{"id":7899,"date":"2018-06-28T16:43:05","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T23:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/?p=7899"},"modified":"2018-07-09T10:08:23","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T17:08:23","slug":"bible-in-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mem-umc.org\/mem-umc\/bible-in-a-year","title":{"rendered":"Bible In a Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>We are going to help you read the Bible in a year starting now.\u00a0 To get get started \u2013 you will need a Bible! This may seem obvious, but you should put some thought\u00a0<\/span>into choosing the Bible you will use.\u00a0The main point to is actually read the entire Bible.\u00a0Whatever support you can give yourself to this goal\u00a0is good!<\/span><\/p>\n

If you like to write in your study books, perhaps you will want to have special writing\u00a0utensils that you will use throughout this year so that in future years you can look back to see what was important to you in 2018-19.\u00a0 If you do NOT like to carry books around, you may want to have a Bible at each location\u00a0where you might have time to read: in your favorite\u00a0reading spot at home, in your desk at work, in the\u00a0glove box…<\/span><\/p>\n

Getting a Bible: We will use the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), which is copyrighted and a little more expensive, but other version will be useful. You can get Bible software for your computer and smartphone and some of it is free. It will have multiple versions. \u00a0Search via Google, or search your smartphone store. \u00a0You might take a look at “YouVersion”<\/a> bible.\u00a0\u00a0Read more about\u00a0\u00a0Choosing a Bible<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

If you are going to read with a friends, pick a regular time and place for this to happen. Make that a priority in your life for the next year.\u00a0\u00a0Otherwise, one excuse will lead to another….<\/span><\/p>\n

Bible In A Year will provide suggested daily readings Monday-Saturday each week. If one reads all these suggested readings one will read the entire Bible over a 51 week period.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The program will begin with commitment & dedication time on Sunday, July 1. The readings will begin on July 1, 2018. The program will conclude on the final Sunday of June 2019.\u00a0The weekly readings will be available online and as a weekly flyer in the narthex<\/abbr>.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is a possibility of having class meetings, too. If you are interested in a class for BIAY, please follow the link below to let us know what would be the best time for you.<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/3XSXXN3<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Start now. Here are the\u00a0Readings for\u00a0 Week\u00a01 of 1,\u00a0July 2-7, 2018,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Open for print: \u00a0BIY Intro week 2018-19<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Theme of the week<\/span>: \u00a0An overview of the Bible. \u00a0This week we will sample some of the various genre contained in the Bible.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n