Introduction

Examining yourself

Haggai 1:1-9 - Consider your ways!
Psalms 119:59
Lamentations 3:40
Is it possible we could sit down once a week and examine ourselves?
Matthew 7:1-5 - Do some self-evaluation first!
II Corinthians 13:5
How about making some self-evaluation cards?
- Am I using my money for good? Luke 10:35
- Have I been gossiping? Proverbs 26:20
- When people see me, do they see the joy a Christian should have? Galatians 5:22
- Do I encourage others to serve the Lord? Acts 11:23

Hosea 4:1-6
Psalms 119:105
I strongly encourage every person to read the Bible at least on a weekly basis!
Nothing will give you an overarching understaning of the Bible story like reading the Bible itself.
Nothing will familiarize you with the Bible like reading it:
- the words the Holy Spirit chose
- the phrasing
- the repitition of certain things
- the details or lack of details in certain stories
- the unfiltered descriptions of God, people, and sin
How to do this
- Choose a good translation
  - (I recommend: ESV, NASB, NKJV, etc.)
- Designate a time.
- Decide on a plan.
Bible reading plans
- The Classic: Just pick it up and read it.
  - 1,189 chapters (3.3 per day or about 23 per week)
- Use a special daily reading Bible
- The Story
  - Abridged Bible (imperfect summaries, footnotes)
  - Possibility: read full New Testament and The Story Old Testament
- Use an app
  - YouVersion
  - Olive Tree
  - Word of Promise
  - Dwell
Deuteronomy 17:18