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Read Through the Bible July 2017 Old Testament/New Testament Sat 1 2 Chr. 14-15 / Heb. 4 Sun 2 2 Chr. 16-18 / Heb. 5-6 Mon 3 2 Chr. 19-20 / Heb. 7 Tue 4 2 Chr. 21-22 / Heb. 8 Wed 5 2 Chr. 23-24 / Heb. 9 Thu 6 2 Chr. 25-26 / Heb. 10 Fri 7 2 Chr. 27-28 / Heb. 11 Sat 8 2 Chr. 29-30 / Heb. 12 Sun 9 2 Chr. 31-33 / Heb. 13; Jas. 1 Mon 10 2 Chr. 34-35 / Jas. 2 Tue 11 2 Chr. 36; Ezr. 1 / Jas. 3 Wed 12 Ezr. 2-3 / Jas. 4 Thu 13 Ezr. 4-5 / Jas. 5 Fri 14 Ezr. 6-7 / 1 Pet. 1 Sat 15 Ezr. 8-9 / 1 Pet. 2 Sun 16 Ezr. 10; Neh. 1-2 / 1 Pet. 3-4 Mon 17 Neh. 3-4 / 1 Pet. 5 Tue 18 Neh. 5-6 / 2 Pet. 1 Wed 19 Neh. 7-8 / 2 Pet. 2 Thu 20 Neh. 9-10 / 2 Pet. 3 Fri 21 Neh. 11-12 / 1 Jn. 1 Sat 22 Neh. 13; Est. 1 / 1 Jn. 2 Sun 23 Est. 2-4 / 1 Jn. 3-4 Mon 24 Est. 5-6 / 1 Jn. 5 Tue 25 Est. 7-8 / 2 Jn. Wed 26 Est. 9-10 / 3 Jn. Thu 27 Job 1-2 / Jude Fri 28 Job 3-4 / Rev. 1 Sat 29 Job 5-6 / Rev. 2 Sun 30 Job 7-9 / Rev. 3 Mon 31 Job 10-11 / Rev. 4 “Read Through the Bible in a Year Plan” written by Marilyn Hickey, and used by permission. **************************************************************************************************************** * * * article continues * * * Tim knew that all he had to do was make a phone call and his dad would wire money to his account. No question about that. But the Lord had shut that door too. 'Don’t make the call,' the Lord had told him. “Why not?” 'Because I’m your provider. You’ve always looked to your dad as your provider, but in this next season, I am showing you that I’m your provider.' Had he missed it? Had he gotten into presumption and taken a wrong turn? Tim settled onto the sofa to worship the Lord. After a while he said, “If I missed it, Lord, just tell me! What do You want me to do? I need a sign!” 'Look out the window.' Tim walked across the living room and opened the curtains. He saw an overcast sky. He saw trees stripped of leaves. He saw debris being whipped down the street by the wind. What he didn’t see was anyone offering him a job. 'Look at the sign.' Tim scanned the horizon and saw a sign. 'What does it say?' “You’ve got to be kidding me! Sonic?” 'That’s your sign. Go apply.' “You want me to apply at Sonic?” The Lord had nothing else to say on the subject. Tim phoned Sonic and asked if they were hiring. Of course they were. He drove to the assigned address to pick up an application. When he arrived, the manager waved him inside. “Someone was supposed to come in for an interview but they didn’t show. Come on in and we’ll talk.” A few minutes later, the manger handed Tim a Sonic hat. “Welcome aboard. You’ve got the job.” Back at his apartment, Tim dreaded calling Stephanie, his fiancée. “Hey, what are you doing?” he asked when she answered. “Getting ready for Bible study. What about you? Any good news?” “I got a job.” “Wonderful! What is it?” Tim glanced up and saw his image in the mirror. The Sonic cap made him look like a clown. He fought to swallow the lump in his throat. How could he tell the woman he was about to marry that he was a 26-year-old carhop? Where It All Began “I’d never dreamed of being in the ministry,” Tim explains. “I had no desire to minister. Growing up, all I ever wanted to do was be a Superkid. My first CD was "Armor of Light." The summer I was 12 years old, my parents said that we were going to spend a week at a meeting with Kenneth Copeland in Anaheim, Calif. I had no idea who Kenneth Copeland was; I only knew him as Wichita Slim! “‘You’ll be going to Superkid Academy,’ my parents explained. “‘You mean it’s a real place?’ I asked, thrilled beyond my wildest dreams. “When we walked in, all the kids gave us high-fives and the service started with a game! It was the coolest thing. My brother David and I fell in love with Commanders Kellie, Dana and Linda. When it was over, we couldn’t wait to go back the following year. Commander Dana told me to bring my guitar the next time. “I’ve never missed a year since. David and I volunteered as ushers every year at Anaheim. When I was 17, I asked my dad if I could go to the Southwest Believers’ Convention.” “Let me get this straight,” Tim’s father said. “You want to travel from California to Texas so you can volunteer at the convention?” “Right.” Tim did yardwork all summer to earn the money to go. Arriving at the convention center in Fort Worth, he reported to Superkid Academy where he planned on volunteering as an usher. 12 : BVOV

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