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 19:24 Understanding to grow in Today we come across two gems for understanding the Christian life: The first is to consider everything loss because of the "surpassing worth of knowing Christ" (3v7). This describes our priority. Paul won't consider anything that might keep him from relying on Christ alone for salvation, or keep him from perseverance. So he refuses to place any confidence of acceptance before God in his moral or religious works, so that he will trust Christ for the righteous standing he gives as a gift. Moreover, Paul is ready to suffer rather than give up on the faith, so that he will know deep fellowship with Christ and, in the end, resurrection. The second gem is to ...

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 19:23 Understanding to grow in Phillipians tells us what matters for a church under pressure. Paul writes around AD60, thanking them for a gift, but mindful they are being called to suffer for Christ (4v18, 1v29). First, we learn the importance of prayer as Paul thanks God for their partnership in the gospel and prays they would be blameless. Second, we see the importance of evangelism. Speaking of his own desire to honour Christ whilst in prison and how it has encouraged others to boldly share the gospel, Paul urges his hearers to the same even though it may mean hardship for them. Third, he stresses the importance of prioritising others. The  famous "hymn" of Christ being exalted because ...