People do not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of god
Are you looking for more peace wisdom faith humility perspective fullness in 2022?
The word of god is your answer
We get it. Sometimes reading the Bible isn’t an easy thing to do. Maybe you’ve tried before and gotten stuck or burnt out. Maybe it didn’t make sense to you, or the things you read gave you more questions than answers.
Let’s let this be the year we set aside our excuses and commit to going through the whole Bible–together.
Because just like everything else in life, God has given us a community to encourage each other when things are challenging and to share in the ups and downs of life with one another.
The eyes of all look to you in hope;
you give them their food as they need it.
When you open your hand,
you satisfy the hunger and thirst of every living thing.
Psalm 145:15-16
Playlist
Let’s start at the very beginning… Jason shares a quick overview of the Bible to help give you perspective as you begin reading Genesis.
Slavery, plagues, circumcision, & more… we’re covering a lot of ground in week 3! If you want more on the subject of Pharaoh’s hard heart, check out this article from the Bible Project: https://bibleproject.com/blog/pharaoh…
There’s going to be parts of the Old Testament that seem confusing because they’re so far removed from our cultural context. Some of it may even seem boring– but remember that Paul says “ALL scripture is God-breathed…” (2 Timothy 3:16) So how do we read this? Let’s look for the ways that it all points to Jesus.
This is about the time when many of the people who set out to read the whole Bible as their New Year’s resolution start to fall off the wagon… BUT- if you stick with it, you’ll be able to see how so many of the things we read and listen to in these first several books play out in the rest of the Old Testament and the New Testament. We’re building endurance now and we’re going to see it come to fruition!
There’s undoubtedly already been some things you’ve read by this point that you’ve struggled with… and there’s still more to come. It’s difficult to wrap our minds around how God is full of love and also just. Ultimately all of the Old Testament points to just how badly we need a savior to rescue us.
In Deuteronomy, Moses is recounting the Israelites’ experience during the wilderness. The key verse comes in chapter 6 verse 12 where he writes “do not forget the Lord, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.” Let’s take this plea to heart for ourselves- let’s not forget everything the Lord has done for us, everything he’s saved us from. I hope when you read these stories, God brings to mind your own journey through the “wilderness” and the ways you’ve experienced his mercy along the way. Jason PS: Check out these Bible Project videos on the Shema (found in Deuteronomy 6) https://bibleproject.com/explore/cate…
Have you wondered about how the people in the Old Testament were saved? This is one of the big questions many of us have while reading the Old Testament…
The book of Judges finishes in dark & overwhelming chaos, then you have the beautiful story of Ruth followed by the narrative of Samuel and King Saul. All of this spans a period of 350 years and we see both the nastiness of mankind and glimpses of God using people to bring redemption. You might find yourself wondering how some seemingly evil people appear to be blessed or favored by God? Maybe you’ve wondered that in the last few years as you’ve seen prominent Christian leaders crumble in moral failure while in the public eye. We have a couple points to consider in this video.
“The Fall of King Saul & The Rise of King David.” As you read, remember this: Saul was the people’s choice and David was God’s choice.
How can David be considered “a man after God’s own heart” when his life is steeped in sin?
How does God still use the mess of David’s life for good?
This week’s video is created especially for those who appreciate Jeopardy questions & any man who has ever been ridiculed for hair loss.
We’re addressing some of the context of 1 & 2 Kings in this video but for a more complete picture check out this Bible Project video.
Jason
We’re getting ready to start some more genealogy in 1 Chronicles… but instead of letting your eyes glaze over, there’s a couple things to consider that will remind you of the importance of this part of scripture. Keep going, we’re more than a quarter of the way through! Jason
Context is key when it comes to studying the Bible. We’ll discuss some of the context from when Chronicles was written and how the encouragement from the writer of Chronicles is still relevant today.
Jason
Some of the prophecies about the coming Messiah in the Old Testament are obvious but others point to Jesus in ways that we don’t easily pick up on (we’re talking about one in the video).
Conservative estimates have Jesus fulfilling over 300 prophecies
Jason
Here’s a quick video to help give you a sense of the timeline as we’re finishing Chronicles and moving into the books of Ezra and Nehemiah.
In the book of Esther, God isn’t ever mentioned but His providence is evident all the way through each chapter.
We’re officially starting a new “section” of the Bible with Job. When we read wisdom literature, it’s crucial to understand the context. We’ll focus more on that in future videos. If you find yourself falling behind in the reading plan, jumping in with Job is a great place to start fresh.
Jason
YOU COULD BE THE WINNER! There are A LOT of questions in the book of Job. If you can figure out the exact number of questions and be the closest to guess the number of pieces of candy in the jar, you get the candy! Just email jason@fbcplattecity.com with your answer by Friday at noon. Speaking of questions, reading Job can stir up questions for the reader, too. One thing to keep in mind is that when Job and his friends are dialoguing, there’s some truth in what each of them say, but there’s also some falsehood. That’s one of the reasons this endeavor of reading through all of scripture is important. We need to be exposed to everything the Bible has to say so we have a deeper understanding of truth.
Jason
We’re kicking off several weeks of reading the Psalms! This week we’re looking at 4 ways to read through the Psalms.
Did you know that Psalms is actually divided into 5 books? We’ll consider a few explanations as to why Psalms was organized in this way for this video. Check out more resources for the Psalms from Bible Project.
Over 1 billion people don’t have access to the Bible in their own language. We can change that in our generation.