Sermon Cloud

“IS THE LIVING WORD THE LAST WORD?”

     The B____________ sells more than ______ million copies each year. It has been translated into _________ different languages. Since the turn of the century it has been translated into over _______ English translations.

________% of all Americans own a Bible

________% read the Bible every day

________% of Christians read their Bible every day

________% of Christians never read the Bible

________% of Christians only read the Bible in church

    “If I can have only one wish for God’s people, it would

be that all of us would return to the Word of God, that

we would realize once and for all that His book has the answers. The Bible is the authority, the final resting place of our cares, our worries, our grief, our tragedies, our sorrows, and our surprises. It is the final answer to our questions, our search. Turning back to the Scriptures will provide something that nothing else on the entire earth will provide.”   

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   “I have written for him the great things of my law, but they were considered as a stranger.”       Hosea 8:12

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     “Let the Word of Christ have the run of the house. Give it plenty of room in your life.”

                                   Col. 3:16  The Message

    “Your Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.”   Psalm 119:105

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I. … To G______________ what we B_____________

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   “All scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true, and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It straightens us out and teaches us to do what is right. It is God’s way of preparing us in every way to be fully equipped for every good thing that God wants to do.”  II Timothy 3:16-17 (NLT)

II. … To G___________ how we B________________

 “The steps of the godly are directed by the Lord, He delights in every detail of their lives.” Ps. 37:23 (NLT)

   “Walk in the way of good men and keep the paths of righteousness.”         Proverbs 2:20 (NASB)

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    “Do not merely listen to the Word, and so deceive yourselves, do what it says.”  James 1:22 (NIV)

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   “Suppose a nation in some distant region should take the Bible for their only law book, and every member should regulate his conduct by the precepts there exhibited!... What a utopia, what a paradise this region would be.” 

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