Day Three of the Said at Southern Bible Reading Challenge

The Carpenters' song comes to mind. We've only just begun. It is day three for me in the Said at Southern Bible Reading Challenge. While I have only just begun I am beginning to hit my stride. Again I am thankful to Mr. Kummer for proffering the challenge. I encourage anyone that has not yet begun the challenge to start today. The beauty of the challenge is not only will I have read through the Bible by the end of January, but I will have disciplined myself to set aside daily time for Bible reading. What a wonderful habit to get into.

Totals:
63 Old Testament Pages / 18 New Testament Pages

May at the end of the day I be able to say:

2 Timothy 4:7 (English Standard Version)

7(A) I have fought the good fight,(B) I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

M'Cheyne's One Year Bible Reading Plan Resources

RC

Said at Southern Bible Reading Challenge

I will begin tomorrow morning posting daily on my progess taking the Said at Southern Seminary Bible Reading Challenge. I will post the pages I read the night before each morning and offer a devotional comment for both my Old Testament and New Testament readings. This is an awesome opportunity for each of you to take part in this Challenge. Anyone taking this challenge will benefit greatly. I am going to report into the originating site each day. I like the accontability involved. I am thankful to Tony Kummer for initiating this challenge.

May this challenge cause more Christians to read their Bibles daily.

If you are not up for such a rigorous challenge you may want to do a one year plan.

RC

Bible Reading Plan: Southern Seminary Style

The Bible Reading Plan: Southern Seminary Style is a challenge to all Christians to read through the entire Bible during the month of January. The author suggests, however, if you start now it will make it easier to finish the Bible by the end of January. Are you Game? What are you waiting for? I am going to begin tonight. There is a link at the top of the Said at Southern Seminary blog to the Bible Reading Challenge so others can discuss their progress. Here are some Scripture verses that I hope will motivate you.

Acts 17:10-11

10 The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. 11Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

Romans 15:4

4For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

1 Timothy 4:12-13

12 Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. 13Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching

2 Timothy 3:16

16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.



Are you up to the challenge. You have little to lose and a lot to gain.

May we embrace this endeavor and may it edify us.

RC

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