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The Photo Companion to the Bible illustrates every book in the New Testament through beautiful, high-quality digital photographs. Especially designed for use by Bible teachers and church leaders, this PowerPoint-based resource includes explanatory notes and is easily adaptable to your needs. Your download includes generous usage permissions that cover the home Bible study, the classroom, and the sanctuary.See AlsoNo Matter How You Plan To Read The Bible In 2025 We Can HelpFree Stuff Fridays (Crossway)A La Carte (7/22)

Many people feel AI is too complicated to be of use, or they fear that AI might produce generic, low-quality, or inauthentic content. However….See Also3 Perks of Being a Christian Business OwnerFree Stuff Fridays (Social Media All Grown Up)Blowing the Dust Off the Ol’ Website

The truth is that we all have some work to do. Healthy disagreement will draw all of us beyond our natural strengths. It will require stretching into new (often uncomfortable) territory.See AlsoKeep Calm and Stay FriendsFree Stuff Fridays (Zondervan Reflective)How Jesus Really Feels About You

You may have a burden for the lost and a desire to learn to defend your faith but can’t see yourself becoming a philosopher or scientist to do so. I have good news. You don’t have to! Ordinary Christians can become skilled and effective evangelists.
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It is not simply that we as a culture have lost our knowledge of God, but that in so doing we have also lost sight of ourselves. “Who am I?” is the question of the age.See AlsoEvangelize 2024: Growing a Church That Proclaims The GospelAre You Ready to Answer God’s Call?This Week’s Sponsor: True Church Conference 2010

The Christian Standard Commentary will encourage and equip God’s people to understand the text and live according to Scripture for Christ’s glory. The unique ancient-modern approach to the biblical text found in the CSC is a valuable resource for building up Christ’s church while encouraging God’s people to fulfill the Great Commission. As a commentary series written with Christ’s church in mind, the CSC is a valuable tool for the shelves of pastors, scholars, and any student of Scripture.See AlsoA Beautiful 40-day Illustrated Devotional of Classic LiteratureFree Stuff Fridays (Zondervan Reflective)Free Stuff Fridays (TMAI)

📖 Why teach children the big truths of the Bible?

Moses commanded Israel to gather everyone—men, women, and little ones—to hear God’s law. Why? So they could “hear and learn to fear the Lord.” (Deut. 31:12-13)

Children need the deep, rich truths of Scripture to know God, embrace the Gospel, and build a faith that stands firm. Discover 10 compelling reasons why teaching children big truths matters more than ever.

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This week the blog is sponsored by Burke Care. Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, because I have hoped in your word. Psalm 119:74 With the year ending, we were recently invited to a small gathering about 30 minutes away from where we live. We met the usual traffic delays getting to the house. It was already dark due to the shortened daylight hours in fall. It was a misting rain, the kind you get in the South in December. We arrived safe and comfortable. The conversation was delightful, and it was fun to hear about everyone’s family and the recent updates since we had last met. Each household there attends different churches so there were updates on community and upcoming events and plans.  I had taken a moment prior to that evening to think about being invited to such a gathering. My past has not always included being invited to such a gathering. Redemption has taken place in my life and attending such a meal with such godly men and women as not always been part of my past. It is not often that I proactively consider being part of such an occasion. But this time, I did think about the relevance of being invited to such a gathering.  I even awkwardly tried to express my gratitude to being included in such a grace-filled, redemptive family gathering of brothers and sisters in Christ. It is important to note that without Jesus’s intervention in my life, I would not be a part…See AlsoDon’t Miss Out—Sing! Global Begins TodayWhy worship any way other than as God desires?The Basics Conference

This week the blog is sponsored by Into the Word and is written by Pastor Paul Carter. No matter how you plan to read the Bible in 2025, Into the Word wants to help! Into the Word began in 2017 with a simple mission: to help people read, love and live the whole counsel of God. Toward that end, we try to provide “pastor level” guidance to our listeners, as we walk together, verse by verse and chapter by chapter through whole books of the Bible. As of December 1st, 2024 we have covered 563 chapters, or approximately 47% of the Bible. God willing, we will pass through the 50% mark in 2025. Each chapter episode is between 15-25 minutes in length, depending on the number of verses in the text. I typically read 4-5 commentaries on the book in question and then prepare the transcripts. I record the episodes, and after a bit of light editing from our tech team, we release them on the date they appear in the RMM Bible Reading Plan, but of course, you can use the episodes with any reading plan, or with no plan at all. The entire library of episodes can be found on the Into the Word app or on the Into the Word website. Recently released episodes can be found on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. People ask me from time to time, why in the world I am doing this. I am a full-time pastor. I’ve got 5 kids.…See AlsoDevotionals I Recommend For a New Year12 Fresh Ways to Read Your Bible in 2025Motives Matter

Identity matters for at least two key reasons. First, understanding our identity—our true God-given identity—is vital to understand why we exist and what we’re to do in life, as it is likewise essential for framing a fitting perspective of others.See AlsoA Major Drawback to Digital BiblesFree Stuff Friday – The Timeless Truths Bible (Thomas Nelson Bibles)A La Carte (2/22)

This week the blog is sponsored by Propempo International which invites you to explore a revolutionary take on missions on today! What would happen if the local church took its rightful role in global missions? Providing a refreshing look on missions, “Missions on Point,” written by experienced church planter and missionary David Meade, proposes this simple thesis: This thesis encourages the repatriation of missions to the biblical local church-centered framework. “Missions on Point” presents the biblical defense of church-centered missions. Then, it outlines principles for implementation by local churches and all those involved in missionary training and sending. “Missions on Point” will include some anecdotes of churches we’ve helped to become aligned with this teaching. Woven through the book is an illustrative, composite serial narrative of “Hopewell Bible Church” based on real experiences. It is all based on real-life situations, anonymized for privacy and security purposes. That story fleshes out the highlights of applying the principles presented. The book also has plenty of resources in the Appendices for further study and development. The goal is to align missions with its core priority. Missions begins and ends with local churches. On earth, our goal is for believers to worship Christ together in healthy, indigenous churches. The way to achieve it is through the sending church’s ownership of missions ministries, which results in better-equipped missionaries, less attrition from the field, and more effective, long-term field ministries for the glory of God alone. The position proposed by “Missions on Point” does not imply that local sending churches do all…See AlsoBring Your Skills to the Missions WorldYour Invite to TMAI’S 2024 International SymposiumFree Stuff Fridays (TMAI)

This week’s blog is sponsored by Insight Counseling, providing counsel, care, and training in the grace and power of Christ.  Click here to find out more. Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. (Deut. 8:2-3) I recently planted shrubs to create a little healthy privacy between neighbors’ yards (Prov. 25:17), and I had to find some very different types of plants that would grow under the same conditions of light, water, and temperature. Only time will tell if they can grow side by side and flourish together for the desired result. These growing plants are very much like the qualities God intends to cultivate in us. He often makes surprising pairings that serve as a sign that gospel growth is present. He pairs humility and strength (Matt. 5:5), scarcity and contentment (Phil. 4:12), pain and joy (Heb. 12:2), as well as many others, to draw our hearts to the kind of growth that is uniquely Spirit-driven. Deuteronomy 8 does just the same thing as God reminds His people that the twin fruits He intends to produce from their wilderness journey are resilience and dependence. He granted them a humbling hunger that often took…See AlsoThe Unexpected Benefits of Online CounselingHelp and Hope for Couples and FamiliesBiblical Intensive Counseling