Reading the Bible

One of our church's values is Biblical learning that equips all ages for everyday living. Full biblical understanding only happens where Word & World speak to each other by the Spirit. Relevant teaching and personal study, alongside learning how to apply the Bible well, are essential if we are each to grow and retain 'saltiness'.

It is good to be able to learn and recall passages from the bible and this year, our aim is that every member of the congregation will be able to memorise a verse a month.

To help you get to grips with the Bible, there are various study notes which you can order via the church office (01483 473489) from Scripture Union and CWR. Alternatively, Scripture Union offer a multi-media bible experience on their website WordLive which allows you to receive a daily podcast, e-mail, RSS feed or download to your mobile phone!

This Autumn, we'll be starting a teaching series looking at the 10 Must Know Bible Stories, taking advantage of the Scripture Union books of the same name. We'll be starting with Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark, Daniel in the Lion's Den and Birth in Bethlehem and we hope it will be a way of restoring understanding of the importance of 10 key stories in the Bible - 10 stories that have been voted on as essential to our culture and which teachers and parents feel must not be lost to the next generation.

An understanding of Bible story is essential to so much of our culture, literature, history, language … Bible references are woven into the fabric of our national, artistic and literary heritage. The tabloids talk of a 'David and Goliath encounter' on the football pitch, a 'Damascus Road experience', a 'lions' den' situation or an 'exodus' of skilled workers. People talk of the need for 'the wisdom of Solomon' or their longing for 'the return of the prodigal'. But increasing Bible illiteracy means we are losing real understanding of such terms.

We will be taking orders in church for the Scripture Union books which been written to connect with today’s culture – the David and Goliath story is written from the perspective of Goliath, a binge-drinking celebrity and the Adam and Eve story is full of seduction and suspicion. You can find out more about the books for the different age groups from the Scripture Union website, at prices starting from £3.99.

As well as individual bible study, it's good to get together with others to be inspired and encouraged, learning from God together. Why not find out about one of our midweek home groups which meet at regularl intervals in various homes around the parish?

At your desk and don't have your bible to hand and want to look something up? Bible Gateway is a great resource tool which allows you to search many different translations of the bible - the search tool below takes you to their site:

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Contact: Holy Trinity & St Saviour's Church, Trinity House, Trinity Road, Knaphill, Woking, Surrey GU21 2QY
Tel: (01483) 473489 e-mail: holy-trinity@tiscali.co.uk