Tag: Bible

Reading the Bible in 4 Years

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This week our church begins a new Sunday School series with the plan to read and discuss our way through the entire Bible in four years.  Each week we will focus on 4-6 chapters.  Questions we will be asking each week include:

  • What observations do you make about this passage?
  • What do you learn about God?
  • What do you learn about people, sin, and our need of a Savior?
  • How does this passage point us to Jesus and salvation?
  • How do I need to apply this passage to my life?

In addition to those questions, we will be focusing on one theme from each week’s passage which I will post here each Monday.  And I have written two reflections for each week that I will also be posting here.

If you don’t have a Bible reading plan, I invite you to join us.  The schedule for the next four weeks:

January 4-10: Genesis 1-5
January 11-17: Genesis 6-11
January 18-24: Genesis 12-17
January 25-31: Genesis 18-23

Passion Points

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Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:

Anselm’s Prayer for Fullness of Joy in God (via Justin Taylor)
I pray, O God, that I may know you and love you,
so that I may rejoice in you.

The Joy of Living in Jesus’s Shadow– Marshall Segai (DG)
What we learn from John the Baptist is that the greatest glories in this life are not in receiving attention or fame, but in funneling it all to Jesus.

Five Steps to Meditating on the Bible – Colin Smith
To meditate, then, is to think deeply about what God has said to us in the Bible and to prepare our minds and hearts for prayer. Scripture is the foundation of our praying; meditation readies us for it by helping us focus, understand, remember, worship, and apply.

The Sunday Worship Killer – Jason Helopoulos
Donning the robes of the critic maims and kills many would-be worshipers in churches every single Sunday morning.

Hope you have a great Lord’s Day worshiping our great God!

Passion Points

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Here are some good posts on Bible reading and study for your weekend reading:

Five Strategies for Daily Bible Reading – Gavin (Soliloquium)

Re-ignite Bible Reading That’s Become Boring – David Murray

Four Prayers for Bible Reading – David Mathis (Desiring God)

4 Tips for Using a Study Bible Well – Justin Taylor

7 Great Study Bibles (Infographic) – Tim Challies

Hope you have a great Lord’s Day studying God’s Word with your local church!

Passion Points

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Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:

Exceptionally Ordinary – Borrowed Light

4 Things to Remember When Reading the Bible – Matt Tully (Crossway)

4 Really Good Money Questions – Tim Challies

Prepare for Corporate Worship – Geoffrey Kirkland

Hope you have a great Lord’s Day prepared to worship our great King!

Family Collection

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Here are some good posts for parents on teaching the Bible to your children:

How to Soak the Next Generation in God’s Word – Jani Ortlund

5 Simple Ways to Teach Your Kids Theology – Aaron Earls

Helping Children Benefit from the Sermon – Erik Raymond

Teach Your Child to Have Devotions – Ryan Higginbottom

Passion Points

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Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:

Five Things Every Christian Should be Doing with God’s Word – Michael J. Kruger

17 Ways to Meditate on Scripture – Donald Whitney (via Justin Taylor)

Of Justice and Generosity – Kevin DeYoung

3 Choices in How We Respond to God’s Kingdom Agenda – Trevin Wax

Hope you have a great Lord’s Day!

Our Approach to the Bible

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TakingGodSeriouslyThe Bible is to be approached with reverence, handled with care and prayer, and studied, not to satisfy curiosity in any of its forms, but to deepen responsive fellowship with God who made us, loves us, seeks us out, and offers us pardon, peace, and power for righteousness through Jesus Christ our Lord.

– J. I. Packer in Taking God Seriously