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“For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
John 6:33

Today’s Bible Reading

The returned Judeans begin rebuilding the altar of the Lord so that they may resume offering sacrifices. The Judeans lay the foundation of the new temple. The people shout for joy, but many of the older Judeans weep loudly, remembering the grandeur of the first temple.

BibleGateway: Ezra 3 ESV Text: Ezra 3 Ezra 3 (Listen) Rebuilding the Altar 3:1 When the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then arose Jeshua the son of Jozadak, with his fellow priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel with his kinsmen,… 

The record of creation is very precise: Every day of creation has a morning and an evening, making each of the six days a 24 hour day. Notice also how it’s made very clear that God creates plant, animal, and human life not to evolve into something else over time, but, rather, to reproduce after its own kind.

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BibleGateway: Genesis 1 ESV Text: Genesis 1 KJV Text: Genesis 1:1-31 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 1:      1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form,… 

“Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them. For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.” (16:17-18)

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BibleGateway: Romans 16:1-18 ESV Text: Romans 16:1-18 KJV Text: Romans 16:1-18 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:9      1 I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of… 

“For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus.” (15:4-50

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BibleGateway: Romans 15:1-13 ESV Text: Romans 15:1-13 KJV Text: Romans 15:1-13 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 1:39      1 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the… 

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” (12:1-2)

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BibleGateway: Romans 12:-1-21 ESV Text: Romans 12:-1-21 KJV Text: Romans 12:1-21 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:43      1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye… 

“If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” (10:9-10)

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BibleGateway: Romans 10:1-21 ESV Text: Romans 10:1-21 KJV Text: Romans 10:1-21 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:53      1 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that…