We are glad you have decided to read through the Bible this year. Whether you are reading it for the first time, or you have read it for years, you will benefit greatly from cultivating a lifelong habit of spending time daily in his word. You will be growing in your familiarity with the story of Scripture, and you will be accepting God’s invitation to meet with him and hear his voice....
Last week, we began a series that we’ll periodically explore together in the 2023 email updates. We’re going to consider and reflect on the question: How Does God Change Us? As we briefly explored last week, the first and foundational piece in how God changes us is that we must grow deeper into Christ to experience real change. We must be deepening into the real Christ. Into the tenderness of Christ. Into who he truly is. Into who he said he is: gentle and lowly in heart (Matthew 11:28-30)....
Throughout 2023, I’m going to use our email update to periodically explore together the question: How Does God Change Us? This series will be helpfully informed by the book Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners by Dane Ortlund....
In this week’s update, we’re going to continue our periodic series of exploring together the question: How Does God Change Us? So far, we’ve considered that God changes us by deepening. Into the real Christ, the One who is tender. Into our lack and despair. Through repentance and faith. That takes and turns us deeper into the grace of God. This week, we’ll consider together: how do we turn deeper into the grace of God? In other words, how do we access him? ...
On April 8th, 2022, Gresham Bible Church celebrated it's 15th anniversary as a church! We gathered the remaining founding members who are still at GBC to share their memories and highlights of the last 15 years....
This Holy Week, as we look ahead to Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday, I want to encourage us as a church family to have our attention and affections fixed on the reality of the Cross and the Empty Tomb....
Hello GBC Family, Happy Spring! There is so much to be thankful for and our children’s ministry volunteers are right at the top of the list! ...
We trust you’ll be strengthened and challenged as we were by reading these testimonies....
What might it practically look like for you not to lose heart and give up right now in prayer? ...
Let us grieve the losses, confess the sin, forgive those who have hurt us, thank God for the little joys, and hope for heaven together. We have been changed by this year....
Lynsey Bock recommends J.T. English's book, Deep Discipleship: How the Church Can Make Whole Disciples of Jesus....
Week 40, September 29October 5: Ephesians 46, Philippians, Jeremiah 114 Sun 9/29 Eph 46 Mon 9/30 Phil 14 Tue 10/1 Jer 12 Wed 10/2 Jer 35 Thu 10/3 Jer 68 Fri 10/4 Jer 911 Sat 10/5 Jer 1214 Ephesians is perhaps the most profound and concise treatment of gospel's implications for the church in all the Bible. It is packed with rich theology and practical instructio...
Keep Reading Week 39, September 2228: 2 Timothy, Isaiah 5866; Galatians, Ephesians 13 Sun 9/22 2 Tim 14 Mon 9/23 Isa 5860 Tue 9/24 Isa 6163 Wed 9/25 Isa 6466 Thu 9/26 Gal 13 Fri 9/27 Gal 46 Sat 9/28 Eph 13 We start this week by reading 2 Timothy, Paul's second epistle to his friend Timothy, his spiritual son and partner in ministry. We will be going through this letter for ...
Keep Reading Week 38, September 1521: Isaiah 3857 Sun 9/15 Isa 3840 Mon 9/16 Isa 4143 Tue 9/17 Isa 4446 Wed 9/18 Isa 4749 Thu 9/19 Isa 5052 Fri 9/20 Isa 5354 Sat 9/21 Isa 5557 This week's reading in Isaiah takes us from the first major portion of the book into the second "half". Isaiah is a unified prophetic book in its message and themes, but there is a significant trans...
Keep Reading Week 37, September 814: Isaiah 1937 Sun 9/8 Isa 1921 Mon 9/9 Isa 2223 Tue 9/10 Isa 2426 Wed 9/11 Isa 2729 Thu 9/12 Isa 3032 Fri 9/13 Isa 3335 Sat 9/14 Isa 3637 Isaiah is a long book, and it can be daunting to read. Maybe this would be a good time to remind us that reading God's word is a discipline worth cultivating. Reading each day is not something we are doi...
Keep Reading Week 36, September 17: 2 Corinthians 1213, Isaiah 118 Sun 9/1 2 Cor 1213 Mon 9/2 Isa 14 Tue 9/3 Isa 56 Wed 9/4 Isa 79 Thu 9/5 Isa 1012 Fri 9/6 Isa 1315 Sat 9/7 Isa 1618 As we begin reading Isaiah this week, it may be helpful to consider a few general features of the prophetic books in the Bible, and some principles for how to read them as Christian Scripture fo...
Keep Reading Week 34, August 1824: Proverbs 2431; Ecclesiastes 112; Psalms 102106 Sun 8/18 Prov 2426 Mon 8/19 Prov 2729 Psalm 102 Tue 8/20 Prov 3031 Psalm 103 Wed 8/21 Eccles 14 Psalm 104 Thu 8/22 Eccles 57 Psalm 105 Fri 8/23 Eccles 810 Psalm 106 Sat 8/24 Eccles 1112 We are finishing up with Proverbs this week. The book ends with a twenty-one verse poem exalting the virtu...
Keep Reading Week 33, August 1117: Proverbs 423; Psalms 96101 Sun 8/11 Prov 46 Mon 8/12 Prov 78 Psalm 96 Tue 8/13 Prov 911 Psalm 97 Wed 8/14 Prov 1214 Psalm 98 Thu 8/15 Prov 1517 Psalm 99 Fri 8/16 Prov 1820 Psalm 100 Sat 8/17 Prov 2123 Psalm 101 For this week's reading, we continue through the book of Proverbs, where we began at the end of last week, and we keep moving thro...
Keep Reading 2024 GBC Bible Read Thru Weekly Guide Week 32, August 410: Job 4042; 1 Corinthians 116; Proverbs 13; Psalms 9095 Sun 8/4 Job 4042 Mon 8/5 1 Cor 14 Psalm 90 Tue 8/6 1 Cor 57 Psalm 91 Wed 8/7 1 Cor 810 Psalm 92 Thu 8/8 1 Cor 1112 Psalm 93 Fri 8/9 1 Cor 1316 Psalm 94 Sat 8/10 Prov 13 Psalm 95 The closing section of Job, like the opening two chapters, gives impor...
Keep Reading Week 30, July 2127: Nehemiah 12Romans 16 Sun 7/21 Job 12 Mon 7/22 Job 35 Tue 7/23 Job 68 Wed 7/24 Job 911 Thu 7/25 Job 1214 Fri 7/26 Job 1517 Sat 7/27 Job 1819 This week we move back into to the OT after finishing Romans. Job follows Ezra-Nehemiah in canonical order in our Bibles, though it is not placed there for chronological reasons. We really don't know muc...
Keep Reading Week 29, July 1420: Nehemiah 12Romans 16 Sun 7/14 Neh 1213 Mon 7/15 Rom 13 Tue 7/16 Rom 46 Wed 7/17 Rom 79 Thu 7/18 Rom 1012 Fri 7/19 Rom 1314 Sat 7/20 Rom 1516 Ezra-Nehemiah ends with a somewhat strange (and troubling) final episode. Nehemiah carries out a flourish of zealous acts, culminating in his cursing, beating, and hair-pulling confrontation with some o...
Keep Reading Week 28, July 713: Ezra 4Nehemiah 11 Sun 7/7 Ezra 45 Mon 7/8 Ezra 67 Tue 7/9 Ezra 810 Wed 7/10 Neh 13 Thu 7/11 Neh 46 Fri 7/12 Neh 78 Sat 7/13 Neh 911 Ezra and Nehemiah were combined as one book originally. Only later, sometime in the Middle Ages, they were separated into two separate books. Together Ezra-Nehemiah records the latest events of the OT from a chro...
Keep Reading Week 27, June 30July 6: 2 Chronicles 1936; Ezra 13 Sun 6/30 2 Chron 1921 Mon 7/1 2 Chron 2223 Tue 7/2 2 Chron 2426 Wed 7/3 2 Chron 2729 Thu 7/4 2 Chron 3032 Fri 7/5 2 Chron 3336 Sat 7/6 Ezra 13 Circumstances in Judah continue to decline as we reach the end of 2 Chronicles. Remember, this account parallels the account in 12 Kings but with a few significant diffe...
Keep Reading Week 26, June 2329: 1 Chronicles 282 Chronicles 18; Psalms 8589 Sun 6/23: 1 Chron 2829 Mon 6/24: 2 Chron 14, Psalm 85 Tue 6/25: 2 Chron 56, Psalm 86 Wed 6/26: 2 Chron 79, Psalm 87 Thu 6/27: 2 Chron 1012, Psalm 88 Fri 6/28: 2 Chron 1315, Psalm 89 Sat 6/29: 2 Chron 1618 This week marks about the halfway point in our read thru. By this point hopefully you are find...
Keep Reading Week 25, June 1622: 1 Chronicles 1827; Psalms 7984 Sun 6/16 1 Chron 810 Mon 6/17 1 Chron 1113, Psalm 79 Tue 6/18 1 Chron 1416, Psalm 80 Wed 6/19 1 Chron 1718, Psalm 81 Thu 6/20 1 Chron 1921, Psalm 82 Fri 6/21 1 Chron 2224, Psalm 83 Sat 6/22 1 Chron 2527, Psalm 84 This week we keep moving along through 1 Chronicles. The section covered in this week's reading con...
Keep Reading Week 24, June 915: Acts 1728, 1 Chronicles 17; Psalms 7378 Sun 6/9 Acts 1719 Mon 6/10 Acts 2022 Psalm 73 Tue 6/11 Acts 2325 Psalm 74 Wed 6/12 Acts 2628 Psalm 75 Thu 6/13 1 Chron 12 Psalm 76 Fri 6/14 1 Chron 35 Psalm 77 Sat 6/15 1 Chron 67 Psalm 78 We have been reading in Acts for the last several days, and the book wraps up in this week's reading. Acts covers...
Keep Reading Week 22, May 26June 1: 2 Kings 1125, Esther 17 Sun 5/26 2 Kings 1112 Mon 5/27 2 Kings 1315 Tue 5/28 2 Kings 1618 Wed 5/29 2 Kings 1921 Thu 5/30 2 Kings 2225 Fri 5/31 Esther 14 Sat 6/1 Esther 57 As 2 Kings comes to a close, so does the story of Israel and Judah's history in the Promised Land, at least for a time. We have seen battles and changing dynasties, and ...
Keep Reading Week 21, May 1925: 1 Kings 1622, 2 Kings 110 Sun 5/19 1 Kings 1315 Mon 5/20 1 Kings 1617 Tue 5/21 1 Kings 1820 Wed 5/22 1 Kings 2122 Thu 5/23 2 Kings 14 Fri 5/24 2 Kings 57 Sat 5/25 2 Kings 810 We finish 1 Kings this week and continue reading into 2 Kings. As with 12 Samuel, the narrative moves along without a major disruption from 1 to 2 Kings. Together, these...
Keep Reading Week 19, May 5May 11: 1 Sam 282 Sam 16, Ps 6368 Sun 5/5 1 Sam 2831 Mon 5/6 2 Sam 13 Psalm 63 Tue 5/7 2 Sam 35 Psalm 64 Wed 5/8 2 Sam 67 Psalm 65 Thu 5/9 2 Sam 810 Psalm 66 Fri 5/10 2 Sam 1113 Psalm 67 Sat 5/11 2 Sam 1416 Psalm 68 Our reading this week takes us to the end of 1 Samuel and into 2 Samuel. Keeping in mind that this is probably best read as one conti...
Keep Reading Week 18, April 28May 4: 1 Sam 827, Ps 5762 Sun 4/28 1 Sam 810 Mon 4/29 1 Sam 1113 Psalm 57 Tue 4/30 1 Sam 1416 Psalm 58 Wed 5/1 1 Sam 1719 Psalm 59 Thu 5/2 1 Sam 2022 Psalm 60 Fri 5/3 1 Sam 2324 Psalm 61 Sat 5/4 1 Sam 2527 Psalm 62 This week we continue our reading in 1 Samuel and Book two of the Psalms. As we read through 12 Samuel and 12 Kings, notice the pro...
Keep Reading Week 17, April 21April 27: John 1021; Ruth 14; 1 Samuel 17; Psalm 5156 Sun 4/21 John 1011 Mon 4/22 John 1214 Psalm 51 Tue 4/23 John 1517 Psalm 52 Wed 4/24 John 1821 Psalm 53 Thu 4/25 Ruth 14 Psalm 54 Fri 4/26 1 Sam 14 Psalm 55 Sat 4/27 1 Sam 57 Psalm 56 The second half of John moves towards the cross, as is also the case with the first three Gospels. After Jesu...
Keep Reading Week 16, April 14April 20: Judges 1022; John 19; Psalm 4550 Sun 4/14: Judg 1012 Mon 4/15: Judg 1314, Psalm 45 Tue 4/16: Judg 1517, Psalm 46 Wed 4/17: Judg 1822, Psalm 47 Thu 4/18: John 13, Psalm 48 Fri 4/19: John 46, Psalm 49 Sat 4/20: John 79, Psalm 50 Things go from bad to worse to horrific in the book of Judges. It is a difficult book to read. And yet, it is...
Keep Reading Week 15, April 7April 13: Joshua 1424; Judges 19; Psalm 4244 Sun 4/7: Josh 1416 Mon 4/8: Josh 1719 Tue 4/9: Josh 2021 Wed 4/10: Josh 2224 Thu 4/11: Judg 13, Psalm 42 Fri 4/12: Judg 46, Psalm 43 Sat 4/13: Judg 79, Psalm 44 The book of Joshua reads like a story of massive success. God's promises are coming to fruition as the people of Israel move through the Land...
Keep Reading Week 14, March 31April 6: Deut 2834; Joshua 113 Sun 3/31 Deut 2830 Mon 4/1 Deut 3134 Tue 4/2 Josh 12 Wed 4/3 Josh 35 Thu 4/4 Josh 67 Fri 4/5 Josh 810 Sat 4/6 Josh 1113 At first it might seem the message of Deuteronomy is contrary to the message of the gospel, that it teaches we can and must earn the Lord's favor by obeying his laws perfectly. Throughout Deutero...
Keep Reading Week 13, March 2430: Deut 827; Ps 3741 Sun 3/24: Deut 810 Mon 3/25: Deut 1113, Psalm 37 Tue 3/26: Deut 1416, Psalm 38 Wed 3/27: Deut 1719, Psalm 39 Thu 3/28: Deut 2022, Psalm 40 Fri 3/29: Deut 2324, Psalm 41 Sat 3/30: Deut 2527 Throughout Deuteronomy, the message to the Israelites is that the way to gain the Lord's favor is to obey him and follow his instructi...
Keep Reading Week 11, March 1016: Num 3036, Luke 113; Ps 2530 Sun 3/10: Num 3032 Mon 3/11: Num 3336, Psalm 25 Tue 3/12: Luke 12, Psalm 26 Wed 3/13: Luke 34, Psalm 27 Thu 3/14: Luke 57, Psalm 28 Fri 3/15: Luke 810, Psalm 29 Sat 3/16: Luke 1113, Psalm 30 This next set of readings has us finishing Numbers and jumping again to the NT to start Luke's Gospel. We also continue wit...
Keep Reading Week 10, March 39: 1 Tim 46, Num 1329, Ps 1924 Sun 3/3: 1 Tim 46 Mon 3/4: Num 1315, Psalm 19 Tue 3/5: Num 1618, Psalm 20 Wed 3/6: Num 1921, Psalm 21 Thu 3/7: Num 2224, Psalm 22 Fri 3/8: Num 2526, Psalm 23 Sat 3/9: Num 2729, Psalm 24 We begin the week by reading the second half of 1 Timothy. This way we can have the broad themes of Paul's letter to Timothy fresh...
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