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"Morning Has Broken" from Sean's Radical Midi Page. |
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This reading guide provides you an assortment of topics for a year's reading. The twelve topics are broken into weekly and daily units, with each day's reading followed by a thought to stimulate further reflection.
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1. Proverbs 8:23-31;
Isaiah 7:14; 53:1-2;
John 1:1-18...On earth, Jesus revealed God by... 2. Micah 5:2; Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 2:1-38...If an angel had told me of Jesus' birth, I... 3. Hosea 11:1; Matthew 2...If I could give Jesus a gift, it would be... 4. Psalm 110:1-7; Luke 2:39-51...I would define my mission on earth as... 5. Matthew 3:1-4:17; Luke 3:1-4:13...The greatest temptation for me would be... 6. Luke 4:14-5:11...Many people rejected Jesus because... 7. John 2...These different aspects of Jesus tell me...  |
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Reckoned with |
1. John 11:1-46...If
I had seen Jesus' tears, I
would have... 2. Mark 2:1-12...The best thing I ever did for a friend was... 3. Matthew 8:2-4; Mark 1:40-45; 5:12-13...I can show the power of love to the untouchables in my community by... 4. Matthew 14:22-33; Mark 6:45-52...Had Jesus invited me to join him on the water, I would have... 5. Matthew 8:5-13; Luke 7:1-10...The person who has had the greastest healing influence in my life is... 6. Matthew 12:9-13; Mark 3:1-5; Luke 6:6-11... When I am opposed for doing good, I... 7. Matthew 8:23-27; Mark 4:35-41; Luke 822-25... A storm that I need Jesus to quiet is... |
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1. Luke 10:25-37...The
characteristics of the
Good Samaritan found in my life are... 2. Matthew 20:1-16...Had I been one of the first workers hired that day I would have felt... 3. Luke 18:9-14; Matthew 6:1-18...If this tax collector came to my church, he would be treated... 4. Matthew 13:1-30,36-43...The weeds I need out of my life are... 5. Matthew 18:21-35...The most forgiving person I know is... 6. Matthew 25:14-30...The talent I could use more for Jesus is... 7. Luke 15:11-32...In this parable I identify with... |
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1. Matthew 12:1-8; Mark
2:23-28; Luke 6:1-5...
When "religious" people try to trap me, I... 2. Matthew 12:46-50; Mark 3:31-35...The area of my life that I have difficulty submitting to God's will is... 3. John 6:25-59...Of these promises, the one that is most significant to me is... 4. John 8:15-58...I need to be set free from... 5. Matthew 5...One area I'm going to improve today is... 6. John 12:37-50...If Jesus examined my heart right now, he would find... 7. Matthew 25:31-46...I reach out to others by... |
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His Death |
1. Matthew 21:1-17; Luke
19:28-48...Jesus' tears
in his triumph show me... 2. Matthew 26:1-16; Mark 14:1-11...I feel like I once betrayed Jesus by... 3. Matthew 26:17-30; Luke 22:7-38...Had I heard Jesus' words I would have... 4. Mark 14:32-52; Luke 22:39-53...A Gethsemane experience I have had was... 5. Matthew 26:31-35,69-75; Luke 22:54-62...I hesitate to confess my faith when... 6. Matthew 26:57-27:31; John 18:12-19:16...The last time I defended my faith was... 7. Luke 23:26-56; John 19:16-42...The last time I prayed for my enemies... |
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Victory |
1. Matthew 28:1-15...My
life testifies to Jesus'
resurrection because people can see... 2. John 20:1-10...For me to live without faith in the resurrection would mean... 3. Mark 16:9-13; Luke 24:13-35...When I have suffered a seeming defeat, I... 4. Luke 24:36-49; Mark 16:14-18; John 20:19-29... In some ways I am like Thomas because... 5. John 21...Peter's relationship with Jesus shows me... 6. Mark 16:19-20; Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11... After his resurrection, I would have liked to ask Jesus... 7. 1 Corinthians 15:1-58...His resurrection makes death... |
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1. Genesis 1...Since
I am created in God's
image, I... 2. Genesis 2...God assigned work for man so I could... 3. Job 38; Psalm 19:1-4...I am amazed at God's creation when I... 4. Job 39...My favorite creature that God made is... 5. Job 34:10-29...Since God controls his creation, I can... 6. Psalm 104:1-31...God not only created the world,he... 7. Psalm 102:25-28; Hebrews 1:9-12...The realization that God doesn't change assures me... |
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1. Isaiah 6:1-8; Revelation
15:1-4...Knowing that
God is holy causes me to... 2. Revelation 4...If I had seen heaven, I would have... 3. Psalm 99...God's fairness causes him to... 4. Deuteronomy 32:1-6; 1 Samuel 2:2-8...God is my Rock because he... 5. Exodus 3:1-10; 15:11-13...God rescued the Israelites by... 6. Psalm 145:17-21; Luke 1:46-55...A holy God can rescue me from... 7. 1 Peter 1:13-16; 1 John 1:5-7...As a child of a holy God, I should... |
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1. Psalm 136...God showed
his love to Isreal
by... 2. Isaiah 63:7-14...A kindness of God I have seen is... 3. Isaiah 43:1-7...A loving God will protect me from... 4. Psalm 89:1-14...Because of God's loving loyalty, I can... 5. Jeremiah 31:1-9; Psalm 31:7-16...Because of God's love, I can rebuild... 6. 1 John 4:7-21...I can spread God's love by... 7. Romans 8:35-39; John 3:16; 2 Thessalonians 2:16...I need to remember God's love when... |
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Power for Life |
1. Matthew 1:18; 3:16-17;
4:1...In Christ's early
life, the Holy Spirit... 2. Matthew 10:16-20; 12:25-28; Luke 11:5-13...The Holy Spirit gave them power to... 3. Matthew 28:19; John 14:15-26; 16:13-14...The Spirit is important in believers' lives because... 4. Acts 1:2-8; 2:38; 4:8; 5:32; 9:31...In the first church the Spirit actively... 5. 2 Corinthians 1:22; 5:5; Ephesians 1:11-14... The Holy Spirit is a guarantee of... 6. Romans 8:1-27; 15:13...A great benefit of the Spirit in my life is... 7. Romans 5:5; Galatians 5:22-25...The fruit of the Spirit I most need is... |
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God's Heart |
1. Genesis 3...Because
of man's sin, Paradise
became... 2. Numbers 13-14...The Israelities sinned by... 3. Ezra 9; Nehemiah 1:4-11; Isaiah 64:6-7...One sin that has held me in bondages is... 4. Genesis 18:20-19:29; 2 Peter 2:4-10...A destruction I have seen sin cause is... 5. Isaiah 59: 1-8; Ezekiel 18:20; Romans 3:9-23... The sin I need strength to overcome is... 6. Isaiah 53; Romans 5:6-8; 1 Peter 1:18-21... God's love for me is seen in... 7. Mark 2:15-17; John 4:1-42...Jesus' attitude toward sinners was... |
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Forgiveness |
1. Psalm 32:1-11...Refusing
to admit my sin can
only cause... 2. Jeremiah 3:12-22; Ezekiel 18:21-32...God is waiting now for us to... 3. 2 Samuel 11-12:14...When confronted by his sin, David... 4. Acts 3:19-21; 8:5-24; 17:30...God wants us to change because... 5. Romans 2:1-4; 2 Peter 3:1-9...God's attitude toward the sinner is... 6. Isaiah 1:11-17; 44:21-22; 55:6-7...The time to turn to God is... 7. Psalm 103:1-14; Isaiah 1:18; Micah 7:18-19... What I want God to do with my sins is... |
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What We Don't Deserve |
1. Daniel 9:4-19...Man's
confession of sin is a
plea for... 2. Hosea 1:1-11; 3:1-5; 6:1-3...This story compares God's grace to... 3. Luke 7:36-48...Like this woman, I need... 4. Acts 10:34-43...I respond to God's grace by... 5. Romans 3:24-26; 11:1-6; Titus 2:11-14...The Christian doesn't have to be burdened with guilt because... 6. Romans 5:12-21...God's grace is given to us at the cost of... 7. Ephesians 2:1-10...One beautiful aspect of this Scripture is... |
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Heaven's Call |
1. John 3:16-17; Romans
5:9-11; Hebrews 5:7-9...
Since Jesus willingly died for me, I will... 2. Luke 15:1-10...Thank God when I was lost, Jesus... 3. Acts 9:1-19...What my friends need most is... 4. Matthew 19:16-30...The biggest obstacle to my salvation is... 5. 2 Corinthians 4:16-5:10; 1 Peter 1:3-9...It's easiest to focus on eternity when... 6. Titus 3:3-7; Psalm 121...If God is on my side, then... 7. 2 Timothy 3:15; Romans 1:16-17; John 20: 30-31...Without the Good News, my life would... |
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1. 1 Timothy 2:1-8; Romans
1:8-10...The person
for whom I pray daily is... 2. Matthew 17:14-21; 21:18-22; James 1:2-8... What is lacking in my prayer life is ... 3. Matthew 7:7-11; 15:21-28; John 16:23-27...If I took God's promises seriously, I ... 4. Mark 1:35-39; Luke 6:12-16; 22:39-46...The best time for me to pray is ... 5. Psalms 51; 69; Proverbs 28:13...I need God's daily strenght to conquer... 6. Daniel 6; 9:1-19...If prayer were prohibitied, I would ... 7. Ephesians 1:11-23; 3:14-21; James 5:13-18... I am most prayerful about... |
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Feet of Clay |
1. Genesis 18:9-33...If
I am a friend of God,
when I pray, he ... 2. Psalms 32; 130...A time I was burdened in prayer was ... 3. Exodus 32:9-32; 33:12-23...The person I would like to pray for me is ... 4. 1 Kings 8:12-61...I am most prayerful when... 5. Psalm 102; 1 John 3:21-24...The last answer to my prayers was ... 6. Luke 18:1-8...I am most persistent in praying for ... 7. Matthew 26:36-46...It is hard for me to pray when ... |
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1. Exodus 2:23 - 3:10;
Psalm 66...God recently
delivered me from ... 2. 1 Samuel 1:1-20; Psalm 34...The longest I have prayed at a time was ... 3. 1 Kings 18:16-46; Psalm 107...Watching God work in my life makes me ... 4. Jonah 1 - 2; Psalm 30...For me, prayer is powerful because ... 5. Daniel 2:1-23; Psalm 116...I need God to give me strength to ... 6. Acts 4:23-31; Psalm 37...Christians I know who have a dynamic prayer life are ... 7. Psalm 18...The last prayer God answered was ... |
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1. Acts 27:1-38..I often
take for granted the
blessing of ... 2. Luke 17:11-19...If I had been healed, I would have ... 3. Psalm 136:1-26...Of all God's gifts, I am most thankful for ... 4. Psalms 50; 65; 92...Like David, I must never forget God's ... 5. Exodus 15:1-21...I can never forget my deliverance from sin because ... 6. Psalms 100; 111; 113...I thank God most often for ... 7. Matthew 6:5-15; Philippians 4:6-7; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18...Most of my prayer time is spent ... |
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Long Journey Home |
1. Romans 12:1-5; 2 Peter
1:3-8...Spiritual
maturity begins with ... 2. Matthew 12:34-37; Mark 7:20-23; Luke 6:43-45 ...Maturity continues when one begins to ... 3. Luke 14:25-33...Following Christ calls us to... 4. Matthew 6:19-21; 1 Timothy 6:6-10... Surrendering my possessions to God is ... 5. Philippians 3:4-9; James 1:9-11; 2:1-5...It's difficult to give up social status when ... 6. 1 Corinthians 10:22-33; Romans 14:19-23...On the controversial issues of life, I am ... 7. Ephesians 5:15-20; Colossians 3:5-17...The surrendered heart is seen in... |
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1. 2 Corinthians 5:17-19;
1 John 5:11-12;
Ephesians 2:1-8...My life in Jesus began when I ... 2. Philippians 2:12-13; Colossians 2:6-10; 3:1-4 ...If Jesus is my Lord, I must accept ... 3. Ephesians 4:1-24...If my new lifestyle is to reflect Jesus ... 4. Hebrews 12:1-3; James 1:2-12; 1 Peter 1:3-7...Being a believer doesn't shelter me from ... 5. Matthew 7:24-27; Philippians 4:6-13...In uncertainty, I have strength because ... 6. 2 Peter 3:18; 2 Thessalonians 1:3; Philippians 1:9-11...The area I most want to grow in is ... 7. Ephesians 6:10-18...I know God has equipped me for ... |
| Week 21: Temptation: Satan's Snare | 1. Genesis 3:1-19; James
1:13-15...I know that
temptation comes from ... 2. Luke 4:1-4; Matthew 27:3-9; 28:12-15...I feel as if I'm being bribed when ... 3. Luke 4:5-8; Philippians 2:3-4...Most of us tend to compromise when ... 4. Luke 4:9-13; Deuteronomy 6:16-19... Sensationalism tempts me when ... 5. Acts 5:1-2; 1 Corinthians 15:33; Ephesians 5:6-7...Temptations can come through ... 6. Genesis 39:1-12...At times the way out of temptation is ... 7. Hebrews 2:18; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13...In my walk with God, he promises to ... |
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1. 2 Timothy 3:15-17;
Hebrews 4:12-13;
Romans 15:4; 2 Peter 1:19-21... God's Word has convicted me to ... 2. 1 Peter 1:10-12; 1 Corinthians 2:10-16; 14:37-38...Knowledge of Scripture enables me to ... 3. Matthew 22:29; John 20:30-31; Acts 17:11... I need to search the Scriptures more so ... 4. Proverbs 6:20-23; Deuteronomy 4:1-9; 6:4-9; Joshua 1:6-9 Someone I can share the Word with is ... 5. Psalms 19:7-11; 119:1-40...My spirit is strengthened when I read ... 6. Psalm 119:52-104...The greatest value of Scripture is ... 7. Psalm 119:105-176...My Bible study could be improved by ... |
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My Gift to Others |
1. Matthew 20:20-28;
Mark 9:33-37; 10:35-45...
One way I could serve others better is ... 2. Philippians 2:1-8; 2 Corinthians 8:8 - 9:5... To be a servant of God I must learn ... 3. Matthew 5:23-24; 18:21-35...Forgiveness must be part of the servant's spirit because... 4. Matthew 7:1-5; Luke 6:37-42...I tend to judge those who ... 5. Romans 12:1-4; 2 Corinthians 10:2-7... A barrier that prevents me from giving myself totally to Christ is ... 6. John 4:34-38; 5:30; 6:38...Jesus' willingness to serve is seen ... 7. John 13:1-17...If Jesus could wash thier feet, I can ... |
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Discipleship |
1. Mark 7:1-23; Matthew
15:1-20...I am a
disciple of Jesus if I follow ... 2. Matthew 17:14-20; Luke 9:37-42...My faith is the size of ... 3. Mark 9:38-48...Being Jesus' disciple could cost me ... 4. Luke 11:37 - 12:3...To eliminate hypocrisy from my life, I ... 5. Matthew 19:16-30...In order to follow Jesus, I have given up ... 6. Luke 6:27-38...The enemy I ask God's blessings upon is ... 7. Luke 16:1-13...If Jesus graded me on how I use his resources, he would give me a ... |
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1. Luke 5:27-32; John
1:35-51...If the call of
Jesus is real for me, I must ... 2. John 7:10-13; 12:37-43...I act like a secret disciple when ... 3. Luke 14:25-33...Jesus says a disciple must be willing to ... 4. Acts 22:1-29; 2 Corinthians 11:22-29...When I see the price others have paid to become believers, I am ... 5. John 13:31-35; Colossians 3:12-17...As his disciple, I want to be known for ... 6. Matthew 28:18-20; 2 Timothy 2:1-2; Mark 16:15; John 21:15-19...The world will never know Jesus until I ... 7. Philippians 2:1-11,14-18; Colossians 3:1-3... When others look at me, they see ... |
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in My Life |
1. Romans 12:9-16...To
help me follow these
commands, I ... 2. Mark 2:1-11...As a stretcher-bearer for Jesus, I must ... 3. Mark 14:1-11; Matthew 26:6-13...My alabaster box that I need to break is ... 4. Jeremiah 1:4-10; Acts 20:22-38...When I am asked to do a task, I ... 5. John 15:1-17...When God commands me to serve, I ... 6. Acts 23:12-22; 25:13 - 26:32...Doing God's work does not guarantee... 7. Luke 5:12-16; Matthew 8:2-4; Mark 1:40-42... I am going to help the "lepers" in my community by ... |
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