PRINCE ALBERT —St. David’s Church began a Monday evening Bible study on Jan. 14 that will run until the summer and then restart in the fall. The study will move through several topics, beginning with six weeks before Lent, to give an overview of the biblical narrative and what the Bible is all about, basically.
Deacon Matthew Hoskin recommends that you come to the Bible study and bring a friend! Why, you ask? Because of what the Bible is.
As the official Book of Homilies of the Anglican Church puts it: “The words of Holy Scripture are called words of everlasting life (John 6:68), for they are God’s instrument, ordained for that purpose. They have power to convert through God’s promise and they are effectual through God’s assistance. Being received in a faithful heart, they always have a heavenly spiritual working in them (Colossians 1:5-6, 25-28). They are lively, active and mighty in operation, and sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow (Hebrews 4:12).”
The Bible is God’s message to us and His means of converting and transforming us, empowering us to live holy lives both here and now and into eternity.
Reading the Bible will bring you closer to God. Understanding it helps us understand Him. As Christians, we are disciples of Jesus Christ, and knowing Him is the best way to know God. And the best way to know Jesus is to read about Him in the Scriptures.
Deacon Matthew has organized a Monday night Bible study around knowing the Bible better to help us be faithful disciples of Jesus who pursue Him and His holiness.
It’s not too late to attend these Bible studies on Monday nights, either, at St. David’s in Prince Albert, or alternately, at Emmanuel, St. Louis or St. Stephen’s, MacDowall.
Here are the lessons already covered in previous weeks, with a clue about what to expect in the coming weeks.
Overview of the story of the Bible in 6 weeks. Week 1 – introduction, plus 10 Bible verses about the Bible. Week 2 – God the Good Creator (Genesis 3:14-19) Faithless People, Faithful God (Deuteronomy 30:15-20). Week 3 – God gives His people a king (1Kings 10, Psalm 57) God Punishes His People (2 Kings 17:6-23) God Promises Restoration (Isaiah 60). Week 4 — Restoration Begins (Malachi 4), Jesus Begins God’s Kingdom (Mark 10:32-45). Week 5 — Jesus Establishes God’s Kingdom (Acts 2:14-41). Week 6 — God’s Promises Come to His People (Revelation 21:1-8), applying the whole Bible (a warm-up for the next six weeks). Feb. 23 — How to Interpret the Bible.
