Day 19: Hebrew

Estimated Reading time: 40 mins
Biblical text (choose the version you like): http://www.biblesociety.org.uk/the-bible/search-the-bible/GNB/Heb/1/ 

Does it make you wonder who are the people in Hebrews 11? http://christianity.about.com/od/biblefactsandlists/tp/Hebrews-11-Heroes-Of-Faith.htm

Examine the meaning of faith lived out and the logical arguments in this book.

Just heard about Neighbours' Day
Hebrews 13:2 "Be sure to welcome strangers into your home. By doing this, some people have welcomed angels as guests, without even knowing it". 
Have a go.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151294684498423&set=a.163692868422.120188.74410368422&type=1&theater

Day 20: James

Estimated Reading time: 10 mins
Biblical text (choose the version you like): http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+1&version=PHILLIPS














Picture taken from http://pinterest.com/pattywysong/notes-to-self/
Pray that God will help you put faith into action today.

Time for a bible study? http://70030.netministry.com/pages.asp?pageid=56853

You've heard of theatre sports. Try using the bible as material. They have
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBz7WgFfxtA
Tscf Hamilton Let's do this one day? Yes? TSCF style?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7KZq4bb5-M

Think
http://lorannah.blogspot.co.nz/2011/10/66-books-bush-theatre-part-8-james-to.html
What are the dangers of seeing the bible only as text? Just as literature, law, science, moral values etc.
In as much as the writing of the bible is inspired by God so too must the reading of the bible be inspired by God.

Day 21: 1 Peter

Estimated Reading time: 15mins
Biblical text (choose the version you like): http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=1Pe&c=1

IFES vision is from
As you come to him, the Living Stone - rejected by human beings but chosen by God and precious to him - you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:4-5 (TNIV)Read more about this in http://ifesworld.org/about/visionhttp://ifesworld.org/media/audio/wa2011-ls-daniel-en-07-27

If you are interested, here are some ways this book has been preached by:

AW Tozer http://www.sermonindex.net/modules/mydownloads/viewcat.php?cid=6,

Tim Keller http://www.thespurgeonfellowship.org/Downloads/Excerpt_Sp08.pdf,

Mark Driscoll http://marshill.com/media/trial

If you only listened to sermons on this book and never read the text for yourself, would you be missing out on anything? What? 

Day 22: 2 Peter

Estimated Reading time: 10 mins
Before you start today, ask God to speak through this book to you as an individual.
Stop often to pause over words and pray for your relationship with God.
Biblical text (choose the version you like): http://nasb.scripturetext.com/2_peter/3.htm
Reread
You may like to read this again as a Quiet Time Bible Study (4 sessions thru the day) http://www.ivpress.com/bible/2peter/
How does the experience of reading the text compare with doing a Quiet Time Bible Study?

Day 23: 1 John

Estimated Reading time: 10 mins
Biblical text (choose the version you like): http://www.biblesociety.org.uk/the-bible/search-the-bible/ESV/1John/1/

Try studying this passage using the who, what, why and how method (see Mike LeFleur's video) then try
Study 1 http://www.trinitystudycenter.com/1john/1john_1-1-4.php
and Study 2 http://www.biblestudytools.com/1-john/
Contrast your experience reading the bible and studying the bible. Contrast the different bible study methods.

Books that may help
Consider getting these books from Catalyst

Dig deeper

Tools to Unearth the Bible's Treasure

Nigel Beynon & Andrew Sach

 or for a free but more complex version try this out
http://www.dallas.edu/Academics/Printouts/BIBLE%201311%20How%20to%20Study%20the%20Bible%20Student%20Guide.pdf

Day 24: 2 John

Estimated Reading time: 2 mins
Biblical text (choose the version you like): http://logosresourcepages.org/Geneva/2_john.htm
It's all Greek to me
Here's an exegesis of a section of this book (i.e. an analysis of the book in its original culture and intent), which is longer than the book itself! It goes back the original Greek text.
http://www.wlsessays.net/files/PaustianJohn.pdf

Day 25: 3 John

Estimated Reading time: 2 mins
Biblical text (choose the version you like): http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=3+john&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0156
Consider keeping a journal or bible blog
3 John – This letter refers to real people; it mentions Gaius, Diotrephes, Demetrius. I think the main purpose of the letter is to encourage support and hospitality for people who are “traveling teachers”, and to warn against the control-freak Diotrephes, who is slandering John and refusing to support teachers of the truth.
Again, he is reluctant to write all of his concerns down on Papyrus/parchment.
There must have been a concern about his comments being read by the wrong people… these epistles were written at a time of high persecution.
Taken from Craig's Bible Blog

Rev. Dr. Graig Flach is an Associate Pastor at Lake Grove Presbyterian Church at Lake Oswego, Oregon who writes a blog about the bible passages he is reading. Wouldn't it be cool if there were heaps of students, like Zane, who were writing such blogs too. It would be a huge encouragement to engage and apply scripture to our lives.