Daily Bread Pastor Mike Anderson 2026

  Click Here to Read or Listen to the One Year Bible Readings One of the greatest proofs for the truth of the bible lies within the bible itself. And specifically how the Old Testament predicts the coming of Jesus. What he would look like? How he would be punished? Why he died. How he died. What his death accomplished  Today's reading is from Isaiah 52-53, commonly called the "Suffering Servant" passages. They were written 700-800 years before Jesus was born. I have listed the prophecies predicted by Isaiah, and then their fulfiillment, as reported by the gospel writers, and the apostle Paul's letters. These were written about 30-40 years after Jesus' death. Therefore Paul and the apostles could not have written things that were historically untrue, or the Christian faith could have been easily called a hoax.  Old Testament Prediction 1. "B ut many were amazed when they saw him.  His face was so disfigured he seemed hardly human,  and from his appearance, one...

Click Here To Read or Listen to the One Year Bible Readings "And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 for anger gives a foothold to the devil." - Ephesians 4:26-27 Anger is a natural human emotion. We all experience it, but today's passage explains why it doesn't make sense to allow to anger to take control of your life. When we experience anger, we have a choice as to how to handle it. You can let it control you, which will lead you into sin. Anger expressed in unhealthy ways can ONLY harm a human relationship. Or, we can let it go and trust God to justify our cause.  Being around an angry person is not fun. We probably all know someone addicted to anger, who can be triggered to become angry at the drop of the hat. People tiptoe around this person to try not to set them off. When someone is not in control of their anger in time it becomes more destructive and sometimes abusive.  Paul gives a great antidote ...

Click Here to Listen to Or Read the One Year Bible   Ephesians 2:4-10 " But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, 5 that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!) 6 For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus. 7 So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus.8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. 10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good t things he planned for us long ago." We talk about death in a lot of ways. When y...

Click Here to Read or Listen to the One Year Bible Lessons Spiritual Blessings 3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. 4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. 5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. 6 So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son. 7 He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins I remember when I was younger, when I played basketball or football in the neighborhood or after school, and it came time to choose teams. The best two players were usually chosen to be the captains, and they got to make their picks one by one. If you weren't the c...

Click Here to Listen to or Read the One Year Bible Daily Lessons Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Here is the proof that what I say is true: “This year you will eat only what grows up by itself, and next year you will eat what springs up from that. But in the third year you will plant crops and harvest them; you will tend vineyards and eat their fruit. And you who are left in Judah, who have escaped the ravages of the siege, will put roots down in your own soil and grow up and flourish. For a remnant of my people will spread out from Jerusalem, a group of survivors from Mount Zion. The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will make this happen ! Isaiah 37:30-22 The word "remnant" is used in the bible a lot and can often be misunderstood. The term simply means "what is left over". If you didn't finish your pizza last night there would be a remnant of it left to eat tomorrow. In Isaiah over the last couple of days, he has used to the term "remna...

Click Here To Listen to Or Read the One Year Bible Lessons I wait quietly before God, for my victory comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken. Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken. My victory and honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me. O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge. Psalm 62:1-2, 5-8 One thing most of us do not like is waiting, We now have instant gratification through our smart phone, texting, and the ability to buy and sell on amazon anytime day or night. We still don't like to wait even with the advent of these time savers.  To wait 2 or 3 minutes feels like an eternity. The other day I was at the check out line at the my local grocery and an older lady took out her checkbook and starting writing a check ... slowly.  P...

In that day, everyone in the land of Judah will sing this song: Our city is strong! We are surrounded by the walls of God’s salvation. Open the gates to all who are righteous; allow the faithful to enter. You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock. He humbles the proud and brings down the arrogant city. He brings it down to the dust. The poor and oppressed trample it underfoot, and the needy walk all over it. Isaiah 46:1-6 I don't think I have met many people who don't in some way struggle with "worry". Some say, "I inherited the worry gene". Some describe themselves as "professional worriers". I think worry is innate to the human condition. We worry when we expect a negative outcome and feel powerless to do anything about it.  The people of Israel had plenty to worry about. They had been invaded by a foreign super power in Assyria. They ha...