Bible reading

Here are 7 Ingredients for Fruitful Bible Study. This is not a formula. Divine revelation cannot be reduced to man’s equations.

7 Ingredients for Fruitful Bible Study

February 24, 2025
7 Ingredients for Fruitful Bible Study Bible sales have soared in recent days. Though the Bible has historically led book sales worldwide, there is a renewed interest in our generation....
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Journey Through Ezra

January 7, 2025
We are journeying through the little book of Ezra. And what an amazing book it is. Ezra is a very short book, a brief book, and it picks up exactly...
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God’s Word and Our Way

December 29, 2024
God's Word and Our WayWe are creatures of habit. While the levels of habitual behavior vary from person to person, all of us tend to do many things the same...
M’Cheyne’s Bible Reading Plan Each year I adopt some plan for my daily devotional reading of Scripture. To be honest, I try to vary this a little each year to keep it fresh. Over the last year, I have been using a plan that Robert Murray M’Cheyne developed for the people that he pastored. It is helpful for several reasons: It leads you through the Old Testament once and the New Testament and Psalms twice during the year. It gives a variety of Scripture passages to read each day - historical, prophetical, and devotional. It divides the readings into readings for the morning and for the evening. It promotes a reading for private devotions and one for family devotions. It encourages the church family to read through the Bible together. M’Cheyne’s heart was to strengthen families and the church family, while deepening the personal devotion of each Christian. I can tell you from personal experience, that it has been a delight to follow. (Read M'Cheyne's full introduction to his system HERE).  We have decided to make M’Cheyne’s plan available through Enjoying the Journey this year, with the prayer that God will use it to lead all of us to a life full of the Word in the days ahead. Download the interactive PDF. 

A Full Life » Robert Murray M’Cheyne

December 11, 2024
A Full Life Robert Murray M'Cheyne was one of the rare souls who was allowed to live and labor only a few years, but his influence has had a profound...
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Spiritual Exercise

April 3, 2023
Medical doctors and health professionals are consistently reminding us to give attention to “diet and exercise.” Henry Drummond believed that every thing we see in the natural world is simply...
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Concentrate on Christ this Christmas!

December 9, 2021
Some seasons are busier than others, but it seems the Christmas season is always full of hurry. Programs and shopping and get togethers and...life! It is easy to just exist,...
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Stop (Just) Reading the Bible!

May 21, 2020
Yes, that's what I said. Stop it. Stop reading the Bible. It is not that the Bible should not be read, rather, it is that too often we substitute Bible...
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Some Advice For Your Bible Reading This Year

January 8, 2020
We are one week into the new year. How are you doing with your devotional Bible reading so far? Many believers begin at the first of the year with some...
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“Journey Through Scripture” One-Year Plans

March 20, 2018
Just this week as I was reading God's Word I noticed a reference that Jesus made to the reading of Scripture. In Luke 6:3 Christ spoke to religious people when...
How to study the Psalms

How to Study the Psalms

July 25, 2017
How to Study the PsalmsSo many people are looking for a Bible plan or devotional help. Some are looking for a place to get started. Others are looking for a...
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What to Do When Your Devotional Life Grows Stale

January 15, 2016
Has your devotional life become dry? As far as you know there is no unconfessed sin. You are reading the Bible and going through the mechanics of prayer, but it...
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Praying the Proverbs

February 6, 2014
Many years ago someone suggested to me that I make a practice of reading a passage in the book of Proverbs every day.  It is a book of wisdom for...