Daily Readings

DAILY BIBLE READINGS February 2023
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DAILY BIBLE READINGS MARCH 2023
Wednesday, March 1, 2023: Psalm 32; Exodus 34:1-9, 27-28; Matthew 18:10-14
Thursday, March 2, 2023: Psalm 121; Isaiah 51:1-3; 2 Timothy 1:3-7
Friday, March 3, 2023: Psalm 121; Micah 7:18-20; Romans 3:21-31
Saturday, March 4, 2023: Psalm 121; Isaiah 51:4-8; Luke 7:1-10
Sunday, March 5, 2023: Second Sunday in Lent Genesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 121; Romans 4:1-5 & 13-17; John 3:1-17; Matthew 17:1-9
Monday, March 6, 2023: Psalm 128; Numbers 21:4-9; Hebrews 3:1-6
Tuesday, March 7, 2023: Psalm 128; Isaiah 65:17-25; Romans 4:6-13
Wednesday, March 8, 2023: Psalm 128; Ezekiel 36:22-32; John 7:53-8:11
Thursday, March 9, 2023: Psalm 95; Exodus 16:1-8; Colossians 1:15-23
Friday, March 10, 2023: Psalm 95; Exodus 16:9-21; Ephesians 2:11-22
Saturday, March 11, 2023: Psalm 95; Exodus 16:27-35; John 4:1-6
Sunday, March 12, 2023: Third Sunday in Lent Exodus 17:1-7; Psalm 95; Romans 5:1-11; John 4:5-42
Monday, March 13, 2023: Psalm 81; Genesis 24:1-27; 2 John 1:1-13
Tuesday, March 14, 2023: Psalm 81; Genesis 29:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-4
Wednesday, March 15, 2023: Psalm 81; Jeremiah 2:4-13; John 7:14-31 & 37-39
Thursday, March 16, 2023: Psalm 23; 1 Samuel 15:10-21; Ephesians 4:25-32
Friday, March 17, 2023: Psalm 23; 1 Samuel 15:22-31; Ephesians 5:1-9
Saturday, March 18, 2023: Psalm 23; 1 Samuel 15:32-34; John 1:1-9
Sunday, March 19, 2023: Fourth Sunday in Lent 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41
Monday, March 20, 2023: Psalm 146; Isaiah 59:9-19; Acts 9:1-20
Tuesday, March 21, 2023: Psalm 146; Isaiah 42:14-21; Colossians 1:9-14
Wednesday, March 22, 2023: Psalm 146; Isaiah 60:17-22; Matthew9:27-34
Thursday, March 23, 2023: Psalm 130; Ezekiel 1:1-3 & 2:8 to 3:3; Revelation 10:1-11
Friday, March 24, 2023: Psalm 130; Ezekiel 33:10-16; Revelation 11:15-19
Saturday, March 25, 2023: Annunciation of the Lord Isaiah 7:10-14; Psalm 45; Psalm 40:5-10; Hebrews 10:4-10; Luke 1:26-38
Saturday, March 25, 2023: Psalm 130; Ezekiel 36:8-15; Luke 24:44-53
Sunday, March 26, 2023: Fifth Sunday in Lent Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45
Monday, March 27, 2023: Psalm 143; 1 Kings 17:17-24; Acts 20:7-12
Tuesday, March 28, 2023: Psalm 143; 2 Kings 4:18-37; Ephesians 2:1-10
Wednesday, March 29, 2023: Psalm 143; Jeremiah 32:1-9, 36-41; Matthew 22:23-33
Thursday, March 30, 2023: Psalm 31:9-16; 1 Samuel 16:11-13; Philippians 1:1-11
Friday, March 31, 2023: Psalm 31:9-16; Job 13:13-19; Philippians 1:21-30
A Greek Word For Your Mind: koinonia (Fellowship)
The word koinonia belongs to a large family of words, occurring some 66
times in different forms in the New Testament, with a root meaning “to
have in common” (koinos). It has become part of our everyday English
language in the word “coin”, i.e. what is a commonly accepted currency.
We are probably most familiar with the word from its use in Acts 2:42
where the early Christians devoted themselves to the Apostles’ teaching,
and to “the fellowship” (koinonia). This “fellowship” is further defined in
v.44 where we read that they held all things in common (koina), sharing
their very belongings with one another. There is an interesting historical
precedent for this practice from a community in Lipara (1st Century BCE),
who “made their possessions common property and lived according to the
custom of common meals”1 The concept of fellowship, then, was much
more than simply a sharing of one’s beliefs or a common sense of belonging:
it actually expressed itself in practical, concrete action by sharing of
material goods and meals. In this sense it is often used to describe
distribution or sharing (verb, koinoneo, see Rom. 12:13).
The Apostle Paul, writing to the Philippians, appeals to the common bond
he has with them in the gospel (koinonia 1:5, 2:1). This common bond,
however, runs quite deep, for it involves a participation or sharing in the
very sufferings of Christ (Phil 3:10, 2 Cor. 1:7, 1 Pet. 4:13). When
Christians participate together in the Lord’s Supper, we are actually
identifying ourselves with the sufferings of the crucified Christ, by
participation (koinonia) in his broken body and shed blood (1 Cor. 10:16).
This represents the very heart of our Christian discipleship, so much so that
Peter claims we have become “partakers or sharers (koinonoi) of the divine
nature” (2 Pet. 1:4). Now that is mind blowing!
There is one further unusual usage of koinoo, often translated in the KJV
as “defiles” (see Matt 15:11, 18 c.f. Mark 7:20, Acts 21:28). In these
instances “defilement” means to make something common, or reduce its
true value (translated as “unholy” in Acts 10:15). I wonder how often we
have devalued holy things as “common”?
Essentially, we are one in shared faith, respecting our various differences,
but united together in the love of Christ our Lord.
Rev Graham Warne