Daily Bible Reading for Wednesday, January 8, 2025

   The following Bible readings are taken from the website, Oneyearbibleonline.com. If you follow this reading plan you will read through the whole Bible in one year. I highly encourage you to do so. Also, the sermons below each section are ones that I have chosen from the website, Sermonaudio.com.

Genesis: 18:16-19:38

Recommended sermons on Genesis 18:

1. Abraham Prays for Sodom, by Rev. Stephen Hamilton [Text: Genesis 18]
2. The Wrath of God Revealed, by James Hamilton [Text: Genesis 18:16-22]
3. Abraham Interceding for Sodom, by Rev. L. W. Bilkes [Text: Genesis 18:32]
4. God Informs Abraham About Sodom and Gomorrah, by Rev. Cornelis (Neil) Pronk [Text: Genesis 18:16-33]

Sermons on Genesis 19:

1. One Last Night in Sodom, by Rev. Stephen Hamilton [Text: Genesis 19]
2. Lot's End: From Incest to Christ, by Rev. Eric Moerdyk [Text: Genesis 19]
3. Escape From Sodom to the Messiah, by Dr. Joel Beeke [Text: Genesis 19:17,20,22]
4. Escape for Your Life, by Rev. John Greer [Text: Genesis 19:15-26]
5. How I Escaped Hell Forever, by Dr. Ian R. K. Paisley (1926-2014) [Text: Genesis 19:15-26]

Matthew 6:25-7:14

1. The Least Prayed (Most Answered) Prayer, by Dr. David P. Murray [Text: Matthew 6;11]
2. The Undeniable Privilege of Prayer, by Rev. Stephen Hamilton [Text: Matthew 6]
3. Thy Will Be Done, by Rev. Hans Overduin [Text: Matthew 6]
4. The Prayer for Our Daily Needs, by Rev. Cornelis (Neil) Pronk [Text: Matthew 6:11]

The following sermons are on all or portions of Matthew 7:12 (a.k.a. "The Golden Rule verse!): "Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets."

1. Civil War and Reconstruction, by George S. Whitten, Sr.
2. Slavery & Segregation
3. Differing Viewpoints North and South
4. Tension in American History Between Salvation and Slavery
5. The Fugitive Slave Act & Examples of Northern Resistance of Returning Escaped Slaves
6. Slavery and Racism Conclusion

The following sermons are on all or portions of Matthew 7:13 & 14: "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it."

1. Entrance Into the Narrow Gate, by Rev. Henk Bergsma
2. Enter in By the Straight Gate, and Beware of False Prophets, by John Calvin (1509-1564)
3. Heaven and Hell and How to Get There, by Dr. Alan Cairns
4. Going Through This Year's Gates, by Dr. Ian Brown

Psalm 8

Recommended sermon on Psalm 8: The Image of God, by Brian Borgman

Proverbs 2:6-15

Recommended sermon on Proverbs 2: Is Christianity Worth It?  by Dr. David P. Murray