Exodus 20:12–17 (NIV) 12  “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the

Proverbs 28:13-14 (NIV) 13  Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 29: The Marks of the True Church Today: 1 John 2

John 14:25–27 (NIV) 25 “All this I have spoken while still with you. 26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit John 2:19-22 reads, 19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up 21 But he was speaking about the temple of his body. 22 When therefore he was raised from the dead, his Notice how in John 2:22, it was after the resurrection the disciples remembered what Jesus had said regarding Today: Acts 27

1 Corinthians 12:27-31 (NIV) CONTEXT: Paul just introduced the body as an analogy for the Church. Since God has created you to be what you are, you should eagerly play that role. 27  Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. 28  And God has placed in the church first , then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues. 29 Today: John 2

Today: Ephesians 1

Matthew 27:46 (NIV) About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 21: The Atonement We believe that Jesus is directly quoting Psalm 22:1, which is a psalm of lament. Today: Colossians 2

Genesis 3:20–24 (NIV) CONTEXT: After the fall into sin, God curses everyone involved: the serpent, the Here's what happens next: 20 Adam named his wife Eve,  because she would become the mother of all the living. 21 The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. 22 And the Lord through this tree - the cross - that you can gain access to the wonderful tree of life (Revelation 2: 7, 22:2, 22:14-19).

Genesis 32:9-12, 22–32 (NIV) 9  Then Jacob prayed, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac took his two wives, his two female servants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23 , and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. 25  When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man. 26  Then But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” 27   The man asked him, “What is your

Christianity's thorniest mystery is trying to define 'is.' 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 (NIV) 23  For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 25 , “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article   35: The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper (Part 2)

Genesis 27:25–41 (NIV) Jacob brought food to Isaac and he ate; and he brought some wine and he drank. 26  Then his father Isaac said to him, “Come here, my son, and kiss me.” 27  So he went to him and kissed blessed him and said, “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the L ORD  has blessed. 28   May God give you heaven’s dew and earth’s richness— an abundance of grain and new wine. 29  May nations