{"id":1139,"date":"2018-01-31T10:59:17","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T09:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icfdelft.nl\/?p=1139"},"modified":"2018-02-01T23:08:36","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T22:08:36","slug":"read-bible-pray-every-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icfdelft.nl\/read-bible-pray-every-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Read your Bible, pray every day!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Read your Bible,\u00a0pray every day!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

You might be familiar with this children\u2019s song. Children always like to sing it and they make movements with their arms and hands while singing!
\nThe truth in this children\u2019s song is less easy to put in practice for adults. Most of us are very busy with study, work, family issues and much more.
\nTherefore, for the honour of God and\u00a0for keeping\u00a0ourselves healthy spiritually\u00a0we should not forget to\u00a0feed ourselves from the Word of God and to express our thankfulness and dependency in prayer.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

There is a\u00a0wealth of websites and materials<\/em>\u00a0to help you with it. Especially when you are new to Christian faith and want to grow in\u00a0Christian\u00a0understanding and practice, here\u00a0is\u00a0a number of recommendations for you.\u00a0(If a link may not work, copy it and paste it into your browser.)<\/p>\n

We hope and pray that it will help you to discover more about the beauty and\u00a0truth of Christian faith!
\nPastor\u00a0Niek<\/p>\n

If you want to use a good guide to read the Bible<\/strong>, we recommend:<\/h5>\n

* Alan M Stibbs \u2018A devotional guide to the Bible\u2019
\n* Ro Willoughby \u2018Quiet time Companion\u2019
\n* Chronical Life Application Bible
\nYou can order by www.amazon.com<\/a> or (in Dutch) by: www.bol.com<\/a>
\nClick on ‘Look inside’ and you can read quite a few days to get an idea how it works and try it out.\u00a0Also recommended: www.bibleinoneyear.org<\/a><\/p>\n

If you want some tools on how to study the Bible<\/strong>, you can go to:<\/h5>\n

http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/topics\/suffering\/labs<\/a>\u00a0Watch 9 minute sessions on how to study the Bible inductively.
\nwww.biblegateway.com\/resources\/scripture-engagement<\/a><\/p>\n

You can also listen to the Bible being read<\/strong>,<\/h5>\n

if you find it hard to sit still and read:
\nwww.biblegateway.com\/audio\/mclean\/niv\/Gen.1<\/a>\u00a0or on the Olive Tree App (see below)<\/p>\n

Websites that give you many more tools for studying the Bible<\/strong>,<\/h5>\n

like different translations, Greek and Hebrew original text, more elaborated Bible studies about different subjects and Bible commentaries:
\nwww.biblehub.com<\/a>
\nwww.olivetree.com<\/a>
\nwww.bible.com\/reading-plans-collection\/423<\/a><\/p>\n

For Chinese speakers:
\n<\/em>www.csmn.nl<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(Go to \u2018resources\u2019 –\u00a0<\/span><\/span>several resources in Mandarin\/Chinese)<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span>www.bridgeschinesenetwork.com\/resources<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\n<\/span>www.biblegateway.com\/app\/<\/a>\u00a0Bible Study App. You can also find the Bible in many different languages here, so if you ever want to show someone something in their language you can find the text in their language.<\/p>\n

Devotional Bible reading guides<\/strong><\/h5>\n

www.biblegateway.com\/devotionals<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.g4er.tk\/books\/my-utmost-for-his-highest.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Special: The Bible Project<\/strong><\/h5>\n

The Bible Project is a plan for reading through the Bible. It is very helpful for people who don’t find it easy to get into reading. It is a unique series of short videos (6-8 minutes long) giving an overview of each book of the Bible, plus short films on other Bible themes.<\/p>\n

www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLH0Szn1yYNeeVFodkI9J_WEATHQCwRZ0u<\/a>
\n-> Read through Scripture – Old Testament
\nwww.youtube.com\/watch?v=3Dv4-n6OYGI&list=PLH0Szn1yYNecanpQqdixWAm3zHdhY2kPR<\/a>
\n-> Read through Scripture – New\u00a0Testament
\nGet it printed here: drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/0B0RzviGbbYgVWmh4aEdaYnRlZW8<\/a><\/p>\n

For signing up for weekly newsletters which give you the reading plan and videos to watch plus a blog with extra teaching about the reading for that week: thebibleproject.com\/reading-plan<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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