Weekly Bible Reading: September 2-September 8

What I have read in the Bible this week:

GW

Obadiah
Nahum
Zephaniah
Mark 1-5
Psalms 1-5
1 Chronicles 1-12
Haggai

NKJV


1 Peter
2 Peter


NIV

Colossians
Galatians 1-2
Philippians 1

Ministering Through Your Spiritual Gifts by Charles Stanley

I attend and am active in one church but go to a weekly Bible study at another church.  Why?  Because one of my best friends (Dave) leads the study at the other church.  Our pastor, his wife, my wife, and I lead the Young Adult Bible study at our church.  During our vacation Bible school this summer, my pastor taught about the spiritual gifts.  Pastor Jeff gave us a spiritual gifts test.  Mine showed that I have the gifts of knowledge and teaching.  

In the past, I have been a Sunday school teacher, worship leader (including writing our services when we were without a pastor) and on one occasion I delivered the message.  A couple of years ago, I stepped down from teaching due to my mother developing dementia.  She went to live with our Lord over a year ago but I never returned to teaching.  Satan kept reminding me about how I needed the free time.  Pastor Jeff's test reminded me that I needed to return to doing God's work through teaching.  And, in typical God fashion, that leads me to this book.

From the Introduction...

Operation Actually Read Bible

For the rest of 2012, I plan on reading from various different translations.  I will settle down and select a reading plan for 2013.

As I finish reading books of the Bible, I will add them to this list.

James (NIV, NKJV)
Jude (NIV)
Philemon (NIV)
Titus (NIV)
Obadiah (GW)
Nahum (GW)
1 Peter (GW)
2 Peter (GW)

Operation Deepen Faith

Becky at Operation Actually Read Bible is running the Operation Deepen Faith challenge.  I decided to sign up for all four sections.

I.  Wonderful Words of Life; Goal: read 1 book 30 times in 1 month.
   
  

II. Going Deep; Goal: STUDY one book of the Bible throughout the year.
    I am reading "The Gospel of Mark" by William Barclay to help with my study.  In addition, my goal is to read the Gospel of Mark in three translations.
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III. Deep and Wide:  Read multiple books of the Bible in multiple translations
   I will decide in the near future which books.
       

VI. Christian Nonfiction. 
      My goal is to read at least ten books (including booklets).
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August 2012 Book Summary

I read, but did not review yet, the following books in August.  One was done as part of a weekly Bible study I am in.  I plan on getting up to date on my reviews in September.

1.  Church, Why Bother? by Phillip Yancey

2.  Ministering With Your Spiritual Gifts by Charles Stanley

3.  Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Tony Evans

4.  Tony Evans Speaks Out on Prayer by Tony Evans

Weekly Bible Reading: August 26-September 1

I have only been tracking my Bible reading over the last couple of days.  Next week's summary will reflect the whole week.

What I have read in the Bible this week:

NIV

Titus
Philemon
James
Jude

NKJV

Genesis 1
Matthew 1
Romans 1
James

CEV

Joel

Cloud of Witnesses Reading Challenge 2012

Becky, of Operation Actually Read Bible, set up the "Cloud of Witnesses Reading Challenge".  The idea of the challenge is to get people to read Christian classics by authors who are dead. The works can be of any length.  The goal is to try authors you have not read before.  Here is my list of ones am looking at reading.  

Potential Readings

The Master's Indwelling by Andrew Murray
Dark Night of the Soul by Saint John of the Cross
The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis
Concerning Christian Liberty by Martin Luther
Interior Castles by St. Teresa of Avila
Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards
Men of the Bible by D. L. Moody
The Gospel of Mark by William Barclay
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners by John Bunyan
A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life by William Law
The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer
The Teachings of John Wesley

List of ones read:

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