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- NOVEMBER 18, DAY 322
In today's reading of Tyndale's OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team),
- Like Philip needed help correcting his disciple-making methods, Apollos desperately needs someone who can explain the gospel accurately to come alongside him. Aquila and Priscilla meet him in Ephesus and teach him to explain the gospel accurately.
- Paul begins his third missionary journey and ends up in Ephesus. There he finds 12 men who also need to understand the gospel accurately. Through these 12 men, a new congregation is established in Ephesus, and every person who lives in Asia hears the gospel in a two-year period of time.
- While Paul is an Ephesus, he writes a letter to the church in Corinth. He spent more than a year with the believers there, but a culture of prideful celebrity teaching threatens the unity of this young church. Paul wants them to understand Jesus is their leader, and the gospel is not a means for men to gather followers for themselves.
Let's dive into today's reading!
7 min - NOVEMBER 17, DAY 321
In today's reading of Tyndale's OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team),
- Paul concludes his letter to the Thessalonians with thirteen specific instructions for Christian living and prayer.
- Paul writes a second letter to the church in Thessalonica because persecution does not only come in physical form. Paul continues to fight against wrong teaching.
- Paul plants the fifth new church during his second missionary journey. The new church in Corinth also must learn to navigate persecution as they mature in Christ.
- Also, Luke notes the next installment of Aquila and Priscilla's disciple-making journey.
Let's dive into today's reading!
7 min - NOVEMBER 16, DAY 320
In today's reading of Tyndale's OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team),
- Paul is separated from Silas and Timothy in his sixth destination—Athens—during the second missionary journey. Although Paul is in Athens, fleeing from the persecution in Berea and waiting on the rest of his team to join him, he is overcome by the idol worship he encounters in Athens.
- In Corinth, Paul meets two refugee Jews who were forced to leave Rome. Like Paul, they are tentmakers. Paul will disciple them. Their story teaches us that all believers can become disciple-makers under the right leadership.
- While in Corinth, Paul writes to the new church in Thessalonica. This church was born in the midst of great persecution. Because Satan—through persecution—has prevented Paul from returning to them, Paul’s letter will encourage and strengthen them after Timothy’s visit with them.
Let’s dive into today’s reading!
9 min - NOVEMBER 15, DAY 319
In today's reading of Tyndale's OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team),
- The church encourages one another, settles a dispute about doctrine once and for all, and great joy is the result.
- Paul and Barnabas navigate conflict over John Mark.
- Paul begins his second missionary journey in today’s text, visiting six destinations and planting four new congregations.
The work of missions establishes new congregations and strengthens existing congregations. Let's dive into today's reading!
10 min - NOVEMBER 14, DAY 318
In today's reading of Tyndale's OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team),
- False teaching threatens the young churches of Galatia. The primary question for believing Jews and Gentiles is this: in order to be saved must a Gentile become a Jew by submitting to circumcision?
- Paul understands this teaching of circumcision for both Jews and Gentiles who have come to faith in Christ changes the character of God, distorts his love, and rejects Christ as Lord and Savior.
- In order to help the churches Paul and Barnabas have just planted to stand firm in their faith in Jesus, Paul continues an argument from yesterday's reading. He introduces four more arguments, proving that God’s terms for salvation have always been by grace through the shedding of the blood of the innocent on behalf of the guilty and through faith in Jesus who fulfilled these terms.
Let's understand the five arguments Paul is making. Let's dive into today's reading!
9 min - NOVEMBER 13, DAY 317
In today's reading of Tyndale's OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team),
- Paul and Barnabas conclude their first missionary journey, returning to Antioch of Syria. The church's faith has resulted in much fruit.
- The churches in Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch of Pisidia were birthed in the midst of great opposition from the Jews. They must learn quickly how to navigate a different kind of persecution. The main threat to these young churches would not be physical harm, but the temptation to believe wrongly about their salvation.
- Paul will spend his life not only spreading the gospel in many places, but he must also defend the gospel through letters to churches he dearly loves.
- In today's reading, we learned that thinking wrongly about God's plan of salvation changes his character, distorts his love, and rejects the authority of Jesus.
Let's dive into today's reading!
9 min - NOVEMBER 12, DAY 316
In today's reading of Tyndale's OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team),
- Jesus teaches the church that just like he is stronger than Satan and demons, he is also stronger than the most powerful military force in the world. The church has whatever they ask for in prayer in Jesus' name, and they need to cling to this truth!
- Paul and Barnabas begin their first missionary journey. They will plant five new congregations in five places where God has not yet been praised. Opposition to the gospel manifests itself in four of these places. New congregations must grow in their faith while navigating the difficulty of persecution.
- We also learn the blueprint of Paul's presentation of the gospel. Like the apostles, like Stephen and Philip, Paul explains the good news about Jesus by storying through the Bible!
Let's dive into today's reading!
8 min - NOVEMBER 11, DAY 315
In today's reading of Tyndale's OYCSB (with featured continent, written by the CBT team),
- The church learns that Jesus’ promise of the Holy Spirit is not for Jews only, but for all the families of the earth. Abrahams's offspring of faith includes the Gentiles.
- The church learns that local congregations must embrace oneness with the entire body of Christ. Local congregations must learn from each other, help each other, and pray for each other.
- The Holy Spirit is teaching them – training them in faith – exposing their blind spots and leading them to obey all that Jesus commanded.
Let's dive into today's reading!
9 min - NOVEMBER 10, DAY 314
In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team),
- Persecution led by Saul scatters believers and begins the Missions Era.
- Philip’s story reveals the success of missions, the faithfulness of Jesus to keep His promises concerning the gospel, and the need for the church to pay attention to their missiology (or the way they are doing missions).
- Jesus chooses Saul as a “sent out one” to the Gentiles, kings, and the people of Israel. He quickly begins preaching with power and the hunter becomes hunted.
- Peter also does the work of missions as a missionary, and signs and wonders continue to accompany the spreading of the gospel.
The Missions Era begins! LET’S DIVE INTO TODAY’S READING!
9 min - NOVEMBER 9, DAY 313
In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team),
- The young church navigates its first problem that threatens to divide them. Persecution and threats from false religion has never threatened the spread of the gospel, but administration problems, pride, the difficulty of forgiveness, and leadership challenges have always threatened to distract God’s people.
- Stephen’s story shows us the kind of disciple produced by Bible Literacy, the suffering Jesus promised would befall His followers, and the Lord’s hand of providence as He advances the Kingdom and rewards His servants.
LET’S DIVE INTO TODAY’S READING!
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