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Living in the FRESH word of God
Do you have particular passages of Scripture where you read them over and over, or come to them regularly on a reading schedule, and you are reminded of when God spoke to you in that passage? There are a few passages that are radically life-changing for me. They are passages where in that holy moment something radically changed in direction for…
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Why we carefully study the Word in the power of the Spirit
“If we want to receive from the Bible the life ‘with God’ that is portrayed in the Bible, we must be prepared to have our dearest and most fundamental assumptions about ourselves and our associations called into question. We must read humbly and in a constant attitude of repentance. Only in this way can we gain a thorough and practical grasp of…
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Engaging the Written Word Again
I have been fascinated with more “reader’s format” editions of printed Bibles. Bibles that forego the chapter and verse divisions.
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The intense love of God
This week’s reading for Heights Church is 1-3 John. It’s a light week! Soak in these incredible words as you walk through this week:
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The body of Christ — we need each other
1Co 12:26 — 1Co 12:27 If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it; if one part gets the glory, all the parts celebrate with it. You are the body of Christ and parts of each other.
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The fundamentals
What do do when you feel stuck.
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Diving into Scripture as community
Continuing off this interview, this is a thought about reading the Bible as community. What can churches do to encourage deeper engagement with Scripture? Simply facilitate a more communal Bible reading experience. It’s amazing what happens when people get together, and instead of studying right away, they just experience the Bible in big readings and shared readings—going around the room, or…
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Quit the light snacking
A good article on reading the Bible. HERE. A significant thought from the interview:
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The Beauty of Reading the Text Together
At the beginning of the summer we began “Eat This Book.” It was a project to read through the New Testament together. We put up a “tree” at the beginning and asked everyone to put a “leaf” on the tree for every book of the New Testament they read. It has been a great picture of what happens when we…
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