Philippians 3:5-11 (NIV) If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in the flesh that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. 10 the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 Paul shifted his efforts from 'scoring points' to "knowing Christ" (v8 & 10). Today: Luke 11

Acts 13:26-41 (NIV) CONTEXT: Earlier this year we read about how "the whole city" showed up to hear

Galatians 2:15-21 (NIV) 15  We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles 16  know that a person Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified. --- 19

Acts 4:7-12 (NIV) - CONTEXT: In the weeks after Pentecost, the church has already grown to about 5,000 account today for an act of kindness shown to a man who was lame and are being asked how he was healed, 10 Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. 11   Jesus is “ ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone. 12 Notice in v11 that Peter quotes Psalm 118 which equates Jesus - the stone rejected by the builders -

John 16:12-15 (NIV) 12  “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13  But when not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14   He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. 15  So much of John's gospel - from chapter 14-17 - is dedicated to what Jesus taught that night.

Summary Yesterday, Acts 17 and the first part of Q&A 27 appealed to providence to prove God’s almighty In the second part of Q&A 27 and our passage today from Matthew 10, Jesus appeals to providence to assure This is why Q&A 1 speaks of providence this way: “He also watches over me in such a way that not a hair If you trust in your heavenly Father, the promises you read in Matthew 10 and Q&A 27 reveal that His

ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Matthew 1

John 3:16-17 (NIV) 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 19: The Two Natures of Christ We Summary John 3:16 is one of the most beloved verses of the Bible. Today: Romans 16

Hebrews 2:14–18 (ESV) 11 Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family... 14 Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, 15  and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. 16 For surely it is Today: Romans 13

Genesis 3:7-10 (NIV) CONTEXT: We began this passage earlier this week. 10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” 11 And he 12 The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” 13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” 14 So the LORD God said to the serpent, “Because