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First reason is, it’s crucial to your Christian growth. God commands us that we must read and study His word so that we may accurately handle the word of truth without being ashamed of it. 2 Tim. 2:15 So not only is reading the Word of God a command but we need to read it so that we can handle the truth accurately which allows all believers to grow as Christians. In order for any believer to grow, we must…

Introduction: God’s Word is the expression and essense of the Trinity. Each member of the Trinity participates in revealing the gospel. Reading the Bible is not just part of Christianity; it is Christianity. God the Father: The power of God’s word creates what was not into existence. The historical account of creation teaches, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth… and God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.” (Genesis 1:1-3). The Jews remembered this…

It brings joy to the redeemed man to read the Word of God. In the first Psalm, the psalmist reflects, “his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night” (Psalm 1:2). The Word of the Lord holds an immense amount of power and has the ability to save (James 1:21) and to reveal the innermost secrets of our hearts (Hebrews 4:12). The Bible is also the primary means by which God…

We should pray because we are commanded to always pray – 1 Thess. 5:16-18 16 Rejoice always; 17 pray without ceasing; 18 in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Here we have Paul commanding us to pray without ceasing. As believers, we need to constantly pray because this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. When we don’t pray, we are sinning against our Lord and just shows that we are not…

We pray because we are commanded to This is arguably the clearest reason why we pray. We pray out of obedience. And this is not something that we do once in a while; we are commanded to pray consistently: “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17). However, there are many more additional reasons why prayer is important. We pray to glorify God Prayer provides a way to ascribe glory to God and express our adoration to the Lord as we reflect…

Evangelism Now Compared to the Old Testament God has revealed himself and worked through his people differently in each dispensation. In the Old Testament, Israel, through the keeping of the Levitical law, was a light to the nations. All who wished to follow Yahweh came to them. God through the prophet Isaiah spoke, “Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other” (Isaiah 45:22). There is still only…

Genesis 1, John 1 – Power God created the world with His spoken word.God’s word is powerful and contained in scripture, so we must read it. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 – Profitability   Scripture is the breathed out word of God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness. We need to read the word, so we can be adequate and equipped for every good work. Joshua 1:8 – Proximity We are commanded not to let…

Since the very moment man received the word of God, in the form of the 10 commandments, God commanded that it should not “depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it (Josh 1:8).” When the Israelites received the commandments, they are constantly told to “Remember,” “Do not forget,” “keep all His statutes and His commandments (Deut6:2),” “diligently keep them…

All throughout Jesus’ life and ministry, he prayed (Heb 5:7). He often retreated from the crowds (Luke 6:12), got up early in the mornings (Mark 1:35), and even spent his final night before his death in prayer (Matt 26:39). He modeled it for all believers, and as imitators of Him, we ought to do it ourselves. The second reason is because God’s word commands us to do so. Philippians 4:6 says, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer…

The reason we pray is to build a personal relationship with God. God desires us to have intimate relationship with him and we in turn communicate to him through prayers. 2 Chronicles 7:14 says, “My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven…” Prayer allows us to confess our sins which leads to repentance. God also invites us to talk to…