Grace and Truth
Scripture Reading: John 1:14-18 The one and only Son [Jesus Christ] . . . came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
God with Us
Scripture Reading: John 1:6-14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. John 1:14
A Light in the Dark
Scripture Reading: John 1:1-5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1
A Secure Inheritance
Scripture Reading: Numbers 36 “No inheritance may pass from tribe to tribe, for each Israelite tribe is to keep the land it inherits.”
An Oasis of Grace
Scripture Reading: Numbers 35:6-15 “Select some towns to be your cities of refuge, to which a person who has killed someone accidentally may flee.”
A Pilgrim People
Scripture Reading: Numbers 33:1-4, 48-49 They left the mountains of Abarim and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.
Holy Discontent
Scripture Reading: Numbers 32:1-27 “We will arm ourselves for battle and go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them to their place.”
Keeping Our Word
Scripture Reading: Numbers 30 “When a man makes a vow to the Lord . . . he must not break his word. . . .” N
Ordering Sacred Time
Scripture Reading: Numbers 28:1-10 “Make sure that you present to me at the appointed time my food offerings. . . .”
The Faith of Youth
Scripture Reading: Numbers 27:1-11 Why should our father’s name disappear from his clan because he had no son?
A Fresh Start
Scripture Reading: Numbers 26:8-11 The line of Korah, however, did not die out. Numbers 26:11
More Numbers?
Scripture Reading: Numbers 26:1-4, 51, 63-65 “Take a census of the whole Israelite community by families—all those twenty years old or more. . . .”
Sin's Relentless Attack
Scripture Reading: Numbers 25 So Israel yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor. And the Lord’s anger burned against them.
Counting Our Blessings
Scripture Reading: Numbers 24:1-9 Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel. Numbers 24:1
God’s Blessed People
Scripture Reading: Numbers 22:1-12 God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people, because they are blessed.”