Archive for October, 2011
October Newsletter
October 1st, 2011 | 
Author: “But these are written so that you may come to believe that
Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing
you may have life in his name.” – John 20:31
I recently went to the movies with some friends of mine. It was a movie based on a book that had been on the bestseller list for quite a few weeks. It was a book I had not yet read. After the movie was over, my friends sitting next to me told me, The movie was good, but the book was even better. Have you ever had somebody tell you that – that the book was even better? I’ve seen a lot of movies and I’ve read a number of books; and I can tell you that when it comes to the book called the Bible, it’s better than all the rest. I was recently informed by research materials that more than 50% of church members have never read through the entire bible. Have you? Have you ever read through the entire bible, from front to back? In the gospel of John we read the verse printed above. The bible was written so that people would be able to read about Jesus. From the start of the very first book called Genesis, where God creates the world, and through the entire Old Testament, is Part I of the story behind Jesus’ coming. And from Matthew to the end of Revelation in the New Testament is the story of Jesus’ birth, death, and resurrection, with a lot of great evidence that He was God’s Son in between. The bible even tells us about the very end of this world. What people THINK God is about and who most people THINK Jesus is may sound terrific, but the book is even better. I can’t imagine going through this life as a Christian never having read the bible from front to back. It unnerves me that less than 50% of church people have never read the scriptures. No wonder there are some crazy ideas out there about who God is and what Jesus did. If we have time to check our emails every day, we have time to read the bible. If we have time to text messages throughout the day, we have time to read God’s word. If we have time to watch hours of television each day, we most definitely have time to read the bible. I hope that Friendship Community Church is made up of people who want to know the Lord so much, that they make the commitment to reading through the bible at least once in their lifetimes. And if you already have, I hope that you are reading a passage of the bible each day and praying over it so that your soul will be nourished with God’s word for you. Let’s end the vacuum of biblical knowledge that has crept into the Lord’s Church. Let’s be the people of God who tell the world that THE BOOK IS EVEN BETTER!
Pastor Michele Allen
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