Weekly Brief is your 1-minute smart and fast report to keep you informed of important Bible-related trends, statistics, articles, and pivotal happenings on the Web and at Bible Gateway. Forward to your friends and share with your followers to encourage them to subscribe.
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What does it mean to be called to ministry? What does the Bible say about men and women in ministry? Who are the examples in the Bible of being called to ministry? What are the practical tools to help you pursue God's call for your life? Bible Gateway interviewed Kristen Padilla about her book, Now That I'm Called: A Guide for Women Discerning a Call to Ministry (Zondervan, 2018).
Become a member of Bible Gateway Plus and get immediate 24/7 access to the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible and other valuable Bible commentaries.
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After gathering for worship, do we simply go about our business, void of true transformation? Is the gospel simply a self-help tool; the church just a place where our needs can be met? Are we really following Jesus? Bible Gateway interviewed Andi Andrew about her book, Fake or Follower: Refusing to Settle for a Shallow Faith (Baker Books, 2018).
Become a member of Bible Gateway Plus and get immediate 24/7 access to the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary and other valuable Bible commentaries.
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Browse the Thanksgiving section in the Bible Gateway Store.
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International Day of the Bible invites people around the world to participate Nov. 18, 2018 at noon their local time by pausing for a few minutes to creatively celebrate their love of the Bible by reading, reciting, singing, Tweeting, or socially sharing portions of Scripture (#BibleCelebration).
See the Scripture Engagement section on Bible Gateway.
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See more Bible-related articles in this week’s Bible News Roundup.
See previous editions of Bible News Roundup and Weekly Brief.
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Thanksgiving (in the USA) is almost upon us, and Advent is just around the corner. That means it’s time for Bible Gateway's free Advent and Christmas devotions. This year, we’re bringing back several favorite classic devotionals, and introducing a new one that we think will help you to renew your focus on God’s Word this holiday season.
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Do you see the Pilgrims as folksy people in funny hats? The true story of the Pilgrims' great journey to America was one of courageous faith, daring escape, and tenuous survival. Theirs is the story of refugees who fled intense religious persecution. Bible Gateway interviewed Jay Milbrandt about his book, They Came for Freedom: The Forgotten, Epic Adventure of the Pilgrims (Thomas Nelson, 2017).
Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, The Purpose of Thanksgiving.
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Kim Taylor Henry, contributor to the 2019 Daily Guideposts (Zondervan, 2018), says, "God is our expert gold miner. No matter how dirty or dark our days, they hold nuggets of beauty, of God’s wonders—gifts of life as it is meant to be...."
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Pastor and author Mel Lawrenz is interrupting his weekly How to Live the Bible series to focus our attention on the wonder of the Incarnation for the Advent season. From December 1-25 the free daily email devotional called Christmas Joy will be sent to those who sign up. These 25 readings will reflect on the wonder, the power, and the joy of the coming of Jesus the Christ.
Browse the Christian Living section in the Bible Gateway Store.
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Looking for Bible verses about thanksgiving and gratitude? Here are 23 verses that teach us something important about thankfulness.
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Use this 7-day Bible reading plan to help you focus on thanksgiving and the attitude of being grateful in all circumstances.
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The Bible speaks of “false teaching.” There is a difference between truth and falsehood, and when it comes to Bible interpretation, there is a lot of teaching that is garbage—and it smells that way. So how can we know if someone is giving false teaching from the Bible?
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The sermon was a classic piece of Billy Graham homiletics. Its theme was Christ and its five subheadings were the Creative Christ, the Compassionate Christ, the Crucified Christ, the Conquering Christ, and the Coming Christ. To no one’s surprise, Graham proclaimed, with monumental conviction and certainty, that the sole and sufficient answer to life's problems is Jesus Christ. In the early years of his ministry, he spoke with such volume and driving rapidity that journalists dubbed him “God’s Machine Gun....”
Also read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Billy Graham: 1918 — 2018.
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It’s primarily due to its brevity that Habakkuk is often the least-searched book of the Bible on Bible Gateway, but it’s actually a fairly easy book to follow when compared to other Old Testament prophets. Use the Bible Gateway Plus sidebar to shed light on God’s words, verse by verse. For example....
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Enter every month! This month enter for your chance to win the NIV Thinline Large Comfort Print Heritage Bible, Premium Leather, Black, Premier Collection (Zondervan, 2018)—which has a suggested retail value of $149.99. One winner will be selected at random.
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We're hearing from many of you during our year-long 25th anniversary celebration, such as: "I love that Bible Gateway has many translations of the Bible and that I can read it in different versions at the same time. Thanks for that!" Tell us what Bible Gateway means to you—and tell your friends and followers by using the #MyBibleGateway hashtag to communicate the fun!
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Sign up now for The Case for Christmas, the new 4-week Advent online study starting Sunday, November 26 — right after Thanksgiving — with bestselling author, apologist, and Bible teacher Lee Strobel, who says, "This is the greatest story ever told!.. Not just because it’s amazing. Not just because it blows your mind. But because it’s true! And because it’s true, it makes a difference to each one of our lives."
Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, The Case for Christ: An Interview with Lee Strobel and these posts by Lee Stobel, Can Science Explain All the Complexities of Our World? and Would You Believe a Healing Miracle Caught on Tape?.
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This feature in Weekly Brief is intended to help you become aware of the plethora of Bible versions available for you to freely read on Bible Gateway. This week read:
Tell your pastor to visit the Pastor Resources Page on Bible Gateway.
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Reading the Bible in multiple languages and multiple versions is always just a click away online at Bible Gateway and in print from the Bible Gateway Store, where you'll save money while supporting the ministry of Bible Gateway when making a purchase.
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