JULY 11, 2023 READ: Hebrews 3 (Focus vs.1–6) MEMORY VERSE “Every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.” Hebrews 3:4 BACKGROUND From the spiral staircase to the expansive bedroom, from the hardwood floors to the
JULY 10, 2023 READ: John 3:13-21 MEMORY VERSE “Whoever lives by the truth comes into the light.” John 3:21 BACKGROUND Nothing could pull Aakash out of his dark depression. Severely injured in a truck accident, he was taken to a
JULY 9, 2023 READ: Isaiah 58 (Focus vs.1–9) MEMORY VERSE “Loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke . . . set the oppressed free.” Isaiah 58:6 BACKGROUND David Willis had been upstairs in Waterstones Bookshop
JULY 8, 2023 READ: Acts 4 (Focus vs.12–22) MEMORY VERSE “They were unschooled, ordinary men, . . . and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.” Acts 4:13 BACKGROUND Neither Orville nor Wilbur Wright had a pilot’s
JULY 7, 2023 READ: Exodus 16 (Focus vs. 4–7 & 13–17) MEMORY VERSE “Moses said to them, “It is the bread the Lord has given you to eat.” Exodus 16:15 BACKGROUND Residents of Olten, Switzerland, were surprised by a shower
JULY 6, 2023 READ: Numbers 20 (Focus vs. 2-12) MEMORY VERSE “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 BACKGROUND Have you ever done something in anger you later regretted? When my son was wrestling with drug
JULY 5, 2023 READ: Romans 12 (Focus vs.1-8) MEMORY VERSE “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Romans 12:2 BACKGROUND A “master of disguise” lives in the waters of
J*ULY 4, 2023* READ: James 1 (Focus vs. 2-8, 12–18) MEMORY VERSE “God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation.” James 1:12 nlt BACKGROUND An iconic photo shows the tread of a boot against a gray background. It’s astronaut
JULY 3, 2023 READ: Leviticus 19:9-18 MEMORY VERSE “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Leviticus 19:18 BACKGROUND It was just a fun game at youth group, but it held a lesson for us: rather than switching neighbors, learn to love the
“OUR REFUGE” JULY 2, 2023 READ: Psalm 62 (Focus vs. 5–8) MEMORY VERSE “God is our refuge.” Psalm 62:8 BACKGROUND A place where the buffalo roamed in North America. That’s truly what it was in the beginning. The Plains Indians
