What joy I have felt during the last week while fellow staff members of
Celebration Community Church have taken over the responsibility for these daily
blog posts. I have enjoyed reading about their spiritual journeys and why they have
chosen their Scripture Verses of the Year. I am so proud of them all and
encouraged by this team who are fully devoted to Christ and to you the people of
the Celebration. The Bible is the foundation upon which we build our lives. Last
year I chose 2 Timothy 3:16-17 “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to
teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects
us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 17 God uses it to prepare
and equip his people to do every good work.” (NLT)
As you think this week about choosing your scripture verse of the year remember:
God wants us to put into practice what we learn. He gives us a message to not just to listen but to obey.
The Bible is an intensely practical book. It tells us what to do, and it tells us how to do it. It prepares and equips us. It contains God's practical plan on how to build a successful life, on how to build a family that God can bless, how to be happy, how to live a life of significance. All of the messages that Pastor Brant and I are basically "how to" messages. Why? Because the goal of the Bible isn't to make us more knowledgeable. As 2 Timothy 3:17 says "It is God's way of preparing us in every way, fully equipped for every good thing God wants us to do."
As you choose your Scripture Verse of the Year pick one that will equip you for what God wants you to do.
Your pastor and partner in ministry,
Kyle
As you think this week about choosing your scripture verse of the year remember:
1. “All scripture is inspired (God breathed)
2. All scripture is useful to teach us what is right and wrong.
3. All scripture prepares and equips us to do God’s will.
2. All scripture is useful to teach us what is right and wrong.
3. All scripture prepares and equips us to do God’s will.
God wants us to put into practice what we learn. He gives us a message to not just to listen but to obey.
The Bible is an intensely practical book. It tells us what to do, and it tells us how to do it. It prepares and equips us. It contains God's practical plan on how to build a successful life, on how to build a family that God can bless, how to be happy, how to live a life of significance. All of the messages that Pastor Brant and I are basically "how to" messages. Why? Because the goal of the Bible isn't to make us more knowledgeable. As 2 Timothy 3:17 says "It is God's way of preparing us in every way, fully equipped for every good thing God wants us to do."
As you choose your Scripture Verse of the Year pick one that will equip you for what God wants you to do.
Your pastor and partner in ministry,
Kyle
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