READINGS, SELECT

JUDAH'S DEFENSE

Ge 44:18-34

JOSEPH REVEALING HIS IDENTITY

Ge 45:1-15

THE DELIVERANCE OF THE ISRAELITES FROM PHARAOH

Ex 14:5-30

SONG OF MOSES WHEN PHARAOH AND HIS ARMY WERE OVERTHROWN

Ex 15:1-19

DAVID'S LAMENT OVER ABSALOM

2Sa 18:19-33

LIGHTS AND SHADOWS

Ru 1:1-22

ELIJAH'S MIRACULOUS PRESERVATION

1Ki 17:1-16

ELISHA AND THE WIDOW'S OIL

2Ki 4:1-7

NAAMAN THE LEPER

2Ki 5:1-14

ESTHER'S TRIUMPH

Es 4:1-17; 7:1-10

THE BREVITY OF LIFE

Job 14:1-10

NATURE'S TESTIMONY

Job 28:1-28

GOD'S CHALLENGE TO JOB

Job 38

THE ANIMALS OF THE FIELD

Job 39

THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED IN CONTRAST

Ps 1

THE TRIUMPHANT KING

Ps 2

MANKIND IN NATURE

Ps 8

MANKIND IN EXTREMITY

Ps 18:1-19

CONFIDENCE IN GOD

Ps 23

THE KING OF GLORY

Ps 24

THE GLORY OF GOD

Ps 29

GOD, OUR REFUGE

Ps 46

THE MAJESTY OF GOD

Ps 77:13-20

THE JOY OF THE RIGHTEOUS

Ps Ps 84

THE STATE OF THE GODLY

Ps 91

THE NEW SONG

Ps 98

THE MAJESTY AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD

Ps 104

IN CAPTIVITY

Ps 137

THE OMNIPRESENCE OF GOD

Ps 139

OLD AGE

Ec 12:1-7

CHRIST'S KINGDOM FORESHADOWED

Isa 35:1-10

THE OMNIPOTENCE AND INCOMPARABLENESS OF GOD

Isa 40:1-31

THE WRATH OF GOD

Am 9:1-6

THE MAJESTY OF GOD

Hab 3:3-12

MARY'S MAGNIFICAT

Lu 1:46-56

THE PROPHETIC BLESSING OF ZACHARIAS

Lu 1:67-80

THE BEATITUDES

Mt 5:1-16

GOD'S PROVIDENCE

Mt 6:26-34

WISE AND FOOLISH BUILDERS

Mt 7:21-27

THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN

Lu 10:25-37

THE PARABLE OF THE PRODIGAL SON

Lu 15:11-32

THE RAISING OF LAZARUS

Joh 11:1-3,18-46

THE BETRAYAL OF JESUS BY JUDAS ISCARIOT

Lu 22:47-62

THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST

Lu 24:1-12

PETER ON THE DAY OF PENTECOST

Ac 2:1-36

STEPHEN'S DEFENSE

Ac 7:1-56

PAUL AND SILAS IN PRISON

Ac 16:16-40

PAUL ON MARS' HILL

Ac 17:22-31

PAUL IN FRONT OF GOVERNOR FELIX

Ac 24:1-27

PAUL IN FRONT OF AGRIPPA

Ac 26

CHARITY

1Co 13:1-13

THE NEW HEAVEN AND THE NEW EARTH

Re 21:1-27

THE RIVER OF LIFE

Re 22:1-21

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