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Read |  Day 273 | Wednesday | September 30   Luke 5: 1-11  Mark 1: 40-45  Matthew 8: 1-4  Luke 5: 12-16   Mark 2: 1-12  Matthew 9: 1-8  Luke 5: 17-26  Mark 2: 13-17  Matthew 9: 9-13  Luke 5: 27-32  Mark 2: 18-22  Matthew 9: 14-17  Luke 5: 33-39   Reading | While teaching by the sea, Jesus calls people who call themselves sinners to be his disciples; He heals someone and asks them to be silent but they are not; He declares a paralyzed he is forgiven and then asks him to get up and walk and he does; He calls a tax collector to be a disciple and that person is reformed; about fasting and obeying tradition - See I make all things new. Who have you forgiven today so that they might be healed?   Source | Tyndale | The One Year Chronological Bible NIV | ISBN  978-1-4143-5993-9   Next |  Day 274 | Thursday | October 1  John 5: 1-15, 16-30, 31-47  Mark 2: 23-28  Matthew 12: 1-8  Luke 6: 1-5  Mark 3: 1-6  Matthew 12: 9-14  Luke 6: 6-11  Matthew 12: 15-21  +++ Psalm 101 1 

Read |    Day 272 | Tuesday | September 29 | Mark 1: 14-15  Matthew 4: 12-17  Luke 3: 23a  John 4: 46-54  Luke 4: 16-30  Mark 1: 16-20  Matthew 4: 18-22  Mark 1: 21-28  Luke 4: 31-37  Mark 1: 29-34  Matthew 8: 14-17  Luke 4: 38-41  Mark 1: 35-39  Luke 4: 42-44  Matthew 4: 23-25 Date: Guess at about 27 a.d. Reading | Jesus begins his ministry; The Kingdom of God has come; heals a child; rejected in hometown; Simon and Andrew follow; Jesus heals again; went to a solitary place to pray; he healed, taught, and prayed in Galilee region Source | Tyndale | The One Year Chronological Bible NIV | ISBN  978-1-4143-5993-9   Next |  Day 273 | Wednesday | September 30   Luke 5: 1-11  Mark 1: 40-45  Matthew 8: 1-4  Luke 5: 12-16   Mark 2: 1-12  Matthew 9: 1-8  Luke 5: 17-26  Mark 2: 13-17  Matthew 9: 9-13  Luke 5: 27-32  Mark 2: 18-22  Matthew 9: 14-17  Luke 5: 33-39   +++ Collect of the Day Everlasting God, you have ordained and constituted in a wonderful order the ministries of angels and

Read |  Day 271 | Monday | September 28 | John 3: 1-22, 23-36 John 4: 1-38, 39-45 Luke 3: 19-20 Henry Ossawa Tanner [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Date: Guess at about 27 a.d. Reading | Nicodemus encounter with Jesus yields most quoted New Testament verses - For God so loved the world that God gave the one and only Son so that that all should not perish but have life eternal now. God did not come to condemn but rather to enter into relationship will all as a light to the creation; John the Baptist explains who Jesus is and what John is not; Jesus talks with a Samaritan woman - an outcast people to the Jews - and transforms her into an evangelist and many of Samaria come to believe; John is imprisoned by the sinner King Herod.  Source | Tyndale | The One Year Chronological Bible NIV | ISBN 978-1-4143-5993-9   Next |  Day 272 | Tuesday | September 29 | Mark 1: 14-15  Matthew 4: 12-17  Luke 3: 23a  John 4: 46-54  Luke 4: 16-30  Mark 1: 16-20  Matthew 4: 18-22  Mark 1: 2

Read | Day 270 | Sunday | September 27 | Mark 1: 12-13 Matthew 4: 1-11 Luke 4: 1-15 John 1: 19-28, 29-34, 35-51 John 2: 1-12, 13-25 By COPTS (Own work)  [CC BY-SA 3.0  (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Background | John | The Center for Biblical Studies |  John’s Gospel is quite different from the synoptic Gospels, both in terms of content and style. In fact, most of what John reports is not found in the other three Gospels. Where there is some overlap (for example, especially in the arrest, trial, and crucifixion of Jesus) John’s scenes are still entirely his own. This raises the obvious question of how and why John is so unique. The three “synoptic Gospels” certainly have distinctive elements, but all three basically tell the same story of Jesus in its rough outline. John, however, reports Jesus going places, doing things, and saying things that are not found elsewhere in the New Testament. Scholars are in general agreement that John’s

Bible in Time  -   Read the full Bible chronologically in a year. Click here  – reflection session handout Click here  – next week’s readings Reflection Session: Sundays | 9:10 am – 940 am local | Grace Parish Hall Grace Episcopal Church | 341 Washington | Traverse City | Pure Michigan | USA Blog Site for daily reflection and prayer -  Click here +++ Another reading plan – GraceFullBible  -  Read the New Testament in a year. Click here  –  this week's handout Click here  – next week’s readings Reflection Session is now a  Virtual Class.  Note the blog for more information, thoughts, reflections, insights, prayers, etc. Grace Episcopal Church | 341 Washington | Traverse City | Pure Michigan | USA |  Click here Blog Site for daily reflection and prayer –  Click here Sounds like Grace -  Click here The Peace of the Lord be with you always!

Read |    Day 269 | Saturday | September 26 | Matthew 2: 1-12, 13-18, 19-23  Luke 2: 41-52  Mark 1: 2-8  Matthew 3: 1-12  Luke 3: 1-18  Mark 1: 9-11  Matthew 3: 13-17  Luke 3: 21-22 Background | Center for Biblical Studies |  Luke  |  Along with  Matthew , Luke’s Gospel draws upon the older Gospel of Mark for some of its material. There is also likely an even older tradition that Matthew, Mark, and Luke all were familiar with, not to mention various oral traditions. This theory best explains why there is so much overlap between these three Gospels while at the same time there are so many significant differences. Because these three Gospels overlap in wording and content as often as they do, they are called the “synoptic Gospels” (Greek,  syn,  together with;  optic , seeing). John’s Gospel presents Jesus in a different way, and there is likely very little, if any, connection between John and the other three Gospels. The Gospel of Luke is anonymous, like the other three synoptic Gos

Read |    Day 268 | Friday | September 25 | Luke 1: 39-45, 46-56, 57-66, 67-80  Matthew 1: 18-25  Luke 2: 1-7, 8-20, 21-24, 25-35, 36-40  Background | Center for Biblical Studies | Matthew  |  Matthew is the first Gospel in the New Testament, but it was not the first Gospel written. New Testament scholars understand that Mark’s Gospel is older, and Matthew’s Gospel uses some of Mark’s material for writing his account of Jesus’ life; Luke’s Gospel uses Mark as well. There is also likely an even older tradition that Matthew, Mark, and Luke all were familiar with, not to mention various oral traditions. This theory best explains why there is so much overlap between these three Gospels while at the same time there are so many significant differences. Because these three Gospels overlap in wording and content as often as they do, they are called the “synoptic Gospels” (Greek, syn, together with; optic, seeing). John’s Gospel presents Jesus in a different way, and there is likely very littl

Bible in Time is reading the Bible each day with reflections of the text and prayers. The readings are on somewhat of a chronological calendar reflecting the history and salvation of the people of God. Might want to consider getting a copy of the One Year Chronological Bible from Tyndale - click here for possible places to purchase or your retail bookstore. Day 270 | Sunday | September 27 | Mark 1: 12-13 Matthew 4: 1-11 Luke 4: 1-15 John 1: 19-28, 29-34, 35-51 John 2: 1-12, 13-25 Day 271 | Monday | September 28 | John 3: 1-22, 23-36  John 4: 1-38, 39-45 Luke 3: 19-20 Day 272 | Tuesday | September 29 | Mark 1: 14-15 Matthew 4: 12-17 Luke 3: 23a John 4: 46-54 Luke 4: 16-30 Mark 1: 16-20 Matthew 4: 18-22 Mark 1: 21-28 Luke 4: 31-37 Mark 1: 29-34 Matthew 8: 14-17 Luke 4: 38-41 Mark 1: 35-39 Luke 4: 42-44 Matthew 4: 23-25 Day 273 | Wednesday | September 30 Luke 5: 1-11 Mark 1: 40-45 Matthew 8: 1-4 Luke 5: 12-16  Mark 2: 1-12 Matthew 9: 1-8

Read |  Day 267 | Thursday | September 24 | Mark 1: 1  Luke 1: 1-4  John 1: 1-18 Matthew 1: 1-17  Luke 3: 23b-38  Luke 1: 5-25, 26-38  Background | Center for Biblical Studies |  Mark’s Gospel is second in canonical order, but New Testament scholars understand that was written before the other Gospels. Matthew’s Gospel uses some of Mark’s for writing his account of Jesus’ life; Luke’s Gospel uses Mark as well. There is also likely an even older tradition that Matthew, Mark, and Luke all were familiar with, not to mention various oral traditions. This theory best explains why there is so much overlap between these three Gospels while at the same time there are so many significant differences. Because these three Gospels overlap in wording and content as often as they do, they are called the “synoptic Gospels” (Greek, syn, together with; optic, seeing). John’s Gospel presents Jesus in a different way, and there is likely very little, if any, connection between John and the other th

We move our readings to the New Testament. Using the The One Year Chronological Bible gives us a different way to read the life of Jesus and the early church.  Here are some basic background before your start your daily read. Blessings.... Mark Allen Powell, Introducing the New Testament, Understanding the Background of the New Testament - click here Source | Daily Reading Guide | The One Year ® Chronological Bible | Tyndale, 2013 |  Click here  | General use statement for the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible . NRSV used extensively through out this blog and this statement below covers all past, present, and future postings this site. Bless the Lord and to those who give us Scriptures to read, study, reflect, and pray for the building of disciples and the unity of our faith in Jesus Christ. New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used

Ever wanted to read the New Testament with a group of people? layman.org People of around the world have been reading the Bible in a Year. We have used a unique format in that we are reading the Bible in chronological order. We read the Bible with an estimated time in when the events of the Bible are occurring. Through using the book and reading plan called, “The One Year Chronological Bible: NIV” from Tyndale, we are given a unique way for reading the Bible.  Click here  for purchase. The readings and reflections are also supported by a daily posting to a website at:  http://www.bibleintime.org/  . If you near Northern Lower Michigan, we also have a reflection session each Sunday, generally in the Grace Parish Hall, from 9:10 am – 9:40 am where we pray, reflect, question, discuss, and sip coffee. Reflection sheets are disturbuted each week and are available at the session or on the Resource Table in the Parish Hall.  Grace Episcopal Church, 341 Washington Ave, T

Read |  Day 266 | Wednesday | September 23   Malachi 2: 10-17  Malachi 3: 1-5, 6-15, 16-18  Malachi 4: 1-6  Joel 1: 1, 2-20  Joel 2: 1-11, 12-17, 18-27, 28-32  Joel 3: 1-16, 17-21 Background | Joel - Center for Biblical Studies |  The book of Joel concerns the southern kingdom of Judah. Beyond that, we know nothing of Joel as a person—including nothing of when he lived or when the book was written. Some scholars have dated the book to the ninth century BC and others to the postexilic period (fifth of fourth centuries BC). The language of the book is very similar to what we see in other prophetic books, namely Amos, Micah, Zephaniah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. This does not help us date Joel, however, since it is unclear which books are dependent on others. The main theme in Joel is the “Day of the Lord,” which refers to God’s coming judgment. This judgment is described as a locust invasion in chapters 1 and 2. Interpreters are divided as to whether these locusts are to be understood lite