Joshua 24:14–28 14  “Now fear the L ORD  and serve him with all faithfulness. , he will turn and bring disaster on you and make an end of you, after he has been good to you.” 21  We will serve the L ORD .” 22  Then Joshua said, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have Joshua calls the people to: 1) SERVE THE LORD: Being in covenant with God is an all consuming commitment recognize all that the LORD has done for them, promise to serve the L ORD , because he is our God . 2)

Romans 3:9–20 (NIV) 9  What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. 20 Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity

Deuteronomy 28:15-20 (NIV) CONTEXT: The first fourteen verses of chapter 28 set out the blessings that and the lambs of your flocks. 19  You will be cursed when you come in and cursed when you go out. 20 Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Article 1 - God's right to condemn all people ), and “The wages of sin is death” (Rom. 6:23). Today: Starts again on January 1     DISCUSS:   What's the most shocking thing to you to read that

Greed, that ugly root of sin that Jesus identified in 1 Timothy 6:10, is nothing new either.

disagreed on this issue, but had a deep respect for one another and didn't fight over it) Romans 11:22 -29 CONTEXT: Romans chapter 11 comes in a section of the book in which Paul works through the complexities Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Dig Deeper   Verses 25-26 represent one of the most contested passages in the entire Bible: ...Israel Today: Luke 23

Deuteronomy 17:14-20 (NIV) 14  When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you and have taken , which even as it yearns for freedom, it desires a king / government to fight our battles for us (1 Samuel 8:20). basis than the people do; whereas people look at the outward appearance, the LORD looks at the heart (1 Today: Revelation 2

among the people, and he will dwell with them, and God himself will be with them and be their God (Rev. 21 increasingly blameless; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 1 Timothy 4

when such persons are elected who are faithful and are chosen according to the rule that Paul gave to Timothy Today: 1 Peter 3

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

Romans 7:7–25 (NIV) 7  What shall we say, then? Is the law sinful? Certainly not! . 19  For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. 20   So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22  For in my 25  Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord! Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity