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January 1 - Introduction

January 1 - Introduction

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 Week 1 - Welcome to the Introduction of Pastor Dodge's study, The Bible in a Year. Pastor gives a captivating overview of the Bible and what we will discover in the next 52 weeks! Unsheathing the Sword - Is the title of this Bible in a year class. What does Unsheathing the Sword mean? Why this title? "Unsheathing" is a word men will understand. Our culture has wandered far from God's truth and one of the things we need to reclaim is godly men. Because God has called husbands and fathers to spiritual headship, responsibility before God for our families. What's happened today is the "sissy" fiction of the faith - that it's only for old ladies, but God's desire is that all know Him and that we allow God's word to take root in our lives. God's word is the Sword of the Spirit and a sword is best used when it is out of its scabbard - out of its sheath. We invite all to join us in unsheathing the sWord! The Bible tells us that the Sword of the Spirit is the Word of God. (Ephesians 6:17b) We are to use it, learn from it and allow it to do its work in our hearts and minds. We are encouraged to unsheathe God's Word, to put it to use in our lives. Hebrew 4:12 "For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." Often we use God's Word as a butter knife instead of a sword. But we need more than a dollop - God's Word cuts right to the heart. It is not intended to spread jelly, instead it is intended to reach to the deepest depth of our souls and to expose our insides to the character of God. God's Word is living and active. His desire is that we know Him and His desire is that we experience Him in our lives. Pastor then shares a personal story of God's Word cutting right to his heart as a 14 year old. In the scriptures what we are doing is meeting a Person. We are meeting the Author. It's not that we are getting to know the book, but getting to know the One is it's author. God's Word is powerful. It teaches us endurance and to go where God leads, God's word is written for our benefit. The stories and teachings lead us closer to God, they show us who God is, they show us His character, they teach us of Jesus, His Son. God's word gives us hope, confidence and builds our faith. Pastor encourages us to read God's word daily and to read it seeing the full picture of what God is showing and teaching us. Pastor takes us through several encouraging verses: And he encourages us to take God's Word seriously. We are encouraged to absorb God's Whole Word as it is intended to encourage and strengthen and train. Luke 24:27, 45 Acts 17:11 Acts 18:28 Acts 26: 22b-23 Acts 28:23 Romans 15:4 1 Corinthians 10:6, 11 11 Timothy 3:16 We are prompted to step out and read the Bible. Pastor shares encouragement to read the Bible sharing that it takes about 80 hours to read through the Bible at a doable pace. He challenges us to make a plan of reading the Bible and to follow through. If your desire is to read through the entire Bible, Awake offers a Reading Plan/Schedule that can be followed and will follow along with Pastor's teachings. With our schedule you will be reading the book or books that Pastor will be teaching on. It's a 52 week plan coinciding with the weekly teachings. Our goal is to meet the Author and allow His Words to impact and transform us.. Pastor compares the Hebrew Bible - the Tanakh to our Bibles. The Hebrew Bible is the Old Testament. We have 39 book in the Old Testament but the Hebrew Bible has 24 books in the original text. That is because we have divided several of the books into 2 parts. Additionally they divided their books into sections: Law (Torah) Genesis Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Prophets (Nevi'im) Joshua Judges Samuel Kings Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel "The Twelve" (minor prophets) Writings (Ketuvim) Psalms Job Proverbs Ruth Song of Songs Ecclesiastes Lamentations Esther Daniel Ezra Nehemiah Chronicles Join us next week as we begin our study of Genesis. For all of our FREE resources: video, podcast, Reading Schedule, study guide, extra items, plus how to listen by radio - go here: https://www.awakeusnow.com/bible-in-a-year Our Bible in a Year study will walk you through the Bible book by book taking you from Genesis to Revelation, revealing Jesus throughout both the Old and the New Testaments! In Ephesians 6, the word of God is called the sword of the spirit, and a sword is best used when you take it out of the scabbard to use it! Hebrews 4:12 says the Word of God is alive and active! Meaning it is not dry, dusty, old stuff. It is living and active! And because it is the Living Word, it has the power to impact us still today! Join us as we listen to what God has to say in His Living Word, the Bible. Our website – https://www.awakeusnow.com
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