Acts Bible Study: Day 1 Today’s passage: Acts 1:1–8 Focus verse: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.” (Acts 1:4) Acts picks up where the book of Luke ended. As with many sequels, Acts opens with a review of what happened in the first […]
A Woman Prepares Jesus’s Body for Burial Today’s passage: Matthew 26:6–13 and Mark 14:3–9 Focus verse: “When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.” (Matthew 26:12) As we continue reading about Jesus’s last week on earth before his execution, Matthew notes he is now in Bethany and […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 16 Today’s passage: Luke 7:36–50 Focus verse:“Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” (Luke 7:50) Our next story opens with an interesting line. It says a Pharisee, named Simon, invites Jesus over for dinner. Don’t rush past this. Pharisees are religious insiders. They follow the law of Moses with much […]
1 John Bible Study, Day 12 Today’s passage: 1 John 2:26–29 Focus verse: The anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. (1 John 2:27) Our verse for today contains two words that we’ve already read in 1 John 2: anointing and remain. In verse twenty, John reminds us […]