I NEVER GET ANYTHING OUT OF THE BIBLE

I have heard so many people make this statement:
 
"I NEVER GET ANYTHING OUT OF THE BIBLE!"

WELL . . . THAT IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IF YOU NEVER READ IT!

BUT IF YOU ARE TRULY HUNGRY AND WANT TO KNOW GOD IN A VERY PERSONAL WAY, HERE ARE A FEW TIPS . . . AND I GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!

#1  GET A COPY OF THE NEW LIVING TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE. (WHY THIS TRANSLATION?  BECAUSE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND IT.)

#2  GET A NOTEBOOK

#3  GET A PEN

#4  START AT THE BEGINNING OF ANY BOOK OF THE BIBLE (THERE ARE 66 OF THEM).

#5  READ STRAIGHT THROUGH ONE CHAPTER.

#6  GO BACK TO THE FIRST SENTENCE AND READ IT.

#7  IF THERE IS ANYTHING IN THAT SENTENCE YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND, LOOK IT UP.  MAKE GOOD USE OF STRONG'S CONCORDANCE, IT'S EASY TO USE AND EASY TO FIND: http://www.eliyah.com/lexicon.html

#8  WRITE IN YOUR NOTEBOOK SOMETHING YOU THINK THE SENTENCE SAYS.  IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE RIGHT OR WRONG.   WRITE WHAT YOU ARE PERSONALLY GETTING OUT OF THE SENTENCE.

#9  DO THIS FOR EACH SENTENCE IN THE CHAPTER.

#10  IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND HAVE THE TIME, GO ON TO THE NEXT CHAPTER.

#11 EACH DAY SPEND AT LEAST ONE HALF HOUR STUDYING YOUR CHAPTER.

#12  WHEN YOU FINISH A BOOK, GO BACK AND READ WHAT YOU WROTE IN YOUR NOTEBOOK.  ADD SOME COMMENTS IF YOU WANT TO AND TRY TO SUMMARIZE WHAT YOU GOT OUT OF THAT BOOK.

NEVER RUSH!  IT IS NOT IMPORTANT HOW MUCH YOU READ, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU READ!

I DARE ANYONE TO DO THIS FOR THREE MONTHS.  IT WILL COMPLETELY CHANGE YOUR LIFE---EVEN IF YOU CLAIM TO BE A CHRISTIAN.

GOD'S WORD IS POWERFUL, BUT IT DOES NOT DO US ANY GOOD IF WE DO NOT OPEN IT AND STUDY IT.

I STARTED DOING THIS  47 YEARS AGO AND IT HAS TAKEN ME ALL OVER THE WORLD AND GIVEN ME EXCITING AND AMAZING MEMORIES.  AND . . . IT IS STILL HAPPENING!
 
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IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE READING, THEN LISEN TO MY FREE TEACHINGS:  http://flc7.com/audio.html

PEOPLE IN MORE THAN 20 NATIONS ARE REGULAR LISTENERS.

THE BIBLE IS LIKE A MULTI-LAYERED MYSTERY BOOK.  THE MORE YOU LEARN, THE MORE YOU REALIZE THAT YOU DON'T KNOW MUCH.

ALMOST 50 YEARS AGO I STARTED READING THIRTY MINUTES EACH DAY.  WITHIN A VERY SHORT TIME I FOUND MYSELF STUDYING FOUR TO SIX HOURS A DAY.

A FEW MONTHS LATER GOD SPECIFICALLY SPOKE TO  ME TO LEAVE MY JOB AS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER AND JUST BE AVAILABLE TO HIM.

THE RESULT?  HE HAS TAKEN ME ALL OVER THE WORLD. 
YES, IT HAS BEEN AN "OUT-OF-THE-BOX" LIFESTYLE, BUT ONE THAT I WOULD NOT TRADE WITH ANYONE ELSE.

THE CHOICE IS UP TO YOU!

I'VE MET MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE SAID TO ME, "I SURE WISH I HAD A LIFE LIKE YOU HAVE."

LET ME SAY THIS: "GOD DOES NOT WANT YOU TO HAVE A LIFE LIKE MINE.  HE WANTS YOU TO HAVE THE LIFE HE HAS PLANNED FOR YOU.  WHEN YOU FIND HIS WILL FOR YOUR LIFE YOU WILL BE THE HAPPIEST PERSON ON THE PLANET.  AND YOU WON'T WANT TO BE LIKE SOMEONE ELSE."

AND THE WAY TO FIND HIS WILL FOR YOUR LIFE IS TO STUDY THE SCRIPTURE.