The perfect gift is something you do

which greatly benefits others.

To read the Bible through—

completely, chapter by

chapter, from cover to cover.

1 Corinthians 13:13 So now faith, hope,

and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

The most important activity of

humankind: Love

The Bible is THE guide book on how to love.

The Bible is Time Tested Truth

Matthew 24:35 (ESV)

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not

pass away.”

Our nature does not change

"Man does not live on bread alone, but by every word that

comes from the mouth of God“ (Matthew 4:4)

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How long does it take to read the

bible?

King James Bible has 788,258 words in it

People WPM

3rd grade students 150

4th Grade Students 170

8th Grade Students 250

11th Grade Students 350

Average Adults 300

Low Scoring College Students 340

Average College Students 450

High Scoring College Students 800

Mid Level Executives 340

High Level Executives 575

College Professors 680

High School Dropouts 240

How Fast do Americans Read?

788,258 words ÷240 words/min = 3284 minutes,

or

55 hours

How long would it take to read the Bible?

788258 words ÷365 days

= 2160 words per day

How many minutes would it take me to read the

Bible if I read a little each day?

2160 words÷240 words/min

= 9 minutes per day

How many minutes would it take me to read the

Bible if I read a little each day?

2160 words/day ÷240 words/min

= 9 minutes per day

So if you started reading

9 minutes a day beginning on New Year’s Day you would complete

the whole bible on Dec 31st.

Do you have 9 minutes somewhere in your

day?

18 minutes

by the way is exactly how many minutes of commercials there are in just one hour of TV

If you watch 1 hour per day of TV and just read

the Bible during the commercials you

would be done

by June 30th

So if you just skip 27 texts per day, you have 9 minutes to read the

Bible.

How much better a person do you find yourself

becoming spending time on internet? Do you lose weight? Get in shape?

Become more spiritually in tune?

"It is written, 'Man shall not live by

bread alone, but by every word that

proceeds from the mouth of God'" (Matthew 4:4).

When we read the bible cover to

cover we are reminding

ourselves of the context.

Not living by some words, but by every word of

God.

"received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether

these things were so" (Acts 17:11).

"By which, when you read, you may

understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ" (Ephesians 3:3-4).

"give attention to reading" (I Timothy

4:13)

"Teacher, what shall I do to inherit

eternal life? He said to him, What is written in the

law? What is your reading of it?“

(Luke 10:25-26)

"Your word is a lamp to my feet. And a light to my

path“ (Psalms 119:104).

Make 2012 your “Year of the

Bible.”