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What percent of professing Christians say they read the Bible at least once a week?
45%
What percent report that they read the Bible once or twice a month?
12%
What percent report that they read the Bible once or twice a year?
9%
What percent report that they rarely or never read God’s word?
33%
Who was the author of Psalm 19?
David
Who was David?
A Shepard boy
What was the first point?
CREATION is meant to point us back to the CREATOR
What was the second point?
GOD’S WORD is meant to point us back to the CREATOR
What two words describe God’s word?
Living and Active
For most of us, our thoughts about who Jesus is and what he came to earth to do are dangerously… ? …and we don’t even realize it?
False
We would all like to think our ideas of who Jesus was/is are backed up by… ? …but far too often in Christianity… ? …sources influence our view of Jesus without backing it up with the Scriptures.
Scripture, External
What are the six examples that these misconceptions come from?
Parents, Church, Music, Imagination, Experiences, and Entertainment
More than that, there are often some… ? …descriptions of who Jesus is as displayed in the Gospels that we just flat out ignore.
Clear
We may ignore information about Jesus that… ? …us
Confuses
We may ignore information about Jesus that… ? …us
Contradicts
A Jesus that gives me whatever I ask simply because I desire it?
Genie Jesus
A Jesus that only blesses the people on the “nice” list?
Santa Jesus
A Jesus that is constantly DISAPPOINTED with me despite my best efforts to please Him. Any failure results in pure disappointment from Him?
Hard-To-Please-Dad Jesus
A Jesus that I use to keep me from an eternity in hell when I die?
Get-out-of-jail-free Jesus
A Jesus that only does things for ME if I do them for HIM?
BF Jesus
A Jesus that hates fun and wants me to read my Bible and pray for the entire day, and if I’m not doing that, he thinks I’m lesser and disciplines me?
The stiff-necked Jesus
