October 31, 2011

Welcome to Listing Your Way Through the Bible, our unique bible study based on making lists as we work through daily readings.

The readings for today are Jeremiah 29 and 30 and Titus 1. Here are some lists for the reader to contemplate while reading.

Jeremiah 29:

• List the main points of Jeremiah's letter to the exiles.

• Write out verses 11-13.

• List what will happen to those people who were not exiled.

Jeremiah 30:

• Write out verse 11a.

• Write out verse 17.

• Write out verse 22.

Titus 1:

• List the requirements to be an elder.

• List a description of those who rebel against right teaching.

• Draw a vertical line down the center of the page. Label the left column "Impure" and the right column "Pure."

• List a description of each in the appropriate column.

October 30, 2011

Welcome to Listing Your Way Through the Bible, our unique bible study based on making lists as we work through daily readings.

The readings for today are Jeremiah 27 and 28 and 2 Timothy 4. Here are some lists for the reader to contemplate while reading.

Jeremiah 27:

• List the message Jeremiah gives by wearing a yoke.

• List the item that King Nebuchadnezzar left behind when he exiled the King of Judah.

Jeremiah 28:

• Draw a vertical line down the center of the page. Label the left column "Hananiah" and the right column "Jeremiah."

• List the prophecies of both men in the appropriate column.

2 Timothy 4:

• Write out verse 2.

• List a description of the prize that awaits Paul.

October 29, 2011

Welcome to Listing Your Way Through the Bible, our unique bible study based on making lists as we work through daily readings.

The readings for today are Jeremiah 25 and 26 and 2 Timothy 3. Here are some lists for the reader to contemplate while reading.

Jeremiah 25:

• Write the message the Lord sent to the people through his prophets.

• List a summary of what will happen to Judah and Jerusalem.

• List what will happen to Babylon and when.

Jeremiah 26:

• Write out verse 3a.

• List what happened to the prophet Uriah, who was proclaiming the same message as Jeremiah.

2 Timothy 3:

• List a description of people and what they will do in the last days.

• Write out verses 16 and 17.

October 28, 2011

Welcome to Listing Your Way Through the Bible, our unique bible study based on making lists as we work through daily readings.

The readings for today are Jeremiah 23 and 24 and 2 Timothy 2. Here are some lists for the reader to contemplate while reading.

Jeremiah 23:

• List the complaints the Lord had against the leaders of the people and what would happen to them.

• List the names of the ruler the Lord will provide.

• List the wrong things done by the false prophets.

• Write out verses 22 and 23.

• List what a true messenger from the Lord will do.

• Write out verse 35.

Jeremiah 24:

• Draw a vertical line down the center of the page. Label the left column "Rotten Figs" and the right column "Good Figs."

• From the reading, list what each column represents.

2 Timothy 2:

• List Paul's instructions to Timothy (hint: find the verbs that Paul uses to command Timothy).

• Draw a vertical line down the center of the page. Label the left column "People" and the right column "Christ."

• List the paradoxes from verses 11-13 in the appropriate column.

• Write out verses 15 and 16.

• Write out verse 22.

• Paul instructs Timothy to avoid arguments. List what Timothy should do instead.

October 27, 2011

Welcome to Listing Your Way Through the Bible, our unique bible study based on making lists as we work through daily readings.

The readings for today are Jeremiah 20, 21, and 22 and 2 Timothy 1. Here are some lists for the reader to contemplate while reading.

Jeremiah 20:

• List a description of Pashhur, what he did, and what will happen to him.
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• List what will happen to Jeremiah's friends and enemies (verses 11-13).

Jeremiah 21:

• List Jeremiah's prophesy about what will happen to the King and Jerusalem

Jeremiah 22:

• List what the Lord asks the people to do.

• Draw a vertical line down the center of the page. Label the left column "Evil King" and the right column "Great King."

• From the reading, list descriptive information in the appropriate columns.

2 Timothy 1:

• Write out verses 7 and 8a.

October 26, 2011

Welcome to Listing Your Way Through the Bible, our unique bible study based on making lists as we work through daily readings.

The readings for today are Jeremiah 17, 18, and 19 and 1 Timothy 6. Here are some lists for the reader to contemplate while reading.

Jeremiah 17:

• Write out what the Lord says in verse 5.

• Write out verses 7 and 8.

• List what the Lord searches and examines (verse 10).

• List Jeremiah's message at the gates of Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 18:

• Write out what the Lord says in verse 11.

• List the Lord's complaints about Israel.

Jeremiah 19:

• List the evil things the kings of Judah and citizens of Jerusalem did.

1 Timothy 6:

• List Paul's advice concerning slaves.

• List what false teaching causes.

• Write out verse 10a.

• List Paul's final instructions to Timothy.

• List Paul's instructions for rich people.

• Write out verse 20b.

October 25, 2011

Welcome to Listing Your Way Through the Bible, our unique bible study based on making lists as we work through daily readings.

The readings for today are Jeremiah 14, 15, and 16 and 1 Timothy 5. Here are some lists for the reader to contemplate while reading.

Jeremiah 14:

• Write out what the people say in verse 7.

• List the reasons why the Lord held back the rain.

• List what the Lord will give the people in return for their wickedness and sins.

• write out the last sentence of verse 22.

Jeremiah 15:

• List where the people can go (verse 2).

• List the four kinds of destroyers and what they will do.

• Write out verse 16.

• Write out what the Lord says in verse 19.

Jeremiah 16:

• List what the Lord has taken away from Judah.

• List the reasons why the Lord has decreed such terrible things against Judah.

• Write out verse 19a.

1 Timothy 5:

• List Paul's instructions concerning:

• older men

• younger men

• older women

• younger women

• List Paul's advice concerning the different situations regarding widows.

• List Paul's instructions concerning elders.

• List Paul's instructions concerning how to handle complaints against elders.

October 24, 2011

Welcome to Listing Your Way Through the Bible, our unique bible study based on making lists as we work through daily readings.

The readings for today are Jeremiah 11, 12, and 13 and 1 Timothy 4. Here are some lists for the reader to contemplate while reading.

Jeremiah 11:

• Write what the Lord told the people when he brought them out of slavery in Egypt (verse 4).

• Write out Jeremiah's prayer in verse 20.

Jeremiah 12:

• List the animals the Lord and Jeremiah compare the people to which are found in this chapter.

Jeremiah 13:

• List the item the Lord told Jeremiah to wear and what it symbolized.

• List how the people should behave to avoid becoming proud.

1 Timothy 4:

• List Paul's warnings about false teachers.

• Write out verses 4 and 5.

• List Paul's instructions from verses 12-16.

October 23, 2011

Welcome to Listing Your Way Through the Bible, our unique bible study based on making lists as we work through daily readings.

The readings for today are Jeremiah 9 and 10 and 1 Timothy 3. Here are some lists for the reader to contemplate while reading.

Jeremiah 9:

• List a description of the Lord's people.

• Write out verses 12a and b.

• List what will happen to the people.

• Write out what the Lord says in verses 23 and 24.

Jeremiah 10:

• Write out verse 6.

• Write out verse 10.

• List what the Lord created.

• List what the people created.

• Write out verses 23 and 24.

1 Timothy 3:

• List a description of an elder.

• List a description of a deacon.

October 22, 2011

Welcome to Listing Your Way Through the Bible, our unique bible study based on making lists as we work through daily readings.

The readings for today are Jeremiah 7 and 8 and 1 Timothy 2. Here are some lists for the reader to contemplate while reading.

Jeremiah 7:

• List reasons for the Lord to be merciful.

• List what the Lord refers to the Temple as in verse 11.

• Write out verse 19.

• Write out what the Lord told Israel's ancestors in verse 23.

• List the Lord's complaints about the people's sins in verses 27-34.

Jeremiah 8:

• List what will happen to the people who sinned.

• List all the emotions that Jeremiah expresses in verses 18-22.

1 Timothy 2:

• List how Paul tells Timothy to pray.

• Write out verses 4 and 5.

• List Paul's instructions concerning women.

October 21, 2011

Welcome to Listing Your Way Through the Bible, our unique bible study based on making lists as we work through daily readings.

The readings for today are Jeremiah 5 and 6 and 1 Timothy 1. Here are some lists for the reader to contemplate while reading.


Jeremiah 5:

• List what is the Lord looking to find in people.

• List the Lord's complaints from verses 19-31.

Jeremiah 6:

• List why the Lord is filled with fury (verses 10-11, 13-15).

• Write out what the Lord says from verse 21.

• List the reasons why the Lord will call the people "Rejected Silver."

1 Timothy 1:

• Write out verse 5.

• List who the laws of Moses are good for.

• List what everyone should believe from verse 15.

• Write out verse 19.

October 20, 2011

Welcome to Listing Your Way Through the Bible, our unique bible study based on making lists as we work through daily readings.

The readings for today are Jeremiah 3 and 4 and 2 Thessalonians 3. Here are some lists for the reader to contemplate while reading.


Jeremiah 3:

• List the complaints Jeremiah makes about Judah.

• List what the Lord is asking Judah to do.

Jeremiah 4:

• List what Israel needs to do.

• List what Jerusalem needs to do.

• Write out verse 22.

2 Thessalonians 3:

• List Paul's prayer requests.

• List Paul's rule from verse 10.

October 19, 2011

Welcome to Listing Your Way Through the Bible, our unique bible study based on making lists as we work through daily readings.

The readings for today are Jeremiah 1 and 2 and 2 Thessalonians 2. Here are some lists for the reader to contemplate while reading.

Jeremiah 1:

• List what the Lord told Jeremiah when Jeremiah protested the Lord's commission for him.

• List the two visions the Lord gave Jeremiah and what they meant.

• List each time the Lord told Jeremiah not to be afraid and why.

Jeremiah 2:

• List the two complaints the Lord had against Israel.

• Write out verses 19a and b.

• Write out verses 22a and b.

2 Thessalonians 2:

• List a description of the man of lawlessness who will rebel against God.

• List what this man will do.

• List Paul's instructions to the Thessalonian church (verses 14-17).

October 18, 2011

Welcome to Listing Your Way Through the Bible, our unique bible study based on making lists as we work through daily readings.

The readings for today are Isaiah 65 and 66 and 2 Thessalonians 1. Here are some lists for the reader to contemplate while reading.

Isaiah 65:

• List the ways that the Israelites sinned.

• Draw a vertical line down the center of the page. Label the left column "Sinners" and the right column "Servants."

• List what will happen to each in the appropriate column.

Isaiah 66:

• Write out verse 2b.

2 Thessalonians 1:

• List the troubles suffered by the Thessalonian church.

• List how the Thessalonians handled their troubles.

• List what Paul and his companions prayed for the Thessalonians.

October 17, 2011

Welcome to Listing Your Way Through the Bible, our unique bible study based on making lists as we work through daily readings.

The readings for today are Isaiah 62, 63, and 64 and 1 Thessalonians 5. Here are some lists for the reader to contemplate while reading.

Isaiah 62:

• Draw a vertical line down the center of the page. Label the left column "Old Jerusalem" and the right column "New Jerusalem."

• List a description and the names we find in today's reading in the appropriate column.

Isaiah 63:

• Briefly summarize the topics in this chapter. How is the chapter divided by section?

Isaiah 64:

• Write out verse 5.

• Write out verse 8.

Isaiah 65:

• The day of the Lord will come unexpectedly, like a thief in the night. List the reasons why the Thessalonian church will not be surprised.

• Write out verse 8.

• Write out Paul's commands and instructions in this chapter.

October 16, 2011

Welcome to Listing Your Way Through the Bible, our unique bible study based on making lists as we work through daily readings.

The readings for today are Isaiah 59, 60, and 61 and 1 Thessalonians 4. Here are some lists for the reader to contemplate while reading.


Isaiah 59:

List the results of our sins.

List God's clothing.

Isaiah 60:

List briefly a summary of Jerusalem's future glory.

Isaiah 61:

Draw a vertical line down the center of the page. Label the left column "Without God" and the right column "Good News."

This chapter contains many contrasts. List some of the contrasts in the appropriate column.

1 Thessalonians 4:

List Paul's basic instructions to the Thessalonian church.

List what will happen when the Lord returns.

October 15, 2011

Welcome to Listing Your Way Through the Bible, our unique bible study based on making lists as we work through daily readings.

The readings for today are Isaiah 56, 57, and 58, and 1 Thessalonians 3. Here are some lists for the reader to contemplate while reading.

Isaiah 56:

• List what the Lord commands us to do.

• List all those who will be blessed by the Lord.

• List the attributes of the former sinful leaders of the people.

Isaiah 57:

• Write out verse 2.

• List a description of condemned children.

• List the attributes of those who will live with the Lord.

• Write out verses 20 and 21.

Isaiah 58:

• Draw a vertical line down the center of the page. Label the left column "False Worship" and the right column "True Worship."

• From the reading, list a description of each in the appropriate column.

• List the blessings a true worshiper will receive from the Lord.

• From verse 13, list what the Lord asks us to do.

• From verse 14, list what blessings we will receive from following the Lord's requests in verse 13.

1 Thessalonians 3:

• List the reasons Paul sent Timothy to visit the Thessalonian church.

• Write out Paul's prayer in verses 12 and 13.

October 14, 2011

Welcome to Listing Your Way Through the Bible, our unique bible study based on making lists as we work through daily readings.

The readings for today are Isaiah 53, 54, and 55, and 1 Thessalonians 2. Here are some lists for the reader to contemplate while reading.

Isaiah 53:

• List a description of the Lord's servant.

• Write out the last sentence of verse 12.

Isaiah 54:

• List all the names of the Lord found in this chapter.

• List a description of a rebuilt Jerusalem.

Isaiah 55:

• List how we c an get food that is good for the soul.

• Write out what the Lord says in verse 8.

1 Thessalonians 2:

• List a description of Paul's former visit to Thessalonica.

• List a description of Paul and his companions and how they behaved on that visit.