November 2023

READ: Heb. 13:16-25: Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood …, make you complete in every good work … through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.… First, the writer provides instructions on mutual service […]

READ: Heb. 13:8-15: … Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. … We should pay attention not only to faithful leaders but especially to Jesus Christ. He has remained unchanged, the same as ever. In His faithfulness, love, and care, He has shown and continues to show Himself the same. This strengthens our

READ: Heb. 13:1-7 … be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”… The author elaborates on how to shape one’s life, living in peace and sanctification through God’s grace. This is also crucial during difficult times. It should be manifest in mutual

READ: Heb. 12:18-29: But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, … to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel. See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. … For

READ: Heb. 12:14-17: Pursue peace with all people, and holiness … looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up … lest there be any … profane person … The Hebrews are encouraged to persevere in faith, endure suffering, fight against sin, and hold on to

READ: Heb. 12:1-13 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. – James 1:2,3 Chapter 11 concludes with the idea that previous believers who persevered in their faith found favor with God: they were taken up into heaven. However, the fulfillment of

READ: Heb. 11:32-40: through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, … out of weakness were made strong .. had trial of mockings and scourgings, … They were stoned … were tempted … being destitute, afflicted, tormented. … of whom the world was not worthy. … And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did

READ: Heb. 11:28-31: By faith he kept … By faith they passed …  By faith the walls … fell down … By faith … Rahab did not perish … In chapters 3 and 4, the unbelief of Israel was described as a warning . Now, for emulation, we see acts of faith during the exodus

READ: Heb. 11:24-28: … By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to

READ: Rom. 4:16-25 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac … concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense. – Heb. 11:17-19 The trial that Abraham undergoes in his faith is a severe test. It involves not