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Week of March 12th, 2017

WEEKLY READINGS
SUNDAY > Exod 23, John 2, Job 41, 2 Cor 11
MONDAY > Exod 24, John 3, Job 42, 2 Cor 12
TUESDAY > Exod 25, John 4, Prov 1, 2 Cor 13
WEDNESDAY > Exod 26, John 5, Prov 2, Gal 1
THURSDAY > Exod 27, John 6, Prov 3, Gal 2
FRIDAY > Exod 28, John 7, Prov 4, Gal 3
SATURDAY > Exod 29, John 8, Prov 5, Gal 4

MEMORY VERSE(S)
“It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; 2 to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night” (Psalm 92:1–2, ESV).

CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #65-66:
Q. How is the Sabbath to be sanctified?
A. The Sabbath is to sanctified by a holy resting all that day, even from such worldly employments and recreations as are lawful on other days, and spending the time in the public and private exercises of God’s worship, except so much as is to be taken up in the works of necessity and mercy.
Q. What is forbidden in the fourth commandment?
A. The fourth commandment forbids the omission or careless performance of the duties required, and the profaning the day by idleness, or doing that which is in itself sinful, or by unnecessary thoughts, words, or works, about worldly employments or recreations.

Week of March 12th, 2017

WEEKLY READINGS
SUNDAY > Exod 23, John 2, Job 41, 2 Cor 11
MONDAY > Exod 24, John 3, Job 42, 2 Cor 12
TUESDAY > Exod 25, John 4, Prov 1, 2 Cor 13
WEDNESDAY > Exod 26, John 5, Prov 2, Gal 1
THURSDAY > Exod 27, John 6, Prov 3, Gal 2
FRIDAY > Exod 28, John 7, Prov 4, Gal 3
SATURDAY > Exod 29, John 8, Prov 5, Gal 4

MEMORY VERSE(S)
“It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; 2 to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night” (Psalm 92:1–2, ESV).

CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #65-66:
Q. How is the Sabbath to be sanctified?
A. The Sabbath is to sanctified by a holy resting all that day, even from such worldly employments and recreations as are lawful on other days, and spending the time in the public and private exercises of God’s worship, except so much as is to be taken up in the works of necessity and mercy.
Q. What is forbidden in the fourth commandment?
A. The fourth commandment forbids the omission or careless performance of the duties required, and the profaning the day by idleness, or doing that which is in itself sinful, or by unnecessary thoughts, words, or works, about worldly employments or recreations.

Week of March 5th, 2017

WEEKLY READINGS
SUNDAY > Exod 16, Luke 19, Job 34, 2 Cor 4
MONDAY > Exod 17, Luke 20, Job 35, 2 Cor 5
TUESDAY > Exod 18, Luke 21, Job 36, 2 Cor 6
WEDNESDAY > Exod 19, Luke 22, Job 37, 2 Cor 7
THURSDAY > Exod 20, Luke 23, Job 38, 2 Cor 8
FRIDAY > Exod 21, Luke 24, Job 39, 2 Cor 9
SATURDAY > Exod 22, John 1, Job 40, 2 Cor 10

MEMORY VERSE(S)
“For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. 8 For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s” (Romans 14:7–8,ESV).

CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #63-64:
Q. What is required in the fourth commandment?
A. The fourth commandment requires the keeping holy to God such set times as He has appointed in His Word, expressly one whole day in seven to be a holy Sabbath to Himself.
Q. Which day of the seven has God appointed to be the weekly Sabbath?
A. From the creation of the world to the resurrection of Christ, God appointed the seventh day of the week to be the weekly Sabbath; and the first day of the week ever since, to continue to the end of the world, which is the Christian Sabbath.

Week of February 26th, 2017

WEEKLY READINGS
SUNDAY > Exod 9, Luke 12, Job 27, 1 Cor 13
MONDAY > Exod 10, Luke 13, Job 28, 1 Cor 14
TUESDAY > Exod 11:1–12:21, Luke 14, Job 29, 1 Cor 15
WEDNESDAY > Exod 12:22–51, Luke 15, Job 30, 1 Cor 16
THURSDAY > Exod 13, Luke 16, Job 31, 2 Cor 1
FRIDAY > Exod 14, Luke 17, Job 32, 2 Cor 2
SATURDAY > Exod 15, Luke 18, Job 33, 2 Cor 3

MEMORY VERSE(S)
“And he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. 28 So the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath” (Mark 2:27–28,ESV).

CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #62:
Q. Which is the fourth commandment?
A. The fourth commandment is, “Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work; but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maid servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.”

Week of February 19th, 2017

WEEKLY READINGS
SUNDAY > Exod 2, Luke 5, Job 19, 1 Cor 6
MONDAY > Exod 3, Luke 6, Job 20, 1 Cor 7
TUESDAY > Exod 4, Luke 7, Job 21, 1 Cor 8
WEDNESDAY > Exod 5, Luke 8, Job 22, 1 Cor 9
THURSDAY > Exod 6, Luke 9, Job 23, 1 Cor 10
FRIDAY > Exod 7, Luke 10, Job 24, 1 Cor 11
SATURDAY > Exod 8, Luke 11, Job 25–26, 1 Cor 12

MEMORY VERSE(S)
“And if you swear, ‘As the Lord lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory” (Jeremiah 4:2,ESV).

CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #60-61:
Q. What is forbidden in the third commandment?
A. The third commandment forbids all profaning and abusing of anything whereby God makes Himself known.
Q. What is the reason annexed to the third commandment?
A. The reason annexed to the third commandment is, that howsoever the breakers of this commandment may escape punishment from men, yet the Lord our God will not suffer them to escape His righteous judgment.

Week of February 12th, 2017

WEEKLY READINGS
SUNDAY > Gen 45, Mark 15, Job 11, Rom 15
MONDAY > Gen 46, Mark 16, Job 12, Rom 16
TUESDAY > Gen 47, Luke 1:1–38, Job 13, 1 Cor 1
WEDNESDAY > Gen 48, Luke 1:39–80, Job 14, 1 Cor 2
THURSDAY > Gen 49, Luke 2, Job 15, 1 Cor 3
FRIDAY > Gen 50, Luke 3, Job 16–17, 1 Cor 4
SATURDAY > Exod 1, Luke 4, Job 18, 1 Cor 5

MEMORY VERSE(S)
“Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock” (Isaiah 26:4, ESV).

CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #58-59:
Q. Which is the third commandment?
A. The third commandment is, “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.”
Q. What is required in the third commandment?
A. The third commandment requires the holy and reverent use of God’s names, titles, attributes, ordinances, words, and works.

Week of February 5th, 2017

WEEKLY READINGS
SUNDAY > Gen 38, Mark 8, Job 4, Rom 8
MONDAY > Gen 39, Mark 9, Job 5, Rom 9
TUESDAY > Gen 40, Mark 10, Job 6, Rom 10
WEDNESDAY > Gen 41, Mark 11, Job 7, Rom 11
THURSDAY > Gen 42, Mark 12, Job 8, Rom 12
FRIDAY > Gen 43, Mark 13, Job 9, Rom 13
SATURDAY > Gen 44, Mark 14, Job 10, Rom 14

MEMORY VERSE(S)
“The dead do not praise the Lord, nor do any who go down into silence. 18 But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and forevermore. Praise the Lord!” (Psalm 115:17–18, ESV).

CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #57:
Q. What are the reasons annexed to the second commandment?
A. The reasons annexed to the second commandment, are, God’s sovereignty over us, His propriety in us, and the zeal He has for His own worship.

Week of January 29th, 2017

WEEKLY READINGS
SUNDAY > Gen 30, Mark 1, Esther 6, Rom 1
MONDAY > Gen 31, Mark 2, Esther 7, Rom 2
TUESDAY > Gen 32, Mark 3, Esther 8, Rom 3
WEDNESDAY > Gen 33, Mark 4, Esther 9–10, Rom 4
THURSDAY > Gen 34, Mark 5, Job 1, Rom 5
FRIDAY > Gen 35–36, Mark 6, Job 2, Rom 6
SATURDAY > Gen 37, Mark 7, Job 3, Rom 7

MEMORY VERSE(S)
“Take care, lest you forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make a carved image, the form of anything that the Lord your God has forbidden you” (Deuteronomy 4:23, ESV).

CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #56:
Q. What is forbidden in the second commandment?
A. The second commandment forbids the worshipping of God by images, or any other way not appointed in His Word.


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