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Well, if this is my first read through the Bible, what should I expect?

So many great Bible reading questions arrive at the start of a new year like this one from a listener named Mike hello

Pastor John

I have been blessed by your ministry for many years and in the year ahead

I hope to read my Bible from cover to cover for the very first time using the discipleship journal Bible reading plan that you use

I feel a little excited and a lot intimidated and enormously unprepared for the year ahead

I've never done anything like this before

So what's your advice for me and what obstacles must I expect to overcome to pull this off?

Well, amen and praise god for what

Mike is resolving to do

I just what an hour and a half ago

Was reading my discipleship journal reading plan reading so I've been on this

System for good night. What 20 25 years? I don't know

And and I love this system. I try other things and I I generally come back to it so good Mike

You should be excited and yes, you should be intimidated you are in significant ways unprepared

Me too. That's why we're reading

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