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Songs are powerful. When you combine good music with good lyrics, then you have something that can have a great impact on lives. The power rests in a songs ability to help us remember truths. Likewise, the nature of music can connect us to times and experiences that move us as well. For example, think about the song “Amazing Grace.” When you hear that song, what do you think about it? How does it impact you? Does it take you back to a particular time, perhaps the first time, when you truly realized that grace is indeed amazing? I think about a song like “Before the Throne of God Above.” I have said before that I could sing that song every Sunday and never get tired of it. Particularly, the second verse that calls us to look to Christ and his defeat of our sin at the cross when Satan tempts us to despair is powerful to me. Again, when you take profound truths and set them to memorable music, then the result is stirring.
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I. Introduction:
I had a professor in one of my classes begin the first day of class by calling the role. Nothing overly exciting about that until he said: “And I want you to answer when I call your name by telling me what passage in the Bible you read this morning.” He then called the first name. After a few names of people (seminary students no less) admitting that they had not read anything, he added: “You can also answer by the passage that you intend on reading later.” It was a powerful (and convicting) way to start the class. So then, let me ask you: What passage did you read this morning? What did you read this past week? If you are a Christian, then you need to be reading God’s Word, not just out of duty and obedience (although that is important), but also because you love God and need to know Him more through His Word. For the next ten weeks we will be working through the series “Read the Bible for Life.” As we begin the study tonight, let me start by answering a couple of questions.
