Bible Reading Plan

Comparison of our resources can easily distort our understanding of stewardship. We may look at someone with greater financial resources, more time, different abilities, or greater influence and assume that stewardship is primarily their responsibility. Jesus turns our attention away from what someone else has and toward what God has placed in our hands. The…

As Israel prepares to enter the Promised Land, Moses warns them about a spiritual danger they may not expect. Their greatest challenge may come not when they have too little, but when they have plenty. In that abundance they may say, “My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.”…

This final week casts vision for us: what would it look like if the church truly loved like Jesus? Jesus prayed that His followers live in unity, grounded in humility, gentleness, and patience. This unity is not uniformity—it is diversity held together by love. The church is meant to be a living picture of God’s…

Week 5: Loving the Unlovable         October 19-23  Christ died for us while we were still sinners. God didn’t wait for us to become lovable—He loved us at our worst. This truth confronts our natural tendency to reserve love for those who deserve it. Divine love moves toward the broken, the rejected,…

There is a difference between passive love and active love. Passive love feels compassion but does nothing; active love steps in, gives, serves, and sacrifices. Throughout Scripture, we see that love meets needs, lifts burdens, and shows up in practical ways. It is visible and measurable. This week challenges us to evaluate whether our love…

Many people live trying to earn love from others and from God—yet Scripture teaches that God’s love is already given, complete, and secure. Being rooted and grounded in love implies that faith and life should flow from Divine Love. Without this foundation, our attempts to love others will always fall short or become conditional. When…

Spiritual formation is the pursuit of being filled with God’s perfect love and allowing it to be your sole motivation for what you say and do.  It’s the process of being formed into the image and likeness of Jesus, formed by God’s love into people of love. When we are changed by God’s love, we…

John 21 concludes John’s Gospel with Jesus restoring, recommissioning, and calling His followers to lifelong discipleship. The risen Christ provides for His disciples, restores Peter after his denial, and entrusts him with caring for His people, demonstrating that God’s grace is greater than our failures. Jesus’ final invitation, “Follow Me,” reminds us that faith is…

John 20 proclaims the life-changing reality of the resurrection as Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene, His disciples, and Thomas, replacing grief, fear, and doubt with peace, faith, and hope. The risen Christ not only comforts His followers but also commissions them to share His message of forgiveness and new life through the power of the…