Mark 3 & 4 February 29, 2008

Healing on the Sabbath
 1 And He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand. 2 So they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him. 3 And He said to the man who had the withered hand, “Step forward.” 4 [...]

Mark 1 & 2 February 28, 2008

Chapter 1
John the Baptist Prepares the Way
 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in the Prophets:[a]
      “ Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,
      Who will prepare Your way before You.”[b]
       3 “ The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
      ‘ Prepare the way of [...]

Romans 16 February 27, 2008

Sister Phoebe Commended
 1 I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea, 2 that you may receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her in whatever business she has need of you; for indeed she has been a helper of many [...]

Romans 15 February 26, 2008

Bearing Others’ Burdens
 1 We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification. 3 For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached [...]

Romans 14 February 25, 2008

The Law of Liberty
 1 Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things. 2 For one believes he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables. 3 Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and let not him who does not [...]

Romans 13 February 24, 2008

Submit to Government
 1 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. 3 For rulers are not a [...]

Romans 12 February 23, 2008

Living Sacrifices to God
 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is [...]

Romans 11 February 22, 2008

Israel’s Rejection Not Total
 1 I say then, has God cast away His people? Certainly not! For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he [...]

Romans 10 February 21, 2008

Israel Needs the Gospel
 1 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel[a] is that they may be saved. 2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not [...]

Romans 9 February 20, 2008

Israel’s Rejection of Christ
 1 I tell the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit, 2 that I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my countrymen[a] according to [...]