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Book 1: When God Shows Up

  1. Hiding in the WinepressJudges 6:1–24
  2. The Fourth Man in the FireDaniel 3
  3. When the Donkey SpokeNumbers 22:1–35
  4. Life from a Prophet’s Grave2 Kings 13:14–21
  5. Four Outcasts and an Empty Camp2 Kings 6:24–7:20
  6. The Answer at the DoorActs 12:1–17
  7. Armor That Doesn’t Fit1 Samuel 17:31–50
  8. The Day the Sun Stood StillJoshua 9:1–10:14
  9. Bring Me Another Jar2 Kings 4:1–7
  10. An Ordinary Man Who Prayed1 Kings 17:1–7; 18:41–46; James 5:17–18
  11. The Still Small Voice1 Kings 19:1–18
  12. More Are With Us2 Kings 6:8–23
  13. The Second TimeJonah 1–3
  14. Songs at MidnightActs 16:16–34
  15. Buying a Field in a War ZoneJeremiah 32:1–27
  16. Who Am I?Exodus 3:1–14
  17. Death in the Pot2 Kings 4:38–41
  18. The Borrowed Ax2 Kings 6:1–7
  19. It Is Well2 Kings 4:8–37
  20. One Thing I KnowJohn 9
  21. Singers at the Front2 Chronicles 20:1–30
  22. The Impossible DeadlineDaniel 2
  23. The Perfect Opportunity1 Samuel 24
  24. Spread It Before the Lord2 Kings 18:13–19:37
  25. Called by NameJohn 20:1–18
  26. A Great WorkNehemiah 1–2; 4; 6:1–16
  27. The Well She Couldn’t SeeGenesis 21:8–21 (see also Genesis 16:7–13)
  28. Just a ShepherdAmos 1:1; 5:21–24; 7:10–15
  29. The Lost Book2 Kings 22:1–23:3; 23:21–25
  30. Let Him Alone2 Samuel 16:5–14; 19:16–23

Book 2: When God Makes a Way

  1. Stand Still and SeeExodus 14:1–31
  2. What Are They Among So Many?John 6:1–14
  3. A Basket Among the ReedsExodus 1:22–2:10
  4. Through the RoofMark 2:1–12
  5. A Tree in Bitter WaterExodus 15:22–27
  6. God Will Provide Himself a LambGenesis 22:1–14
  7. Nevertheless at Thy WordLuke 5:1–11
  8. Two Years ForgottenGenesis 40:1–41:44; 50:20
  9. A Scarlet CordJoshua 2:1–21; 6:22–25
  10. Just the HemMark 5:25–34
  11. Feet in the WaterJoshua 3:1–17
  12. Under His WingsRuth 1:1–2:23
  13. Money in a Fish’s MouthMatthew 17:24–27
  14. Praying Without Words1 Samuel 1:1–28
  15. By Many or by Few1 Samuel 14:1–23
  16. Out of the BoatMatthew 14:22–33
  17. When Everything Burned1 Samuel 30:1–20
  18. A Seat at the King’s Table2 Samuel 4:4; 9:1–13
  19. When the Wine Ran OutJohn 2:1–11
  20. Seven Times in a Muddy River2 Kings 5:1–15
  21. Bread Every MorningExodus 16:1–31
  22. Up a Sycamore TreeLuke 19:1–10
  23. The Night the King Couldn’t SleepEsther 3:1–6; 5:9–6:14
  24. Shut MouthsDaniel 6:1–28
  25. Four Days Too LateJohn 11:1–44
  26. A Road Through the DesertActs 8:26–39
  27. Laughter in the TentGenesis 18:1–15; 21:1–7
  28. The Boy Who OverheardActs 23:11–35
  29. Every Soul Safe to LandActs 27:1–28:2
  30. Can These Bones Live?Ezekiel 37:1–14

Book 3: When God Restores

  1. Breakfast by the FireJohn 18:15–27; 21:1–19
  2. The Brother He FearedGenesis 27:41–45; 32:3–33:11
  3. While He Was Yet a Great Way OffLuke 15:11–32
  4. Twice as MuchJob 1:1–22; 42:1–17
  5. Everything I Ever DidJohn 4:1–42
  6. I Am JosephGenesis 42:1–45:15
  7. Neither Do I Condemn TheeJohn 8:1–11
  8. His Hair Began to GrowJudges 16:4–30
  9. He Cried the MoreMark 10:46–52
  10. Thou Art the Man2 Samuel 11:1–12:13; Psalm 51
  11. Remember MeLuke 23:32–43
  12. Bought BackHosea 1:2–3; 3:1–5; 14:1–7
  13. The One Who Came BackLuke 17:11–19
  14. The Worst King’s Prayer2 Chronicles 33:1–20
  15. Talitha CumiMark 5:21–24, 35–43
  16. Fifteen More Years2 Kings 20:1–11
  17. One Last HealingLuke 22:39–53; John 18:1–11
  18. Thy Son Liveth1 Kings 17:8–24
  19. Brother SaulActs 9:1–19
  20. When His Reason ReturnedDaniel 4:1–37
  21. Weep NotLuke 7:11–17
  22. Shouting and WeepingEzra 1:1–4; 3:1–13
  23. Wilt Thou Be Made Whole?John 5:1–15
  24. Profitable for the MinistryActs 12:25; 13:13; 15:36–41; Colossians 4:10; 2 Timothy 4:11
  25. She Loved MuchLuke 7:36–50
  26. More Than a ServantPhilemon 1–25
  27. Such as I HaveActs 3:1–10
  28. Tabitha, AriseActs 9:36–42
  29. My Lord and My GodJohn 20:19–31
  30. All Things NewRevelation 21:1–7

Book 4: When God Speaks

  1. Speak, Lord1 Samuel 3:1–21
  2. Peace, Be StillMark 4:35–41
  3. Surely the Lord Is in This PlaceGenesis 28:10–22
  4. Be It unto MeLuke 1:26–38
  5. Get Thee OutGenesis 12:1–9; Hebrews 11:8
  6. Did Not Our Heart Burn?Luke 24:13–35
  7. Here Am I; Send MeIsaiah 6:1–8
  8. What God Hath CleansedActs 10:1–48
  9. A Bow in the CloudGenesis 8:15–9:17
  10. Thy Prayer Is HeardLuke 1:5–25, 57–80
  11. The Writing on the WallDaniel 5:1–31
  12. Fear Not to Take MaryMatthew 1:18–25
  13. The Potter’s HouseJeremiah 18:1–6
  14. Come Over and Help UsActs 16:6–15
  15. Not as Man Seeth1 Samuel 16:1–13
  16. Good Tidings of Great JoyLuke 2:8–20
  17. Before I Formed TheeJeremiah 1:1–10
  18. Another WayMatthew 2:1–12
  19. An Understanding Heart1 Kings 3:1–15
  20. My Father’s BusinessLuke 2:41–52
  21. Speak Ye unto the RockNumbers 20:1–13; Exodus 17:1–7
  22. This Is My Beloved SonMatthew 3:13–17
  23. Write the VisionHabakkuk 1:1–4; 2:1–4; 3:17–19
  24. Born AgainJohn 3:1–21
  25. Greatly BelovedDaniel 9:1–4, 20–23
  26. Hear Ye HimMatthew 17:1–9
  27. That Just ManMatthew 27:11–26
  28. Hold Not Thy PeaceActs 18:1–11
  29. Every Man in His Own LanguageActs 2:1–41
  30. If Any Man Hear My VoiceRevelation 3:14–22

Book 5: When God Fights for You

  1. Too Many for MeJudges 7:1–22
  2. The Night RescueGenesis 14:1–24
  3. Aaron’s RodExodus 7:8–13
  4. Hold Up His HandsExodus 17:8–16
  5. The Commander of the Lord’s ArmyJoshua 5:13–15
  6. The Walls Came DownJoshua 6:1–20
  7. Defeat at AiJoshua 7:1–12; 8:1
  8. The Left-Handed DelivererJudges 3:12–30
  9. Hath Not the LORD Gone Out Before Thee?Judges 4:1–16
  10. Face Down Before the Ark1 Samuel 5:1–12
  11. Hitherto Hath the LORD Helped Us1 Samuel 7:3–13
  12. Abigail’s Gift1 Samuel 25:2–39
  13. The Sound in the Mulberry Trees2 Samuel 5:17–25
  14. A Field of Lentils2 Samuel 23:8–12
  15. Hushai’s Advice2 Samuel 15:30–37; 17:1–14
  16. Fire on Mount Carmel1 Kings 18:17–39
  17. The God of the Hills and the Valleys1 Kings 20:13–30
  18. Ditches in the Desert2 Kings 3:4–24
  19. Asa’s Prayer2 Chronicles 14:9–15
  20. Twenty-One DaysDaniel 10:1–14
  21. The LORD Rebuke TheeZechariah 3:1–5
  22. It Is WrittenMatthew 4:1–11
  23. Passing Through the MidstLuke 4:16–30
  24. The Man Among the TombsMark 5:1–20
  25. Help Thou Mine UnbeliefMark 9:14–29
  26. Grant Unto Thy Servants BoldnessActs 4:1–31
  27. The Seven Sons of ScevaActs 19:11–20
  28. My Strength Is Made Perfect in Weakness2 Corinthians 12:7–10
  29. The Whole Armour of GodEphesians 6:10–18; Acts 28:16, 30–31
  30. They OvercameRevelation 12:7–11

Book 6: When God Keeps His Promises

  1. Count the StarsGenesis 15:1–6
  2. God Remembered NoahGenesis 7:1–8:1
  3. The Servant at the WellGenesis 24:1–27
  4. Room at LastGenesis 26:12–25
  5. Back to BethelGenesis 35:1–15
  6. Carry My BonesGenesis 50:22–26; Exodus 13:19; Joshua 24:32
  7. The Selfsame DayExodus 12:31–42
  8. Cloud by Day, Fire by NightExodus 13:17–22
  9. Look and LiveNumbers 21:4–9
  10. From the Top of PisgahDeuteronomy 34:1–12
  11. Give Me This MountainJoshua 14:6–15
  12. All Came to PassJoshua 21:43–45
  13. The FleeceJudges 6:36–40
  14. King at Last2 Samuel 5:1–12
  15. A House Forever2 Samuel 7:1–17
  16. Not One Word Hath Failed1 Kings 8:54–61
  17. Josiah by Name1 Kings 13:1–5; 2 Kings 23:15–16
  18. The Double Portion2 Kings 2:1–15
  19. The Land Given Back2 Kings 8:1–6
  20. A Letter to the ExilesJeremiah 29:1–14
  21. The Day of Small ThingsZechariah 4:1–10; Ezra 6:14–16
  22. Out of BethlehemMicah 5:2; Luke 2:1–7
  23. Simeon’s Long WaitLuke 2:25–35
  24. AnnaLuke 2:36–38
  25. Thy Son LivethJohn 4:46–54
  26. Thy King ComethZechariah 9:9; Matthew 21:1–11
  27. I Will Not Leave You ComfortlessJohn 14:1–3, 15–18, 25–27
  28. As He SaidLuke 24:1–12
  29. This Same JesusActs 1:1–11
  30. Surely I Come QuicklyRevelation 22:12–21

Book 7: When God Provides

  1. You Choose FirstGenesis 13:1–18
  2. The God Who Fed MeGenesis 48:1–16
  3. More Than EnoughExodus 35:20–29; 36:1–7
  4. Is the Lord’s Hand Waxed Short?Numbers 11:4–23, 31–32
  5. Shoes That Didn’t Wear OutDeuteronomy 8:1–18; 29:5
  6. The Day the Manna StoppedJoshua 5:10–12
  7. A Spring in the JawboneJudges 15:9–19
  8. Bread from the Altar1 Samuel 21:1–6; Mark 2:23–28
  9. Hungry, Weary, and Thirsty2 Samuel 17:21–29; 19:31–39
  10. A Hundred Men in a Cave1 Kings 18:1–16
  11. Twenty Loaves for a Hundred Men2 Kings 4:38, 42–44
  12. A Seat Out of Prison2 Kings 25:27–30
  13. The Good Hand of GodEzra 7:1–28; 8:21–23
  14. I Shall Not WantPsalm 23; 1 Samuel 17:34–37
  15. Never ForsakenPsalm 37:1–26
  16. Ten Days of VegetablesDaniel 1:1–20
  17. A Plant for Jonah’s ShadeJonah 3:10–4:11
  18. The Windows of HeavenMalachi 3:6–12
  19. Consider the LiliesMatthew 6:19–34
  20. Seven Loaves in the WildernessMark 8:1–9
  21. Two Small CoinsMark 12:41–44
  22. The Women Who GaveLuke 8:1–3; 23:55–24:1
  23. Two Pence and a PromiseLuke 10:25–37
  24. Knocking at MidnightLuke 11:1–13
  25. Lacked Ye Any Thing?Luke 9:1–6, 10; 22:35
  26. The Bread of LifeJohn 6:22–35
  27. Behold Thy MotherJohn 19:25–27
  28. Nobody LackedActs 4:32–37; 11:27–30
  29. All Sufficiency in All Things2 Corinthians 8:1–9; 9:6–15
  30. My God Shall SupplyPhilippians 4:4–20

Book 8: When God Makes All Things New

  1. Let There Be LightGenesis 1:1–5, 26–31
  2. A New NameGenesis 17:1–8, 15–22
  3. The Second Set of TabletsExodus 32:15–20; 34:1–10, 27–29
  4. A Restorer of Thy LifeRuth 1:19–21; 4:13–17
  5. Another Heart1 Samuel 9:15–10:9
  6. Oh That Thou Wouldest Bless Me1 Chronicles 4:9–10
  7. A New SongPsalm 40:1–10
  8. Like the Eagle’sPsalm 103:1–18
  9. The Desert Shall BlossomIsaiah 35:1–10
  10. Wings as EaglesIsaiah 40:1–11, 27–31
  11. I Will Do a New ThingIsaiah 43:1–3, 16–21
  12. Beauty for AshesIsaiah 61:1–4; Luke 4:16–21
  13. New Heavens and a New EarthIsaiah 65:17–25
  14. New Every MorningLamentations 3:1–26
  15. A New HeartEzekiel 36:22–28
  16. The River That Healed the SeaEzekiel 47:1–12
  17. He Will Joy over Thee with SingingZephaniah 3:14–20
  18. The Glory of the Latter HouseEzra 3:10–13; Haggai 2:1–9
  19. Boys and Girls Playing in the StreetsZechariah 8:1–8
  20. Follow MeMatthew 9:9–13; Luke 5:27–32
  21. I Will; Be Thou CleanMark 1:40–45
  22. New WineMark 2:18–22
  23. Eighteen Years Bent OverLuke 13:10–17
  24. A Grain of WheatJohn 12:20–33
  25. A New CommandmentJohn 13:1–17, 34–35
  26. He Is RisenMatthew 28:1–10
  27. Newness of LifeRomans 6:1–14
  28. A New Creature2 Corinthians 5:14–21
  29. In the Twinkling of an Eye1 Corinthians 15:12–26, 50–58
  30. They Shall See His FaceRevelation 21:1–5; 22:1–5

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