Dad Reads the Word

<p>Proverbs 5 is description using vivid verbal imagery of what sexual immorality truly is and its consequences. The call to the young man is avoid adultery and find and be committed to and captivated solely by a loving...

<p>Proverbs 4 is a father's call to his child to gain wisdom. It expounds upon the value and benefit of wisdom and contrasts it with the path and actions of those who reject wisdom and embrace evil. </p> <p> </p>...

<p>In Proverbs 3, there are many short and important wisdom statements about what to value highly (wisdom over wealth, giving over hoarding, kindness over selfishness, good over evil), and many contrasting statements...

<p>In Proverbs 2, wisdom is described as being a guard against following the path of evil. Seeking out and listening to wisdom is akin to seeking out and listening to God, the true source of wisdom </p> <p>Key verse...

<p>Proverbs is a book of wisdom. In this chapter, Proverbs 1, its stated purpose is to give instruction to young people on "wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity". It also describes and contrasts the call...

<p>John 21 concludes this chapter and story of Jesus's life, death and resurrection. The disciples decide to go back to their profession of fishing, but catch nothing after fishing all night. Christ appears to them on...

<p>In John 20, which starts 3 days after Christ was crucified and died, Mary comes to his tomb and finds it empty. She tells two of his disciples and they come and see it also. Later, as Mary is crying, angels appear to...

<p>John 19 is one of the hardest passages of scripture to read. Pilate has Jesus beaten and scoured, and then gives the Jews another chance to change their mind. But they don't, and Jesus is handed over to them. He...

<p>In John 18, Jesus is betrayed by Judas, taken into custody, and brought before the religious leaders. Peter, as Jesus has foretold, denies him three separate times. Jesus is then brought to Pilate, the Roman ruler of...

<p>In John 17, which is entirely a prayer by Jesus, he prays for his disciples and those who do and will believe in him after he is gone. </p>

<p>In John 16 Jesus describes in more detail that that the Holy Spirit will come after he departs, and that his disciples will face persecution and dangers at that time also. But, they are to be hopeful because Jesus...

<p>In John 14 Jesus describes further that he will be leaving, and that his disciples will understand why after he is gone. The Holy Spirit will come and help them to remember his words and they will see more clearly...

<p>In John 13, we hear the story of the disciples gathered together for a meal with Jesus. Jesus shows an example of servanthood by washing his disciples feet, and gives them a command to love one another. During the...

<p>In John 12 the story of Mary washing Jesus' feet and anointing his feet with expensive perfume is told. Later Jesus enters into Jerusalem, on a donkey, with a large crowd hailing him as if he were a king. The...

<p>In John 11, we hear the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, further confirm he is the Son of God and providing hope for us, that he has the power. over life and death and we can have eternal life through...