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Our Summertime Scripture Reading Program Begins

The holy scriptures of the Bible are able to make us “wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus” (2 Timothy 3:16). They are inspirited and profitable to “training in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:17). Reading the Bible is not just a “Protestant thing.” In fact, we Orthodox include more passages from the Bible in our worship and teaching than any other group. And reading the Bible daily is expected of every Orthodox Christian.

                But what’s in the Bible?  This summer we are going to find out. We know the passages that  are read to us in our lessons.  We also hear many other verses from the Bible in our hymns, the Prokeimenon, and the prayers.  But there are hidden riches in the Bible that we probably do not know about.

                This summer we invite all ages to a summer reading program in which we will explore the hidden riches of the Bible. Here are the features of the program

·         Bible readings for each weekday on a special type of writing

·         Sermons on the various types of writings

·         Handouts for Bible study as individuals or groups

·         Information and insight into the Bible

How do you sign up for this program?  You come to worship on Sunday. Then you will get some helps for the coming week. We will publish the list of readings for the week in this newsletter. But to get the helps in worship and to hear the teachings about the book, you need to come on Sunday.