Feb 28th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

2.28.10

Leviticus 22:17-23:44
Mark 9:30-10:12

9;35 And He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.”

John – Jesus’s leadership plan – BE First, you must be last and a servant of ALL!?! Wow… 100% different than this worlds definition.

Psalm 44:1-8

44: 8 In God we boast all day long,
And praise Your name forever. Selah

John – This is proper BOASTING… in God and we should do it ALL day long…

Proverbs 10:19

10:19 In the multitude of words sin is not lacking,
But he who restrains his lips is wise.
John – In the multitude of words…. SIN is not lacking… We should learn to use less words..

Feb 27th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

2.27.10

Leviticus 20:22-22:16
Mark 9:1-29

9:2 Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up on a high mountain apart by themselves; and He was transfigured before them.

John – Interesting Jesus only took 3 with Him for the amazing event, Jesus knew they were the one that would be faithful with this experience.

9:9 Now as they came down from the mountain, He commanded them that they should tell no one the things they had seen, till the Son of Man had risen from the dead. 10 So they kept this word to themselves, questioning what the rising from the dead meant.

John – WOW, we realize they walked with Jesus in the physical and still had questions about what He was saying.. its easy to think we would have known…. But do we not have questions now??

9: 28 And when He had come into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?”29 So He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.”

John – “This kind” give us the insight that there are multiple kinds of spirits…. Nothing BUT is a powerful statement…. NOTHING???? Jesus said nothing… but prayer and fasting…. Who? I think Jesus was giving us some keys to powerful working… in prayer and fasting…

Psalm 43:1-5
Proverbs 10:18

10:18 Whoever hides hatred has lying lips,
And whoever spreads slander is a fool.


John – If you had hatred toward someone you have “lying lips”

Feb 26th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

2.26.10

Leviticus 19-20:21

Mark 8:11-38

8 ²⁷ Now Jesus and His disciples went out to the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the road He asked His disciples, saying to them, “Who do men say that I am?”

John – When we point this question to ourselves it is one of the most powerful questions we can answer, WHO IS JESUS?

Psalm 42:1-11

42 ⁵ Why are you cast down, O my soul?
And why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him
For the help of His countenance.

John- God presence, just being before HIS face is help to us, we being to realize its more than Him changing our circumstances, but is Him allowing us to be close to Him and see who he really is!

Proverbs 10:17

¹⁷ He who keeps instruction is in the way of life,
But he who refuses correction goes astray.

John – If we keep INSTRUCTION (discipline, chastening, correction) we ARE in the way of life. Sounds different than we think often…. We often think if we have fuzzy buddy friendships and easy believe-ism we are in “THE WAY” but that is not a full picture of Gods way… God puts us in relationships that challenge us and grow us.

Feb 25th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

2.25.10

Leviticus 16:29-18:30

Mark 7:24-8:10

7 ²⁷ But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first, for it is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.”
²⁸ And she answered and said to Him, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs under the table eat from the children’s crumbs.”
²⁹ Then He said to her, “For this saying go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter.”

John – Just said “For this saying..” what the woman said changed her life, not just her current situation but her life! It shows how important what we say is.”

Psalm 41:1-13

41 By this I know that You are well pleased with me,
Because my enemy does not triumph over me.

John – David said in this Psalm, this is how I know God is WELL pleased with me, my enemies DO NOT win… The Lord makes is victorious when we are pleasing to HIM!

Proverbs 10:15-16

10 ¹⁵ The rich man’s wealth is his strong city;
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
¹⁶ The labor of the righteous leads to life,
The wages of the wicked to sin.

John – The work of the righteous mans hands bring LIFE to him!

Feb 24th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

2.24.10

Leviticus 15-16:28

Mark 7:1-23

7 ¹⁵ There is nothing that enters a man from outside which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are the things that defile a man.

John – Isn’t it interesting they were so concerned (as we are) about what we put in our bodies, even though it might be for different reasons, but Jesus cut through it all and said what is coming OUT of you is important! WOW! We should focus on what’s coming out of us more, that reveals our HEART not just our body!

Psalm 40:11-17

40 ¹⁷ But I am poor and needy;
Yet the LORD thinks upon me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
Do not delay, O my God.

John – HOW exciting…. God thinks ABOUT me… It is amazing that the creator of the universe would have US on His mind!

Proverbs 10:13-14

10 ¹⁴ Wise people store up knowledge,
But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

John – Wise people esteem or treasure up knowledge… Lets be WISE, store up and value knowledge that God has provided.

Feb 23rd CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

2.23.10

Leviticus 14:1-57

Mark 6:30-56

6 ⁵¹ Then He went up into the boat to them, and the wind ceased. And they were greatly amazed in themselves beyond measure, and marveled. ⁵² For they had not understood about the loaves, because their heart was hardened.

John – They were amazed IN THEMSELVES beyond measure, and marveled. For the had not understood… because of their hearts being hard. Having a hard heart keeping you from understanding the things of God and keeps you searching for natural answers to spiritual problems.

Psalm 40:1-10

40 ⁶ Sacrifice and offering You did not desire;
My ears You have opened.
Burnt offering and sin offering You did not require.

John – God does not want sacrifices He wants our heart, not the beating thing inside our bodies but the FOCUSED, ATTENTION and AFFECTION of our will.

Proverbs 10:11-12

10 ¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a well of life,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
¹² Hatred stirs up strife,
But love covers all sins.

John – Just think our mouths can be a WELL of LIFE, we know the words we say have POWER, but a well of life…. Amazing God teach us to recognize the power of our words DAILY!

Feb22nd CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

2.22.10

Leviticus 13:1-59

Mark 6:1-29

6³ Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?” So they were offended at Him.

John – This is interesting even then people were associated by what they did for a living no who they were, and seeing Him do amazing things “THEY WERE OFFENED”

6²⁰ for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and he protected him. And when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

John – Herod feared John…. Knowing he was just and holy, what a testimony that even the leaders who didn’t agree with him knew his character.

Psalm 39:1-13

39 ⁶ Surely every man walks about like a shadow;
Surely they busy themselves in vain;
He heaps up riches,
And does not know who will gather them.

John – Lord gives us a true perspective of who you are and what is worth spending our life on… ONLY YOU can help us see and know, what is worth spending our life on..

Proverbs 10:10

10¹⁰ He who winks with the eye causes trouble,
But a prating fool will fall.

John – Definition of prating - To talk idly and at length; chatter.

Feb 21st CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

2.21.10

Leviticus 11-12:8

Mark 5:21-43

5 ³⁰ And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched My clothes?”
³¹ But His disciples said to Him, “You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’”

John – This is an interesting look at Jesus, He knew power had left Him, but He asked who touched Him in the way to receive healing…

Psalm 38:1-22

38 ²¹ Do not forsake me, O LORD;
O my God, be not far from me!
²² Make haste to help me,
O Lord, my salvation!

John – Lord be close to me! I love David saying HURRY to help me Lord. David seems to capture the feeling and struggles of those who believe in a way that it straight to the point.

Proverbs 10:8-9

10 ⁸ The wise in heart will receive commands,
But a prating fool will fall.
⁹ He who walks with integrity walks securely,
But he who perverts his ways will become known.

John – If you walk with INTEGRITY your walk will be secure, you will not have to fear being over taken by the events the wicked experiences…

Feb 20th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

2.20.10

Leviticus 9:7-10:20

Mark 4:26-5:20

4 ³⁰ Then He said, “To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it?

John – Notice how just used things they knew to liken to the kingdom of God, which they didn’t know… This is still the way to do it today… He also used parable to help people PICTURE it, seeing it is important!

Psalm 37:30-40

³⁷ Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright;
For the future of that man is peace.

John – Today we might say “Keep an eye on the blameless man, and watch the upright closely, the future of THAT man is peace!”

Proverbs 10:6-7

10 ⁶ Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

John – Blessing are on the head, this means in one translation from the beginning, of the righteous.

Feb 19th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

2.19.10

Leviticus 7:28-9:6

Mark 3:31-4:25

4¹⁰ But when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parable. ¹¹ And He said to them, “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables,

John – Interesting I have never seen THOSE AROUND HIM WITH…. Not just the twelve but others were given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God!

Psalm 37:12-29

37¹⁶ A little that a righteous man has
Is better than the riches of many wicked.

Proverbs 10:5

10⁵ He who gathers in summer is a wise son;
He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

John – Knowing what season it is, is very important Gather when it is time and don’t be lazy when the opportunity comes, if you do you will cause shame!

Feb 18th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

2.18.10

Leviticus 6-7:27

Mark 3:7-30

3 ²⁴ If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. ²⁵ And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

John – How easy it is to forget, division tears down organizations, God help walk in unity and see the provision of the Lord!

Psalm 37:1-11

37 ¹ Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
² For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,
And wither as the green herb.

³ Trust in the LORD, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
⁴ Delight yourself also in the LORD,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart.

⁵ Commit your way to the LORD,
Trust also in Him,
And He shall bring it to pass.
⁶ He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light,
And your justice as the noonday.

⁷ Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.

John – Do not fret, do not be envious… This is a focus on others… DON’T DO THIS… Trust, Dwell Delight, Commit, Trust… This is a God focus… DO THIS!!

Proverbs 10:3-4

³ The LORD will not allow the righteous soul to famish,
But He casts away the desire of the wicked.
⁴ He who has a slack hand becomes poor,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

John – God wont allow the righteous to famish and after sustained diligence He will mace him rich (to erect or build up)

Feb 17th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

2.17.10

Leviticus 4-5:19

Mark 2:13-3:6

2¹⁶ And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to His disciples, “How is it that He eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?”

John – They marveled the choice of Jesus’s company, because He came to help the hurting no hang around with the “elite”

3⁴ Then He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they kept silent.

John – In saying this He put their focus back on what the Sabbath was about not a day but a purpose “Good”

Psalm 36:1-12

36 ⁹ For with You is the fountain of life;
In Your light we see light.

Proverbs 10:1-2

10 ¹ The proverbs of Solomon:

A wise son makes a glad father,
But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

Feb 16th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

2.16.10

Leviticus 1-3:17

Mark 1:29-2:12

1³⁵ Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.

John – Jesus understood the importance of time ALONE with His father… We could take some cues from Him on this..

Psalm 35:17-28

35 ²⁶ Let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion
Who rejoice at my hurt;
Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor
Who exalt themselves against me.

John – WOW how about this prayer for you enemies and those who exalt themselves against you?!? Be ashamed, mutual confusion, clothed with shame and dishonor.

Proverbs 9:13-18

9¹³ A foolish woman is clamorous;
She is simple, and knows nothing.

John – clamorous - to be boisterous, be turbulent simple- naivete

Feb 15th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

2.15.10

Exodus 39-40:38

40 ³⁸ For the cloud of the LORD was above the tabernacle by day, and fire was over it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.

John – Everyday they had a visible sign that God was with them and they were to stay where they were until the cloud moved. Think today how God us showing us He is with us and we are in the RIGHT place!

Mark 1:1-28

1 ²² And they were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

John – The difference people saw in Jesus from the religious leaders they had seen is he taught with AUTHORITY!

Psalm 35:1-16

Proverbs 9:11-12

9 ¹¹ For by me your days will be multiplied,
And years of life will be added to you.
¹² If you are wise, you are wise for yourself,
And if you scoff, you will bear it alone.”

John – If we are wise or if we are a scoffer (talk arrogantly, boast) you alone bear the consequences.

Feb 14th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

2.14.10

Exodus 37-38:31

Matthew 28:1-20

28 ⁹ And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him.

John – The first thing Jesus says to them “REJOICE!” What a comfort not a statement of discipline but a word of WORSHIP!

28 ¹⁷ When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted.

John - Just a perplexing statement… they saw Him, worshiped Him…. But SOME doubted Him, we should never be surprised when someone is touched by God and then turns around and doubts Him, this was about people who were standing there with the risen LORD!

Psalm 34:11-22

34 ¹⁵ The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their cry.
¹⁶ The face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

¹⁷ The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears,
And delivers them out of all their troubles.
¹⁸ The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as have a contrite spirit.

John – Over and over, Gods eyes and ears are on the righteous, and HE will deliver them, He is NEAR to the broken hearted and SAVES the one with a contrite spirit! Also His FACE is against those who do evil.

Proverbs 9:9-10

9 ⁹ Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
¹⁰ “ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

John – Knowledge of the Holy One IS understanding… We don’t have to wonder what understanding is HERE he has told us… KNOWLEDGE of God IS understanding.

Feb 13th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

2.13.10

Exodus 35:10-36:38

35 30 And Moses said to the children of Israel, “See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; 31 and He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom and understanding, in knowledge and all manner of workmanship, 32 to design artistic works, to work in gold and silver and bronze, 33 in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of artistic workmanship.
34 “And He has put in his heart the ability to teach

John – God can give you the SPIRIT of wisdom and understanding in all manner of workmanship, without FORMAL training, God will provide where HE guides, and give you the ability to TEACH if that is what He is calling you to do!

Matthew 27:32-66

54 So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”

John – When the centurion saw what happened, the signs and wonders even THEY believed, so where were the disciples?

Psalm 34:1-10

34 7 The angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him,
And delivers them.

8 Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good;
Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
9 Oh, fear the LORD, you His saints!
There is no want to those who fear Him.
10 The young lions lack and suffer hunger;
But those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.

John – As we fear the Lord angels are encamped around us, We are blessed when we TRUST Him, and by seeking Him we shall not lack ANY GOOD THING!

Proverbs 9:7-8

9 7 “ He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself,
And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself.
8 Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you;
Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

John – When we rebuke a scoffer or a wicked man it only shames and harms US! But in rebuking a wise man, HE will LOVE YOU! So know if the man is WICKED or WISE!

Feb 12th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

2.12.10

Exodus 34-35:9

34 ²⁷ Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write these words, for according to the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.” ²⁸ So he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he neither ate bread nor drank water. And He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments.

John – tenor - (of a well, river, etc) spokesman, messenger (Moses mouth made the covenant!)

Matthew 27:15-31

27 ³¹ And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him away to be crucified.

John- Jesus was sentenced to die, but they took extra time to mock Him, God we thank you for Jesus the amazing gift He is and what He endured for us, please help us to realize with what a great love we are love with!

Psalm 33:12-22

33 ¹⁸ Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him,
On those who hope in His mercy,
¹⁹ To deliver their soul from death,
And to keep them alive in famine.

²⁰ Our soul waits for the LORD;
He is our help and our shield.
²¹ For our heart shall rejoice in Him,
Because we have trusted in His holy name.

Proverbs 9:1-6

Feb 11th CCI Opelika One Year Bible Reading 2010

2.11.10

Exodus 32-33:23

33 ¹³ Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation is Your people.”

John- God HOW my heart desires to see YOUR way clearer and clearer, please help me see, through hurt and disappointment, God sometimes the level of pain seems unbearable, but if you are with me I will go. Please let me find hope and comfort in your arms Show me your Glory!

Matthew 26:69-27:14

26 ⁷⁵ And Peter remembered the word of Jesus who had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” So he went out and wept bitterly.

John – When anyone sees how the word of God shows the true nature of a man, we either grow or go, Peter saw what Jesus said come to pass.

Psalm 33:1-11

Proverbs 8:33-36

8³³ Hear instruction and be wise,
And do not disdain it.
³⁴ Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at the posts of my doors.
³⁵ For whoever finds me finds life,
And obtains favor from the LORD;
³⁶ But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul;
All those who hate me love death.”

John- We are Blessed if we listen to WISDOM and whoever SINS against WISDOM wrongs “his own” soul.