Approach to Scripture
from City Lights Church Hosted by City Lights Church
In this message from The Jesus Way, we lean into one of the most important rhythms Jesus practiced: life in the Scriptures. From Matthew 4, we watch Jesus face temptation in the wilderness and respond the same way every time: “It is written…” He fights lies with truth, not willpower. But there’s a warning too. Even the enemy can quote the Bible, twisting it out of context, which is why we have to learn Scripture the right way, not just use it as a slogan or a weapon. From there, we trace how Jesus treated the Word of God as essential: truth that sanctifies (John 17), wisdom that corrects our blind spots (Mark 12), and a living story that reveals Him (Luke 24). We’re invited to move past “verse-of-the-day” Christianity and instead eat slowly: read it, meditate on it (chew on it), study it, and memorize it so the Holy Spirit can bring it to mind when we need it most. We close with a practical challenge: What would change if you committed to memorizing a portion of Scripture each month? And a personal question for reflection from Jesus’ parable of the soils: How will you receive the Word of God—hard, distracted, shallow… or ready for it to take root and bear fruit?
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