New Testament

I just finished the entire new testament for the first time! I started it this summer. Now I am going to start the old testament and see how long that takes :D

Secret Church

Tonight I attended a special thing called (you guessed it) Secret Church. It is basically a elongated, super speedy service similar to those Christians would have in a country where it was illegal to meet. Over 50,000 people across the globe were watching and listening as David Platt burned through five hours of study in an intense simulcast that lasted from 6 to 12 at night. It easily could have taken 18 hours if he had dwelt on the topics more, but this way we were each sent home with a 150 page book that we filled in during the course of the night. This provides hours of study afterward. Last time we studied: Crucifixion, Salvation, and the Glory of God. This time the topic was: Marriage, Family, Sex, and the Gospel... Let's just say there were a few awkward moments :D I could type for hours about both topics but instead I suggest that you sign up for the next simulcast on Good Friday. It is amazing that in this world where everyone has such a short attention span 50,000 people all watched and listened and took notes for six hours, especially when it is late at night. This time when he would get to a good point I would circle it or star it, but soon I realized that every point would be starred so I gave up... Here is the basic out line that he covered this time:
• Gospel Foundations
The Character of God
The sinfulness of man
The sufficiency of Christ
The necessity of faith
The Urgency of Eternity
• God's Design
The Gospel and sexuality
The Gospel and marriage
The Gospel and parenting
The Gospel and the orphan
The Gospel and singleness
The Gospel and the widow
• Man's Distortion
The Gospel and Divorce
The Gospel and homosexuality
The Gospel and abortion
The Gospel and polygamy
The Gospel and pornography
• Special issue
Satisfaction in marriage

Its a lot to cover but he did a great job. I hope you check out more about Secret Church!