In as little as 5 minutes a day, a busy mom can connect with God and read through the New Testament within a year. This One Year New Testament is a handy trim size that is convenient for busy moms. The New Testament is divided into 365 daily readings with a quick intro and a concluding thought for each daily passage. Application questions focus on the felt needs of busy moms.

The One Year new testament for Busy Moms

Arranged in 365 Daily Readings with Tools for Daily ReflectionBy Stephen Arterburn Misty Arterburn

Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Copyright © 2006 Stephen and Misty Arterburn
All right reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-4143-0621-6

Contents

The Books of the New Testament.................................A5Introduction to the New Living Translation.....................A7NLT New Testament Translation Team.............................A13MATTHEW/January 1..............................................1MARK/February 15...............................................66LUKE/March 13..................................................106JOHN/April 30..................................................176ACTS/June 3....................................................225ROMANS/July 12.................................................2881 CORINTHIANS/August 4.........................................3192 CORINTHIANS/August 26........................................347GALATIANS/September 14.........................................367EPHESIANS/September 22.........................................377PHILIPPIANS/September 29.......................................386COLOSSIANS/October 4...........................................3931 THESSALONIANS/October 9......................................3992 THESSALONIANS/October 13.....................................4041 TIMOTHY/October 16...........................................4072 TIMOTHY/October 22...........................................415TITUS/October 26...............................................420PHILEMON/October 29............................................424HEBREWS/October 30.............................................425JAMES/November 17..............................................4491 PETER/November 22............................................4552 PETER/November 27............................................4631 JOHN/November 30.............................................4682 JOHN/December 6..............................................4763 JOHN/December 7..............................................477JUDE/December 8................................................478REVELATION/December 9..........................................480

Chapter One

JANUARY 1

God brings together prophecy and people to fulfill his promise and his plan. All of the people recorded here are part of that plan.

MATTHEW 1:1-25

This is a record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, a descendant of David and of Abraham:

2 Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers. 3 Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah (whose mother was Tamar). Perez was the father of Hezron. Hezron was the father of Ram. 4 Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon. 5 Salmon was the father of Boaz (whose mother was Rahab). Boaz was the father of Obed (whose mother was Ruth). Obed was the father of Jesse. 6 Jesse was the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon (whose mother was Bathsheba, the widow of Uriah). 7 Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam was the father of Abijah. Abijah was the father of Asa. 8 Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram. Jehoram was the father of Uzziah. 9 Uzziah was the father of Jotham. Jotham was the father of Ahaz. Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah. 10 Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh. Manasseh was the father of Amon. Amon was the father of Josiah. 11 Josiah was the father of Jehoiachin and his brothers (born at the time of the exile to Babylon). 12 After the Babylonian exile: Jehoiachin was the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel. 13 Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud. Abiud was the father of Eliakim. Eliakim was the father of Azor. 14 Azor was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Akim. Akim was the father of Eliud. 15 Eliud was the father of Eleazar. Eleazar was the father of Matthan. Matthan was the father of Jacob. 16 Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Mary gave birth to Jesus, who is called the Messiah.

17 All those listed above include fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the Babylonian exile, and fourteen from the Babylonian exile to the Messiah.

18 This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. 19 Joseph, her fianc, was a good man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly.

20 As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. "Joseph, son of David," the angel said, "do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. 21 And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."

22 All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord's message through his prophet:

23 "Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means 'God is with us.'"

24 When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary as his wife. 25 But he did not have sexual relations with her until her son was born. And Joseph named him Jesus.

Jesus' family tree is filled with imperfect women-Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba. You need not be perfect to be a good mom; you just need to be willing to trust God to guide you.

JANUARY 2

The most powerful people on earth are powerless to thwart God. Those who are wise recognize his work and worship him in response. God provided guidance to Joseph for his family, and they followed his leadership.

MATTHEW 2:1-23

Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking, 2 "Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him."

3 King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem. 4 He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, "Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?"

5 "In Bethlehem in Judea," they said, "for this is what the prophet wrote:

6 'And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah, are not least among the ruling cities of Judah, for a ruler will come from you who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.'"

7 Then Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned from them the time when the star first appeared. 8 Then he told them, "Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you find him, comeback and tell me so that I can go and worship him, too!"

9 After this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they were filled with joy! 11 They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

12 When it was time to leave, they returned to their own country by another route, for God had...