DAILY GUIDE

April 2024

Confession of Sin & Words of Assurance

Lord Jesus Christ: with great hope in the power of your resurrection, I acknowledge my sin before you. I have sinned in thought, word, and deed, by what I have done, and by what I have left undone. I have not loved you with my whole heart; I have not loved my neighbor as myself. Forgive my sin, O merciful Savior. Cleanse my heart with your renewing grace, that my love may be perfected and my obedience made complete, for your glory and my good. Amen.

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“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.” (1 John 1:9-10)

Scripture Reading

  • April 1 - Psalm 66, Acts 1
  • April 2 - Psalm 67, Acts 2
  • April 3 - Psalm 68, Acts 3-4
  • April 4 - Psalm 69, Acts 5
  • April 5 - Psalm 70, Acts 6
  • April 6 - (No reading)
  • April 7 - (No reading)
  • April 8 - Psalm 71, Acts 7-8
  • April 9 - Psalm 72, Acts 9
  • April 10 - Psalm 73, Acts 10-11
  • April 11 - Psalm 74, Acts 12
  • April 12 - Psalm 75, Acts 13
  • April 13 - (No reading)
  • April 14 - (No reading)
  • April 15 - Psalm 76, Acts 14-15
  • April 16 - Psalm 77, Acts 16
  • April 17 - Psalm 78, Acts 17-18
  • April 18 - Psalm 79, Acts 19
  • April 19 - Psalm 80, Acts 20
  • April 20 - (No reading)
  • April 21 - (No reading)
  • April 22 - Psalm 81, Acts 21-22
  • April 23 - Psalm 82, Acts 23
  • April 24 - Psalm 83, Acts 24
  • April 25 - Psalm 84, Acts 25-26
  • April 26 - Psalm 85, Acts 27
  • April 27 - (No reading)
  • April 28 - (No reading)
  • April 29 - Psalm 86, Acts 28, 2 Corinthians 1
  • April 30 - Psalm 87, 2 Corinthians 2

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Memory Verse

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8)

Apostles' Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.

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Lord's Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come,
thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory, forever and ever.
Amen.

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Prayer

O God, the King eternal, whose light divides the day from the night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your law, and guide our feet into the way of peace; that, having done your will with cheerfulness during the day, we may, when night comes, rejoice to give you thanks; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Resources

Acts Introduction

Author and Date

Acts is a sequel to the Gospel of Luke. Both were written by Luke, a physician who traveled with the apostle Paul. Acts ends with Paul under house arrest, awaiting trial before Caesar, c. A.D. 62. Many scholars assume Acts was written then because it does not record Paul’s defense, release, and further gospel preaching.

Theme

The Holy Spirit empowers believers to declare the gospel among both Jews and Gentiles. In doing so they establish the church. The church is the fulfillment of God’s promises from the beginning of time.

Purpose

Luke’s purpose for writing his Gospel (see Luke 1:3–4) applies to Acts as well: to give an “orderly” account of the early church after Christ’s resurrection. Dedicating the two-volume work to Theophilus, Luke wanted him to have “certainty” about what he had been taught.

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