Culture rarely leads us to a more vibrant faith. We all struggle to stay focused on the basics in this world. Time in prayer, reading the Scriptures, confessing our sins to God, and serving others. These are the foundations of our faith. Let’s start the New Year off right and get back to the basics.
January 8, 2023- Prayer
Mark 1:35
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A Preaching Tour in Galilee
35 In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed.
Ephesians 6:18
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18 Pray in the Spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the saints.
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January 15, 2023- Scripture
2 Timothy 3:16-17
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16 All scripture is inspired by God and is[a] useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 so that the person of God may be proficient, equipped for every good work.
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January 22, 2023– Confession
Nehemiah 9:1-3
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9 Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the Israelites were assembled with fasting and in sackcloth and with earth on their heads.[a] 2 Then those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all foreigners and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors. 3 They stood up in their place and read from the book of the law of the Lord their God for a fourth part of the day, and for another fourth they made confession and worshiped the Lord their God.
James 5:16
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16 Therefore confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.
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January 29, 2023- Service
2 Corinthians 9:6-8
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6 The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not regretfully or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to provide you with every blessing[a] in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work.
Matthew 20:28
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28 just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve and to give his life a ransom for many.”