<p>Those who work in God’s house need the trust and confidence of the Church, so it can’t be just anyone. Our families are sometimes our most difficult relationships, so it’s not surprise that those relationships are a proving ground for deacons and elders in the early church. For, as it says, how can someone lead in the Church if they can’t lead their own family?</p>

Those who work in God’s house need the trust and confidence of the Church, so it can’t be just anyone. Our families are sometimes our most difficult relationships, so it’s not surprise that those relationships are a proving ground for deacons and elders in the early church. For, as it says, how can someone lead in the Church if they can’t lead their own family?

July 11: Psalm 26 and 28, Esther 7, and 1 Timothy 3

A Psalm (or part of one), an Old Testament Reading, and a New Testament reading each day. Start with the Apostles' Creed, end with the Lord's Prayer. Current readings are from the New International Version. Through 2021, scriptures were read from the New Living Translation.

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July 11: Psalm 26 and 28, Esther 7, and 1 Timothy 3

July 11: Psalm 26 and 28, Esther 7, and 1 Timothy 3