August 4 Nehemiah 6-7 Psalm 88:13-18 Proverbs 19:21-23 1 Corinthians 13 The Greatest Of These Is Love “But now abide faith, hope and love—these three; but the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 LSB Paul followed his discussion about the Body of Christ in chapter 12 with a description in chapter 13 of love. Paul understood that functioning within a group of people can be difficult. Because God created each of us with different interests, likes, dislikes,

August 3 Nehemiah 4-5 Psalm 88:6-12 Proverbs 19:19-20 1 Corinthians 12 The Body Of Christ “For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ. For also by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.” 1 Corinthians 12:12-13 LSB The Body of Christ includes all Christians who have accepted

August 2 Nehemiah 1-3 Psalm 88:1-5 Proverbs 19:17-18 1 Corinthians 11 God’s Plan “Then the king said to me, ‘What would you request?’ So I prayed to the God of Heaven. I said to the king, ‘If it is good for the king, and if your servant is good before you, send me to Judah, to the city of my father’s tombs, that I may rebuild it.’” Nehemiah 2:4-5 LSB Nehemiah was a contemporary of Ezra. He served as cupbearer to King Artaxerxes of Persia living in the citadel of Sus

August 1 Ezra 9-10 Psalm 87 Proverbs 19:15-16 1 Corinthians 10 All For The Glory Of God “Whether then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. Give no offense either to Jews or Greeks or to the church of God; just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit but the profit of the many, so that they may be saved.” 1 Corinthians 10:31-33 LSB This passage is a part of Paul’s teaching about liberty versus legalism that we have