Thanksgiving is both a distinctly American and distinctly Christian holiday. We take time off from work in order to give thanks for what God has given us and to enjoy his provision with family and friends. God's provision in this country comes with a calling however: For everyone to whom much is given, much shall be required - Luke 12:48. The United States has been given awesome provision and an awesome privilege. My heart's prayer for my generation and culture is that even as our prosperity slips away, we will find the purpose God designed for this country and this culture and fund the spread of the gospel to the world even as we aid the rest of the world in studying the word of God. God has given us the resources and ability to spread the gospel to every corner of the earth, let's complete the task with a zeal for Christ's return. As we thank God for what He's given us this week, let's give back. Because God will never stop giving. A true heart of thanks applies the love it's been shown. Think about donating to missions or simply giving back to a ministry that's been a blessing (Galatians 6:6). Put your money where your heart is and spread the gospel.
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Featured Projects
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Read the Bible Aloud
Some of the most fun I've had in my Bible study time has been sustained periods of shouting God's Word aloud. Throughout Scripture God calls His people to response and action, and often a spoken word is the simplest form of response. Putting God's Word in your mouth and ears may be the most effective way of placing it within your heart.
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Moleskine Notebook Bible
Create an interleaved Bible by pasting alternating pages from old abused paperback editions into a large plain notebook. With a little ingenuity and some old Bibles and some household items you can have a study tool similar to Jonathan Edward's blank Bible.
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Creating Cross References
One of the most common ways to take notes in your Bible is to create your own cross-references in the margins, linking verses that interpret and illuminate each other. Often the process and order of creating these cross references leads to new revelation as topics connect and diverge, one theme leads to another and the relationship between topics in the Word often brings light.
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Newsletters
My monthly newsletter articles feature the fruits of study and obedience to fulfill God's call as an urban missionary in the Metro Detroit area. The newsletter posts feature the opening article and a link to the full newsletter and to old newsletters. The articles focus on discovering intimacy and passion on the urban mission field and in Muslim Ministry.
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Christ's Commands: Amplified Bible
This highlighting project didn't start out with a complex color scheme, but grew from the desire to focus on a single subject. Jesus makes an unequivocal statement in John 14:15 that constantly challenged me as a young believer and continues to stir me and burn me today: "If you love me you will keep my commandments."p>
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Homemade KJV Looseleaf
printkjv.ifbweb.com offers free Microsoft word and Plain Text files of the entire KJV. This means that the text block can reformatted and printed it any way. It also features the books of the Bible in individual documents so you can print an individual book to look at. Perhaps the most obvious use of this resource is the creation of an interleaf Bible.p>
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I hope by American you include Canada. They are afterall our North American neighbor to the north, and they also celebrate Thanksgiving, although I know nothing about their Thanksgiving celebrations.
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