HERE'S HOW:

Grab a Bible. If it fits your style, also grab a journal to write in.
- Which Bible version is best? The one you read! If you don’t have one, let us know! Print, Online, and Apps are available.
- Invite family or friends to join you.
Pray! Ask the Holy Spirit to help you as you read. HE WILL.
Check to see if there is a video to watch today
Look up and read the assigned reading for the day.
Look up the assigned Psalm that day: pray it out loud.
Pray! Ask the Father to apply those readings to your life and to help you join Jesus where He is already working. HE WILL.
Participate in Worship on Sunday!

June 24

Watch our Read Scripture video on the book of Song of Songs, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The Song of Songs is a collection of ancient Israelite love poems that celebrate the beauty and power of God's gift of love and sexual desire.

Read Song of Songs 1-4, then Pray Psalm 13. Could it be possible that this book is really in the Bible? A collection of love poems? Which celebrates human sexuality?!? Remember: God made humans the way they are! He does not blush the way we do. (In fact, the Hebrew has been translated into more of a “rated G” set of English than it is within the original). Remember: Sex, within the “flower pot” of marriage is like “soil” which is life-giving. Sex, outside of marriage, is like “dirt” when it is spilled everywhere outside of the “flower pot”. It is “dirty” and only brings trouble. Therefore, do not “feel bad” or “gasp” when reading Song of Songs, but allow it to do what it does: show us what love and sex can be within God’s Design!

June 25

Read Song of Songs 5-8, then Pray Psalm 14. Follow the poetry and let it do what it does!

June 26

Watch our Read Scripture video on the book of Jeremiah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Jeremiah announces that God will judge Israel's sins with an exile to Babylon. And then, he lives through the horror of his predictions.

Read Jeremiah 1-3, then Pray Psalm 15. Jeremiah was called to a sobering task: tell everyone your country will be destroyed. However, perhaps more than any other prophet, Jeremiah is ALSO called to tell the story of a completely new thing that God is planning…(hint, JESUS is coming!…see chapters 30-33).

June 27

This is episode 1 of an ongoing series that explores the origins, content, and purpose of the Bible. Here you'll be introduced to a condensed history of how the Bible came into existence, and the different forms of the Bible in the Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant Christian traditions.

As we read through Jeremiah, we’re going to brush up on the design of the Bible and how it all fits together. You will be able to see how the epic prophesies of Jeremiah fits within the whole! Read Jeremiah 4-6, then Pray Psalm 16.

June 28

Episode 2 summarizes the overall story of the Bible as a series of crossroad decisions. All humanity, followed by the Israelites, redefine good and evil and end up in Babylon. They are followed by Jesus, who takes a different path that opens up the way to a new creation.

Read Jeremiah 7-9, then Pray Psalm 17. The powerful poetry of Jeremiah 8 can be seen even larger within the over-arching story of the Bible. Never underestimate the darkness as it rebels against the light.

June 29

Episode 3 shows how reading the Bible wisely requires that we learn about the ancient literary styles used by the biblical authors.

Read of Jeremiah 10-13, then Pray Psalm 18. Ever wonder why humans are so bent on seeking out idols? Especially idols of their own making?

June 30

Episode 4 explores the unique literary style of the Bible that is meant to draw its readers into a lifelong journey of reading and meditation. The Bible is designed as a multi-layered work, offering new levels of insight as you re-read it and allow each part to help you understand every other part.

Read Jeremiah 14-17, then Pray Psalm 19. This section will feel “out of touch” with our current lives. “What does this have to do with me?” will pop up in your mind. Be sure and utilize The Bible Project’s video here to answer that question.

Week Twenty-Five