(Two separate courses, meeting under one roof)
Thursdays 8:00-9:30pm, March 12th, 19th and 26th
Do you have a nagging feeling that you ought
to read the Bible more? But you’re not exactly
sure why. And if you’re not exactly sure
why something’s worth doing it’s hard to set the alarm and get up early for
it.
Someone once told me that the reason I ought to read the Bible
was because it was God’s instruction manual.
But that didn’t do it for me. I
mean, who reads instruction manuals?
Turns out the Bible is God’s love letter.
In the Bible the LORD is sharing His heart with His people: He is telling us what He is like; what He
loves; what He hates; how He feels about us; the plans He has for our future
together. For me, that changed
everything. Reading a letter from
someone who loves you is not a chore that you tick off once done. It’s a delight. And that’s what we’re hoping to rediscover over the three weeks: delight in God’s Word.
Each week will have three main ingredients.
1) We’re going to look at what that Bible says about itself
(how it is all about Christ, how it nourishes our souls, how it transforms our
lives).
2) We’re going to share some tips on how to make sense of a
bible passage to get the most out of it.
3) We’re going to apply what we’re learning to one particular
book of the Bible so that by the end of the course we feel at home and in it
and see for ourselves that when it comes to reading the Bible for all its worth, you don’t need to be a scholar with a pile of commentaries, you just need to be
a Christian with the Spirit of God to help you.
Come and discover why reading the Bible is worth setting the
alarm for.
To book a place on "How to read the Bible for all its worth" and get details about the venue, email Mike Cain on mike@emmanuelbristol.org.uk by
13:00, Wednesday 4th March
