60IN60 Day 2 - Tues Jan 8

It's Day 2 and we're in Mark 2.

If you need a copy of the readings, you can get a one-page PDF here.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 17 - We have to keep central in our view that this was His mission.  It's too easy to make our religion one that keeps us from the broken and "sick" rather than trying to draw them to God.

Help:
- Verse 5 - Why did Jesus do this first instead of physical healing?  One, it was the bigger deal; 2. He knew that it would provide Him a chance to confront the Pharisees.
- Verse 14 - He had met Levi before - He was not calling someone He'd just met for the first time.
- Verse 20 - Yes, that means you should be fasting.
- Verses 21-22 - This means that Jesus is coming to bring a new thing.  The new thing is the church, as opposed to just sticking with the Jewish nation.
- Verses 24-27 - The religious rules that the Pharisees had come up with made the Law the supreme thing and put burdens on people they couldn't maintain.  Jesus here reminds them that man is the higher thing, not the Sabbath.

If you want to read the chapter online, here's a link.

If you have a question or comment, email me at butcher@ymail.com.

60IN60 Day 1 - Mon Jan 7

It's Day 1 and we're in Mark 1.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 35 - If it was important to Jesus to get away from everyone to have time in prayer, how much more do I need it?

Help:
- Verse 8 - "baptize you with the Holy Spirit" - That simply means that through Jesus we will receive the Holy Spirit for power in life.
- Verses 16-18 - Jesus had talked to them before.  This kind of makes it sound like He just walked up to someone He'd never met.
- Verse 24, 34, 44 - Why didn't Jesus want the demons or the healed people telling who He was?  The best answer I've heard is that He was trying to control the timetable and didn't want things to get too big and provoke the final confrontation with the Pharisees too early.  Additionally, He knew that faith that came from seeing miracles was often a shallow faith.

If you want to read the chapter online, here's a link.

If you have a question or comment, email me at butcher@ymail.com.

60IN60 Next Round

We will begin a new round of "60IN60" on Monday, January 7th.

You don't have to do anything to continue to receive these emails and do the next round of "60IN60."  If you'd like a one-page PDF of the readings, you can find that here.

60IN60 Next Round

We will begin a new round of "60IN60" on Monday, January 7th.

You don't have to do anything to continue to receive these emails and do the next round of "60IN60."  If you'd like a one-page PDF of the readings, you can find that here.

60IN60 Day 60 - Thurs Jan 3

It's Day 60 and we're in Nehemiah 13.

Note that we've skipped forward to chapter 13.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 6 - A reminder that good leadership matters.

Help:
- Verse 7 - The Temple was not supposed to be a bunk house for people.

If you want to read the chapter online, here's a link.

If you have a question or comment, email me at butcher@ymail.com.

60IN60 Day 59 - Wed Jan 2

It's Day 59 and we're in Nehemiah 9.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 17 - He is slow to anger, thankfully.

If you want to read the chapter online, here's a link.

If you have a question or comment, email me at butcher@ymail.com.

60IN60 Day 58 - Tues Jan 1

It's Day 58 and we're in Nehemiah 8.

Note that we skipped Nehemiah 7 - it's mostly accounting.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 17 - Here's a tradition they were supposed to be doing all along and they hadn't done it in a very long time. It's important to know that what we're used to doing isn't necessarily what God is wanting us to do - it may just be what we've come to settle for.

Help:
- Verse 9, 11 - Why were they weeping? Two main possibilities: 1. They were weeping for joy at how far God had brought them and being able to read the Word again. 2. They were weeping as the Law was read and they realized how far from God they had gotten. I think the second is more likely.

If you want to read the chapter online, here's a link.

If you have a question or comment, email me at butcher@ymail.com.