Matt. 25 How are you using what God has invested in you for His purposes? I have always struggled with this parable of the bags of gold, or talents, as it is sometimes translated. I ...
Month: September 2024
Y2 Day 92 – Matt 24; Deut 29-30Y2 Day 92 – Matt 24; Deut 29-30
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 24 What does it mean for you to be ready for the Lord’s return? When the disciples asked Jesus, “what will be ...
Y2 Day 91 – Matt 23; Deut 27-28; Ps 39Y2 Day 91 – Matt 23; Deut 27-28; Ps 39
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 23 Is there anywhere you are not “practicing what you preach?” Or doing good things to be seen by others? Or seeking ...
Y2 Day 90 – Matt 22; Deut 25-26Y2 Day 90 – Matt 22; Deut 25-26
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 22 In Jesus’ parable of the Wedding banquet, He mentions a man thrown out for not wearing wedding clothes. I have all ...
Y2 Day 89 – Matt 21; Deut 23-24; Ps 38Y2 Day 89 – Matt 21; Deut 23-24; Ps 38
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 21 “But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting ...
Y2 Day 88 – Matt 20; Deut 21-22Y2 Day 88 – Matt 20; Deut 21-22
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 20 What is the point of the parable of the workers (v. 1-16)? How is God like the owner of the vineyard? ...
Y2 Day 87 – Matt 19; Deut 19-20; Ps 37Y2 Day 87 – Matt 19; Deut 19-20; Ps 37
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 19 Jesus told the rich young man he still lacked one thing. If Jesus were to tell you that, what might that ...
Y2 Day 86 – Matt 18; Deut 17-18Y2 Day 86 – Matt 18; Deut 17-18
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 18 When Jesus told the disciples they must become like little children, what characteristics do you think He had in mind? Why ...
Y2 Day 85 – Matt 17; Deut 15-16; Ps 36Y2 Day 85 – Matt 17; Deut 15-16; Ps 36
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 17 What was the intended impact of the transfiguration on the disciples? On you? I can’t say that I really know the ...
Y2 Day 84 – Matt 16; Deut 13-14Y2 Day 84 – Matt 16; Deut 13-14
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 16 What does it mean for you to lose your life for Jesus so you can find it (v. 25)? I often ...
Y2 Day 83 – Matt 15; Deut 11-12; Prov 7Y2 Day 83 – Matt 15; Deut 11-12; Prov 7
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 15 What was Jesus’ response to religionists who were concerned about outward ceremonies? What matters to Jesus? To you? In the first ...
Y2 Day 82 – Matt 14; Deut 9-10Y2 Day 82 – Matt 14; Deut 9-10
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 14 When reading through the Old Testament laws, it doesn’t take long to see that death and defilement prevail. If a clean ...
Y2 Day 81 – Matt 13; Deut 7-8; Ps 35Y2 Day 81 – Matt 13; Deut 7-8; Ps 35
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 13 Of the four types of soil in Jesus’ parable, which one do you most identify with and why? In this chapter, ...
Y2 Day 80 – Matt 12; Deut 5-6Y2 Day 80 – Matt 12; Deut 5-6
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 12 What is Jesus’ relationship to the Sabbath, and what does that tell you about Him? This is the second time Jesus ...
Y2 Day 79 – Matt 11; Deut 3-4; Ps 34Y2 Day 79 – Matt 11; Deut 3-4; Ps 34
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 11 Memorize and meditate on v. 28-30. What does it tell you about Jesus? “Come to me, all you who are weary ...
Y2 Day 78 – Matt 10; Deut 1-2Y2 Day 78 – Matt 10; Deut 1-2
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 10 What stands out to you from Jesus’ instructions to those He sent on mission? What has Jesus sent you to do? ...
Y2 Day 77 – Matt 9; Num 35-36; Ps 33Y2 Day 77 – Matt 9; Num 35-36; Ps 33
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page.. Matt. 9 Look at v. 13. What does it mean when God says, “I desire mercy, not sacrifice”? When Jesus was asked why ...
Y2 Day 76 – Matt 8; Num 33-34Y2 Day 76 – Matt 8; Num 33-34
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 8 What does Jesus’ response to the leper in v. 3 suggest about God’s heart toward you? The leper was unclean, a ...
Y2 Day 75 – Matt 7: Num 31-32; Ps 32Y2 Day 75 – Matt 7: Num 31-32; Ps 32
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 7 “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them ...
Y2 Day 74 – Matt 6: Num 29-30Y2 Day 74 – Matt 6: Num 29-30
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 6 What do you worry about? What does Jesus say to you about that? It seems that Matthew laid out the order ...
Y2 Day 72 – Matt 5; Num 27-28; Ps 31Y2 Day 72 – Matt 5; Num 27-28; Ps 31
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 5 The Sermon on the Mount tells us so much about God’s character and how our human nature contradicts it. In it, ...
Y2 Day 72 – Matt 4; Num 25-26Y2 Day 72 – Matt 4; Num 25-26
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 4 How did Jesus resist temptation? How can you do the same? The first thing I notice about Jesus’ time of testing ...
Y2 Day 71 – Matt 3; Num 23-24; Prov 6Y2 Day 71 – Matt 3; Num 23-24; Prov 6
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 3 “Every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.” (Matt. 3:10b). John the ...
Y2 Day 70 – Matt 2; Num 21-22Y2 Day 70 – Matt 2; Num 21-22
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 2 How did God intervene to protect Jesus? I love how Matthew told Jesus’ story in parallel with what is now our ...
Y2 Day 69 – Matt 1; Num 19-20; Ps 30Y2 Day 69 – Matt 1; Num 19-20; Ps 30
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 1 What women are named in Jesus’ genealogy and what do they tell you about God and the gospel? The women listed ...
Y2 Day 68 – Rom 16; Num 17-18Y2 Day 68 – Rom 16; Num 17-18
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Rom. 16 “I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that ...
Y2 Day 67 – Rom 15; Num 15-16; Ps 29Y2 Day 67 – Rom 15; Num 15-16; Ps 29
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Rom. 15 I like the way Paul frames prayer in Romans 15:30. “I urge you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ ...
Y2 Day 66 – Rom 14; Num 13-14Y2 Day 66 – Rom 14; Num 13-14
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Rom. 14 What is a “disputable matter” over which you disagree with other believers? How does Paul say you should handle this? Why? ...
Y2 Day 65 – Rom 13; Num 11-12; Ps 28Y2 Day 65 – Rom 13; Num 11-12; Ps 28
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Rom. 13 It’s really hard to read what Paul says here about governing authorities and apply it to those we have at times. ...
Y2 Day 64 – Rom 12; Num 9-10Y2 Day 64 – Rom 12; Num 9-10
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Rom. 12 You are transformed by the renewing of your mind. What are you doing regularly to renew your mind in Christ? Paul ...