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FREE BIBLE READING PLAN…

Are you looking for a NEW, different, interesting, and uplifting, Bible reading plan for the coming year?  Then the “NECESSARY FOOD” BIBLE READING PLAN is for you!

Perhaps in previous years you’ve gotten bogged down in the “genealogies” of the Bible and given up on reading the Bible through.  When I developed the Necessary Food Bible reading plan several years ago I set it up to help with those challenges.  With “NECESSARY FOOD” you’ll have A daily “BALANCED SPIRITUAL DIET.”  Using the plan, you read A PASSAGE from each of the following parts of the Bible daily…

• The Old Testament historical books
• Bible Poetry (Psalms, Proverbs, etc.)
• The prophetic books (in the Old Testament and Revelation)
• The New Testament historical books (the gospels and Acts)
• And the epistles 

Not only that, THE READING PLAN IS “PASSAGE DRIVEN” – in other words it focuses on the natural divisions of Scripture – NOT just an arbitrary number of verses or chapters.

The plan’s name is based upon Job 23:12 in the Bible:  Job said, “I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my NECESSARY FOOD!”  And the “good news” is… following the “NECESSARY FOOD” Bible reading plan you complete the entire Bible in a year!

So if you’d like to have a FREE COPY, e-mail or message me (leroybartel@gmail.com or text at 972-921-9317), include your preferred e-mail address, and I’ll send a free “pdf” copy of the Bible reading plan to you.

AN ADDED NOTE:  If you desire to reproduce it and use it in your church, Bible study group, or other organization, you may… I only ask that you always include the copyright information any time it is used or reproduced.

A wonderful passage that I read from 3 John 5-8 this morning has me reflecting on several relationships that Sharon Barnett Bartel and I have had the privilege of building with faithful servants of the Lord over the years:

People who serve the Lord in other nations – many of them in difficult and dangerous places, others who are planting churches in strategic locations here in the United States, some who invest their efforts in important ministries that focus on evangelism, discipleship and compassion. They are our partners in fulfilling the mission and ministry Jesus began when He was here on earth and what He has commissioned us to do “in His Name” now that He has ascended into Heaven.

Sharon and I are limited to what we can do where we are – our prayers and our finances make it possible to extend our influence immeasurably!! As a result of this, the victories of these faithful servants of the Lord are also our victories – their challenges are our challenges – their needs are needs we share! Thought about all of that as I read these words of John to his friend, Gaius, in the first century…

“Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and sisters, even though they are strangers to you. They have told the church about your love. Please send them on their way in a manner worthy of God. It was for the sake of the Name that they went out, receiving no help from the pagans. We ought therefore to show hospitality to such people so that we may work together for the truth.” (3 John 5-8 NIV)

My recommendation? Identify a ministry or ministering person who is faithfully serving the Lord and fulfilling His mandate in a difficult or challenging situation or place. Then invest in their ministry regularly, encourage them, and certainly make them an object of your faithful prayers!