Today
was Bible Sunday. At a time when numerous Christians, in many parts of the
world, are being imprisoned for possessing Christian literature – particularly
Bibles, it is right that we celebrate our freedom to read the written word of
God.
We
had a display of Christian literature provided by CLC, the Christian bookshop.
Their manager told us that they hold nearly 200 different versions and
presentations of the Bible – enough choice to satisfy most people! After the
service, the congregation was free to examine and purchase from the selection
that he had brought with him.
In
his sermon, Steve spoke of how easy it is to discourage ourselves that we do
not spend sufficient time in the undoubtedly important activity of reading our
Bibles. Instead, Steve challenged us to set goals as to how frequently, and for
how long, we want to read our Bibles, and he encouraged us to share our
decisions with others.
May
everyone who has undertaken this challenge be enabled to meet it!
