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In all these ways we see that suffering is not harmful to believers but beneficial. Thus we should train ourselves to look less at the evil of suffering and more at the good, to look less at the dark side of the cloud and more at the light. The worst that God ever does to...
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Here are some online tools that have helped me in my walk with God. If you ever need a quick fix for your study, you can check out my series of Monday Motivation articles.
Ministries
desiringgod.org
gotquestions.org
gty.org
ligonier.org
thebibleproject.com
Websites
albertmohler.com
challies.com
Study Bibles
The ESV Study Bible
The MacArthur Study Bible
The Reformation Study Bible
Online Bible Study Tools
biblearc.com
biblestudytools.com
desiringgod.org/labs
esvbible.org
stepbible.org
Meditations
Monday Motivation
The Valley of Vision
Solid Joys
Spurgeon’s Daily Meditations
Apps
ESV Bible
Logos Bible
New City Catechism
Solid Joys
Study Bible
YouVersion
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2017 Devotional Plan [Day 11 of 365]
The Benefits of Reading Scripture Aloud
Habit: Engaging Scripture
Paul told Timothy to “devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.” (1 Timothy 4:13) “That’s a passage about preaching,” notes author Tim Challies, “but it’s also a passage about just plain reading the Bible out loud.”* Here are a number of practical reasons why reading the Bible aloud is a beneficial habit to adopt:
Reading aloud is multisensory — Outside worship services, our engagement with Scripture tends to involve only one of our five senses — sight. When we add hearing to seeing, we stimulate different areas of our brain, providing a multisensory experience that can help us have a more meaningful experience with the Word of God.
Reading aloud improves retention — When we read aloud, the words we speak are translated into speech, giving us two types of memories — the knowledge of producing the spoken words as well as the memory of hearing them. This makes our memory for the spoken word more distinct from the verses we read silently.**
Reading aloud slows us down —Our eyes and brains are faster than our mouths. When we read silently we see and process the words rapidly. Reading aloud forces us to read more slowly, which gives us more time to process what we’re reading and broadens our opportunity to hear God speak through Scripture.
It is also valuable to read aloud to several individuals and groups. Here are some tips for making reading aloud part of your routine.
You and your family — It might feel odd at first, but try reading aloud to yourself regularly during your individual Bible reading sessions. Or add reading aloud to your family night or family devotional time.
The young and the old —Offer to read to children who might only hear about God during Sunday school class. Or perhaps volunteer to read to the elderly, who because of infirmity or advanced age might no longer be able to read the Bible for themselves. Every believer, whether young or old, benefits from being frequently engaged with Scripture.
PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY: Reading Scripture aloud can help us — as individuals and as a community — to better hear and connect with God’s Word.
* Tim Challies, “A Cost of All This Preaching?” Challies.com, April 21, 2014, http://www. challies.com/articles/a-cost-of-all-this-preaching.
** Art Markman, “Say it loud: I’m creating a distinctive memory,” Psychology Today, May 11, 2010, http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/ulterior-motives/201005/say-it-loud-i-m-creating-distinctive-memory.
Taken from NIV Lifehacks Bible
1 Timothy 4:13
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Who should go see Unplanned? Bottom line: If you are an adult, you should go see it. If you have teenagers, you should probably take them to see it – child dependent. If you are considering taking tweens, probably – child dependent again. Younger children – no way. If you are pro-choice, you should see this. If you are pro-life, you should see this.
Let me explain why…
Some Movies Shake You But Need To Do So
Other R rated movies similar to Unplanned like The Passion of Christ, Schindler’s List, and Saving Private Ryan are hard movies to watch because the show a reality that we often have ignored. In each of these, once you see them, they affect you. You are moved by them. Most of us hold a position on abortion. We have either a conviction or a preference.
What this movie demonstrates is the real suffering that goes along with abortion. You see suffering from the pregnant girl’s perspective, the baby’s, and the family’s. The decision to either have an abortion or not produces suffering for all that are involved. This movie makes that evident.
Movie Reviews
I went to a private viewing of this movie. To say I enjoyed it would be inaccurate. However, it is very much worth watching. The following are several movie reviews that I encourage you to read for your own research. They explain the story well. Plus, each of them give some personal commentary. In addition, I included Tim Challies’ review of the book as well.
Randy Harp, editor, Baptist Bible Tribune: Click Here
Rick Thomas, biblical counselor, rickthomas.net: Click Here
Focus on the Family’s Plugged In: Click Here
Bridgette Bayley, student: “A Pro-Choice Review of Pro-Life Film ‘Unplanned'”: Click Here
Joan Desmond, National Catholic Register, responding to Variety: Click Here
Owen Gleiberman, chief film critic for Variety: Click Here
Tim Challies, book reviewer, Challies.com: Click Here
Theaters and Tickets in Your Area
To find theaters in your area where Unplanned is playing, go to unplannedtickets.com.
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Who Should Go See UNPLANNED? Who should go see Unplanned? Bottom line: If you are an adult, you should go see it.
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2017 Reading Challenges: October Update
2017 Reading Challenges: October Update
This month, I officially decided to give up on the Challies.com Reading Challenge. My reasons in doing so are twofold. I was reading enough books, but they never seemed to match the prompt. And also… It just never stopped. That leaves me with a slightly (much) shorter list of things to go through for this Reading Challenges October Update. So let’s just dive right into it! 1. Goodreads Reading…
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The Message That Counters Everything
The Message That Counters Everything
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by Tim Challies | A couple of weeks ago I set out on a new series of articles through which I intend to scan the history of the church—from its earliest days all the way to the present time—to examine some of Christianity’s most notorious false teachers. Along the way we will visit such figures as Arius, Servetus, Fosdick, and even a few you...
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At the start of this new year, I wanted to share some resources that I found to be most helpful to me in my walk with God.
Ministries
desiringgod.org
gotquestions.org
gty.org
ligonier.org
thebibleproject.com
Websites
albertmohler.com
challies.com
Study Bibles
The ESV Study Bible
The MacArthur Study Bible
The Reformation Study Bible
Online Bible Study Tools
biblearc.com
biblestudytools.com
desiringgod.org/labs
esvbible.org
stepbible.org
Apps
ESV Bible
Logos Bible
New City Catechism
Solid Joys
Study Bible
YouVersion
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by Tim Challies | This morning I am setting out on a new series of articles that will scan the history of the church—from its earliest days all the way to the present time—and pause to examine some of Christianity’s most notorious false teachers. Along the way we will visit such figures as Pelgius, Servetus, Fosdick, and even a few you might find...
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by Tim Challies | A few weeks ago I set out on a new series of articles through which I intend to scan the history of the church—from its earliest days all the way to the present time—to examine some of Christianity’s most notorious false teachers. Along the way we will visit such figures as Arius, Servetus, Fosdick, and even a few you might find on television today. We continue this morning with a false teacher who has...
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Last week I set out on a new series of articles through which I intend to scan the history of the church—from its earliest days all the way to the present time—to examine some of Christianity’s most notorious false teachers. Along the way we will visit such figures as Arius, Servetus, Fosdick, and even a few you might...
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A few weeks ago I set out on a new series of articles through which I intend to scan the history of the church—from its earliest days all the way to the present time—to examine some of Christianity’s most notorious false teachers. Along the way we will visit such figures as Arius, Pelagius, Fosdick, and even a few you might...
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He sees in us what nobody else sees and nobody else can see because he looks beyond who we are to what we will be. He sees who he will make us to be as we spend time with him, as we walk with him, as we follow in his footsteps...
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by Tim Challies | Bribery takes behavior out of the moral framework and makes obedience to you optional. Can that be right? What if the child turns down your proffered sweets or sticker and decides being disobedient is more fun? Do you enter into negotiations and up the ante? You are teaching the children that the only reason to comply...
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by Tim Challies | “Good listening is a great means of grace in the dynamic of true Christian fellowship. Not only is it a channel through which God continues to pour his grace into our lives, but it’s also his way of using us as his means of grace in the lives of others.” It is one thing...
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