TheMoviegoer, thank you so very much for the encouraging words -- it truly means a lot. We in the Body of Christ are meant to hold one another up in support. I will try to share more often -- perhaps I will make one of my sets public from time to time, and then use that to comment on what and how I'm doing. Blessings to you and yours.
I'll be a bit more precise: I'm going through the NT in order. On January 14th I started with Matthew 1:1, and today I completed Matthew 24:58. Yes, I know I talked about working exclusively on Luke, and I feel bad about going in a different direction, because of how people have supported me here. But I've felt for a long time, that instead of focusing exclusively on maybe 1000-2000 verses which I am attempting to raise to 100% progress, I should instead be either reading or listening to or studying, or all of those, the Entire Bible. And so I decided to commit to that on 14 January. I'm doing the NT here, and I'm attempting to finish in 144 days, after which I'm planning at the moment to repeat the process. For the OT, I either listen to the audio, or I listen to several Bible teachers whom I respect as they go verse by verse. It's just what I feel the Lord would have me to do, and it has been a wonderful blessing, just as Luke also was to me and still will be, when I get to it. The bottom line in this is that my aim here is not memorisation. It's rather to go through the NT in order and to give each passage some meditative and / or study time as I repeat it 2 or 3 times. If the progress % ends up going backwards, I'm not letting that trouble me :) I won't get into heaven based on anything I've achieved on this website. Rather my desire and my hope is that I will better know the Lord and also know His ways. See Jeremiah 9:23-24. To anyone who read all of this, thank you for giving me a listen and may God bless you greatly as you use this website in whatever way the Holy Spirit may direct you. May He bless you as you meditate upon and commit into your hearts His Holy Word. Each word of God is a treasure.
Everything is going fine, TheMoviegoer, thank you for asking! I'm still working on Luke, but I've also broadened my focus somewhat. As to being on Luke 12 ... it depends on what you mean by that. I've at least started all of Luke, but many of those have a low progress %. I've been wanting to cover more of the New Testament for a long time, so I've expanded the number of verses I'm working on, while placing less emphasis on raising the progress %; rather taking every passage as seriously as I can, and then moving on to the next. I generally repeat each passage three times before moving on. I know it's not exactly what this website is designed for, but it's what I feel is right for me at this point in time, and it's been a blessing.
That's wonderful, janet23! as many others have said, all of those points represent a lot of meditating on, repeating, learning and memorizing of God's Word. In John 17:17 Jesus prayed, "Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth." The word of God most certainly, cleanses and purifies our thoughts, as we steadfastly meditate upon it.
Thank you :) May I explain a bit? I've had a lot of free time during our Christmas / New Year's holiday period, and so I've been using that time to get all of the rest of Luke set up on my spreadsheet for eventual review, so that come mid-January when I'm much more busy, things will go a bit more smoothly doing my daily routine here :) That's why so many verses have been added recently
Thank you :) May I explain a bit? I've had a lot of free time during our Christmas / New Year's holiday period, and so I've been using that time to get all of the rest of Luke set up on my spreadsheet for eventual review, so that come mid-January when I'm much more busy, things will go a bit more smoothly doing my daily routine here :) That's why so many verses have been added recently
I wrote, "I know the feeling" but it's not exactly true. You've lost both in the same year; that makes it especially difficult, in a way that was not so for me.
I pray the Lord's continuing comfort for you. I know the feeling, I've been missing my mom and dad for many years now, and still miss them. I'm very glad to hear that your mum and dad were believers. God's peace and rest upon you.
Good morning, PeterP! I'm trying to fill in some gaps in the gospel of John. Some of it is fully learnt, others are still on their way towards 100%,. I'm talking about John 1-16, and not 17-21. As for Luke, I'm still working on it, that's where my main emphasis is. With those verse passages I do my best to review them when due, and continuously add new ones also. Currently I'm up to Luke 18. What are some of the main passages / letters / books you are working on? Nice to chat with you, and have a pleasant day :)
Good morning, PeterP! I'm trying to fill in some gaps in the gospel of John. Some of it is fully learnt, others are still on their way towards 100%,. I'm talking about John 1-16, and not 17-21. As for Luke, I'm still working on it, that's where my main emphasis is. With those verse passages I do my best to review them when due, and continuously add new ones also. Currently I'm up to Luke 18. What are some of the main passages / letters / books you are working on? Nice to chat with you, and have a pleasant day :)
I’m focussing on John, mainly. I started with John 10 and gradually worked my way through to 21. This year I’ve added John 1-4 (when I say ‘added’, I really mean ‘started’ of course!) Currently learning John 5. So the plan for 2024 is to add chapters 6-9. May you know God’s joy and blessing in 2024!
Good morning, janet23. I just thought I'd say hello. I'm reading through the Psalms currently (not practicing them here on Learn Scripture) but reading them to myself out loud. I'm at Psalm 29 at the moment. I pray, that you'll have a blessed day in the Lord!