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So what is the Bible? What is it like?

Skin? mucous? a book? … I can’t remember all the suggestions made in this evening’s cell. Paul in the New Testament said the Bible was a sword (Ephesians 6:17): nowadays we would say a submachine gun. …………. the Bible is powerful (& we should use it. Jesus did when he resisted temptation).

 Jesus said the Bible was like bread (Matthew 4:4) …
Don’t eat & you’ll waste away; eat & you’ll get strong.
The Bible will do you good (I try to eat a bit every day!)

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By the way … hope you enjoy your copy of YPs. If you left yours behind let me know and I’ll drop it round to you.

(This week was cell number 138)

 “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105)
David, who slayed Goliath, used the Bible as his guide for life

David said he hid God’s word in his heart. You have done that already – with the verses you have memorised.

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When shall I read it?
Choose a regular time in your day (eg after you get dressed in the morning or it could be when you get home from school). Then read a bit of the Bible that time each day (it doesn’t matter if you miss some days)

YPs
I will get you all a copy of “YPs” to try: it gives you a small bit of the Bible to read each day.

Next week … have you got any other analogies for what the Bible is like?

Today was cell meeting number 137!

Loads of yummy cheesy food – thank you to everyone who brought something

Shame I couldn’t eat any of it 😦 (I’m ‘lactose intolerant’: not allowed any food with milk or dairy in it)

King David obviously wasn’t lactose intolerant: as we learned this week from that famous story ‘David, Goliath & the 10 cheeses’ (why are people always forgetting the important role of the cheeses in this story?!). You can read all about it in 2 Samuel 17 (check out verse 29).

David had great faith 🙂 – he knew he was going to beat Goliath because he knew God was with him.

Cheese week was our 136th boys’ cell meeting!