Hello everyone,
Let the challenge begin! The Lord put this idea on my heart several months ago after a great friend of mine and fellow pastor, Brent Farrar, gave me this book. The words of the author resonated in my soul, and God nudged me along to use this book as a catalyst to inspire folks in our church to read through the Bible.
I thought January would be a great time to start (it's a bit past the 1st, but hey, so what?) So here we are at the start line of a great adventure; the adventure of our lives wrapped up in the life of Christ and intertwined with the story of believers in our Lord that goes back to the very beginning of the world.
Since I'm beginning this challenge with you, I am also starting again in Genesis, reading Larry Crabb's writing, and then reading that book of the Bible for myself. I am also finishing up the New Testament (I'm in Luke), but I like to read something Old and something New every day anyway.
Some of you are already into the Bible somewhere, and may want to continue from your present location. That's ok. But if we all start again with Genesis now we will at least have some common ground to discuss. I do not, however, want to put too many boundaries on what God is doing through your faith during this process, so do as the Lord leads you.
Generally, what I have in mind is this:
1) Read Larry's chapter from the book. "66 Love Letters: A Conversation with God That Invites You into His Story," by Lawrence J. Crabb.
2) Read that book of the Bible at your own pace. (4 - 6 chapters a day is a pretty good start)
3) Keep a journal of how you sense God speaking to your life and revealing Himself to you through Scripture, meditation, memorization of certain verses, and prayerful reflection.
4) Share your thoughts on this blog, and as the Lord leads you, with the church.
5) Look back and praise God for all the wonderful things He's done in your life since you started.
6) Keep going until you finish!
That's it.
If you do not know how to follow and post on this blog, come see me. I will help you get started. I look forward to reading what God speaks into your life through this faith journey. We are part of God's great story!
Yours in Christ,
Pastor Keith
I read the first love letter last night. It gave me some encouragement to hear him talk about how the great people from the Old Testament really messed up too, but how God can change and use anyone, even me! I was suprised nothing was mentioned regarding how rotten Pharoah was and how God hardened his heart and what the Passover meant to the Israelites. Thanks for sharing the book with me. I pray it helps me to grow even further.
ReplyDeleteI could not have agreed more, God do speak to us through His word, when we pray, when we write to Him, when we sing, when we worship, and we make our selves available to Him. He reveals so much of himself in every circumstances in our lives, especially the hard to believe ones. He is a living dynamic God. I am glad to know that as though He forknew me, He opened up a way for me to become His through His precious Son Christ the Lord.
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