“The only Father we have is God himself.” 42  Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me. 43  Why is my language not clear to you? Without the grace of the regenerating Holy Spirit  they are neither willing nor able to return to God A SK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year! Today: Luke 2

If you asked people at random what attributes they associate with God, you'd likely hear lots of answers And those attributes definitely describe who God is! of those that deserve God's wrath. We don't just do not do what God forbids in worship, we don't do anything that God doesn't command either ; A LIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that your worship will be both orderly and sincere; A SK GOD

The ability to understand Jesus’ message in the parables is a gift from God. They came to understand the parables because God wanted them to, even to the point of Jesus explaining Recognize God’s direct role in leading his people to understand Jesus’ parables and ultimately all of , hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts; A LIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that God will help you see, hear, and understand the words you read from scripture each day; A SK GOD FOR

The man who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner she will ensnare. 27  “Look,” says the Teacher Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election 1 - God's right to condemn all people 2 - God God created man upright, but they have gone in search of many [of Lady Folly's] schemes.   He teaches us that the man who escapes Lady Folly pleases God . of folly; A SK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year!

And being called in this manner to contribute to the advancement of a society that is pleasing to God God here addresses all those He carried into exile . You, just like the Israelites of long ago, are God's child, part of His chosen people. AAA Prayer (About) A CKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS : Our Father, the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel; A LIGN prospers, you too will prosper; A SK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year!

pleased. 7  Then I said, ‘Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll— I have come to do your will, my God when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Articles 1-2 Article The ceremonies put in place by God in accordance with His law to account for the sins of His people the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all; A LIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that

Churches often feature roosters on their steeples as an ironic sign of God's grace. Yet those converted are not always so activated and motivated by God  that in certain specific actions world,  and Satan  into sins,  even serious and outrageous ones,  They sometimes are carried away by God ; A LIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray for the strength to stand firm for Christ, and thank God for His grace when you, like Peter, fall on your face in failure; A SK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the

Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Grace 1 - God's right to condemn all people 2 - God shows Dig Deeper As you begin your year of coming to understand God's sovereignty as it relates to your salvation One of the criticisms that are put up against these doctrines of grace is that if God controls every After all, if God has foreordained a person's salvation, they'll be saved even if they never hear preaching hearing it and sharing it; A SK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year!

What a heavy burden God has laid on mankind! Did God create people so wicked and perverse? A. No. God created them good and in his own image, that is, in true righteousness and holiness, so that they AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our Father, who's laid a heavy burden on mankind to study and explore all that is done under the heavens; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that having been

Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Christ's blood atoned for our sin and met our covenant requirements so that we now have peace with God The KJV renders it God forbid. YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray for the strength and desire to reject the temptation to go on sinning ; A SK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year!