That was such a beautiful and powerful message by Brother James it truly reminds us that the Bible is not just a book about us but about Gods heart revealed through Jesus Christ every story every promise every prophecy points back to Him as Luke 24:27 says and beginning with Moses and all the Prophets He explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning Himself when we read the Word through the lens of Christ our hearts come alive just like the disciples on the road to Emmaus who said did not our hearts burn within us while He talked with us on the road while He opened to us the Scriptures Luke 24:32 the Bible is living and active teaching us endurance giving encouragement and filling us with hope through the promises of God Romans 15:4 every time we open it we are not just reading words we are meeting with the Word Himself Jesus Christ the Author and Finisher of our faith
That’s a great question brother honestly I try to start simple with them I encourage everyone to begin with the Gospels so they can really know Jesus first once they understand His love and teachings we move into Acts and the letters to see how the early church lived then slowly we go back to Genesis and read through the Old Testament to see God’s plan unfold from the beginning we also meet in small groups read a few chapters together and talk about what it means in daily life prayer is always part of it too because without the Holy Spirit the Bible is just words but with Him it becomes life
This gave me a whole new lens for reading Scripture. I’m going to start putting this into practice—looking for God’s character, Christ’s connection, and the eternal principle in each passage. It’s not just about me… it’s about seeing Him clearly. What a gift!
That was such a beautiful and powerful message by Brother James it truly reminds us that the Bible is not just a book about us but about Gods heart revealed through Jesus Christ every story every promise every prophecy points back to Him as Luke 24:27 says and beginning with Moses and all the Prophets He explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning Himself when we read the Word through the lens of Christ our hearts come alive just like the disciples on the road to Emmaus who said did not our hearts burn within us while He talked with us on the road while He opened to us the Scriptures Luke 24:32 the Bible is living and active teaching us endurance giving encouragement and filling us with hope through the promises of God Romans 15:4 every time we open it we are not just reading words we are meeting with the Word Himself Jesus Christ the Author and Finisher of our faith
Amen! So good. How do you guide people in India on reading the whole Bible?
That’s a great question brother honestly I try to start simple with them I encourage everyone to begin with the Gospels so they can really know Jesus first once they understand His love and teachings we move into Acts and the letters to see how the early church lived then slowly we go back to Genesis and read through the Old Testament to see God’s plan unfold from the beginning we also meet in small groups read a few chapters together and talk about what it means in daily life prayer is always part of it too because without the Holy Spirit the Bible is just words but with Him it becomes life
This gave me a whole new lens for reading Scripture. I’m going to start putting this into practice—looking for God’s character, Christ’s connection, and the eternal principle in each passage. It’s not just about me… it’s about seeing Him clearly. What a gift!