JANUARY 2 SCRIPTURE - A DECLARATION OF DEPENDENCE

John 15:1-7

Additional Texts to Consider:

Psalm 92:10-15

Jeremiah 6:16-21

James 3:13-18

WEEK OF DECEMBER 26: THE BIRTH OF CHRIST

With Pastor Matt visiting family on 12/26/15 (and thus not preaching in Berlin), we are adjusting the blog posts for this week. Each day, a Scripture passage concerning the birth of Christ will be added to the comments below. Your insights and comments on the various passages are very much appreciated!

DECEMBER 19 SCRIPTURE - FOURTH SABBATH OF ADVENT: LOVE

Micah 5:2-5a

Additional Texts to Consider:

Psalm 80:1-7

Luke 1:39-45, 46-55

Hebrews 10:5-10

DECEMBER 12 SCRIPTURE - THIRD SABBATH OF ADVENT: JOY

Zephaniah 3:14-20

Additional Texts to Consider:

Isaiah 12:2-6

Luke 3:7-18

Philippians 4:4-7

DECEMBER 5 SCRIPTURE - SECOND SABBATH OF ADVENT: PEACE

Malachi 3:1-4

Additional Texts to Consider:

Luke 1:68-79

Luke 3:1-6

Philippians 1:3-11

NOVEMBER 28 SCRIPTURE - FIRST SABBATH OF ADVENT: HOPE

Jeremiah 33:14-16

Additional Texts to Consider:

Psalm 25:1-10

Luke 21:25-36

1 Thessalonians 3:9-13

NOVEMBER 21 SCRIPTURE - FAITHFUL IN OUR WORSHIP

Hebrews 10:19-25

Additional Texts to Consider:

Psalm 116:12-19

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Luke 22:7-20

NOVEMBER 14 SCRIPTURE - FAITHFUL IN OUR WITNESS

Ephesians 4:11-16

Additional Texts to Consider:

1 Kings 2:1-4, 10-12

Psalm 121

Mark 7:1-8

NOVEMBER 7 SCRIPTURE - FAITHFUL TO THE WORD

Acts 17:10-15

Additional Texts to Consider:

Psalm 119:129-136

Isaiah 40:3-8

Matthew 5:17-19

OCTOBER 31 SCRIPTURE - FAITHFUL IN OUR WALK

2 Corinthians 5:6-10

Additional Texts to Consider:

2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27

Psalm 46

Mark 4:26-34

OCTOBER 18 - 24: BEAUTIFUL FEET
Pastor Matt will be in Colorado on 10/24/15, attending a conference. His absence means that we do not have sermon Scripture(s) to post here on the blog. We can, however, spend the week discussing a few Bible passages which relate to Pastor Matt's resent series about sharing the Gospel.

Matthew 9:35-38

Romans 10:14-15

Ephesians 3:7-13

OCTOBER 17 SCRIPTURE - COMMUNION

Mark 14:22-26

Other Texts to Consider:

Exodus 24:3-8

Psalm 116:12-19

1 Corinthians 10:16-17

OCTOBER 10 SCRIPTURE - GO INTO ALL THE WORLD

Mark 16:14-18

Additional Texts to Consider:

Psalm 47

Acts 1:1-11

Ephesians 1:15-23

OCTOBER 3 SCRIPTURE - JONAH: THE MISSION OF REJOICING

Jonah 4

Additional Texts to Consider:

Psalm 62:5-12

Mark 1:14-20

1 Corinthians 7:29-31 (32-35)

SEPTEMBER 26 SCRIPTURE - JEREMIAH: THE MISSION OF REJECTION

Jeremiah 1:1-10 (11-19)

Additional Texts to Consider:

Psalm 71:1-6

Luke 4:21-30

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

SEPTEMBER 19 SCRIPTURE - JOHN MARK: THE MISSION OF RECONCILIATION

Acts 15:36-41

Addition Texts to Consider:

Psalm 34:1-8

Luke 15:1-3, 11-32

2 Corinthians 5:16-21

SEPTEMBER 12 SCRIPTURE - JESUS: THE MISSION OF REPENTANCE

Matthew 4:12-17

Additional Texts to Consider:

Psalm 27:1-6

Isaiah 9:1-4

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

SEPTEMBER 5 SCRIPTURE

John 1:19-28

Additional Texts to Consider:

Psalm 85:8-13

Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11

1 Thessalonians 5:16-24

AUGUST 29 SCRIPTURE

Luke 18:15-16

Other Texts to Consider:

Psalm 119:9-16

Jeremiah 1:4-8

1 Timothy 4:11-16

AUGUST 21 SCRIPTURE

James 4:7-10

Additional Texts to Consider:

Exodus 20:2-4

Psalm 110

Matthew 26:36-46

AUGUST 15 SCRIPTURE - BEST TEACHER EVER

Psalm 119:97-104

Additional Texts to Consider:

Jeremiah 31:27-34

Luke 18:1-8

2 Timothy 3:14 - 4:5

DAILY BIBLE VERSES 8/2/15 - 8/8/15

Please look in the comments below for this week's daily Bible verses from the Seventh Day Baptists. Any insights/meditations that you may have will be a blessing to others, so please don't hesitate to share!

DAILY BIBLE VERSES 7/27/15 - 8/1/15

Please look in the comments below for this week's daily Bible verses from the Seventh Day Baptists. Any insights/meditations that you may have will be a blessing to others, so please don't hesitate to share!

BLOG AMENDED THRU 8/11/15

The scope of this blog will be slightly amended over the next two weeks, as Pastor Matt will be traveling for General Conference as well as a family vacation.

Instead of posting Scriptures to be preached from on 8/1 and 8/8, each day we will share the "Verse of the Day" from the Seventh Day Baptists' Facebook page. Today's verse is Psalm 27:14: Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.

JULY 25 SCRIPTURE - ALL ABOUT THAT GRACE (DON'T SETTLE): GRACE IS FAITHFUL

Romans 8:31-39

Additional Texts to Consider:

Exodus 12:1-14

Psalm 143:1-10

Matthew 14:13-21

JULY 18 SCRIPTURE - ALL ABOUT THAT GRACE (DON'T SETTLE): GRACE IS FORCEFUL

Romans 11:1-10, 25-32

Additional Texts to Consider:

Exodus 16:2-15

Psalm 78:1-3, 10-20

Matthew 15:21-28

JULY 11 SCRIPTURES - ALL ABOUT THAT GRACE (DON'T SETTLE): GRACE IS FREE

Romans 3:21-31

Additional Texts to Consider:

Genesis 12:1-9

Psalm 33:12-22

Matthew 7:21-29

JULY 4 SCRIPTURE - FREEDOM ISN'T FREE

John 8:31-36 (37-41)

Additional Texts to Consider:

Exodus 6:2-9

Psalm 119:41-48

1 Corinthians 9:19-23

JUNE 27 SCRIPTURE - THE ABCs OF BEING A SHEEP

Acts 2:37-47

Additional Texts to Consider:

Psalm 23

John 10:1-10

1 Peter 2:19-25

JUNE 20 SCRIPTURE - LEAD THE WAY

Deuteronomy 11:18-24

Additional Texts to Consider:

Psalm 34:8-14

Proverbs 22:6

2 Timothy 1:3-7

JUNE 13 SCRIPTURE - LEND A HAND

Deuteronomy 15:7-11

Additional Texts to Consider:

Psalm 82

Matthew 25:31-40

James 1:26-27, 2:1-13

JUNE 6 SCRIPTURE - YOU DID THAT ON PURPOSE!

Ephesians 4:11-16

Additional Texts to Consider:

Psalm 25:4-7, 12-15

Isaiah 60:1-5

Matthew 28:18-20

MAY 30 SCRIPTURE - DON'T GIVE UP, OPEN UP

Hebrews 12:1-3

Additional Texts to Consider:

Psalm 42

Romans 15:4

Hebrews 11

MAY 23 SCRIPTURE - SOMETIMES IT'S SIN . . .

Ezekiel 12:17-20

Additional Texts to Consider:

Psalm 38

John 8

James 5:13-18

MAY 16 SCRIPTURE - CONTROL YOUR PLATE!

Exodus 18:13-27

Additional Texts to Consider:

Psalm 107:1-9

John 6:26-40

Acts 16:6-10

MAY 9 SCRIPTURE - THANKS . . . THANKS A LOT!

Philippians 4:4-7

Additional Texts to Consider:

Psalm 4

Isaiah 66:10-17

John 14:25-31

MAY 2 SCRIPTURE

1 Peter 5:6-11

Additional Texts to Consider:

Psalm 8

Isaiah 40:27-31

Matthew 11:28-30

Pastor Matt will not be preaching on 4/25/15; as such, this week's blog will not focus on a preaching text but rather on our church's weekly benediction Scripture:

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
O Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. -Psalm 19:14

Please share what God has revealed to you about this passage, and how He has led you to live accordingly.

APRIL 18 SCRIPTURE - ELEVATING FELLOWSHIP

Colossians 4:2-6

Additional Texts to Consider:

Psalm 116:12-19

Acts 2:14a, 36-41

1 Peter 1:17-23

APRIL 11 SCRIPTURE - ENCOURAGING FELLOWSHIP

Galatians 5:13-15

Additional Texts to Consider:

Psalm 23

Acts 2:42-47

Colossians 3:22-25

APRIL 4 SCRIPTURE - THE EMPTY TOMB (Resurrection Sabbath)

John 20:1-18

Additional Texts to Consider:

Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24

Isaiah 25:6-9

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

MARCH 28 SCRIPTURE - EXPANDING FELLOWSHIP

Colossians 3:12-17

Additional Texts to Consider:

1 Samuel 2:18-20

Psalm 111

Luke 2:41-52

MARCH 21 SCRIPTURE - ESTABLISHING FELLOWSHIP

Colossians 1:15-23

Additional Texts to Consider:

2 Kings 4:8-17

Psalm 139:13-18

Luke 10:38-42

MARCH 14 SCRIPTURE - GLORIOUS CONFORMITY

Philippians 3:17-21

Additional Texts to Consider:

Numbers 27:12-23

Psalm 119:57-64

Matthew 21:33-43

MARCH 7 SCRIPTURE

John 21:15-19

FEBRUARY 28 SCRIPTURES - READY TO WORK

2 Timothy 3:10-17

Additional Texts to Consider:

Psalm 119:49-56

Habakkuk 2:1-4
 
1 Corinthians 3:1-9

FEBRUARY 21 SCRIPTURES - CHANGING OUR MINDS

Romans 12:1-2

Additional Texts to Consider:

Exodus 19:1-9

Psalm 119:41-48

1 Corinthians 2:14-16

FEBRUARY 14 SCRIPTURES - UNVEILED

2 Corinthians 3:12-18

Additional Texts to Consider:

Exodus 34:29-35

Psalm 119:33-40

1 Corinthians 2:10-13

FEBRUARY 7 SCRIPTURES - THE SACRIFICE OF WORSHIP

Psalm 15

Hebrews 13:9-16

JANUARY 31 SCRIPTURES - A BETTER SACRIFICE

Psalm 146

Hebrews 9:23-28

JANUARY 17 SCRIPTURE - BETTER PROMISES

Hebrews 8:1-7

JANUARY 10 SCRIPTURES - GOD SPEAKS

Sermon Scripture:
Hebrews 1:1-4

Supporting Scriptures:
Genesis 12:1-3
Psalm 128
2 Corinthians 5:16-21