Reading the Bible

What’s something God has shown you recently through Scripture?

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness - 2 Timothy 3:16

1. Reading the same verse five times and because you can’t focus. 2. Accidentally opening to Leviticus and closing your Bible for the rest of the week. 3. Buying a new Bible because a fresh start seemed easier than finishing the old one. 4. Opening to a random page, reading one verse, and calling it a quiet time. 5. When your unsaved friend accidentally quotes the Bible but you play it cool. 6. Texting someone a verse because you couldn't keep it to yourself. 7. The first time you read the Bible not because you had to but because you actually wanted to.

If a Bible characters had Instagram, who would you follow first?

“If we knew what the Word of God did when we used it, we would use it more often.” - Oswald Chambers

God's Word doesn’t just inform you. It transforms you.

1. “Everything happens for a reason.” Except that isn’t in the Bible… 2. We say it because we want pain to make sense. And that instinct? That's not wrong. That's human. 3. What the Bible actually says: And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him. (Romans 8:28) It doesn't say everything is good. It doesn't say everything has a reason. It says God works in all things. 4. You don't have to find a reason for what happened to you. You just have to trust that God is working in it. You are not alone in hard times. 5. Faith doesn't always mean having the answer. Sometimes it just means trusting the one who does.

The Bible isn't a self-help book. We can't help ourselves enough. It's help from on high.

1. Saying "I'll pray for you" and then actually remembering to pray for them. 2. Finally opening your Bible app for something other than checking your streak. 3. Hearing a song on the radio that hits different now that you actually know what it means. 4. When the pastor's sermon is clearly meant for the person next to you and not you at all. 5. When the worship song hits and you forget you're in public.

Based on your life, this is the Old Testament book you should read next. 1. Got enemies and need to vent about it? Read Amos. Words of divine judgment. 2. Been staring out the window, contemplating your existence? Read Ecclesiastes. Existential musings. 3. Life feeling like a romcom? Read Ruth. Wholesome love story. 4. Life falling apart? Read Lamentations. Perfect book for ugly crying. 5. Distant from God and want to find your way back? Read Hosea. 6. Feeling overlooked and underestimated? Read 1 Samuel. Overlooked shepherd boy becomes king.

Your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name - Jeremiah 15:16

1: God's Word doesn’t just inform you. It transforms you. 2: "For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires." - Hebrews 4:12 3: Every time you sit with Scripture, the Holy Spirit is doing powerful work within you.

(1) Worship on the beach.(2) Pray on the road trip.(3) Read Scripture in nature.(4) You may be on vacation. Your faith shouldn’t be.

What's a Bible verse that has always confused you?

How to hear God in a noisy world.

The modernized Bible just doesn’t hit the same…

Your word is my source of hope. - Psalm 119:114

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Feeling pressed for time? Feel free to skip these Bible verses when you’re reading.

The Bible isn’t just about encouraging thoughts. It’s an encounter with Jesus.

Biblical Ways to Protect Your Peace

The heaven and the earth will pass away, but My words shall not pass away. - Matthew 24:35