1 August 2018
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Monthly Bible Meditation (en)Nehemiah 8:1-12: God’s Joy, Your Strength!All the people came together as one in the square before the Water Gate. They told Ezra the teacher of the Law to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel. So on the first day of the seventh month Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, which was made up of men and women and all who were able to understand. He read it aloud from daybreak till noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate in the presence of the men, women and others who could (...)
1 July 2018
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Monthly Bible Meditation (en)Matthew 14:13-21: Celebrating in Spite of DeathWhen Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick. As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.” Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them (...)
1 June 2018
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Monthly Bible Meditation (en)Matthew 20:20-28: The First to ServeThe mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him. “What is it you want?” he asked. She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.” “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can”, they answered. Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for (...)
1 May 2018
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Monthly Bible Meditation (en)2 Corinthians 4:7-18: Struck Down, but Not DestroyedWe have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal (...)
1 April 2018
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Monthly Bible Meditation (en)Matthew 28:5-20: “Do Not Be Afraid!”The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.” So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, (...)
1 March 2018
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Monthly Bible Meditation (en)Matthew 26:36-46: “Rise, Let Us Go...”Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not what I want, but what you (...)
1 February 2018
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Monthly Bible Meditation (en)Genesis 15:1-6: Standing Upright Thanks to GodAfter this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.” But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?” And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir.” Then the word of the Lord came to him: “This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.” He (...)
1 January 2018
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Monthly Bible Meditation (en)Matthew 19:16-26: Go Sell Everything You OwnJust then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to gain eternal life?” “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.” “Which ones?” he inquired. Jesus replied, “ ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother, and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’” “All these I have kept,” the young man said. (...)
1 December 2017
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Monthly Bible Meditation (en)Isaiah 7:10-14 : God with UsAgain the Lord spoke to Ahaz, “Ask the Lord your God for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights.” But Ahaz said, “I will not ask; I will not put the Lord to the test.” Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of humans? Will you try the patience of my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you] a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” (Isaiah 7:10-14)
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1 November 2017
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Monthly Bible Meditation (en)Zechariah 12:10—13:1: Contemplate the VictimI will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son. On that day the weeping in Jerusalem will be as great as the weeping of Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo. The land will mourn, each clan by itself, with their wives by themselves: the clan of the house of David and (...)