What is “church-wide Bible reading?”
Church wide-Bible reading is an initiative at First Baptist Church to unite the body around the reading of scripture. Not only to read scripture daily, but to be reading the same scriptures daily as the rest of the FBC family. This endeavor has three main goals:
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In the early church, scriptures were not available to individuals but a single copy was often kept in the synagogue. The reading of that day’s scripture was an opportunity for the community to come together to hear from God. While we have unhindered access to God’s Word, we want to foster a same sense of communal hunger for His scriptures through reading the same text day to day.
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We believe that by reading the same scriptures daily, will aid in the unity of the body. By knowing what others have read that week will foster opportunity for discussion and ability to easily share what God has been doing in the lives of each other.
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Life happens and we can all to easily be pulled away from spending time with God through His Word. By having a corporate reading plan, we can encourage one another to spend time in the Word.
