A New Road to Biblical Literacy
Following this path, I preached through the entire Bible in one year.
by Bob Bolender
April 1, 2004
Leviticus had struck again. In January the congregation had begun yet another annual plan of daily Bible reading, but by February, Leviticus had ended their enthusiasm again. But after a remedial survey on a Minor Prophet, one of the ladies said, "I never realized that little book had so much to say." I was surprised that a simple survey of the book's background, theme, and outline had so aroused her curiosity. It gave me an idea. In 2002, our church began an ambitious project: If the congregation would take up daily Bible reading again, I would teach scriptural surveys that covered the passages they were reading. By year's end, the congregation had read Genesis to Revelation, and I had taught 250 messages on all 66 books. I had to preach five times a week to keep up with the church (they were devouring 20-30 chapters a week), but a simple plan and some well-organized software enabled us to do it. One step ahead
Each day of the week, the congregation read a new passage, and in the preaching sessions, I gave them previews of the upcoming chapters. At the 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning service, I taught a survey of Sunday's reading assignments. I covered the difficulties, questions, and uncertainties people were likely to encounter in the passages they read. Then at 10:45 a.m., I taught a survey of Monday's readings. On Sunday night, I previewed the Tuesday readings; on Tuesday night, the Wednesday and Thursday readings. And Thursday night, I taught a survey of Friday and Saturday's readings and included a Q-and-A session. Following each session, I passed out charts, maps, book outlines, and points of study for the congregation's reading at home. We recorded each message for those who missed a session, though I was surprised by how ...
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