TCN's Biblical Journey November 30th

Tell City Nazarene Church's Biblical Journey

With Pastor Charles Areson

Today's reading is Philippians  3-4 & Colossians 1-2 

Rejoicing is a safeguard. Does this sound strange to anyone? How can rejoicing in God be a safeguard? I can tell you the psychological reasons but I can tell you that rejoicing in God, especially through music, will encourage your faith.

Years ago, I know of a person facing a multitude of issues which were sapping their strength and their faith in God. A pastor I respected advised the person to listen to good Christian music as much as they could. The amazing thing is it helped.

Even recently for myself, I was feeling a bit worn down and began listening to Christian music more and rejoicing with it in the Lord. I found, what I already knew, I was encouraged.

Paul knew the Philippians were going to face trials so he gave them a way to guard their faith by rejoicing in the Lord.

TCN's Biblical Journey November 29th

Tell City Nazarene Church's Biblical Journey

With Pastor Charles Areson

Today's reading is Ephesians 5-6 & Philippians  1-2

There are three major areas in Chapter 6; Parents and Children, Slaves and masters, and the armor of God. The first two speak of our relationship with authority figures and submissive figures. Love and respect is the key for both sides of these relationships. The master and slave relationship was used in the past to keep slaves in their place but taken in complete understanding is actually undermining the practice. 
When it comes to the armor of God this deals with our relationship with the forces gunning for our souls. The armor illustration is not the medieval armor but the armor worn by the Roman Army. 

The war Paul reminds the Ephesians we fight isn’t against people but against spiritual forces which work to destroy our faith. It is against invisible demonic forces and things which attack us in non-physical ways. 

The armor of God is made up of elements of our Christian faith: Truth, righteousness, the Gospel, Faith, Salvation, the Word of God, and prayer. This last one doesn’t have a specific armor piece but Paul indicates that it is vital and need to be done at all times with the help of the Spirit. 

So are you ready for battle? 

Bible Reflections 2019

 Bible Reflections 

In 2018, we began a program of Bible reading which took us through every chapter in the Bible. For most, it was a challenge to read multiple chapters a day. There wasn’t always time to consider everything that you might have been reading.

Our Bible reading challenge was like taking a flight over the United States. You get to see a lot but not really up close. It was as it were an overview of the Bible. There were times when you may have been bogged down reading what felt like the 10.000 verse in the Levitical law. I hope you persevered and can now celebrate completing the challenge of reading the Bible in a year. 

Now, we are going to start something new and may be easier for some. I’m calling it Bible Reflections.

Bible Reflections is a Bible reading program and more. The Bible reading will cover a chapter a day for 6 days a week for 50 weeks of the year. Yes, it will take longer than a year to complete the whole Bible but if your faithful when we are done you will have read and studied the entire Bible. Instead of flying over the Bible, we will be taking a road trip so we can see the sights

Expanding on the blog I am completing for this year, there will be my own reflections on every chapter or at least some aspect of that chapter. For those of you who enjoy journaling, there will be a book where you can track your reading, read my notes, and add your own. If you just want to read there is a devotional with the Bible reference and my notes. The later can be found in a book or various places online (via Facebook, BibleReflectionsTCN.blogspot.com or on the Nazarene Connect App with the Tell City Nazarene link). The chapters we will be reading each week will also be in the bulletin.  You can use these tools or just use the yellow legal pad method that Brother Reid suggested.

Once we complete this road trip, you will have made notes on every chapter in the Bible which will be a good reference material or something that your kids or grandkids may study in the future.

If you would like a print copy, they will be $4 each for printing and shipping. There will be a signup sheet in the foyer of the church. If you want a copy later the cost will be higher about $7.50 (due to shipping). If you decide not to study the Bible this way, feel free to use what works best for you.

One of the previous week’s chapters will be the scripture for Sunday evening’s message. Before Bible Study, on Wednesday there will be time to discuss what, we have read the previous week. Sunday mornings’ messages will be one of the topical messages you have recommended.