Introduction
Reading the Bible regularly
- Psalms 19:1-11
- Psalms 119:1-8
- John 6:66-68 – Jesus has the words of eternal life!
- A free daily Bible reading plan to read the entire Bible in a year, reading five days a week: https://www.fivedaybiblereading.com/
- Acts 17:11
- Recommendations:
- Try a Bible reading plan
- Try a different translation
- Try a new Bible that is specifically for daily Bible reading
Praying all the time
- I Thessalonians 5:16-18
- Numbers 14:1-4 – Wasn’t this the perfect time to pray, rather than rebel?
- Numbers 20:2-5 – Another great time to pray!
- What about us? Isn’t it better to pray than complain?
- James 5:13
- Daniel 6:7-10
- We read of people praying in all situations and postures.
- Luke 3:21-22; 5:16; 6:12; 9:16, 28; 10:17, 21; 23:46 – Jesus prayed often!
Worshiping with renewed sincerity
- Jeremiah 17:20; 20:9 – Jeremiah wanted to prophesy. We should feel the same about worship.
- Luke 17 – The leper offered sincere worship after being healed.
- Romans 1:20
- Our worship should be an overflow of love for God.
- It’s important to worship in the right way, but we must worship in sincerity. The heart should be there.
- Matthew 14:32; 28:8-9 – How sincere was this worship?
- Luke 24:50
- John 9:35
- Good worship is an overflow of the heart.
- Hebrews 9:11; 10:12