I just started using the YouVersion Bible App for my daily Bible Reading on my IPod. I'm doing a Chronological read through the Bible. I can set it up to send me e-mail reminders and encouragement but I haven't used that feature. The app and the NIV, NLT Message were all free. I really like the way it keeps track of my progress and keeps me faithful.
It's a bit hard to find a search for "You Version" doesn't work. If you just search for Bible and then look for the one that says LifeChurch.tv by it you found it. The NIV was free when I got it but I don't know if it was a limited time offer...
Amen to all that's been said here about SBSG's! We've been using them now for a couple of years and it has been one of the best things we have done to revive our small groups. My teaching partner and I meet each week to put together the questions for that week's study. There is some continuity that way no matter who is teaching the questions and the format are relatively consistent.
I love the way SBSG's get more folks thinking and moving in the same direction. Since we tend to do 4 - 6 week series they are focusing on a specific topic for a longer period of time.
For those of you who don't know Randy he is one the few guys I know who is really living into these shifts. This isn't just theory for him. Check out: http://www.sanctuarycrc.org/
Posted in: Technology - A Devotional Tool?
I just started using the YouVersion Bible App for my daily Bible Reading on my IPod. I'm doing a Chronological read through the Bible. I can set it up to send me e-mail reminders and encouragement but I haven't used that feature. The app and the NIV, NLT Message were all free. I really like the way it keeps track of my progress and keeps me faithful.
Posted in: Technology - A Devotional Tool?
It's a bit hard to find a search for "You Version" doesn't work. If you just search for Bible and then look for the one that says LifeChurch.tv by it you found it. The NIV was free when I got it but I don't know if it was a limited time offer...
Posted in: Why I Like Sermon-based Small Groups
Amen to all that's been said here about SBSG's! We've been using them now for a couple of years and it has been one of the best things we have done to revive our small groups. My teaching partner and I meet each week to put together the questions for that week's study. There is some continuity that way no matter who is teaching the questions and the format are relatively consistent.
I love the way SBSG's get more folks thinking and moving in the same direction. Since we tend to do 4 - 6 week series they are focusing on a specific topic for a longer period of time.
Posted in: A Whole New World
For those of you who don't know Randy he is one the few guys I know who is really living into these shifts. This isn't just theory for him. Check out: http://www.sanctuarycrc.org/