Pastor Bob’s Blog

Each year, our church follows a Bible-reading discipline. Two years ago, we read through the New Testament in a year. This year, we read each day the chapter of the book of Proverbs that corresponds to the date (today is the 16th, so we’re reading Proverbs 16, for instance). By the end of the year, we will have the wisdom of the book of Proverbs twelve times over.

In 2012, we’re all going to read through the Bible in a year, canonically. We’ll make it easy. Our new mobile app will come preloaded with the reading plan. We’ll put the reading plan on our website. The schedule will be in our monthly newsletter so people can read their print Bibles.

My wife and I have done this several times. For those who have never done it, this exercise should help them understand more fully the story of God’s plan for mankind. It’s a story of Blessing, fall, reconciliation, and restoration. It’s a story of love, even in rough times of rebellion. We see the God who is both just and merciful.

It seems to me it is impossible to understand fully what Jesus did without knowing Him within the context of both testaments. I’m looking forward to a year of revelation for the people of Abundant Life Church. My prayer is that our eyes will be opened and our hearts will be filled with the Word of God.