Daily Devotions

  First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. – Romans 1:8 I love those words that Paul sends to the Church in Rome. It speaks of the warmth and regard he had for the group of men and women who made up that church at the center of the empire. Because of the way God had blessed them, they were uniquely positioned to be a blessing…

  Click this link to hear an audio version of the below text narrated by SOTH member Jerry Rhinehart:   Ecclesiastes 9:1-12 NIV A Common Destiny for All 9 So I reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in God’s hands, but no one knows whether love or hate awaits them. 2 All share a common destiny—the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, the clean and the…

Click this link to hear an audio version of the below text narrated by SOTH member Jerry Rhinehart: Psalm 51 NIV For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba. 1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I…

  Click this link to hear an audio version of the below text narrated by SOTH member Jerry Rhinehart:   Matthew 2:13-23 NIV The Escape to Egypt 13 When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.” 14 So he got up,…

    Click this link to hear an audio version of the below text narrated by SOTH member Jerry Rhinehart:   Matthew 2:1-12 NIV The Magi Visit the Messiah 2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” 3…

  Click this link to hear an audio version of the below text narrated by SOTH member Jerry Rhinehart:   Matthew 1:18-25 NIV Joseph Accepts Jesus as His Son 18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. 19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not…

    Click this link to hear an audio version of the below text narrated by SOTH member Jerry Rhinehart:   Ecclesiastes 8:2-17 NIV Obey the King 2 Obey the king’s command, I say, because you took an oath before God. 3 Do not be in a hurry to leave the king’s presence. Do not stand up for a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases. 4 Since a king’s word is supreme, who can say to him,…

  Click this link to hear an audio version of the below text narrated by SOTH member Jerry Rhinehart:   Psalm 50 NIV A psalm of Asaph. 1 The Mighty One, God, the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets. 2 From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth. 3 Our God comes and will not be silent; a fire devours before him, and around him, a tempest rages. 4 He…

  Click this link to hear an audio version of the below text narrated by SOTH member Jerry Rhinehart:   Matthew 1:1-17 NIV The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah 1 This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham: 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the…

    Click this link to hear an audio version of the below text narrated by SOTH member Jerry Rhinehart:   Jude NIV 1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: 2 Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance. The Sin and Doom of Ungodly People 3 Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to…