52 Weeks in the Word

  Welcome to Week 52.  Our last week reading through the Bible together with this study.   This week brings the end of a year and the beginning of a new year.  A time to reflect on not only what has happened in 2025, but a time to recall what you've learned as you've read through the Word of God this year.  It is also an exciting time with new goals and possibilities in the new year.  You should also feel excited about where the Lord will lead you next into the new year with Him!   Last week, I was reminded and encouraged in our reading to walk BOLDLY for Christ.  To speak up and share the Gospel message.  May we challenge one another to commit to sharing Christ boldly in 2026.   This Week's reading: 2 John 5 - Revelation 22. This week we will be reading 2 John, 3 John and Jude on the same day; then, we will devote the remaining 5 days to the book of Revelation.  Obviously, we will not be able to go into a deep study ...

  Welcome to Week 51.  Merry Christmas to each of you.  We are almost finished with our reading for the year.  I also know this is a busy time of year.  I am so excited that we have almost completed this reading together as a group.  Through the year, we have had some very thought provoking and meaningful discussions.  I am very thankful for each of you! This Week's reading: Hebrews 7 - 1 John 5. I will provide a small amount of background information for these books below: James James wrote this book around A. D. 50.  James, the half-brother of Jesus, was the leader of the church in Jerusalem in the middle of the 1st century; however, he was a later convert it seems.  In the beginning, you might consider him a typical sibling, skeptical to believe his brother, Jesus, was the Son of God.  It seems this belief shifted when James met with Jesus after His resurrection.  By 44 AD, he was considered the leader of the church in Jerusalem....

  Welcome to Week 50.  That's Week 50 out of 52!!  Can you believe we have made it this far?  It's exciting to think how far we have come this year!   Last week's reading made me decide what my next Bible study would be for the New Year.  Reading through the New Testament this quickly, I've decided that I will be taking a much slower pace and just concentrating on a study of the New Testament for awhile.  My opinion, just because we can read it quickly does not mean we can absorb it best, quickly!  However, I'm still enjoying reading His Word together with you all.       This Week's reading: 2 Thessalonians 1 - Hebrews 6. I will provide a small amount of background information for these books below: 2 Thessalonians Paul's second letter to the Thessalonians was written a year or two after the first.  They had some misinterpretations of the "Day of the Lord" because they thought it had already taken place, so they quit ...

  Welcome to Week 49.  You may have noticed that reading through the New Testament has been moving at fast speeds like the days until Christmas.  This week alone we will be reading in 6 different books from the New Testament.  The chapters are shorter in comparison to many of the chapters from the Old Testament.  However, you may desire to break up your reading and do some in the morning and some in the evening if you find it too much information at one time.  This week we will finish reading 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and 1 Thessalonians.     This Weeks reading: 2 Corinthians 8 - 1 Thessalonians 5. I will provide a small amount of background information for these books below: Galatians    It is believed that the Galatians was Paul's first letter written around 49 or 50 A.D.  (This is a reminder that the New Testament is not organized by when it was written.)  Several of the cities that P...

  Welcome to Week 48 and the last month of the year.  We are so close to finishing our goal of reading through the Bible together.  I know last week was very busy for many of you, for several different reasons.  I want to encourage each of you to keep going with your reading.  Your questions have really helped one another to keep going and press further into God's Word.  This week we will finish reading Romans and 1 Corinthians, and we will also begin reading 2 Corinthians.   This Weeks reading: Romans 13 - 2 Corinthians 7. In Romans this week, we will read about Christian liberty at the end of the book.   Next, we will look at 1 & 2 Corinthians.   Let's take a look at a little background information before we get started with this week's reading.  1 and 2 Corinthians are letters written to the church in Corinth by Paul.  It is believed Paul first visited Corinth in 50 A.D on his second missionary journey where he...