Sacred Altars and Holy Offerings

June 2025

June 1: The Offerings of Cain and Abel
Devotional Reading: Luke 20:45-21:4
Background Scripture: Genesis 4:1-25

June 8: Noah Builds an Altar
Devotional Reading: Psalm 77:1-2, 7-19
Background Scripture: Genesis 6:1-9:17

June 15: Abraham Makes an Offering
Devotional Reading: Romans 4:1-15
Background Scripture: Genesis 22:1-19

June 22: Isaac Calls on the Name of the Lord
Devotional Reading: Genesis 26:12-23
Background Scripture: Genesis 26:1-33

June 29: Jacob Sets Up a Sacred Pillar
Devotional Reading: John 15:1-8
Background Scripture: Genesis 28:1-22; 33:17-20; 35:1-7

July 2025

July 6: The Boy Jesus in the Temple
Devotional Reading: Psalm 27
Background Scripture: Luke 2:41-52

July 13: Lord of the Sabbath
Devotional Reading: Luke 13:10-17
Background Scripture: Matthew 12:1-14
(See also Mark 2:23-28; Luke 6:1-11)

July 20: Cleansing the Temple
Devotional Reading: Jeremiah 7:1-15
Background Scripture: John 2:13-25
(See also Matthew 21:12-17; Mark 11:15-19; Luke 19:45-48.)

July 27: Jesus Predicts the Temple’s Destruction
Devotional Reading: Matthew 23:1-12, 37-39
Background Scripture: Matthew 23:37-24:35
(See also Mark 13:1-23; Luke 21:5-24.)

August 2025

August 3: Christians as God’s Temple
Devotional Reading: 2 Corinthians 6:14-18
Background Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:1-23

August 10: Our Bodies Belong to God
Devotional Reading: Psalm 139:13-24
Background Scripture: Romans 12:1-21; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20

August 17: The Two Made One
Devotional Reading: Romans 9:14-24
Background Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-22

August 24: Sacrifices of Praise
Devotional Reading: Psalm 146
Background Scripture: Hebrews 13:1-21

August 31: Living Stones in a Spiritual Temple
Devotional Reading: Galatians 3:23-29
Background Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-17