"These [in Berea] were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so." - Acts 17:11 Light Mode Genesis 4:7 - Overcoming Sin:Understanding God's Individual Judgment and Grace  A Faithful Version American Standard Version Amplified® Bible Contemporary English Version Good News Bible King James Version New American Standard Bible New International Version

Christ Stands among You FRIDAY 2 JANUARY 2026 / DON SCHWAGER / PRINT / SHARE: FACEBOOK TWITTER COPY LINK WHATSAPP SHARE GOSPEL READING: John 1:19-28 19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?" 20 He confessed, he did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ." 21 And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered, "No." 22 They said to hi

He Was Called Jesus THURSDAY 1 JANUARY 2026 / DON SCHWAGER / PRINT / SHARE: FACEBOOK TWITTER COPY LINK WHATSAPP SHARE GOSPEL READING: Luke 2:16-21 16 And they went with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. 17 And when they saw it they made known the saying which had been told them concerning this child; 18 and all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. 19 But Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart. 20 And the sh

"These [in Berea] were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so." - Acts 17:11 Light Mode Genesis 4:7 - Overcoming Sin:Understanding God's Individual Judgment and Grace  A Faithful Version American Standard Version Amplified® Bible Contemporary English Version Good News Bible King James Version New American Standard Bible New International Version

"These [in Berea] were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so." - Acts 17:11 Light Mode Luke 14:25-30 - Jesus Warns of Family Division and Costs of Discipleship in Luke  A Faithful Version American Standard Version Amplified® Bible Contemporary English Version Good News Bible King James Version New American Standard Bible New International Versi

The Word Became Flesh and Dwelt among Us WEDNESDAY 31 DECEMBER 2025 / DON SCHWAGER / SHARE: FACEBOOK TWITTER COPY LINK WHATSAPP SHARE GOSPEL READING: John 1:1-18 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God; 3 all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has

"These [in Berea] were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so." - Acts 17:11 Light Mode Genesis 6:5 - God's Standards:Building a Community of Obedience and Love  A Faithful Version American Standard Version Amplified® Bible Contemporary English Version Good News Bible King James Version New American Standard Bible New International Version New K

The Favor of God Was upon Him MONDAY 29 DECEMBER 2025 / DON SCHWAGER / SHARE: FACEBOOK TWITTER COPY LINK WHATSAPP SHARE GOSPEL READING: Luke 2:22-35 22 And when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord") 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord,

These [in Berea] were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so." - Acts 17:11 Light Mode View as PDF Luke 18:2-8 - Unjust Judge Parable: God's Justice for His Elect Explained (2) saying: "There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man. (3) Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, 'Get justice for me

The Favor of God Was upon Him MONDAY 29 DECEMBER 2025 / DON SCHWAGER / SHARE: FACEBOOK TWITTER COPY LINK WHATSAPP SHARE GOSPEL READING: Luke 2:22-35 22 And when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord") 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord,

These [in Berea] were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so." - Acts 17:11 Light Mode Amos 7:7-9 - God's Plumb Line:Testing True Faith and Spiritual Growth with Grace and Law  A Faithful Version American Standard Version Amplified® Bible Contemporary English Version Good News Bible King James Version New American Standard Bible New Internationa

An Angel of the Lord Appeared to Joseph in a Dream SUNDAY 28 DECEMBER 2025 / DON SCHWAGER / SHARE: FACEBOOK TWITTER COPY LINK WHATSAPP SHARE GOSPEL READING: Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him." 14 And he rose and took the child and his moth

"These [in Berea] were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so." - Acts 17:11 Light Mode Amos 7:7-9 - God's Plumb Line:Testing True Faith and Spiritual Growth with Grace and Law  A Faithful Version American Standard Version Amplified® Bible Contemporary English Version Good News Bible King James Version New American Standard Bible New Internation

John Saw the Word of God Made Flesh and Believed SATURDAY 27 DECEMBER 2025 / DON SCHWAGER / SHARE: FACEBOOK TWITTER COPY LINK WHATSAPP SHARE GOSPEL READING: John 20:1a, 2-8 1a Now on the first day of the week 2 [Mary Magdelan] ran, and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him." 3 Peter then came out with the other disciple, and they went towa

"These [in Berea] were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so." - Acts 17:11 Light Mode Hebrews 2:9-12 - Jesus as Trailblazer:Suffering and Salvation for His Brothers in Hebrews  A Faithful Version American Standard Version Amplified® Bible Contemporary English Version Good News Bible King James Version New American Standard Bible New Internatio

The One Who Endures to the End Will Be Saved FRIDAY 26 DECEMBER 2025 / DON SCHWAGER / PRINT / SHARE: FACEBOOK TWITTER COPY LINK WHATSAPP SHARE GOSPEL READING: Matthew 10:17-22 17 Beware of men; for they will deliver you up to councils, and flog you in their synagogues, 18 and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear testimony before them and the Gentiles. 19 When they deliver you up, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say;

The Shepherds Glorified God for All They Had Seen THURSDAY 25 DECEMBER 2025 / DON SCHWAGER / PRINT / SHARE: FACEBOOK TWITTER COPY LINK WHATSAPP SHARE Alternate readings: Luke 2:1-14 ; John 1:1-5, 9-14 GOSPEL READING: Luke 2:15-20 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us." 16 And they went with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, an

These [in Berea] were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so." - Acts 17:11 Light Mode Hebrews 2:9-12 - Jesus as Trailblazer:Suffering and Salvation for His Brothers in Hebrews  A Faithful Version American Standard Version Amplified® Bible Contemporary English Version Good News Bible King James Version New American Standard Bible New Internation

"These [in Berea] were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so." - Acts 17:11 Light Mode 1 John 2:1-2 - Understanding Propitiation:Obedience and His Sacrifice for Holiness  A Faithful Version American Standard Version Amplified® Bible Contemporary English Version Good News Bible King James Version New American Standard Bible New International Ver

Nothing Is Impossible with God WEDNESDAY 24 DECEMBER 2025 / DON SCHWAGER / SHARE: FACEBOOK TWITTER COPY LINK WHATSAPP SHARE Alternate reading: Matthew 1:1-25 GOSPEL READING: Luke 1:67-79 67 And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying, 68 "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people, 69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, 70 as he spoke by the mouth of his holy p