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April 6 Youth Reading Ezekiel 36:1-15
In today’s reading God tells the prophet Ezekiel that he will return His blessings to Israel. However, God goes beyond this to say that those nations that oppressed Israel during her time of national tribulation, will be punished. It is critical to remember that Israel is God’s chosen nation and the Jews are God’s chosen [...]
Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:00:56 +0000
March 30 Youth Reading Ezekiel 26:1-14
Ezekiel proclaims God’s judgment against the city of Tyre in today’s passages. Tyre was a city of Phoenicia. While Tyre had once been a friend to Israel, now in the time of Israel’s problems, she turned against God’s people. God declared His intention to address Tyre’s change of heart. Ezekiel 26:2-5 Son of man, [...]
Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:24:23 +0000
March 9 Youth Reading Luke 24:1-12
Following his crucifixion and burial, Jesus arose on the 3rd day, just as he had said. The women hurried to the tomb on the morning after the Sabbath, but found it empty, with only two men there. These men were actualy angels, as told in verses 4-7. And it came to pass, as they were [...]
Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:50:05 +0000
March 8 Youth Reading Luke 23:44-56
Jesus has been tried by the Sanhedrin, by Pilate and by Herod. The Sanhedrin, in a frenzy since Jesus would not bow to their political will, wanted him killed. However, they did not that the legal right, under Roman law, to do so. So, they had tried to present Jesus as a threat to Roman [...]
Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:25:47 +0000
February 21 Youth Reading Luke 19:11-27
Jesus speaks of two themes in his parable of the traveling ruler. In verse 14, several of his subjects reject him and rebel against him while he is away. But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us. The readers of Luke [...]
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:55:52 +0000
February 16 Youth Reading Luke 17: 20-37
Jesus stresses spiritual preparedness and not a constant search for external signs. In verse 25, he lets his listeners know of his crucifixion.
Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:26:08 +0000
Zechariah 5
In Chapter 5, the prophet sees two visions, one in which God pours out his judgment on the world and one in which God removes wickedness from the world. In both cases, it is God performing the work, since it is beyond our ability to do so. We cannot judge the world, because we are [...]
Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:17:56 +0000
February 11 Youth Reading Luke 15: 1-10
Today's passage contains a couple of the most memorable of Jesus' parables; that of the lost sheep and the woman who diligently searched for one lost coin. The background of the parables was that pharisees and scribes, as they were wont to do, complained that Jesus was spending time with "publicans and sinners".
Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:44:42 +0000
Zechariah 4
The prophesies of Zechariah continue as he is shown that the future nation of Israel will be a blessing to the world through an overflowing of the Spirit of God. The main vision is in Verses 2 and 3. And said unto me, What seeth thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold, a [...]
Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:11:01 +0000
February 10 Youth Reading Luke 14: 25-35
In today’s verses, Jesus describes what is necessary to be a true disciple of his. The Nelson Study Bible indicates that by this time, he was attracting a sizable following, and the temptation among modern preachers may be to water down the message in order to continue to grow and attract new members. Jesus did [...]
Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:38:53 +0000
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