MARCH
Week 1 | Five Smooth Stones
FEb 26 - march 3
Day 1: The purpose of giving is to honour and glorify God - 2 Corinthians 9:1-15
Day 2: The testimony of a heart that honours God - 2 Corinthians 8:1-7
Day 3: Paul’s advice on giving - 2 Corinthians 8:8-15
Day 4: Giving is a conscious choice of a transformed heart - Matthew 6:19-21, 25:31-41
Day 5: Zacchaeus changes masters - Luke 12:33-34, 19:1-10
Day 6: Giving is measured by what you have left, not on the amount of your gift - Luke 21:1-4, 1 Kings 17:8-16
Day 7: Giving costs us something - Luke 10:30-37
Week 2 | Five Smooth Stones - Prayer & Fasting
mar 4 - 10
Day 1: The motivation when we fast and pray should be to draw closer to God - Isaiah 58:6-14
Day 2: Our motivation when we fast and pray must never be to draw attention to ourselves - Isaiah 58:1-5, Matthew 6:16-18
Day 3: Nations fast and pray during times of national crisis. (The Neighbourhood Church began prayer meetings that continue to this day at the onset of Covid in February 2020) - Esther 4:8-17
Day 4: Fasting accompanies repentance in times of personal calamity - 2 Samuel 12:15-23, Acts 9:1-9
Day 5: Engaged in when seeking God’s protection, guidance and mercy - Ezra 8:21-32
Day 6: Fasting and prayer reorders our understanding of current events - 1 Kings 19:8-18
Day 7: Jesus' thoughts on prayer and fasting - Matthew 6:5-18
Week 3 | Five Smooth Stones - Honouring One Another
MAR 11 - 17
Day 1: Our walk with others - Luke 14:7-14
Day 2: The order of leadership in the kingdom of God - Luke 22:24-27, Matthew 18:1-5
Day 3: Jesus our example - Philippians 2:1-11
Day 4: Honouring one another - Ephesians 6:1-9
Day 5: Honouring those in authority - Romans 13:1-5, 1 Peter 2:13-19
Day 6: The practice of harmonious living - Romans 12:9-18
Day 7: The practice of harmonious living - Romans 15:1-7, Philippians 4:2-9
Week 4 | Five Smooth Stones - Tension in Scripture
MAR 18 - 24
God loves and hates perfectly. WE do not. His wrath is without a sinful intent.
His wrath is His settled objective opposition to sin and evil.
Tim Keller
Day 1: God is love - 1 John 4:7-21
Day 2: God hates what is contrary to His nature - Leviticus 20:1-23, Proverbs 6:16-19
Day 3: God is extremely patient with us - 2 Peter 3:9-15, Romans 2:1-11
Day 4: The justice of a righteous God - Ezekiel 18:1-32
I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked - Ezekiel :18:23,32
Precious in His sight is the death of His saints - Psalm 116:15
Day 5: God’s patience with us has boundaries - Romans 1:18-32, 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
Day 6: God’s perfect love provides an opportunity for restoration of relationship - Romans 5:6-11, John 3:16
Day 7: God’s perfect love provides an opportunity for restoration of relationship - Ephesians 2:1-10
Week 5 | Resurrection Power
MAR 25 - 31
Day 1: Jesus wrestles with our cup of suffering - Luke 22:39-46
Day 2: Jesus before Pilate - John 19:1-15
Day 3: Jesus is crucified - John 19:16-27
Day 4: The death and burial of Jesus - John 19:28-42
Day 5: The resurrection of Jesus -John 20:1-31
Day 6: Peter's testimony of the resurrection - Acts 2:22-36
Day 7: Paul’s testimony of the resurrection - 1 Corinthians 15:1-22