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Around the Web (4/29)

April 29, 2013 — Leave a comment

CHEAP eBook Deals of the Day: Effective Marriage Counseling: The His Needs, Her Needs Guide to Helping Couples (Willard F. Harley, Jr.) – $1.99 (90% off); Simple Church (Thom S. Rainer & Eric Geiger) – $0.99 (93% off); A Proverbs Driven Life: Timeless Wisdom for Your Words, Work, Wealth and Relationships (Anthony Selvaggio) – $1.99 (86% off).
Gary Henry’s Daily Family Bible Study for the week is on developing a constant will to do what is right.
Ken Weliever finds seven reasons why we praise God from Psalms 146-150.
Doy Moyer explores, “How does the cross manifest the wisdom and power of God?”
Steve Higginbotham asks, “If you were a member of a persecuted church, how would it change you?”

March 2013 Bible Reading Calendar

March 2, 2013 — Leave a comment

Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (2 Pet 3:18).

That’s our prayer and goal for 2013 at Laurel Canyon. To that end, our Bible reading plan for the year focuses on the Psalms, Proverbs, and the New Testament. Each Sunday we’ll read a psalm. Each weekday we’ll read a psalm (to focus our hearts on God), a chapter from the Gospels or the Book of Acts (to fix our eyes on Jesus), and a chapter from one of the New Testament epistles (to refresh ourselves on what it means to be a disciple of Christ).

“Man shall not live by bread alone” (Matt 4:4). Those were our Lord’s words. Let’s take them seriously and live on the word every day in 2013.

Click here for the March 2013 reading calendar, and be sure to come back at the beginning of April for the continued schedule.

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Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs [Hymnal]

July 28, 2012 — 4 Comments

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs is a new hymnal for congregational worship. It is an original and fully edited publication and the work product of worship leaders, hymn writers, and tune composers, as well as evangelists, elders, and teachers. Its textual content, musical arrangements, style, format, and special features are intended to enhance the praise of God and the teaching and admonition of Christians. I’m thankful to have had a small part in its production as a technical editor and excited to see this long project finally come to beautiful fruition.

This hymnal is a work of art which employs several unique features, most notably, the Phrased Notation page layout. Phrased Notation sets the width of a hymn on a page by the length of phrases that fit on a line; it then wraps the music around those phrases. The result is a series of unbroken phrases, clauses, and couplets, as would appear in a book of poetry. These unbroken phrases help the worshiper visualize and grasp the messages as they are being sung.

April Bible Reading Calendar

March 30, 2012 — Leave a comment

“Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matt 4:4).

In an effort to grow in the word of the Lord, our aim at Laurel Canyon is to walk through the Bible in chronological order throughout 2012. Our monthly Reading Calendars (freely available as a PDF download) will sync the Old Testament, the New Testament, and even books like Psalms and Proverbs as they unfolded historically. The “big picture” of our tour through the Bible can be seen below. Our plan also provides 52 “catch up” days—one for each week of the year.

“Man shall not live by bread alone.” Those are our Lord’s words. Let’s take them seriously and live on the word every day in 2012.

Click here for the April 2012 reading calendar, and be sure to come back at the end of April for the continued schedule.

ACT 1: GOD’S PLAN FOR ALL PEOPLE

Creation: The God of all life
Fall: Rejecting God’s vision for life
Flood: God judges and makes a covenant to preserve life

ACT 2: GOD’S COVENANT PEOPLE

The People: God calls a covenant people
Deliverance: God rescues his people
Covenant and Law: God embraces and instructs his people
The Land: God’s place for his people
Kings & Prophets: God shapes and warns his people
Exile: God disciplines his people
Return: God delivers his people again

ACT 3: GOD’S NEW COVENANT PEOPLE

Christ’s Coming: God’s true King arrives
Christ’s Ministry: God’s true King introduces his kingdom
Christ’s Deliverance of His People: God’s work through the death, resurrection, and enthronement of his King
Christ’s Church: God’s people advance the kingdom
Christ’s Second Coming: The glorious future of God’s kingdom citizens

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March Bible Reading Calendar

March 14, 2012 — Leave a comment

“Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matt 4:4).

“Man shall not live by bread alone.” Those are our Lord’s words. Let’s take them seriously and live on the word every day in 2012.

Click here for the March 2012 reading calendar, and be sure to come back at the start of April for the continued schedule.

ACT 1: GOD’S PLAN FOR ALL PEOPLE

Creation: The God of all life
Fall: Rejecting God’s vision for life
Flood: God judges and makes a covenant to preserve life

ACT 2: GOD’S COVENANT PEOPLE

The People: God calls a covenant people
Deliverance: God rescues his people
Covenant and Law: God embraces and instructs his people
The Land: God’s place for his people
Kings & Prophets: God shapes and warns his people
Exile: God disciplines his people
Return: God delivers his people again

ACT 3: GOD’S NEW COVENANT PEOPLE

Christ’s Coming: God’s true King arrives
Christ’s Ministry: God’s true King introduces his kingdom
Christ’s Deliverance of His People: God’s work through the death, resurrection, and enthronement of his King
Christ’s Church: God’s people advance the kingdom
Christ’s Second Coming: The glorious future of God’s kingdom citizens

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February Bible Reading Calendar

February 3, 2012 — Leave a comment

“Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matt 4:4).

“Man shall not live by bread alone.” Those are our Lord’s words. Let’s take them seriously and live on the word every day in 2012.

Click here for the February 2012 reading calendar, and be sure to come back at the end of February for the continued schedule.

ACT 1: GOD’S PLAN FOR ALL PEOPLE

Creation: The God of all life
Fall: Rejecting God’s vision for life
Flood: God judges and makes a covenant to preserve life

ACT 2: GOD’S COVENANT PEOPLE

The People: God calls a covenant people
Deliverance: God rescues his people
Covenant and Law: God embraces and instructs his people
The Land: God’s place for his people
Kings & Prophets: God shapes and warns his people
Exile: God disciplines his people
Return: God delivers his people again

ACT 3: GOD’S NEW COVENANT PEOPLE

Christ’s Coming: God’s true King arrives
Christ’s Ministry: God’s true King introduces his kingdom
Christ’s Deliverance of His People: God’s work through the death, resurrection, and enthronement of his King
Christ’s Church: God’s people advance the kingdom
Christ’s Second Coming: The glorious future of God’s kingdom citizens

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Around the Web (1/31)

January 31, 2012 — Leave a comment

The 2012 Florida College Lectures book – available via Amazon as an e-book. Theme: Of First Importance: He Died and Was Buried – Studies in the Crucifixion of Jesus.
Edwin Crozier encourages you to avoid a backup in your relational septic system.
Clay Gentry continues his Exploring Biblical Imagery series with a look at Gehenna.
Ferrell Jenkins provides a great visual example of what Zacharias would have had in mind when he “asked for a writing tablet” (Luke 1:63), reminding us that “a little insight into the culture of the time makes the Bible come alive.”
How big is the universe – a dose of perspective for the day:

Carl Sagan (1934-1996), upon seeing one of the spectacular photos featured in the video declared, “Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the Universe, are challenged by this point of pale light.”

David (1000 BC) was moved to ask in Psalm 8:3-4, “When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?” Then again, he also assured us in Psalm 14:1, “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’”

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A Plan to Read the Bible Chronologically in 2012

January 1, 2012 — Leave a comment

“Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matt 4:4).

January 1, 2012. Looking for a Bible reading plan to get the new year kicked off well? Why not consider reading the Bible chronologically?

“Man shall not live by bread alone.” Those are our Lord’s words. Let’s take them seriously and live on the word every day in 2012.

Click here for the January 2012 reading calendar, and be sure to come back at the end of January for the continued schedule.

ACT 1: GOD’S PLAN FOR ALL PEOPLE

Creation: The God of all life
Fall: Rejecting God’s vision for life
Flood: God judges and makes a covenant to preserve life

ACT 2: GOD’S COVENANT PEOPLE

The People: God calls a covenant people
Deliverance: God rescues his people
Covenant and Law: God embraces and instructs his people
The Land: God’s place for his people
Kings & Prophets: God shapes and warns his people
Exile: God disciplines his people
Return: God delivers his people again

ACT 3: GOD’S NEW COVENANT PEOPLE

Christ’s Coming: God’s true King arrives
Christ’s Ministry: God’s true King introduces his kingdom
Christ’s Deliverance of His People: God’s work through the death, resurrection, and enthronement of his King
Christ’s Church: God’s people advance the kingdom
Christ’s Second Coming: The glorious future of God’s kingdom citizens

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Bible Reading Calendar for November

October 29, 2011 — Leave a comment

If you’re looking for a Bible reading plan for 2011, you might consider using the schedule we’re following at Laurel Canyon. Throughout 2011, we will progressively cover Romans through Revelation in the New Testament, as well as the books of Psalms and Proverbs in the Old Testament. Practically speaking, this means that each week we’ll get a healthy blend of:

New Testament encouragement and instruction for Christians.
Passionate human expression (thanksgiving, praise, joy, sorrow, etc.) in the Psalms.
God-breathed insight for living in the Proverbs.

One additional feature of these calendars for 2011 is a monthly action-item box for personal engagement and accountability.

I know so many people who need Jesus. Each day this month, I am praying for ______.
Authentic relationships are vital to my spiritual health. This month, I will invite ______ into my home or out for a meal.
Opportunities to serve are everywhere. I cannot do something for everybody this month, but I can do something for ______. My goal is to ______.

Click here for the November 2011 reading calendar, and be sure to come back at the start of December for the continued schedule.

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Bible Reading Calendar for October

October 2, 2011 — Leave a comment

New Testament encouragement and instruction for Christians.
Passionate human expression (thanksgiving, praise, joy, sorrow, etc.) in the Psalms.
God-breathed insight for living in the Proverbs.

One additional feature of these calendars for 2011 is a monthly action-item box for personal engagement and accountability.

I know so many people who need Jesus. Each day this month, I am praying for ______.
Authentic relationships are vital to my spiritual health. This month, I will invite ______ into my home or out for a meal.
Opportunities to serve are everywhere. I cannot do something for everybody this month, but I can do something for ______. My goal is to ______.

Click here for the October 2011 reading calendar, and be sure to come back at the start of November for the continued schedule.

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