My younger self was a terrible sinner. It was only by His glorious grace that He finally grabbed me by my stiff neck shortly before my 40th birthday, and I came willingly and eagerly to Him. I am now 75 and nearly at the end of my time here on this earth. Looking back on my journey, there are many things I had to repent about, and still, to this day I need to constantly ask God's forgiveness. I look forward to the time when I will be reborn and my sin nature will be gone forever. Until then, may His perfect peace be with you all. ;)
Same here, just before my 40th birthday! I'm not far behind you in age either, being 69. I've been a mostly bed-bound cripple last 6 years, and wasn't much better prior. I was raised in the church, and considered myself a Christian, but I wasn't saved. I lived such a wild life from 21-39, and yet I was eager to tell others about God. I also had thought that my good deeds needed to outweigh my bad (thanks cartoons!) However, God is rich in mercy, and thru a 6 week Bible Study, I finally realized what a Sinner I was, and ONLY Jesus could pay the price for my sins! THANK YOU LORD ... I fell to my knees to repent and the tears just gushed out. I can never thank Him enough!!!
I was the same way. I didn’t know where to start in the Bible but I knew I wanted to not only read it but genuinely understand God’s Word. I was glad to find Heart Dive 365 Bible study here on UA-cam. It has really taken reading and understanding deeper than I ever could have done on my own.
@larrydwashget into a fellowship group that studies the Bible and prayers with one another. It's needed. It's not an option. You must be in fellowship with other believers. God says so in His word. There you will get help and support.
Finally someone who understands grace and the law! I'm a Jewish convert to Christ. Definitely subscribing to you, I like your teachings. Clear, concise and logical!!! Please post more!
I am so impressed with your wisdom and understanding of the Bible. You’re a lot younger than many, maybe most, and yet so mature in your faith. Keep doing what you’re doing.
dude, thanks for opening up like that...I always have been trying to figure out where to start...you give a good pathway, that sounds reasonable, and actually fun! thank you
The first time I read the bible, I was clueless. I started with Genesis and forced myself to read it even though I don't really understand what it means, I only got to chapter 30 and I gave up already since it's so difficult for me to understand. But after being saved by God, I started reading from Matthew and It's one of the most amazing moment of my life, I was so obsessed with reading I read all the 4 gospels. Now I am almost finished reading the bible, with a lot of rereading haha. I'm so excited to finally read all the books so I can reread it again, and in an organized way this time. The word of God is wonderful. Praise the Lord.🤗
So helpful. Thank you from all my heart! I love the food analogy, because for me it is a perfect "daily living, almost everybody understands it" analogy. We all know how long it can take for some foods to be digested and too much of one food (especially at once) is not good. I struggled a lot with the psalms because I read too many at a time. Thanks for correcting me. God bless you.
I'd recommend: 1. Read a children's version of the Bible. Like The Jesus Storybook Bible (Sally Lloyd-Jones) or The Biggest Story Bible Storybook (Kevin DeYoung). 2. Read a short book that traces the main theme of the Bible: the story of redemption. Such as The Serpent and the Serpent-Slayer (Andy Naselli), God's Big Picture (Vaughn Roberts), God Dwells Among Us (Mitchell Kim and Greg Beale), or From Eden to the New Jerusalem (T. Desmond Alexander). 3. Read the Bible in a good translation that you understand (e.g. the CSB). Read from two books at the same time. Perhaps a book in the Old Testament and a book in the New Testament. For example, Genesis and John since the apostle John intentionally wrote the Gospel according to John in part to expand on themes in Genesis. Another example is read Genesis in tandem with Ecclesiastes since as many biblical scholars have pointed out Ecclesiastes is in part a commentary on Genesis 3, the Fall, life in a fallen and cursed world.
Key points..!! To consider while reading the Bible.. -Read gensis(or old testament)and gospels at the same time.. --Gensis will make u feel guilty and gospels might make u lose ur way cuz it's all like god loves u --After that u could read romance after gen and John -find out ur way to read the books of the bible --(Each book is like a dif meal so try different ways of eating it) --Eg-while reading psalms enjoy each sentence - be patient --While the spider is making the web.. in the starting it might not be anything but later on its really big right so that's why u need to wait for the results -read the bible slowly and don't get frustrated mate it's alright... Gensis-john Romans Exodus-(with other gospels like mark Matthew an all) Psalms -proverbs 7:40 The lord sees what ur doing.. he's happy ur getting to know him so yea.. thats it..💖✨
I'm so glad you gave that list at the end! I've recently been digging into the Christian faith and want to learn more about Jesus, but the bible is so intimidating. I remember I'd tried reading the bible before, starting with Genesis, because that's how you start a book, right? From the beginning and just keep going until the end. But you articulate your wisdom in a way that makes sense to me. Each book of the bible is just that--a whole book. Then each book was collected together and what's what the bible is. I have a sudden flare of hope that I can actually read God's word now that it doesn't seem so intimidating. Thanks so much!
This was so helpful, I took notes and I'm going to follow your guidance. The end made me emotional, thank you for that message. I'm 31 and found myself being called to God. No one else in my family is religious but everyone is supportive. I'm completely new to this and I'm so excited to start my new life. I'm going to explore it and then find the right person to baptise me. Amy from the UK.
That's wonderful! I'm 26 and have been a Christian for 9 years, though the lack of a church for many years plus my own sin led me down paths that I now regret. Hope you find an emotionally healthy, doctrinally sound church family that will help you.
The comparison with many threads forming a net is wonderful! There is no "rigt or wrong way", but I would also strongly recommend looking at the bigger picture. i.e. reading Luke and Acts in one pass i.e. reading the old und new testament alternately or at the same time ie. when you get in the new testament to a reference to a vers in Jeremiah, just to stop and read that passage with that verse in it What me really got flashed in this year was the reading system by Grant Horner (with a little tweak). It's a really tempting one, but it felt totally right.
orlando oh my gosh you are awesome!!! I feel like we're just having a conversation - this is such a wonderful way to reach others especially myself! thank u for sharing your experience and allowing the Lord to use you here!! :)
thank you so much for this video! i'm from the middle east and it's difficult to get resources. these videos really help me/us. :) thank you and god bless
Hey Orlando, thanks for your advice, few years ago i joined a theology program, man it was one of the best decision of my life, study yourself to show yourself approved... God bless
1. kids bible stories 2. bible project videos on concepts 3. the gospels 4. the psalms and proverbs 5. the rest of NT 6. the rest of OT- the tanahk, in order the way it’s read in judaism
Sorry I’m just starting my journey. So concepts would be taught in the kids Bible stories? So after I study those I should know which concepts to research?
Thank you for sharing and what you shared is not actually just for new believers , I have been a believer and a disciple of Jesus for almost 4 years now in pursuit of a deeper relationship with God every single year and not so long ago I felt like I needed to go deeper cause I am always looking for ways to increase my ability to understand the word of God. This was the link and missing part I needed , may God bless you in abundance for sharing . This is my 2nd time watching one of your other videos and I've realised I am. always learning even though I am not a baby in the faith , thank you for sharing and keep on being lead by God to share more with all of us. With gratitude -Rue
Thank you so much for this! I grew up in the church, but I just gave my heart to Jesus very recently. I CANNOT wait to start reading like it’s my first time. God bless you
I started the bible from the beginning, at age 20, I grew up in church and had heard all of the stories. Man is the book so much more than that. Reading it from start adds so much weight and meaning to everything that comes in the new testament. So much wisdom. So much importance. Praise God.
Thanks so much for this video. I just started sweating over where to start in my desire for studying and re acquainting with the word of God. Appreciate this so much!
I love learning, and I usually end up stumbling upon one of your videos and they always help me with whatever problem I’m currently having. So thank you for being so brave as to put your thoughts and Bible tips on blast.
You have a spiritual wisdom beyond your years. Your analogies are spot -on and so clear and I always come away from your videos with a clear understanding of what I need to do. You just make perfect sense to me! Thank you, and God bless you!
Jesus is Lord, forever to be praised. Yes, these days I am so blessed to read the Bible with one eye on the OT characters and one eye FIXED on Jesus. It's the only way for me to process it. Thanks for this video.
I really liked this. I've been wanting to get close with the word for awhile now. I've read of bit of genesis and proverbs. But I'll definitely give your list a try, thank you!
Thank so much I’m just starting to read the bible and this is awesome to hear! Thank you may God bless you! This is going to be so helpful I can’t thank you enough I’ve been searching for this message for years!
Hey Orlando! Thank you so much for sharing this video. It’s obvious this isn’t even your natural brain at work, it’s clear that you’ve been gifted with wisdom to use illustrations and deep insight that simplifies and makes things clear. I pray God continues to strengthen you in your ministry and encourage you on the days you’re least motivated. ❤
I just wanted to take a moment to say a huge thank you for creating this video! Last night, I made a decision to draw closer to God and seek the truth, but I was feeling a bit confused and unsure since I'm just starting out-I didn’t even know how many books are in the Bible! As a complete beginner, your video has been a wonderful help on my journey. I can’t express how blessed I feel to have stumbled upon it. Wishing you all the best in everything you do!
Amen brother! I started reading the bible from the beginning of the year and have “more or less” adopted the same reasoning. I started with Genesis and continued reading the story of Israel’s journey into the land promised to Abraham and his descendants. I “paused” after reading 1 Samuel and moved into The New Testament, starting with the books of John and James and I’m now reading through the book of Romans. What struck me was just how helpful this was in understanding the law and how this has been fulfilled in Christ. Totally amazing and such a blessing. I feel so uplifted and empowered. My goal is to continue to learn and encourage others and also to get baptised. Have a blessed day brother🙏
video recommended to me, i love your stories and perspective. about to go through your channel and will definitely subscribe. keep going and following your conscience! "hear my crying O Lord, give ear unto my prayer. set me up upon the rock that is higher than I... so will I always sing praises unto thy Name, that I may daily perform my vows"
Man this is such a God-send. My quiet time with God these days has consisted of prayer and worship through music. I NEED to be taking in His word. Would you be willing/able to list some of the books of the Bible that you found needed more grinding? I'm typically a super slow reader, trying to take every word in but I totally get what you mean about needing to understand certain books in context of itself. Keep serving our Lord!
Something I recommend is searching for books for your age. For example, Conversations With God is such a beautiful book and it opens your eyes and helps you see from a different perspective and it answers so much questions that we have. There’s also different versions, I’m currently reading the teen version of the book and the author asked a bunch of teenagers what would you ask God. And so the book is basically answered questions that you as a teenager might have. And someone asking God these questions and answering. This book really opened my eyes a little about the goodness of God.
3:40 selah... it is not about being biblically literate, but it is about being fluent. As a human being, and a moral being. To actualize, to individuate is to find ourselves within the context of history, imagination, and community. It is about we/us, the I and Thou...
1. John and Genesis in combination. 2. Romans. - Have a Balanced diet of each collections. - 1 psalm and meditate on it and appreciate it. - Proverbs (take it in and slow) 3. Exodus 4. Matthew, Mark & Luke 5. Psalms and proverbs slowly (1/2 at a time) - Mix it up sometimes (psalms - letters - Ecclesiastes)
I recommend the excellent Bible reading plan of Robert Murray M'Cheyne. It has readings from four different parts of the Bible every day, and will take you through the NT and Psalms twice per year, and the rest of the OT once per year. I also recommend D. A. Carson's devotional that follows the reading plan in parallel.
wow so nice of you yeah the scriptures are sufficient enough to even bring children to Christ The word of God is for all ages... i got my kids a Bible picture book from Barnes and Noble but we just have to make sure we relate all the Bible stories and point them all back to Christ' story of redemption.... Noahs ark isnt just about animals being saved its about Jesus Christ redemptive power for his people....
I wish I could go back and do the Great Adventure Bible / Fr. Mike Schmitz's Bible in a Year podcast. The first time I ever experienced it was via the Daily Audio Bible podcast (before the pastor put it behind a paywall), which itself was cool, because it shifted between different translations, including ones that did a good job of maintaining the Hebrew emphases.
I was fortunate to grow up in the church under my grandparents care , so I learned OT things in Sunday School and the 10C in kindergarten class there, and heard seversl Sermons on tv in am before Church on Sunday (Like Adrian Rogers), so by the time I was 20 and decided to read the Bible cover to cover in a short time, which was hard to retain. But prior I had come to Christ as a young teen and had obv heard and understood of Jesus, so when I read OT first in my 20s I saw Jesus everywhere. So I do recommend Gen 1-11 then John and the Gospels first, as first time readers. It took me a long time for what's in the Bible to make sense, then theology, and then seeing God clearer and clearer as to who he is. And thats all key. It takes time. I agree your reading list sounds good.
Great to find this and thank you for posting. I have read the Bible so many times now, I really draw a blank as to how to tell someone new how to read the Bible. I grew up as a kid in the church but I always hated reading and I mean reading anything. I made it through English Lit and HS just by reading portions of each chapter or other chapter in a novel. But after HS I met a guy in the military who loved reading and he got me reading some books. I found that I could enjoy reading if it was well-written and easy to read. Fast-forward a few years and I got out of the military and got back into church again. I decided I need to read the Bible and just trudge through it if I had to. I was familiar with most of the NT and just a bit of the OT so I decided to read from cover to cover. For me that seemed to work since I already had some basic understanding. I like how you describe what you would do now. Genesis 1-11 is definitely important to understand sin and the nature of man with relation to God. I do like John for the gospel but I would add Matthew also as it is the longest gospel and has more details. Then I think Romans and Hebrews would be good to follow up. Understanding Christ/Messiah is more difficult to grasp and what to read to explain that? So yeah, I'd follow that up with some of Moses works (maybe Deuteronomy which is sort of a summary of books 2 thru 4) then I'd jump to Psalm 119 which demonstrates the passion for Scripture. After that, I may send a new person to the book of Jeremiah which focuses on idolatries and seeking after the will of God and the importance of Obedience. I also like I & II Timothy and Titus which provides great examples of how Christian are supposed to behave in the assembly and in the world. Some people will say these letters are for church leaders but technically we are all leaders and called to be Ambassadors of Christ. So those are good for new Christians to read within the first year to help them start thinking about their behavior. We want to minimize bad behavior and work on improving good behavior. And these too are the Fruits of the Spirit found in Galations. JOB is a good book but very difficult reading. We get a lot of our understanding of who God is and our relationship with him from this book but it is one of the earliest of the books so it is very difficult reading. This should be last on any list just due to the literary difficulties.
3:25 that's one of the most fascinating things about the bible to me. It is a history book, yeah, but its actual genres of content span a lot of different grenes. Some should just be read through to get the information, but others need a bit more time to be digested and appreciated for the art that they are. 5:42 Yeah. So the bible spans different genres, but its all talking about he same God, our creator. It all functions cohesively, like a machine. Cogs put together that make different components. The entire machine functions to help us understand life and who God is. Missing components cause the machine to fail its function.
My younger self was a terrible sinner. It was only by His glorious grace that He finally grabbed me by my stiff neck shortly before my 40th birthday, and I came willingly and eagerly to Him. I am now 75 and nearly at the end of my time here on this earth. Looking back on my journey, there are many things I had to repent about, and still, to this day I need to constantly ask God's forgiveness. I look forward to the time when I will be reborn and my sin nature will be gone forever. Until then, may His perfect peace be with you all. ;)
Same here, just before my 40th birthday! I'm not far behind you in age either, being 69. I've been a mostly bed-bound cripple last 6 years, and wasn't much better prior. I was raised in the church, and considered myself a Christian, but I wasn't saved. I lived such a wild life from 21-39, and yet I was eager to tell others about God. I also had thought that my good deeds needed to outweigh my bad (thanks cartoons!) However, God is rich in mercy, and thru a 6 week Bible Study, I finally realized what a Sinner I was, and ONLY Jesus could pay the price for my sins! THANK YOU LORD ... I fell to my knees to repent and the tears just gushed out. I can never thank Him enough!!!
may the Almighty Lord bless, protect & guide you and your loved ones! 😊
Thank you so much! May his perfect peace be with you as well ❤
@@jusjamiewood May the Almighty Lord bless, protect & guide you and your loved ones sister! 🥰☦️❤️
Fast to live longer!!!
I was the same way. I didn’t know where to start in the Bible but I knew I wanted to not only read it but genuinely understand God’s Word. I was glad to find Heart Dive 365 Bible study here on UA-cam. It has really taken reading and understanding deeper than I ever could have done on my own.
@larrydwashjesus loves you brother!:) so do god
Did you consider it may not be God’s word?
@larrydwash
Many people are good without a God.
You can be too.
@@moonshoes11Never. You will never be. You are deceived. And then there's eternity..
@larrydwashget into a fellowship group that studies the Bible and prayers with one another. It's needed. It's not an option. You must be in fellowship with other believers. God says so in His word. There you will get help and support.
Finally someone who understands grace and the law! I'm a Jewish convert to Christ. Definitely subscribing to you, I like your teachings. Clear, concise and logical!!! Please post more!
may the Almighty Lord bless, protect & guide you and your loved ones! 😊
@@TheHhalfScandinavianGirl nothing but love to you! Thank you!
a jewish convert to christ is what would solve world wars and world peace
Your comments about reading the old testament first and feeling extreme guilt/anxiety was spot on lol
So so spot on 😂😂😂
I just told my husband the other day like let me pop into John real quick I’m here in chronicles sweating
I am so impressed with your wisdom and understanding of the Bible. You’re a lot younger than many, maybe most, and yet so mature in your faith. Keep doing what you’re doing.
may the Almighty Lord bless, protect & guide you and your loved ones! 😊
dude, thanks for opening up like that...I always have been trying to figure out where to start...you give a good pathway, that sounds reasonable, and actually fun! thank you
I’m so glad that you were able to find something that works. I hope you like it man
I agree. I love the bible reading plans that include a bit of Psalms and Proverbs each day.
Proverbs, having 31 chapters, is set up to be read daily.
Please keep up your videos. Thank you for sharing.
The first time I read the bible, I was clueless. I started with Genesis and forced myself to read it even though I don't really understand what it means, I only got to chapter 30 and I gave up already since it's so difficult for me to understand. But after being saved by God, I started reading from Matthew and It's one of the most amazing moment of my life, I was so obsessed with reading I read all the 4 gospels.
Now I am almost finished reading the bible, with a lot of rereading haha. I'm so excited to finally read all the books so I can reread it again, and in an organized way this time. The word of God is wonderful. Praise the Lord.🤗
So helpful. Thank you from all my heart! I love the food analogy, because for me it is a perfect "daily living, almost everybody understands it" analogy. We all know how long it can take for some foods to be digested and too much of one food (especially at once) is not good. I struggled a lot with the psalms because I read too many at a time. Thanks for correcting me. God bless you.
I’m glad I was a little worried it was kind of dumb haha. Thank you and God bless you too🙏
The string analogy was so great! And thank you for the book pairings. 🙏🏾
What a creative way to keep you engaged by giving yourself a system to interpret and read along in. I need to keep that in mind
I'd recommend:
1. Read a children's version of the Bible. Like The Jesus Storybook Bible (Sally Lloyd-Jones) or The Biggest Story Bible Storybook (Kevin DeYoung).
2. Read a short book that traces the main theme of the Bible: the story of redemption. Such as The Serpent and the Serpent-Slayer (Andy Naselli), God's Big Picture (Vaughn Roberts), God Dwells Among Us (Mitchell Kim and Greg Beale), or From Eden to the New Jerusalem (T. Desmond Alexander).
3. Read the Bible in a good translation that you understand (e.g. the CSB). Read from two books at the same time. Perhaps a book in the Old Testament and a book in the New Testament. For example, Genesis and John since the apostle John intentionally wrote the Gospel according to John in part to expand on themes in Genesis. Another example is read Genesis in tandem with Ecclesiastes since as many biblical scholars have pointed out Ecclesiastes is in part a commentary on Genesis 3, the Fall, life in a fallen and cursed world.
may the Almighty Lord bless, protect & guide you and your loved ones! 😊
This is such wonderful advice thank you
Key points..!!
To consider while reading the Bible..
-Read gensis(or old testament)and gospels at the same time..
--Gensis will make u feel guilty and gospels might make u lose ur way cuz it's all like god loves u
--After that u could read romance after gen and John
-find out ur way to read the books of the bible
--(Each book is like a dif meal so try different ways of eating it)
--Eg-while reading psalms enjoy each sentence
- be patient
--While the spider is making the web.. in the starting it might not be anything but later on its really big right so that's why u need to wait for the results
-read the bible slowly and don't get frustrated mate it's alright...
Gensis-john
Romans
Exodus-(with other gospels like mark Matthew an all)
Psalms -proverbs
7:40
The lord sees what ur doing.. he's happy ur getting to know him so yea.. thats it..💖✨
Hey man, great video! I just wanna say thank you for making these videos. It’s been an inspiration for me and plenty others. Keep at it man
Appreciate it man. It makes me really glad to hear that.
What a great video concept man! Inspiring 🙏
I'm so glad you gave that list at the end! I've recently been digging into the Christian faith and want to learn more about Jesus, but the bible is so intimidating. I remember I'd tried reading the bible before, starting with Genesis, because that's how you start a book, right? From the beginning and just keep going until the end. But you articulate your wisdom in a way that makes sense to me. Each book of the bible is just that--a whole book. Then each book was collected together and what's what the bible is. I have a sudden flare of hope that I can actually read God's word now that it doesn't seem so intimidating. Thanks so much!
This was so helpful, I took notes and I'm going to follow your guidance. The end made me emotional, thank you for that message. I'm 31 and found myself being called to God. No one else in my family is religious but everyone is supportive. I'm completely new to this and I'm so excited to start my new life. I'm going to explore it and then find the right person to baptise me.
Amy from the UK.
That's wonderful! I'm 26 and have been a Christian for 9 years, though the lack of a church for many years plus my own sin led me down paths that I now regret. Hope you find an emotionally healthy, doctrinally sound church family that will help you.
The comparison with many threads forming a net is wonderful!
There is no "rigt or wrong way", but I would also strongly recommend looking at the bigger picture.
i.e. reading Luke and Acts in one pass
i.e. reading the old und new testament alternately or at the same time
ie. when you get in the new testament to a reference to a vers in Jeremiah, just to stop and read that passage with that verse in it
What me really got flashed in this year was the reading system by Grant Horner (with a little tweak). It's a really tempting one, but it felt totally right.
I loved reading psalms, at the end of it the conclusion I came to is how much I am loved☺️☺️🥰🥰
orlando oh my gosh you are awesome!!! I feel like we're just having a conversation - this is such a wonderful way to reach others especially myself! thank u for sharing your experience and allowing the Lord to use you here!! :)
thank you so much for this video! i'm from the middle east and it's difficult to get resources. these videos really help me/us. :) thank you and god bless
Niiiice lil brother. Keep it up. We need a part 2 and part 3 ….❤❤❤
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Man it's so good to see people making good christian content. Keep it coming. And I hope God blesses you abundantly in your obedience to Him!
Hey Orlando, thanks for your advice, few years ago i joined a theology program, man it was one of the best decision of my life, study yourself to show yourself approved... God bless
1. kids bible stories
2. bible project videos on concepts
3. the gospels
4. the psalms and proverbs
5. the rest of NT
6. the rest of OT- the tanahk, in order the way it’s read in judaism
may the Almighty Lord bless, protect & guide you and your loved ones! 😊
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Sorry I’m just starting my journey. So concepts would be taught in the kids Bible stories? So after I study those I should know which concepts to research?
@@angeline_marieWhen I was a kid, they taught be about Genesis, Noah’s Ark, Cain, Abel etc. A lot of the beginning of the old testament.
Thank you for sharing and what you shared is not actually just for new believers , I have been a believer and a disciple of Jesus for almost 4 years now in pursuit of a deeper relationship with God every single year and not so long ago I felt like I needed to go deeper cause I am always looking for ways to increase my ability to understand the word of God. This was the link and missing part I needed , may God bless you in abundance for sharing . This is my 2nd time watching one of your other videos and I've realised I am. always learning even though I am not a baby in the faith , thank you for sharing and keep on being lead by God to share more with all of us. With gratitude -Rue
thank you for this! just got a new bible and I've been hopping from book to book so this adds structure! God Bless man
God bless you too I’m glad to hear it🙏
I have never heard it put this way! I'm starting my journey of consistently reading the Bible. This was so helpful, thank you 🙏🏻
Thank you so much for this! I grew up in the church, but I just gave my heart to Jesus very recently. I CANNOT wait to start reading like it’s my first time. God bless you
I started the bible from the beginning, at age 20, I grew up in church and had heard all of the stories. Man is the book so much more than that. Reading it from start adds so much weight and meaning to everything that comes in the new testament. So much wisdom. So much importance. Praise God.
So, do you recommend I start from Genesis to Revelation? I am already at Leviticus.
@@JelloJio Y not
@@Kaio.Viegas suppose that's a yes
@@JelloJio I can only say what worker for me
@@Kaio.Viegas okay 👍
What a great video. I am proud of you and thankful for the wisdom shared!!!
Thanks so much for this video. I just started sweating over where to start in my desire for studying and re acquainting with the word of God. Appreciate this so much!
I love learning, and I usually end up stumbling upon one of your videos and they always help me with whatever problem I’m currently having. So thank you for being so brave as to put your thoughts and Bible tips on blast.
You have a spiritual wisdom beyond your years. Your analogies are spot -on and so clear and I always come away from your videos with a clear understanding of what I need to do. You just make perfect sense to me! Thank you, and God bless you!
Such wisdom & depth in a brief video, thank you! Its wonderful to see your love for the Lord & His Word.
this was a very helpful video. thank you 🙏 God bless you brother and anyone else reading
A helpful and thoughtful structure to approaching the Bible.
Wonderful video ... Very Insightful ... God Bless ... !!
Thank you for creating and sharing the word mate 🙏
Jesus is Lord, forever to be praised. Yes, these days I am so blessed to read the Bible with one eye on the OT characters and one eye FIXED on Jesus. It's the only way for me to process it. Thanks for this video.
Great video, sir! Appreciate your insight and your message at the end. Keep up the good work 👍
I really appreciate your videos! Thank you for sharing your heart! Grateful I found your channel!
Just wanted to say you’re doing a great job expanding the kingdom. May God continue to bless you with wisdom and understanding.
Thank you for sharing. I really appreciate your teachings.
I really liked this. I've been wanting to get close with the word for awhile now. I've read of bit of genesis and proverbs. But I'll definitely give your list a try, thank you!
Thank so much I’m just starting to read the bible and this is awesome to hear! Thank you may God bless you! This is going to be so helpful I can’t thank you enough I’ve been searching for this message for years!
Very wise! Love the food group analogy.
I really appreciate your insight, and find your passion very inspiring. Thank you! ❤
Amazing video! God bless you my brother!!
Hey Orlando! Thank you so much for sharing this video. It’s obvious this isn’t even your natural brain at work, it’s clear that you’ve been gifted with wisdom to use illustrations and deep insight that simplifies and makes things clear. I pray God continues to strengthen you in your ministry and encourage you on the days you’re least motivated. ❤
I just wanted to take a moment to say a huge thank you for creating this video! Last night, I made a decision to draw closer to God and seek the truth, but I was feeling a bit confused and unsure since I'm just starting out-I didn’t even know how many books are in the Bible! As a complete beginner, your video has been a wonderful help on my journey. I can’t express how blessed I feel to have stumbled upon it. Wishing you all the best in everything you do!
Thank you, so beautifully put.
Just began reading the bible in late April and began with the wisdom literature, this helps! Thank you
Amen brother! I started reading the bible from the beginning of the year and have “more or less” adopted the same reasoning. I started with Genesis and continued reading the story of Israel’s journey into the land promised to Abraham and his descendants. I “paused” after reading 1 Samuel and moved into The New Testament, starting with the books of John and James and I’m now reading through the book of Romans. What struck me was just how helpful this was in understanding the law and how this has been fulfilled in Christ. Totally amazing and such a blessing. I feel so uplifted and empowered. My goal is to continue to learn and encourage others and also to get baptised. Have a blessed day brother🙏
Great video I really needed this 🙏🏾 Praise the Lord!
Great advice brother. God bless you 🙏
This is awesome. Thank you! I wondering how to teach my daughters and niece. Very helpful!
video recommended to me, i love your stories and perspective. about to go through your channel and will definitely subscribe. keep going and following your conscience! "hear my crying O Lord, give ear unto my prayer. set me up upon the rock that is higher than I... so will I always sing praises unto thy Name, that I may daily perform my vows"
Thanks for your advice. A tip that maybe helps you: The background like in 5:53 changes to quick, it's a bit irritating.
Yeah I agree!!
My man. I just found you. And you explain in a way i get. Thank you for sharing this advice
Man this is such a God-send. My quiet time with God these days has consisted of prayer and worship through music. I NEED to be taking in His word.
Would you be willing/able to list some of the books of the Bible that you found needed more grinding? I'm typically a super slow reader, trying to take every word in but I totally get what you mean about needing to understand certain books in context of itself.
Keep serving our Lord!
Wow! Just found your channel and you are so wise biblically to be so young! This was wonderful!🤍🙏🏼
This is great! God bless
Thankyou for your channel , what a blessing
Something I recommend is searching for books for your age. For example, Conversations With God is such a beautiful book and it opens your eyes and helps you see from a different perspective and it answers so much questions that we have. There’s also different versions, I’m currently reading the teen version of the book and the author asked a bunch of teenagers what would you ask God. And so the book is basically answered questions that you as a teenager might have. And someone asking God these questions and answering. This book really opened my eyes a little about the goodness of God.
3:40 selah... it is not about being biblically literate, but it is about being fluent. As a human being, and a moral being. To actualize, to individuate is to find ourselves within the context of history, imagination, and community. It is about we/us, the I and Thou...
This is incredible, thank you!
1. John and Genesis in combination.
2. Romans.
- Have a Balanced diet of each collections.
- 1 psalm and meditate on it and appreciate it.
- Proverbs (take it in and slow)
3. Exodus
4. Matthew, Mark & Luke
5. Psalms and proverbs slowly
(1/2 at a time)
- Mix it up sometimes (psalms - letters - Ecclesiastes)
Great video, man
Wow, awesome video. Thank you 🙏🏽
Psalms is my pre workout to life. Psalms 95 91. No words.
Great wisdom. God bless you, sir. New subscriber.
Appreciate you my brother in Christ. Thank you for your servanthood.
I recommend the excellent Bible reading plan of Robert Murray M'Cheyne. It has readings from four different parts of the Bible every day, and will take you through the NT and Psalms twice per year, and the rest of the OT once per year. I also recommend D. A. Carson's devotional that follows the reading plan in parallel.
Thank you for sharing! Please keep up your videos. Jesus Love
I’m 53 and wish the same but now am trying to read my bible out loud to my 3 year old grandson
wow so nice of you yeah the scriptures are sufficient enough to even bring children to Christ The word of God is for all ages... i got my kids a Bible picture book from Barnes and Noble but we just have to make sure we relate all the Bible stories and point them all back to Christ' story of redemption.... Noahs ark isnt just about animals being saved its about Jesus Christ redemptive power for his people....
I wish I could go back and do the Great Adventure Bible / Fr. Mike Schmitz's Bible in a Year podcast. The first time I ever experienced it was via the Daily Audio Bible podcast (before the pastor put it behind a paywall), which itself was cool, because it shifted between different translations, including ones that did a good job of maintaining the Hebrew emphases.
I was fortunate to grow up in the church under my grandparents care , so I learned OT things in Sunday School and the 10C in kindergarten class there, and heard seversl Sermons on tv in am before Church on Sunday (Like Adrian Rogers), so by the time I was 20 and decided to read the Bible cover to cover in a short time, which was hard to retain. But prior I had come to Christ as a young teen and had obv heard and understood of Jesus, so when I read OT first in my 20s I saw Jesus everywhere. So I do recommend Gen 1-11 then John and the Gospels first, as first time readers.
It took me a long time for what's in the Bible to make sense, then theology, and then seeing God clearer and clearer as to who he is. And thats all key. It takes time.
I agree your reading list sounds good.
Thank you, i really need this
This was helpful and you did great with your explanations thank you for this..
Thank you ! God bless you
Great video. God bless you brother.🙏
Great to find this and thank you for posting. I have read the Bible so many times now, I really draw a blank as to how to tell someone new how to read the Bible.
I grew up as a kid in the church but I always hated reading and I mean reading anything. I made it through English Lit and HS just by reading portions of each chapter or other chapter in a novel. But after HS I met a guy in the military who loved reading and he got me reading some books. I found that I could enjoy reading if it was well-written and easy to read.
Fast-forward a few years and I got out of the military and got back into church again. I decided I need to read the Bible and just trudge through it if I had to. I was familiar with most of the NT and just a bit of the OT so I decided to read from cover to cover. For me that seemed to work since I already had some basic understanding.
I like how you describe what you would do now. Genesis 1-11 is definitely important to understand sin and the nature of man with relation to God. I do like John for the gospel but I would add Matthew also as it is the longest gospel and has more details. Then I think Romans and Hebrews would be good to follow up. Understanding Christ/Messiah is more difficult to grasp and what to read to explain that? So yeah, I'd follow that up with some of Moses works (maybe Deuteronomy which is sort of a summary of books 2 thru 4) then I'd jump to Psalm 119 which demonstrates the passion for Scripture. After that, I may send a new person to the book of Jeremiah which focuses on idolatries and seeking after the will of God and the importance of Obedience.
I also like I & II Timothy and Titus which provides great examples of how Christian are supposed to behave in the assembly and in the world. Some people will say these letters are for church leaders but technically we are all leaders and called to be Ambassadors of Christ. So those are good for new Christians to read within the first year to help them start thinking about their behavior. We want to minimize bad behavior and work on improving good behavior. And these too are the Fruits of the Spirit found in Galations.
JOB is a good book but very difficult reading. We get a lot of our understanding of who God is and our relationship with him from this book but it is one of the earliest of the books so it is very difficult reading. This should be last on any list just due to the literary difficulties.
Love your channel!
Great video brother! Been reading Genesis lately. Gonna start paring it with John and move on to what you recommended. All glory to Jesus Christ.
Great video and advice
3:25 that's one of the most fascinating things about the bible to me. It is a history book, yeah, but its actual genres of content span a lot of different grenes.
Some should just be read through to get the information, but others need a bit more time to be digested and appreciated for the art that they are.
5:42 Yeah. So the bible spans different genres, but its all talking about he same God, our creator. It all functions cohesively, like a machine. Cogs put together that make different components.
The entire machine functions to help us understand life and who God is. Missing components cause the machine to fail its function.
I appreciate you brother
Right on!!
Thanks and God bless you 🙏
Bloody useful. Thanks mate.
This was awsome, thanks!
This is super solid honestly
Very helpful. Thank you.
Thanks. Helpful
Thank you brother
Thank you this helped a lot
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