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THROUGH THE BIBLE // THROUGH THE YEAR // WITH JOHN STOTT #BibleStott

I’ve been doing the same bible reading plan for the last 4 years. It’s time to mix it up a bit! So starting on September 1 I am beginning a 12-month reading plan written by John Stott. John Stott, who died at the age of 90 in 2011, is one of my favourite authors. I appreciate his clear, compelling and Christ-centred writing. His commentaries in the Bible Speaks Today series have been a particular help in preaching. The new reading plan is from a book Through the Bible, Through the Year with ‘Daily Reflections from Genesis to Revelation.’ Stott is the legend flossin the blue tracksuit and bird-watching binoculars in the pic below.

Key features

  • Read through an overview of the story of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation
  • Each day has a short bible reading with a short devotional comment from Stott
  • Each day has a suggestion for further reading in the Bible
  • September until Christmas, read the Old Testament story from the creation until the coming of Christ
  • January through April, read the story of Jesus in the Gospels
  • May through August, read the story of Acts through Revelation

Get the reading plan

Keen to join in?

Doing physical exercise is often easier when you do it in a group. Likewise with spiritual exercise. A number of people have already indicated they’re keen. If you want to join in, let me know in the comments below. If you’re not sure, perhaps you could do the first two weeks for free and then make a decision.

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If you use Twitter, Facebook or Instagram – use the #BibleStott hashtag when sharing Bible verses or reflections of what you’re learning

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DIVINE SOVEREIGNTY // THE FUEL OF DEATH-DEFYING MISSIONS

At St Faith’s we have a one week break from our normal preaching program. So last night at our Young Adults small group we took a week off from our Matthew 22-25 series. In Matthew 24:14 it says that the “gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” I thought it would be worthwhile thinking a bit more about mission to the Nations. So we watched the above Together for the Gospel sermon from David Platt.

Our group found this talk particularly compelling and fuelled some fervent prayer for the Nations.

Justin Taylor has a solid summary of the talk on his blog. Here is the basic outline…
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#SNIPPETY // Smart Phone Dependency + Calling to Ministry + Info Graphics + The Digital Puritan + Cruel Refugee Policy

There isn’t enough time to write all the draft blog posts that circulate through my head. Solution? SNIPPETY. SNIPPETY is an irregular mishmash blog post of news, views and other snippets. Feel free to interact with the mash in the comments. It’s been a year since the last snippety post, but I’m keen to start doing them more regularly. Look out!

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I Forgot My Phone // This youtube video has been doing the rounds for the last couple of days. Guilty! Big challenge is to be with the people you’re with and get off your smart phone! Is this your experience?

Review: Do you feel called by God? Rethinking the call to ministry // Ben Pfahlert reviews Michael Bennett’s newish book on the call to ministry. Pfahlert – who incidentally has a very onomatopoeic last name – gives a good summary of the book and agrees with its conclusions. I haven’t read the book, but agree with the theology in his conclusion. I think using the calling terminology to ministry is unhelpful and doesn’t actually reflect the Bible’s use of ‘the call’. In the bible, ‘the call’ to all Christians is to 1) become a Christian and 2) grow in holiness. Check out the article if you’ve ever questioned whether you’ve been called into ministry – or a certain ministry – and if need be get hold of the book to perhaps correct your thinking.

Infogr.am // Ever wanted to make an attractive looking info graphic? Not sure how? Infogr.am could be the answer! I’m hoping to give it a go in the lead up to speaking at National Youth Ministry Convention later in the year.

The Digital Puritan // Last week at an Anglican ministers conference we heard Mark Dever speak on the life of Richard Sibbes. I discovered this excellent resource – The Digital Puritan – that has a wealth of material from that period. Lots is free, and other material is only a couple of bucks. Worth a browse for some encouragement by some old dead guys.

We wouldn’t treat animals the way we treat refugees // No-one is suggesting that there is a simple solution to deal appropriately with people seeking asylum in Australia. However at the moment – at least among my friends – there is a consensus that both sides of Australian politics could be more compassionate. This article from Julian Burnside in the Guardian suggests that both Labour and the Coalition are presenting cruel policies. What do you think?

Comments welcome.

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