4:19-21 (NIV) 19  We love because he first loved us. 20  Whoever claims to love God yet hates Summary This is now the fourth time we've turned to 1 John 4 this year ( including two days ago ), If you were to go to a busy street corner and ask the first 100 people you came across (which might take Paul beautifully sets forth the Biblical concept of love in 1 Corinthians 13.

1 Corinthians 14:26-33 (NIV) 26  What then shall we say, brothers and sisters?

nor delivered by the will of men, but that holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit, as Peter the nations, but He has grafted you into the One to whom all authority has been given to (Matthew 28:18 Today: Acts 1

Genesis 1:26–28 (ESV) 26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 14: The Creation and Fall of Man Summary This is the third time now this year that we've turned to Genesis 1, and the second time that worship Him, you are slowly being "renewed in knowledge in the image of your Creator" (Colossians 3:10

Both you and the Church must be continually reformed to align with God's Word. 1 Timothy 3:14-16 (NIV ) 14  Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that, 15  if I in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. 16