Tonight's scripture text is found in the book of Romans chapter 15 verses 1 through 4 and we will

also look at chapter 12 verse 12 we who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak and

not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good to build him up.

For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written,

the reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me. For whatever was written in former days was written

for your instruction that through endurance and through the encouragement of the scriptures, we might have hope.

Now, Romans 12, verse 12.

Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Before I pray, I pray, I want to make you aware of this

Bible reading plan. This message is about the scriptures and this is one way to do it this year.

You read in four different places every day of the year except for the last five

days of the month when you catch up what you missed for the first 25 days. It's just a genius of

a plan for procrastinating people, which is everybody.

I started this morning.

I read through the Bible for 15 years this way, at least. I read this morning from Genesis 1, Psalm 1, Matthew 1, and Acts 1.

And I'll tell you, the effect that has on me is incredible. The whole stage is set as God creates

the universe and he creates me in his own image. Psalm 1 says that he's written the whole book

in order to make me like a tree that's... he's son of all that genealogy which so is very interesting that he was born of some pretty

seamy relationships.

Rehab is mentioned and Bathsheba is mentioned.

I mean a lot going on there in Matthew one and then you get to acts one where the

Holy Spirit is falling and the angel is saying just as you saw him go he's going to

come again in four places of the Bible that took about 20 minutes to read from creation to

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