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I Dare You To Read
"What are you?! Chicken?!" Are you afraid to take on the task of reading the entire Bible in a year? Have you tried before and failed over and over again? Have you been stuck in Deuteronomy for the past three months? If this is you, then I dare you to read the Bible in 2012!
You may think I'm crazy (and that may be true), but I want you to join me in 2012 in reading the entire Bible, cover to cover, in one year! My goal is to get 50 people to join me in reading this year; 50 people that will keep each other accountable to continue and finish in December 2012.
You may say, "So what? Why should I join you in reading the Bible?" Well, I'm glad you asked! God's Word is living and active; that's what Hebrews 4:12 says. Being His living, breathing, inspired Word, we have the responsibility to know it and engage with it. It is His love letter to us! I read somewhere rescently that when a guy gets a love letter from his girlfriend (or vice versa), he doesn't just pick out a portion to read one day and then another portion the next day. He reads it all at once, in order, reading every word and every mark.
Now, we cannot read the Bible straight through in one shot (congratulations if you can); we need to take our time. That is why one year is a perfect amount of time! It will take, for speedy readers, about 10-15 minutes, and for not-so-speedy readers (that's me!), maybe around 20-25 minutes each day. That's it! Can you afford, at most, 30 minutes of your day to the Lord? If you say 'no', then I would ask you what is more important than time with God? I think you get the picture.
So, my only question for you is this: are you in? Are you willing to set aside 2012 as a year for engaging in God's Word? If so, sign up and join me in reading the Bible in a year. Remember to tell your friends, send them to this blog post, and have others join. Our goal is 50 people reading God's Word together in community. If you have any questions, let us know.
ACCOUNTABILITY - WHY READ THE BIBLE?
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Starting Your Accountability System
Below is a list of YouVersion usernames that can be added to your accountability system. If your name is not in the list below, but you would like to add it, please submit it on the 'Sign-Up' page.
blakefewell
LoGjo
jfewell63
To add people to your accountability system, follow these few steps:
1) Go to youversion.com and sign-in if needed.
2) Go up and click "My" and then click "Reading Plans".
3) Click the title of the reading plan that you are doing.
4) Under the "Plan Overview", you will see the "Settings" section. To the right, you will see three tabs: "Users", "Settings", and "Accountability". Click on "Accountability".
5) Under "Support System", you will see the words "Your accountability is...". Select "On".
6) To the right, you will see "Send my accountability report to...". Enter the usernames of the people you want to have on your accountability system.
7) Select "Also To Me" if you want an accountability report sent to your e-mail as well.
8) Click "Save".
You're Done!
