#1dare To Read The Bible! Series

Our society does not know the word of God.

I used to take my guitar places and sit on the corner and sing Jesus loves

me, yes I know for the Bible tells me so....and in unison the kids would sing.

I was with my great nieces and nephews, and they did not know this song?

They had never been in church?

The only song they could sing with me was? ?

I love you, you love me, we’re a happy family.

We need a revival that would turn the hearts of the people

toward the word of God.

Many years ago, I sat in the school of ministry, a young preacher asked the old man of God, how many times have you read the Bible through?

The old man bowed his gray head, and replied, I don’t know if I have ever

read my Bible from cover to cover?

But I promise today I will start, he replied.

At best counseling is a Band-Aid.

We must hear a cry from within the church, the word of God or death?

There is nothing wrong with good programs,

but they must be submerged in the word of God.

4. WE SAY I CAN’T MEMORIZE THE BIBLE, IT IS TOO HARD.

I guarantee you can quote 10 phone numbers?

You know the words to several commercials by heart?

You can sing country music garbage songs and never miss a word?

Men can tell you sports facts?

Woman can tell you what time a day certain shows come on?

But we can’t quote the Bible?

Is this laziness? Lack of value?

I dare you to go up and asked 10 kids, what the 10 commandments are, in any order?

Matthew 6:33 Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.

Can I suggest it is a lack of priorities?

I know a Sunday School teacher that worked for 20 weeks, trying to teach the 10 commandments and asked the parents to help, I announced this from the pulpit.

Guess?

Guess how many learned them?

ZERO!

How can our children keep what is not hidden in their hearts? But they

know Barney? Power Rangers? Spiderman?

5. READ THE NEWSPAPER TO SEE WHAT MAN IS DOING,

BUT READ YOUR BIBLE TO SEE WHAT MAN SHOULD BE DOING!

I heard the fear of one old preacher.

He feared everyone might pick up their Bible and blow the dust off and

cause a total eclipse for a week.

Dust on the Bible, dust on God’s Holy word...

from a song written by Walter Bails in the early 50’s?

The devil fears no dusty Bible.

6. MEN DO NOT READ THE BIBLE BECAUSE THEY SAY IT CONTRADICTS ITSELF! NOT SO, THEY DON’T READ BECAUSE IT CONTRADICTS THEM.

We are looking for smooth sermons,

2 Tim. 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; BUT AFTER THEIR OWN LUST shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears. 4. And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned to fables. Let’s not seek fables and stories,

GIVE ME THE WORD!

7. THE BIBLE IS THE ONLY BOOK THAT HAS THE WORD OF GOD.

The Bible is the only book by which you may know for certain the future;

it is the only book that satisfactorily answers life’s questions,

From where did I come?

Why am I here?

What is my purpose?

Where are we headed?

8. MY ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE IS IN THE BIBLE!

I love the Bible so much, the first thing my sons and grandsons touched was the Bible.