Reading: Jer. 25:11, 12; Dan. 9:1, 2; Ezra 4:1-7; Isa. 55:8, 9; Ezra 7:1-28
Memory Text: “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: ‘All the kingdoms of the earth the Lord God of heaven has given me. And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah’ ” (Ezra 1:2, NKJV)
Sunday (Shelley Quinn) - “The First Return of the Exiles”
Monday (John Lomacang) - “Overview of Kings & Events”
Tuesday (Jill Morikone) - “The Second Return of the Exiles”
Wednesday (Kenny Shelton) - “Artaxerxes' Decree”
Thursday (Mollie Steenson) - “Importance of Education”
Reading: ; Nehemiah 1-2; Deut. 7:9; Ps. 23:1-6; Num. 23:19
Memory Text: “So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven. And I said: ‘I pray, Lord God of heaven, O great and awesome God, You who keep Your covenant and mercy with those who love You and observe Your commandments’ ” (Nehemiah 1:4, 5, NKJV)
Sunday (Kenny Shelton) - “Nehemiah Receives Bad News”
Monday (Mollie Steenson) - “Nehemiah's Prayer”
Tuesday (Shelley Quinn) - “Nehemiah Speaks Out”
Wednesday (John Lomacang) - “Nehemiah Sent”
Thursday (Jill Morikone) - “Nehemiah Prepares for His Task”
Reading: Ezra 7:10; Neh. 1:1-11; Dan. 9:24-27; Daniel 8; Rom. 8:28, 29; Romans 9; Exodus 3; Exodus 4
Memory Text: “Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem” (Ezra 7:27, NKJV).
Sunday (Jill Morikone) - “The Calling of Ezra and Nehemiah”
Monday (Kenny Shelton) - “Prophetic Timing”
Tuesday (John Lomacang) - “The 70 Weeks and the 2,300 Days”
Wednesday (Shelley Quinn) - “God's Election”
Thursday (Mollie Steenson) - “Our Responsibility”
Reading: Ezra 4:1-5, 2 Cor. 6:14, Ezra 5:1-5, Haggai 1, Ezra 4:6-24, Nehemiah 4, Neh. 6:1-13
Memory Text: “But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, so that they could not make them cease till a report could go to Darius. Then a written answer was returned concerning this matter” (Ezra 5:5, NKJV)
Sunday (John Lomacang) - “Opposition Begins”
Monday (Mollie Steenson) - “Prophets Encourage”
Tuesday (Kenny Shelton) - “Work Stoppage”
Wednesday (Jill Morikone) - “Nehemiah Takes Action (444 B.C.)”
Thursday (Shelley Quinn) - “Doing a "Great Work”
Reading: Neh. 5:1-5, Exod. 21:2-7, Mic. 6:8, Neh. 5:7-12, Deut. 23:21-23, Neh. 5:14-19
Memory Text: : “ ‘Restore now to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their olive groves, and their houses, also a hundredth of the money and the grain, the new wine and the oil, that you have charged them’ ” (Nehemiah 5:11, NKJV)
Sunday (Shelley Quinn) - “People's Grievance”
Monday (Jill Morikone) - “Against the Spirit of the Law”
Tuesday (Kenny Shelton) - “Nehemiah Acts”
Wednesday (Mollie Steenson) - “An Oath”
Thursday (John Lomacang) - “Nehemiah's Example”
Reading: Neh. 8:1-8, Deut. 31:9-13, Matt. 17:5, Acts 8:26-38, Neh. 8:9-12, Lev. 23:39-43
Memory Text: “So they read distinctly from the book, in the Law of God; and they gave the sense, and helped them to understand the reading” (Nehemiah 8:8, NKJV)
Sunday (Kenny Shelton) - “The People Gather”
Monday (Shelley Quinn) - “Reading and Hearing the Law”
Tuesday (John Lomacang) - “Reading and Interpreting the Word”
Wednesday (Jill Morikone) - “The People's Response”
Thursday (Mollie Steenson) - “The Joy of the Lord”
Reading: Neh. 9:1-3; Dan. 9:4-19; Neh. 9:4-8; Col. 1:16, 17; Neh. 9:9-38; Rom. 5:6-8
Memory Text: “He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy” (Proverbs 28:13, NKJV)
Sunday (Jill Morikone) - “Fasting and Worship”
Monday (Mollie Steenson) - “Beginning of the Prayer”
Tuesday (John Lomacang) - “Lessons From the Past”
Wednesday (Shelley Quinn) - “The Law and the Prophets”
Thursday (Kenny Shelton) - “Praise and Petition”
Reading: Neh. 10:1-29, Gen. 4:8-19, Heb. 13:20, Joshua 24, Neh. 10:30-39, Heb. 8:1-7
Memory Text: “ ‘And because of all this, we make a sure covenant and write it; our leaders, our Levites, and our priests seal it.’ We will not neglect the house of our God” (Nehemiah 9:38; 10:39b, NKJV)
Sunday (John Lomacang) - “The Idea of the Covenant”
Monday (Shelley Quinn) - “Covenants in History”
Tuesday (Kenny Shelton) - “Covenantal Structure”
Wednesday (Mollie Steenson) - “Pledges”
Thursday (Jill Morikone) - “The Temple”
Reading: Ezra 1:9-11.; Dan. 1:1, 2; Daniel 5; Ezra 8:1-23; Deut. 30:1-6; Neh. 11:1, 2; 12:1-26
Memory Text: “These joined with their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse and an oath to walk in God’s Law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and His ordinances and His statutes” (Nehemiah 10:29, NKJV)
Sunday (Shelley Quinn) - “The God of History”
Monday (Kenny Shelton) - “In Their Cities”
Tuesday (Jill Morikone) - “Where are the Priests?”
Wednesday (John Lomacang) - “Humbled Before God”
Thursday (John Dinzey) - “In the Holy City”
Reading: Neh. 12:27-47; 1 Chron. 25:6-8; 1 John 1:7-9; John 1:29, 36; 1 Cor. 5:7; Heb. 9:1-11
Memory Text: “And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord: ‘For He is good, for His mercy endures forever toward Israel’ ” (Ezra 3:11, NKJV)
Sunday (Kenny Shelton) - “Singing the Songs of the Lord”
Monday (Jill Morikone) - “Purification”
Tuesday (John Dinzey) - “Two Large Thanksgiving Choirs”
Wednesday (Shelley Quinn) - “Sacrifices as Part of Worship”
Thursday (John Lomacang) - “Priests and Levites as Part of Worship”
Reading: 1 Kings 12:1-16; Acts 15:7- 11; John 11:46-53; Neh. 4:7-23; Ezra 8:21-23, 31, 32
Memory Text: “And all the people went their way to eat and drink, to send portions and rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that were declared to them” (Nehemiah 8:12, NKJV)
Sunday (Jill Morikone) - “Tainted Temple Leadership”
Monday (Kenny Shelton) - “The Levites in the Fields”
Tuesday (Shelley Quinn) - “Tithes and Offerings”
Wednesday (John Lomacang) - “Treading the Wine Presses on Sabbath”
Thursday (John Dinzey) - “Did Not Your Fathers Do Thus?”
Reading: Neh. 13:23-25; Deut. 7:3, 4; 2 Cor. 6:14; Ezra 9; Ezra 10; 1 Cor. 7:10-17
Memory Text: “And I said: ‘O my God, I am too ashamed and humiliated to lift up my face to You, my God; for our iniquities have risen higher than our heads, and our guilt has grown up to the heavens’ ” (Ezra 9:6, NKJV)
Sunday (John Lomacang) - “Nehemiah's Reaction”
Monday (Kenny Shelton) - “Nehemiah's Reproof”
Tuesday (Shelley Quinn) - “Ezra Reacts”
Wednesday (John Dinzey) - “Ezra Acts”
Thursday (Jill Morikone) - “Marriage Today”
Reading: 1 Kings 12:1-16; Acts 15:7-11; John 11:46-53; Neh. 4:7-23; Ezra 8:21-23, 31, 32
Memory Text: “And all the people went their way to eat and drink, to send portions and rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that were declared to them” (Nehemiah 8:12, NKJV)
Sunday (John Dinzey) - “The Influence of Leaders”
Monday (Kenny Shelton) - “Evil in the Sight of the Lord”
Tuesday (Jill Morikone) - “Courage and Empowerment”
Wednesday (John Lomacang) - “Purpose and Passion”
Thursday (Shelley Quinn) - “Humility and Perseverance”
