Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Assignment Eleven - Finishing Luke and Beginning John

Happy Spring!

This week's assignment is to read the last three chapters of Luke and the first 18 chapters of John.

We will be reading the following statement this week!

"Jesus answered, 'My teaching is not my own. It comes from him who sent me. If anyone chooses to do God's will, he will find out whether my teaching comes from God, or whether I speak on my own".' John 7:16-17

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Assignment Ten - First 21 Chapters of Luke

Today we begin re-reading the Gospel book of Luke.
We will enjoy this!

In continuing our pace of reading three chapters daily, we will have read the first 21 chapters by the end of the week. Do you remember the numerous details and events chronicled in Luke? I'm looking forward to a re-read of this book.

I would enjoy hearing of your Bible-reading progress. Even if you haven't reached this point yet, you will.

Have a good week!

"In commending us to glorify Him, God is inviting us to enjoy Him." --- C.S. Lewis, The Joyful Christian.


Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Assignment Nine - The Rest of Matthew and the book of Mark

That's right!

We will finish Matthew in two days:
Three chapters one day and four the next.

There are 16 chapters in the book of Mark.
We will read three chapters a day for four days
and end with four chapters on the last day of this week's reading assignment.

So by the time you receive your next assignment, you will have completed
the first two Gospel books of the New Testament!

What a wonderful accomplishment!

"Be faithful in the little practices of love which will build in you the life of holiness and make you Christlike." Mother Teresa

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Assignment Eight - Reading the New Testament i

Happiness of the Soul by George Muller
(his name is to have the two little dots above the u)

"In what way shall we attain to this settled happiness of soul? How shall we learn to enjoy God? How shall we obtain such an all-sufficient soul-satisfying portion in him as shall enable us to let go the things of this world as vain and worthless in comparison?
I answer, 'This happiness is to be obtained through the study of the Holy Scriptures. God has therein revealed himself unto us in the face of Jesus Christ'."


We're now ready to begin a valuable stage
in this, our reading of the Bible!

At a three-chapter-a-day pace, we are going to now begin reading the entire New Testament, beginning with the book of Matthew. Once in awhile we may read four chapters in one day. I'll be sure to let you know when this happens.

This week's assignment will be to read the first 21 chapters of Matthew.

We will obviously be re-reading some of the books we've already read! But now we'll be reading everything as we encounter it in the New Testament.

"I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus"
Philippians 3:14 NASB.

Have a wonderful week's reading, and don't forget to print this assignment for your journal. :-)
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