Saturday, November 27, 2010

A Novena of Meditations on Obedience


First Day - Genesis 22:1-19

Second Day-1 Samuel 15:17-31

Third Day - Psalm 81

Fourth Day - Acts 5:27-32

Fifth Day - 2 Corinthians 10:1-6

Sixth Day - Phillipians 2:1-11

Seventh Day - Hebrews 3:1-19

Eighth Day - Hebrews 4:1-13

Ninth Day - 1 John 5:1-5


By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. (1 John 5:2)

Thursday, November 18, 2010

To Know Christ Jesus


We can't love whom we don't know. In compiling the following list of passages I have tried to find ones rich with revelation about who Jesus is, so that forming a relationship with him may be made easier.

First Day - John 1:1-18

Second Day - Matthew 1:18-25

Third Day - John 1:19-34

Fourth Day - Luke 4:16-24

Fifth Day - Matthew 16:13-20

Sixth Day - Mark 9:2-8

Seventh Day - John 14:1-11

Eighth Day - Philippians 2:1-11

Ninth Day - Colossians 1:9-20


In compiling the next list of passages, I tried to capture the essence of what it means to know Jesus Christ, namely, the development an intimate, personal relationship with him.

First Day - Matthew 11:25-30

Second Day - John 6:35-59

Third Day - John 10:1-15

Fourth Day - John 14:18-24

Fifth Day - John 15:1-17

Sixth Day - John 17:1-8

Seventh Day - Ephesians 3:14-21

Eighth Day - Philipians 3:1-11

Ninth Day - 1 John 1:1-4


"I know my own and my own know me." (John 10:14)