Transformed by Faith
By EUMC MD
Transformed by FaithApr 12, 2021
August 4
John 15:18-16:24
August 3
John 14:19-15:17
August 2
John 13:31-14:18
August 1
John 13:1-30
July 31
John 12:20-50
July 28
John 1:45-12:19
July 27
John 11:17-44
July 26
John 10:22-11:16
July 25
John 10:1-21
July 24
John 9:13-41
July 21
John 8:48-9:12
July 20
John 8:21-47
July 19
John 7:45-8:20
July 18
John 7:10-44
July 17
John 6:51 - John 7:9
July 13
John 5:31-6:14
July 12
John 5:1-30
July 11
John 4:27-54
July 10
John 4:1-26
July 7
John 3:22-36
July 5
John 2:1-25
July 6
Jesus Teaches Nicodemus
3 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the
Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you
are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are
doing if God were not with him.”
3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are
born again.”
4 “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they
cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!”
5 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless
they are born of water and the Spirit. 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth
to spirit. 7 You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The
wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes
from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
9 “How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.
10 “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these
things? 11 Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we
have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. 12 I have spoken to you of
earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly
things? 13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from
heaven—the Son of Man. 14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the
Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 that everyone who believes may have eternal life in
him.”
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever
believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into
the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes
in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already
because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. 19 This is the
verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light
because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not
come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the
truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has
been done in the sight of God.
July 4
John Testifies About Jesus
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of
God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man
who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ 31 I myself did not
know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to
Israel.”
32 Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove
and remain on him. 33 And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize
with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the
one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 I have seen and I testify that this is God’s
Chosen One.”
John’s Disciples Follow Jesus
35 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. 36 When he saw Jesus
passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. 38 Turning around,
Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”
They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
39 “Come,” he replied, “and you will see.”
So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was
about four in the afternoon.
40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and
who had followed Jesus. 41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and
tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ). 42 And he brought him to
Jesus.
Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be
called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter).
Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael
43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow
me.”
44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. 45 Philip found
Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and
about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
46 “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked.
“Come and see,” said Philip.
47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in
whom there is no deceit.”
48 “How do you know me?” Nathanael asked.
Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called
you.”
49 Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.”
50 Jesus said, “You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see
greater things than that.” 51 He then added, “Very truly I tell you, you will see ‘heaven
open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on’ the Son of Man.”
July 3
The Word Became Flesh
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without
him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the
light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not
overcome it.
6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to
testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not
the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the
world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize
him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all
who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become
children of God— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a
husband’s will, but born of God.
14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his
glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and
truth.
15 (John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about
when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before
me.’”) 16 Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already
given. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus
Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God
and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.
John the Baptist Denies Being the Messiah
19 Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and
Levites to ask him who he was. 20 He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am
not the Messiah.”
21 They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?”
He said, “I am not.”
“Are you the Prophet?”
He answered, “No.”
22 Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us.
What do you say about yourself?”
23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the
wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”
24 Now the Pharisees who had been sent 25 questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if
you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
26 “I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know. 27 He
is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
28 This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was
baptizing.
June 6
1 Corinthians 13:13 So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three, but the greatest of these is love.
June 5
1 Corinthians 16:14 Let all that you do be done in love.
June 2
Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. 1 Corinthians 4:2
Instead of living self-concerned, make mature, sacrificial, Christ-like choices in our relationships.
- For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it. Luke 9:24
- Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of others. Philippians 2:3-4
June 1
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:34
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10
I sought the Lord and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34:4
May 30
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless his holy name. Psalm 103:2
Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. Psalm 62:5
May 29
“What Satan meant for evil, God means for good.” Genesis 50:20
May 26
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deed. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another. Hebrews 10:24-25
May 25
Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. James 4:7
May 24
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. 1 Corinthians 10:13
May 23
Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Colossians 3:13;
Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.” Luke 7:47
May 22
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12
May 19
Philippians 3:12b – 15 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. 15 All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you.
May 18
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. John 15:1-4
May 17
1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me.
May 16
Psalm 38:8-9 I am feeble and utterly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.
9 All my longings lie open before you, Lord; my sighing is not hidden from you.
May 15
Luke 8:17 For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open.
May 11
My prayer is not that you take them out of the world, but that you protect them from the evil one…Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. John 17:15, 17
May 10
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5
May 9
Therefore, we do not lose heart. Though outwardly, we are wasting away, yet inwardly, we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18
May 8
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 6:12
May 5
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10
May 4
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, nether height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39
May 3
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! 1 John 3:1
May 2
12 We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise. 2 Corinthians 10:12
Do not judge, or you too will be judged. Matthew 7:1
May 1
SOUL LONGING or SOUL SEARCHING
Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place. Psalm 51:6
All my longings lie open before you, O Lord; my sighing is not hidden from you. Psalm 38:9
April 28
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation, the old has gone and the new has come. 2 Corinthians 5:17