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thought for the day

We fail in our duty to study God’s Word not so much because it is difficult to understand, not so much because it is dull and boring, but because it is work. Our problem is not a lack of intelligence or a lack of passion. Our problem is that we are lazy. (R. C. Sproul)

thought for the day

You may as well quit reading and hearing the Word of God, and give it to the devil, if you do not desire to live according to it. (Martin Luther)

bible readings (october)

Here is the list of bible readings for October 2008. We are beginning a new 3 year cycle through the Bible. Feel free to post your comments, questions or observations. Learn more about the SOAP method of bible reading here.

OCTOBER
1. Genesis 1
2. Genesis 2
3. Genesis 3
4. Genesis 4
5. Genesis 5
6. Genesis 6
7. Genesis 7

thought for the day

Reading the Bible without meditating on it is like trying to eat without swallowing. (Anonymous)

giving my book to Jesus

SCRIPTURE: Revelation 20

OBSERVATION/APPLICATION:
When it comes to interpreting the details of this book, I get bogged down and confused by the details (if you are looking for clarity from the Pastor, I will disappoint you). When people talk about the end-times, about the rapture and the millennium and the 144,000 and the beast and the dragon, etc., I find myself hesitant to get into it. Not that I don’t believe the vision, it’s just that I am not sure that the discussion is helpful.

thought for the day

The Word of God is a Person. When you read it, do you see words or do you see Him? (Jacquelyn K. Heasley)

thought for the day

The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for that. (McCosh)

victory!!!

SCRIPTURE: Revelation 19

OBSERVATION/APPLICATION:
Ever since we saw the vision of Jesus (the Lamb) opening the scroll (God’s plan of kingdom restoration), we have seen how Jesus will accomplish the victory against Satan, sin, death and hell. The many visions contain striking and frightening images and symbols that represent very real events. But the punch line throughout is the same: VICTORY!

don’t be surprised

SCRIPTURE: Revelation 18

OBSERVATION/APPLICATION:
Will the political, economic systems of the world as we know them today last forever? Can we assume that the U.S. will always remain the leading super-power, that English will always remain the main language, that whites will always remain the privileged group in society, that democratic freedoms as we know them will remain, that Christianity will remain the largest world religion? No doubt Rome expected to thrive forever, but eventually things changed. What will the world look like in 50 years? Maybe very different from today.