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Matthew 4:18-22 As Jesus Was Walking Beside the Sea of Galilee, He Saw Two Brothers, Simon Called Peter and His Brother Andrew Matthew 4:18-22 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” At once they left their nets and followed him. Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him. Focus verse: Come, follow me, Jesus said, and I will send you out to fish for people. Matthew 4:19 (NIV) Scripture associated with the 12 disciples of Jesus (right after the Proverb for the day) will be used as a guide for the 2019 Bible Reading. Matthew 10:2-4 lists the 12 disciples. “2These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.” • January - Matthew or Levi (a tax collector) • February – John son of thunder (Zebedee) was a fisherman John and James (sons of thunder) were brothers. • March – Simon Peter or Cephas (a fisherman) • April – Judas Iscariot and Easter scriptures • May – Andrew (a fisherman) Andrew and Simon Peter were brothers • June – James son of thunder (Zebedee) • July – Thaddaeus or Judas, not Iscariot, Thaddaeus and James the less were brothers • August – Simon the Zealot • September - Philip • October – Bartholomew or Nathanael • November - Thomas • December – James son of Alphaeus (James the less) Matthew or Levi January 2019 The first scripture for the day is from Proverbs, the second is associated with one of the disciples of Jesus, and the third scripture comes from The Belief & History of the Church of God blog and daily scripture. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 Proverbs 1 Proverbs 2 Proverbs 3 Proverbs 4 Proverbs 5 Matt. 10:2-4 Matt. 9:9-13 Mark 2:13-19 Luke 5:27-32 Mark 3:13-19 2 Tim. 3:10-17 John 8:1-11 I Peter 1:14-16 I John 3:6-10 2 Cor. 7:1 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Proverbs 6 Proverbs 7 Proverbs 8 Proverbs 9 Proverbs 10 Proverbs 11 Proverbs 12 Matt. 10:5-15 Matt. 10:16-25 Matt. 10:26-33 Matt. 10:34-39 Matt. 10:40-42 Mark 6:7-13 Luke 6:12-16 Hebrews 12:14 I Peter 2:9 I Thess. 4:7 2 Tim. 2:21 I Thess. 5:23 John 13:1-17 I Thess. 4:13-18 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Proverbs 13 Proverbs 14 Proverbs 15 Proverbs 16 Proverbs 17 Proverbs 18 Proverbs 19 Luke 9:1-6 John 4:27-37 Mark 3:16-19 John 15:16 Ephesians 1:2 Acts 1:10-14 Mark 4:35-41 Matt. 25:31-32 John 4 John 14:1-4 Matthew 25:13 Matt. 25:14-30 Matt. 25:31-46 Matthew 7:1-6 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Proverbs 20 Proverbs 21 Proverbs 22 Proverbs 23 Proverbs 24 Proverbs 25 Proverbs 26 Mark 6:6b-13 Matt. 14:13-21 Mark 6:45-52 Matt. 15:32-39 Matt. 16:5-12 Matthew 4:4 Matthew. 5:15 Matthew 7:7-12 Matt. 7:13-14 Matt. 7:15-20 Matt. 7:21-23 Matt. 7:24-27 Matt. 13:1-23 Matt. 13:24-30 27 28 29 30 31 Proverbs 27 Proverbs 28 Proverbs 29 Proverbs 30 Proverbs 31 Matthew 10:39 Matt. 9:9-13 Luke 5:29 Luke 11:49 Matt. 10:2-4 Matt. 13:13:31- Matt. 13:36-43 Matt. 13:44-46 Matt. 13:47-52 Matt. 13:53-58 34 John sons of thunder (Zebedee) February 2019 The first scripture for the day is from Proverbs, the second is associated with one of the disciples of Jesus, and the third scripture comes from The Belief & History of the Church of God blog and daily scripture. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat The apostle John wrote the Gospel of John, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John and the book 1 2 of Revelation. He was part of the inner circle of Jesus along with Simon Peter and James the Greater (his brother). Tradition states he died of old age unlike most Proverbs 1 Proverbs 2 of the other apostles who were executed. Matt. 10:2-4 Matt. 4:18-22 Romans 6:1-34 Romans 6:15-23 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Proverbs 3 Proverbs 4 Proverbs 5 Proverbs 6 Proverbs 7 Proverbs 8 Proverbs 9 Mk. 10:21,28,52 Mark 1:16-22 Matthew 17:1-13 Mark 9:1-12 Luke 5:1-11 Mark 3:13-19 Luke 6:12-16 James 5:13-19 2 Peter 1:12-20 2 Tim. 3:10-17 Matthew 6:33 Hebrews 12:14 I Cor. 15:56-57 Matthew 6:21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Proverbs 10 Proverbs 11 Proverbs 12 Proverbs 13 Proverbs 14 Proverbs 15 Proverbs 16 John 19:25 John 2:1-11 John 2:12-25 John 3:1-21 John 3:22-36 John 4:1-45 John 4:46-54 Matthew 28:19 I Peter 2:2 Matthew 3:11 Acts Acts 1:8 Acts 2:38 Acts 10:44 1:588888888888 17 18 19 8888888888888820 21 22 23 88888888888888 Proverbs 17 Proverbs 18 Proverbs 19 Proverbs 20 Proverbs 21 Proverbs 22 Proverbs 23 88888888888888 John 13:23 John 18:15 John 20:8,9 Acts 1:13 Acts 2:7,8 Acts 3:1-10 Acts 4:1-3 John 17:21 I Cor. 12:4-7 Acts 2:42 John 13:35 2 Cor. 6:12 Colossians 1:18 I Cor. 12:27 24 25 26 27 28 Proverbs 24 Proverbs 25 Proverbs 26 Proverbs 27 Proverbs 28 Acts 4:23 Acts 8:14 Galatians 2:9 Rev. 1:9,10 Rev. 22:1-21 I Cor. 12:18 2 Timothy 3:16 Phil. 3:12 Romans 6:18 2 Tim. 4:3 Simon Peter or Cephas March 2019 The first scripture for the day is from Proverbs, the second is associated with one of the disciples of Jesus, and the third scripture comes from The Belief & History of the Church of God blog and daily scripture. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Peter wrote both 1 Peter and 2 Peter in the New Testament. He is also mentioned in Chapters 1 and 2 of the book of Galatians. His brother was Proverbs 1 Proverbs 2 Andrew. He was often known for speaking without thinking. During Jesus' trial, Matt. 10:2-4 Matt. 4:18-22 he went so far as to deny that he even knew Jesus. 2 Cor. 5:21 Hebrews 12:14 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Proverbs 3 Proverbs 4 Proverbs 5 Proverbs 6 Proverbs 7 Proverbs 8 Proverbs 9 Matthew 17:1,2 John 1:40-42 Matt. 16:18-19 Acts 1:12-14 Mark 8:27-29 Luke 9:18-20 Matt. 14:22-32 Matt. 18:21-22 Hebrews 12:14 2 Tim. 3:5 Philippians 2:12 Romans 8:28 I Timothy 6:10 Matthew 16:26 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Proverbs 10 Proverbs 11 Proverbs 12 Proverbs 13 Proverbs 14 Proverbs 15 Proverbs 16 Galatians 2:9 Acts 4:1-22 John 21: 20-24 Acts 10:9-28 John 13:6-10 Galatians 1 Galatians 2 Romans 3:23 Romans 6:23 Romans 10:13 Acts 2:38 Ephesians 2:1-10 I John 1:9 Matthew 12:30 17 18 19 20 8 21 22 23 Proverbs 17 Proverbs 18 Proverbs 19 Proverbs 20 Proverbs 21 Proverbs 22 Proverbs 23 Matt. 26:69-75 Luke 5:1-11 Matt. 8:23-27 Matt. 10:1-42 Mark 6:30-44 Matt. 14:22-33 John 6:22-59 Romans 8:1 Romans 8:7 I Cor. 3:1-3 2 Cor. 5:17 Matthew 10:28 Luke 12:4-5 Luke 16:22-23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Proverbs 24 Proverbs 25 Proverbs 26 Proverbs 27 Proverbs 28 Proverbs 29 Proverbs 30 John 6:60-71 Mark 8:1-10 Mark 8:14-21 Mark 8:31-33 John 20:3-10 John 21:1-19 John 21:18-19 Luke 23:42-43 James 4:14 John 10:10 John 14:1-2 John 13 James 5:14-16 Matthew 16:19 31 Proverbs 31 Matt. 16:21-28 Hebrews 4:15 Judas Iscariot and Easter Scripture April 2019 The first scripture for the day is from Proverbs, the second is associated with one of the disciples of Jesus, and the third scripture comes from The Belief & History of the Church of God blog and daily scripture. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 Proverbs 1 Proverbs 2 Proverbs 3 Proverbs 4 Proverbs 5 Proverbs 6 Matt. 10:2-4 Luke 22:48 John 12:1-8 John 6:70-71 Psalm 41:9 Zech. 11:12,13 John 2:1 John 14:6 John 10:10 Matthew 7:21 Luke 11:13 Acts 1:8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Proverbs 7 Proverbs 8 Proverbs 9 Proverbs 10 Proverbs 11 Proverbs 12 Proverbs 13 Matthew 20:18 Matt.
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