Thy Kingdom Come!
Verse of the week to live by:
“The will of God, your sanctification.” (1 Thess. 4:3)
Bible Readings 2025, Week 38; Sept. 15-21
Sept.15; Pro. 27-28; 1 Th. 2
1. Prov. 27:17; “Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.”
How do you apply this proverb in your daily life?
2. Prov. 28:13-14; “Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. Blessed is the one who fears the Lord always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.”
To whom shall we confess our sins?
3. 1Thess. 2:13; “And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.”
What did apostle Paul mean by “The word of God”?
Sept.16; Pro. 29-31;
1. Prov. 29:10; “Bloodthirsty men hate one who is blameless and seek the life of the upright.”
How does this proverb relate to Gen.3:15?
2. Prov. 30:11, 17; “There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.” “The eyethat mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.”
What is the meaning of the eye that mocks parents will be picked out by the ravens of the valley”?
3. Prov. 31:30; “Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.”
Why is the woman who fears the LORD praised? What is the fear of the LORD?
Sept.17; Eccl. 1-2; 1 Th. 3
1. Eccl. 1:1; “The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.”
Who was the Preacher? Why did he call himself by this title?
2. Eccl. 2:24; “There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil.”
What is better for a person than to eat, drink, and find enjoyment in their toil?
3. 1Thess. 3:13; “So that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.”
How do you understand this verse, especially the underlined words?
Sept.18; Eccl. 3-5; 1 Th. 4
1. Eccl. 3:11; “He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.”
How do you understand the underlined?
2. Eccl. 5:1; “Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil.”
How do you understand this proverb? Please refer to 1 Sam. 15:22-23
3. 1 Thess. 4:13; “But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.”
Does apostle Paul want us not to grieve our loss?
Sept.19; Eccl. 6-7
1. Eccl. 7:1; “A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth.”
Why did the author say that “the day of death is better than the day of birth”?
2. Eccl. 7:8; “Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.”
What is the difference between the patient in spirit and the proud in spirit?
3. Eccl. 7:29; “See, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
Do you think the author is referring in this proverb to Gen.1-3?
Sept.20; Eccl. 8-10; 1 Th. 5
1. Eccl. 9:8; “Let your garments be always white. Let not oil be lacking on your head.”
What is the meaning of “Let your garments be always white”?
2. 1 Thess.5:2; “For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.”
What does apostle Paul mean by “the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night”?
3. 1 Thess. 5:14; “And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.”
How do we encourage the fainthearted?
Sept.21; Eccl. 11-12; 2 Th. 1
1. Eccl. 11:1; “Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.”
How do we apply this proverb in our lives?
2. Eccl. 12:13-14; “The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.”
Where is faith in this passage?
3. 2 These. 1:3; “We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.
What did apostle Paul mean by “your faith is growing abundantly”? How does faith grow abundantly?