We all need a working knowledge of the Bible. Why? Because the Bible is, “THE-guide-book-for-life”. 2 Tim 3:16-17 tells us that, “All scripture” has been inspired by God. The Bible not only identifies what is right but also what is wrong; as well as how to get right, stay right, and do what is right!

C.S. Lewis offered this warning years ago, “If you do not listen to theology, that will not mean that you have no ideas about God. It will mean that you have a lot of wrong ones.” And wrong ideas lead to wrong thinking, feeling and believing. What we need is more “The Bible says,” because then we will learn to think, feel, and believe the right things.

Paul wrote, “…for I didn’t shrink from declaring all that God wants you to know.” (Acts 20:27)

So, what does God wants us to know?

He wants us to know His written Word. He wants us to know Genesis to Revelation. The “written Word” leads us to know the “Living Word”, the Lord Jesus.

This Sunday we will begin a new series entitled, “The Greatest Stories Ever Told” and I am fired up about it. This series could not come at a more important time. A longtime student of America’s religious beliefs and behavior, George Barna, described America as being in a “crisis of biblical illiteracy.” Barna wrote, “How else can you describe matters when most churchgoing adults today reject the accuracy of the Bible, reject the existence of Satan, claim that Jesus sinned, see no need to evangelize, believe that good works are one of the keys to persuading God to forgive their sins, and describe their commitment to Christianity as moderate or even less firm?”

What we need today is, “theology without apology” and that’s what we’ll get in this new series that will take us through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. Because, remember, 2 Tim 3:16-17 tells us that, “All scripture” has been inspired by God. The Bible not only identifies what is right but also what is wrong; as well as how to get right, stay right, and do what is right! We will begin in Genesis 3 with the Garden of Eden, and in the weeks ahead learn more about the biblical stories of Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Gideon, Samson, David, Elijah, Job, Naaman, Gehazi, Belshazzar, Esther, Paul, and more.

I encourage you, come with your Bible’s, a friend, and an open heart.

The Lord will not only use His Word to inform your life, but transform it as well.

And remember – “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.” (Hebrews 10:24-25)

Tell a friend, invite a friend!