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New Testament Bible Reading Calendar

If you  have been following our 2016 Challenge of reading the New Testament in a year, we have a new resource for you.  You can view the calendar below to make sure you are staying on track or you can subscribe to the google calendar to add the calendar to your phone, tablet, or computer calendar. If you subscribe you will be reminded each day at 8:00 AM of that days reading.

To subscribe to the calendar on your device click the button and then click the Google Calendar button in the bottom left corner.

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The Danger of Familiarity

As we begin our 2016 Challenge, we start by reading the first 5 chapters of Matthew.  This comes on the coattails of Christmas, which makes these passage very familiar.  Thus we pray the following post will be a timely encouragement. 

The danger of a familiar text is often unspoken of, but it is very real. Familiarity with a story or text of Scripture can cause us to gloss over a passage because we’ve read or heard it before. So how do we overcome this temptation?  The answer is to slow down and question the familiar. Read more

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Matthew Overview

This post is a resource for the 2016 challenge.  Click here for more information. 

It is helpful at times to see the big picture when you are reading the details of a book, so here is a brief description of the overall outline of Matthew.  The following is an excerpt from a very helpful book for Bible study. Read more

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Applying Genealogies

As part of our 2016 Challenge, we were tasked with reading Matthew 1 today.  While it is an incredible passage to read, it can be intimidating to apply.  Genealogies can be confusing and we can be tempted to skip over them.  So, I have included this excerpt from the ESV Study Bible, page 2573, to help us understand how we can make the most of this passage. Read more

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