This Week’s Theme – Jesus Christ, the Suffering Servant of God

 

 This Week’s Verse to Remember – Mark 10:45 – “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

 

Today’s Devotional Reading and Assignment

 

Please Read Philippians 2:5-8

 

What mind are we commanded to have?

 

 

What was Jesus’ position?

 

 

 

What did He do and how did He do it?

 

 

What was the extent of His obedience?

 

Please also read John 13:1-17

 

Quote of the Day – “These statements indicate that Christ became a man, a true human being. The words “made Himself nothing” are, literally, “He emptied Himself.” “Emptied,” from the Greek kenoō, points to the divesting of His self-interests, but not of His deity. “The very nature of a servant” certainly points to His lowly and humble position, His willingness to obey the Father, and serve others. He became a man, a true human being. “Likeness” suggests similarity but difference. Though His humanity was genuine, He was different from all other humans in that He was sinless” – Dr. Robert P. Lightner in the Bible Knowledge Commentary

This Week’s Theme – Jesus Christ, the Suffering Servant of God

 

 This Week’s Verse to Remember – Mark 10:45 – “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

 

Today’s Devotional Reading and Assignment

 

Please Read Psalm 40:6-8 and Hebrews 10:5-10

 

When in the life of Christ is the author referring to?

 

 

 

What is Christ’s attitude at this time?

 

 

Please read the following verses and note the time in Jesus’ life and the attitude

 

Passage                            Attitude                           Time

Luke 2:42&49

 

John 6:38

 

 

Mark 14:36

 

 

Quote of the Day – “Verses 6-8 take on a greater significance when cited in Hebrews 10:5-7 where the writer contrasted Christ’s perfect obedience with the insufficiency of the Mosaic sacrifices. The words are applied to Christ’s Incarnation to fulfill God’s purpose for Him as prescribed in the book.” – Dr. Allen P. Ross in The Bible Knowledge Commentary

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This Week’s Theme – Jesus Christ, Our Lord and King

 

This Week’s Verse to Remember – Matthew 2:1-2 – ^“Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.”

 

Today’s Devotional Reading and Assignment

 

Please read Revelation 19:11-16

 

How does Jesus Christ come to earth in these verses?

 

 

 

 

What does He come to do?

 

 

 

 

What is written on His garment?

 

 

 

Please also read Zechariah 14:1-9

 

 

 

Quote of the Day – What a thrilling scene this is! Just to read it makes goose pimples come out all over me. This is the great climactic event toward which all things in this world are moving today. It is the coming of Christ to the earth. – Dr. J. Vernon McGee in Thru the Bible .

This Week’s Theme – Jesus Christ, Our Lord and King

 

This Week’s Verse to Remember – Matthew 2:1-2 – ^“Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.”

 

Today’s Devotional Reading and Assignment

 

Please read Matthew 2:16-23

 

How did Herod respond to the not hearing back from the wise men?

 

 

 

 

 

When did Jesus come back?

 

 

 

 

Please also read Numbers 24:8 and Hosea 11:1

 

 

 

Quote of the Day – “It’s essential to get Jesus out of the land of Egypt and back up into Israel. The most important reason is that He has been born under the Law, and He is to live under the Mosaic Law. He is the only One who really ever kept it. He must get out from under the influence of Egypt. He is not to be raised down there as Moses had been and as the children of Israel had been when they were becoming a nation down in Egypt.” – Dr. Warren Wiersbe in Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines of the New Testament .

This Week’s Theme – Jesus Christ, Our Lord and King

 This Week’s Verse to Remember – Matthew 2:1-2 – ^“Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.”

 

Today’s Devotional Reading and Assignment

 

Please read Matthew 2:9-15

 

How did the Magi find the Child?

 

 

 

What did they do upon arriving?

 

 

 

 

Could the gold, frankincense, and myrrh help Joseph, Mary and Jesus later?

 

 

 

Please also read Isaiah 60:6 and Psalm 72:10

 

Quote of the Day – “Some believe the gifts had further significance by reflecting on the character of this Child’s life. Gold might represent His deity or purity, incense the fragrance of His life, and myrrh His sacrifice and death (myrrh was used for embalming). These gifts were obviously the means by which Joseph took his family to Egypt and sustained them there until Herod died.” – Dr. Louis A. Barbieri, Jr. in The Bible Knowledge Commentary.  

This Week’s Theme – Jesus Christ, Our Lord and King

 

This Week’s Verse to Remember – Matthew 2:1-2 – ^“Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.”

 

Today’s Devotional Reading and Assignment

 

Please read Matthew 2:1-8

 

What brought the Magi to Jerusalem?

 

 

How did it affect all of Jerusalem?

 

 

 

What did Herod say he wanted to do?

 

 

Please also read Numbers 24:17

 

Quote of the Day – “It is no surprise that King Herod . . . was disturbed when the Magi came to Jerusalem looking for the One who had been “born King”. Herod was not the rightful king from the line of David. In fact he was not even a descendant of Jacob, but was descended from Esau and thus was an Edomite. This fact caused most of the Jews to hate him and never truly to accept him as king, even though he did much for the country. If someone had been rightfully born king, then Herod’s job was in jeopardy. He therefore called the Jewish scholars together and inquired where the Christ was to be born.” –  Dr. Louis A. Barbieri, Jr. in The Bible Knowledge Commentary. 

This Week’s Theme – Jesus Christ, Our Lord and King

 

This Week’s Verse to Remember – Matthew 2:1-2 – ^“Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.”

 

Today’s Devotional Reading and Assignment

 

Please read Matthew 1:18-25

 

What went on between Joseph and Mary before Christ’s birth?

 

 

 

How did God intervene?

 

 

 

Who named the Baby?

 

 

 

Quote of the Day – “If ever a name was designed to indicate the most significant thing about the person to whom it was given, then God in heaven knew what He was doing when He named His Son Jesus. Jesus means “Jehovah Saves” or “The Lord of Salvation”. And that is who He is- the Salvation of the Lord. – Dr. David Jeremiah in The Heart of Christmas.

 

This Week’s Theme – Jesus Christ, Our Lord and King

 This Week’s Verse to Remember – Matthew 2:1-2 – ^“Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.”

 

Today’s Devotional Reading and Assignment

 

Please read Matthew 1:1-17

 

Whose Son is Jesus Christ in these verses?

 

How far is His line traced back?

 

 

Do you see any unusual characters in His genealogy? (v.5)

 

 

Please also read Jeremiah 23:5

 

Quote of Day – You can see the grace of God in this list of names. Note the four women mentioned: Tamar (v. 3, see Gen. 38); Rahab (v. 5, see Josh. 2; Heb. 11:31); Ruth (v. 5, see the Book of Ruth); and Bathsheba (v. 6, see 2 Sam. 12). Mary is also mentioned. These women illustrate the grace of God. Tamar was guilty of whoredom, yet God permitted her to be listed in the ancestry of Christ. Rahab was both a harlot and a foreigner. She was saved by her faith. Ruth was a Moabitess; and according to Deut. 23:3–6, she was excluded from the nation of Israel. Bathsheba was partner to David’s awful sin, yet God forgave her and permitted her to be one of Christ’s ancestors through Solomon. “Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound” (Rom. 5:20). – Dr. Warren Wiersbe in Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines of the New Testament