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Week of January 22nd, 2017

WEEKLY READINGS
SUNDAY > Gen 23, Matt 22, Neh 12, Acts 22
MONDAY > Gen 24, Matt 23, Neh 13, Acts 23
TUESDAY > Gen 25, Matt 24, Esther 1, Acts 24
WEDNESDAY > Gen 26, Matt 25, Esther 2, Acts 25
THURSDAY > Gen 27, Matt 26, Esther 3, Acts 26
FRIDAY > Gen 28, Matt 27, Esther 4, Acts 27
SATURDAY > Gen 29, Matt 28, Esther 5, Acts 28

MEMORY VERSE(S)
“God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth” (John 4:24, ESV).

CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #54-55:
Q. Which is the second commandment?
A. The second commandment is, “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them; for I the Lord thy. God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me: and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.”
Q. What is required in the second commandment?
A. The second commandment requires the receiving, observing, and keeping pure and entire, all such religious worship and ordinances, as God has appointed in His Word.

Week of January 15th, 2017

WEEKLY READINGS
SUNDAY > Gen 16, Matt 15, Neh 5, Acts 15
MONDAY > Gen 17, Matt 16, Neh 6, Acts 16
TUESDAY > Gen 18, Matt 17, Neh 7, Acts 17
WEDNESDAY > Gen 19, Matt 18, Neh 8, Acts 18
THURSDAY > Gen 20, Matt 19, Neh 9, Acts 19
FRIDAY > Gen 21, Matt 20, Neh 10, Acts 20
SATURDAY > Gen 22, Matt 21, Neh 11, Acts 21

MEMORY VERSE(S)
“The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good” (Psalm 14:1, ESV).

CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #52-53:
Q. What is forbidden in the first commandment?
A. The first commandment forbids the denying, or not worshipping and glorifying the true God, as God and our God; and the giving that worship and glory to any other, which is due unto Him alone.
Q. What are we especially taught by these words, “before me,” in the first commandment?
A. These words, “before me”, in the first commandment, teach us, that God, who sees all things, takes notice of, and is much displeased with the sin of having any other God.

Week of January 8th, 2017

WEEKLY READINGS
SUNDAY > Gen 8, Matt 8, Ezra 8, Acts 8
MONDAY > Gen 9–10, Matt 9, Ezra 9, Acts 9
TUESDAY > Gen 11, Matt 10, Ezra 10, Acts 10
WEDNESDAY > Gen 12, Matt 11, Neh 1, Acts 11
THURSDAY > Gen 13, Matt 12, Neh 2, Acts 12
FRIDAY > Gen 14, Matt 13, Neh 3, Acts 13
SATURDAY > Gen 15, Matt 14, Neh 4, Acts 14

MEMORY VERSE(S)
“For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”— yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist” (1 Corinthians 8:5–6, ESV).

CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #50-51:
Q. Which is the first commandment?
A. The first commandment is, “Thou shalt have no other Gods before me.”
Q. What is required in the first commandment?
A. The first commandment requires us to know and acknowledge God to be the only true God, and our God, and to worship and glorify Him accordingly.

Week of January 1st, 2017

WEEKLY READINGS
SUNDAY > Gen 1, Matt 1, Ezra 1, Acts 1
MONDAY > Gen 2, Matt 2, Ezra 2, Acts 2
TUESDAY > Gen 3, Matt 3, Ezra 3, Acts 3
WEDNESDAY > Gen 4, Matt 4, Ezra 4, Acts 4
THURSDAY > Gen 5, Matt 5, Ezra 5, Acts 5
FRIDAY > Gen 6, Matt 6, Ezra 6, Acts 6
SATURDAY > Gen 7, Matt 7, Ezra 7, Acts 7

MEMORY VERSE(S)
“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery (Exodus 20:2, ESV).
“You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities” (Amos 3:2, ESV).

CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #48-49:
Q. What is the preface to the Ten Commandments?
A. The preface to the Ten Commandments is, “I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.”
Q. What does the preface to the Ten Commandments teach us?
A. The preface to the Ten Commandments teaches us, that because God is the Lord, and our God and Redeemer, therefore we are bound to keep all His commandments.

Week of December 25th, 2016

WEEKLY READINGS
SUNDAY > 2 Chr 29, Rev 15, Zech 11, Ps 142
MONDAY > 2 Chr 30, Rev 16, Zech 12, Ps 143
TUESDAY > 2 Chr 31, Rev 17, Zech 13, Ps 144
WEDNESDAY > 2 Chr 32, Rev 18, Zech 14, Ps 145
THURSDAY > 2 Chr 33, Rev 19, Mal 1, Ps 146‐147
FRIDAY > 2 Chr 34, Rev 20, Mal 2, Ps 148
SATURDAY > 2 Chr 35-36, Rev 21-22, Mal 3-4, Ps 149-150

MEMORY VERSE(S)
“So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith” (Galatians 3:24, ESV).

CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #47:
Q. What is the sum of the Ten Commandments?
A. The sum of the Ten Commandments is, to love the Lord our God, with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind; and our neighbor as ourselves.

Week of December 18th, 2016

WEEKLY READINGS
SUNDAY > 2 Chr 19‐20, Rev 8, Zech 4, Ps 126‐128
MONDAY > 2 Chr 21, Rev 9, Zech 5, Ps 129‐131
TUESDAY > 2 Chr 22‐23, Rev 10, Zech 6, Ps 132‐134
WEDNESDAY > 2 Chr 24, Rev 11, Zech 7, Ps 135‐136
THURSDAY > 2 Chr 25, Rev 12, Zech 8, Ps 137‐138
FRIDAY > 2 Chr 26, Rev 13, Zech 9, Ps 139
SATURDAY > 2 Chr 27‐28, Rev 14, Zech 10, Ps 140‐141

MEMORY VERSE(S)
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished” (Matthew 5:17–18, ESV).

CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #45 & 46:
Q. What did God at first reveal to man for the rule of his obedience?
A. The rule which God at first revealed to man for his obedience, was the moral law.
Q. Where is the moral law summarily comprehended?
A. The moral law is summarily comprehended in the Ten Commandments.

Week of December 11th, 2016

WEEKLY READINGS
SUNDAY > 2 Chr 10, Rev 1, Zeph 2, Ps 119:49‐72
MONDAY > 2 Chr 11‐12, Rev 2, Zeph 3, Ps 119:73‐96
TUESDAY > 2 Chr 13, Rev 3, Hag 1, Ps 119:97‐120
WEDNESDAY > 2 Chr 14‐15, Rev 4, Hag 2, Ps 119:121‐144
THURSDAY > 2 Chr 16, Rev 5, Zech 1, Ps 119:145‐176
FRIDAY > 2 Chr 17, Rev 6, Zech 2, Ps 120‐122
SATURDAY > 2 Chr 18, Rev 7, Zech 3, Ps 123‐125

MEMORY VERSE(S)
“And Samuel said, “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and presumption is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, he has also rejected you from being king” (1 Samuel 15:22b–23a, ESV).

CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #44:
Q. What is the duty which God requireth (requires) of man?
A. The duty which God requireth (requires) of man, is obedience to His revealed will.

Week of December 4th, 2016

WEEKLY READINGS
SUNDAY > 2 Chr 2, 1 Jn 2, Nahum 1, Ps 110‐111
MONDAY > 2 Chr 3‐4, 1 Jn 3, Nahum 2, Ps 112‐113
TUESDAY > 2 Chr 5, 1 Jn 4, Nahum 3, Ps 114‐115
WEDNESDAY > 2 Chr 6, 1 Jn 5, Hab 1, Ps 116
THURSDAY > 2 Chr 7, 2 Jn 1, Hab 2, Ps 117‐118
FRIDAY > 2 Chr 8, 3 Jn 1, Hab 3, Ps 119:1‐24
SATURDAY > 2 Chr 9, Jude 1, Zeph 1, Ps 119:25‐48

MEMORY VERSE(S)
“And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt” (Daniel 12:2, ESV).

CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #42 & 43:
Q. But what shall be done to the wicked at their death?
A. The souls of the wicked shall, at death, be cast into the torments of hell, and their bodies lie in their graves, till the resurrection and judgment of the great day.
Q. What shall be done to the wicked, at the Day of Judgment?
A. At the Day of Judgment, the bodies of the wicked, being raised out of their graves, shall be sentenced, together with their souls, to unspeakable torments with the devil and his angels forever.


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warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom,
that we may present everyone mature in Christ."
(Colossians 1:28, ESV)

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