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Welcome to your space to Read. What you'll find here are two different kinds of reading recommendations, resources to read in order to encounter God's revelation of himself in more in depth and personal ways: a list of daily Bible readings to sustain your personal time with God throughout the week, and a few book recommendations to more deeply explore the themes we encountered in worship. "Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path," (Ps. 119:105).
Daily Bible Readings for July 22 to July 28, 2012
Faithfully follow this reading plan in 2012 and by the end of the year you will have read through the entire Bible, cover to cover, having encountered the New Testament twice! Sit with God's word. Let it soak into your soul. Listen for God revealing who he is, who he desires you to be, and the life he is calling you into.
| Sunday | Is. 36-37; Ps. 76; 1 Pet. 1 |
| Monday | 2 Ki. 20; Is. 38, 39; Ps. 75; 1 Pet. 2 |
| Tuesday | Is. 40-42; 1 Pet. 3 |
| Wednesday | Is 43-45; 1 Pet. 4 |
| Thursday | Is 46-49; 1 Pet. 5 |
| Friday | Is. 50-52; Ps. 92; 2 Pet. 1 |
| Saturday | Is 53-56; 2 Pet. 2 |
For an easy-reading commentary on 1 Peter, including an introduction, click here.
For an easy-reading commentary on 2 Peter, including an introduction, click here.
Book Recommendations for Leading On The Edge Of Hope
Dig deeper and explore further the themes we encountered in worship this weekend. Grab a good book, a pencil and a journal and thoughtfully open yourself up to more intentionally and deeply love God with all of your mind.
Many of us make great efforts to act like a "Christian," but how many of us actually realize what it means to be one? Too many times we see faith as an external behavior modification program. We need to see faith and our witness to those around us stemming from an internal heart transformation, living from the inside out and not the outside in. In The Core Issue, Christine Caine helps us to see that an authentic faith stems from an internal heart transformation... a transformation of our core being through loving God with our hearts, souls, and minds that allows us to go into all the world an make disciples.
In Undaunted, Christine Caine offers life-transforming insights about how not only to overcome the challenges, wrong turns, and often painful circumstances we all experience, but also to actually grow from those experiences and be equipped and empowered to help others. Using her own dramatic life story, Caine shows how God rescued her from a life where she was unnamed, unwanted, and unqualified. She tells how she overcame abuse, abandonment, fears, and other challenges to go on a mission of adventure, fueled by faith and filled with love and courage. This is a book of spiritual wisdom and insight.
To watch a brief trailer about this book, click here.
