These Daily Scripture readings are Scripture readings that will help you to develop a closer walk with Christ.
  It is our hope that these daily readings will inspire you to spend time in reading the Scriptures, thanksgiving, petition and praise in your daily prayer life.
  We encourage dialog and comments about these weekly readings. Your comments can be entered on the Jim's Gems page. The will be posted back onto the Jim's Gems page.
  A while back ago Fr. Jim shared with us all how he gets his day going. He suggested that we take 20 minutes. Five minutes for each, reading the Scriptures, Praise, petition, and Thanksgiving for all our blessing.  What a way to start our days!
  Hopefully these Scripture readings will help you to get into a regular practice of prayer and praise.
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These scriptures will updated on this page on a monthly basis

Daily Scriptures:
 
 

Friday, June 30 (Loved -- And Loving In Return)
  I kneel before the Father ... that he may grant you ... to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge.
Ephesians 3:14, 16, 19

Saturday, July 1 (I have nowhere to go to but to Jesus)
  Jesus then said to the Twelve, "do you also want to leave?" Simon Peter answered him, "Master, to whom shall we go?  You have the words of eternal life.  We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God."
John 6:67-69

July 2, Sunday (the God Who Wipes tears Away)
  The Lam who is in the center of the throne will shepherd them ... , and God will wipe every tear from their eyes.
Revelation 7:17

Monday, July 3 (Let Jesus Set Your Path to Holiness)
  Send forth your light and your fidelity; they shall lead me on and bring me to your holy mountain, to your dwelling place.
Psalm 43:3

Tuesday, July 4 (Learning To Live With Mystery)
  If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.
John 10:24

Wednesday, July 5 (God's Abiding Presence)
  Whoever believes in me believes not only in me but also in the one who sent me, and whoever sees me is seeing the one who sent me.
John 12:44-45

Thursday, July 6 (I'm A hypocrite only if I give up)
  If you understand this, blessed are you if you do it.
John 13:17

Friday, July 7 (Faith Relieves a Troubled Heart)
  Do not let your hearts be troubled.  You have faith in God; have faith also in  me.
John 14:1

Saturday, July 8 (Am I at an end or a beginning?)
  All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation by our God.
Psalm 98:3

July 9, Sunday (The Love of a Disciple)
  This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.
John 13:35

Monday, July 10, (Reviving Treasured Promises)
  The Holy Spirit ... will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you.
John 14:26

Tuesday, July 11 ( Proclaiming Christ to Others)
  Paul and Barnabas ... strengthened the spirits of the disciples and exhorted them to persevere in the faith, saying, "It is necessary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the kingdom of God."
Acts 14:22

Wednesday, July 12 (The Holy Spirit Leads the Church)
  Because there arose no little dissension and debate by Paul and Barnabas with them, it was decided that Paul, Barnabas, and some of the others should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and presbyters about this question.
Acts 15:@

Thursday, July 13 (Sharing Secrets of the Heart)
  I have called you friends ...
John 15:15

Friday, July 14 (The intimacy of friends)
  I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing, I have called you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father.
John 15:15

Saturday, July 15 (God Asks me to share 'Good News')
  When he had seen the vision, we sought passage to Macedonia at once, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.
Acts 16:10

July 16, Sunday (Discard all unnecessary burdens)
  It is the decision of the Holy Spirit and of us not to place on you any burden beyond these necessities.
Acts 15:28

Monday, July 17 (God helps me through each day)
  Let Israel be glad in their maker, let the children of Zion rejoice in their king ... For the Lord loves his people, and he adorns the lowly with victory.
Psalm 149:2,4

Tuesday, July 18 (Stop and pray before acting)
  But Paul shouted out in a loud voice, "Do no harm to yourself; we are all here."
Acts 16:28

Wednesday, July 19 (Some consoling words of Jesus)
  I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now.  But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth.
John 16:12-13

Thursday, July 20 (To Earth's ends, on step at a time)
  You will be my witnesses ... to the ends of the earth.
Acts 1:8

Friday, July 21 (God is at home everywhere I go)
  One night in a vision the Lord said to Paul, "Do not be afraid ... for I have many people in this city."
Acts 18:9-10

Saturday, July 22 (More than one answer ot prayer)
  Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
John 16:24

July 23, Sunday (My most basic Christian duty)
  Lord, do not hold this sin against them.
Acts 7:60

Monday, July 24 (I am never alone)
  I am not alone, because the Father is with me.  I have told you this so that you might have peace in me.
John 16:32-33

Tuesday, July 25 (The security of the Holy Spirit)
  Now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, What will happen to me there I do not know ...
Acts 20:22

Wednesday, July 26 (Opening myself to God's word)
  Now I commend you to God and to that gracious word of his that can build you up and give you the inheritance among all who are consecrated.
Acts 20:32

Thursday, July 27 (Keeping courage amid conflict)
  The following night the Lord stood by Paul and said, "Take courage.  For just as you have born witness to my cause in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness to Rome."
Acts 23:10-11

Friday, July 28 (The love of Jesus)
  Simon, Son of John, do you love me?
John 21:16

Saturday, July 29 (Rounding out the picture of Jesus)
  There are also many other things that Jesus did, but if these were to be described individually, I do not think the whole world would contain the books.
John 21:25

July 30, Sunday (Sharing the Spirits gifts)
  To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit.
 
1 Corinthians 12:7

Monday, July  31 ( Learning to share God's gifts)
  At the proper time he sent a servant to the tenants to obtain from them some of the produce of the vineyard.
Mark 12:2
 
 
 

The New Readings for August 2000 will be posted by the first  August 2000.
Have a prayerful month. Your prayers and thoughts are appreciated. Please feel free to ask questions or share your comments.  A note can be left on "Questions for Fr. Jim" on  Because He Lives .  We can also be reached e-mail at: jmayworm@ameritech.net or flair@nwlife.com .
 

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