Category: CONNECT THE TESTAMENTS

  • FEAR GOD

    Connect the TestamentsGenesis 21:22-23:20; Matthew 15; Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 In Ecclesiastes 5, the author stops to consider God’s place in the heavens and our place on earth. He acknowledges that there is a great gulf of understanding between who God is and who we think He is. This realization should affect our entire posture before Him.…

  • THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE

    Connect The Testaments Genesis 19:30-21:21; Matthew 13:44-14:36; Ecclesiastes 4:8-16 Few in the world have sold everything to pursue an idea. Yet Jesus claims those who discover the kingdom of heaven are willing to do so. “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, that a man found and concealed, and in his…

  • WHAT KIND OF HEARER ARE YOU?

    CONNECT THE TESTAMENTSGenesis 18-19:29; Matthew 13:1-43; Ecclesiastes 4:1-7 While parables were often told to make truth tangible, in Matt 13, we find that this wasn’t always the case. When His disciples question why He speaks in parables, Jesus quotes the prophet Isaiah: “For the heart of this people has become dull, and with their ears…

  • NOTEWORTHY STORIES

    Connect The Testaments: A 365-Day Devotional with Bible Reading Plan Genesis 16-17; Matthew 12; Ecclesiastes 3:16-22 When God’s promises are lavished on Abram in Genesis, we can’t help but feel a bit surprised. It seems undeserved—mainly because we know nothing about Abram. We haven’t had a chance to weigh his wisdom or foolishness, something Ecclesiastes…

  • CONNECT THE TESTAMENTS

    A 365-Day Devotional with Bible Reading Plan Genesis 14-15; Matthew 11; Ecclesiastes 3:9-15 JUDGING THE TIMES AND SEASONS We often have difficulty judging the events in our lives and then responding appropriately. Although God has placed eternity “in our hearts,” we don’t know the reason or the outcome of our life’s events (Eccl 3:11). The…