Two year Bible reading program.

BEGIN WITH PRAYER "Lord open my eyes and my heart." Read slowly so that you take in. And as you do, turn your heart to God, thanking him for the good you discover and praying his will home for you, your family, your church and the world. Wisdom to chew on Proverbs 19:22 Understanding to grow in What is God's will for us? In short, it is to display "fullness in Christ," which is to imitate him (4v13, 4v32-5v2). Paul begins with the church: It is to be united in the Spirit. And through those with word gifts, and the speaking truth in love by every member, the church is to grow in that unity towards a maturity of faith and life in Christ, just as the human body grows to adulthood. That involves every member putting off the ways of their old sinful self in Adam, and putting on the ways of Christ, in all holiness, righteousness and purity. What follows are instructions on what this life "in" Christ looks like in marriage, parenting, and work...

BEGIN WITH PRAYER "Lord open my eyes and my heart." Read slowly so that you take in. And as you do, turn your heart to God, thanking him for the good you discover and praying his will home for you, your family, your church and the world. Wisdom to chew on Proverbs 19:21 Understanding to grow in Paul's letter, written from prison around AD60 to a church in Ephesus, begins with the great goal of all history: Christ over all (1v10). Around this idea it details what it is to be "in him" - that is, united to him through faith. This faith is a gift from God to those he has chosen, enabling then to receive every spiritual blessing Christ has achieved (1v3-5, 2v8). Believers are therefore adopted by his Father, redeemed through his blood, and maked out by his Spirit. And they know the Spirit's power, not just in giving understanding of God, but filling them with his presence as a new creation, now alive to God and re-created to do good. The "mys...