Adedeji Olujoke a female teenager also a Choir. Today, receive a massive present from the Reverend ( Reverend S.O Adebule) of the CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION, ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF EKITI, after today's service the Reverend calls on anyone to deliver a whole chapter from the Bible offhand. With all eyes full of surprises Olujoke came out from the Choir Section and stood in front of the whole congregation bodly and memorise John Chapter 1 to the end ( John 1:1-51) . after reading that she bounce on the book of Exodus Chapter 1 to the end ( Exodus 20: 1-26 )

Omotayo's Blog revel from the short interview with the girl that the memorising only took her Four days. So impressive!!!

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How do we get teenagers to read the Bible more?

I have thought a great deal about this, and I’m convinced there isn’t a sure-fire, “try-this-five-step-method” that works. But I do think there are some important things to consider. Here are a few of them . . .

Knowing God, Part 1: We’re Framing The Question All Wrong.

“What can we do to get teenagers reading the Bible more?” I think this might be the wrong question. I think the right question may be, “What can we do to help teenagers value God more?” God must be important to our teenagers, specifically the idea of knowing God. When knowing God is important, when being close to Him matters to teenagers, the act of reading the Bible simply becomes the means by which they come to know Him. If they value God, they’ll value reading the Bible. Which leads me to the next point . . .

Knowing God, Part 2: It Doesn’t Start With Doing. It Starts With Feeling.

I read hundreds of blog articles a week. (Or, I skim hundreds. I read a few dozen.) A few times a month I will run across an article that is titled something like this: “5 Steps To Better Bible Reading,” or “Tips To Help Your Students Read The Bible More.” The problem with these articles is that they are practice oriented. They focus on technique (“Bible study methods”) and behavior (“when to study the Bible”). Many of them are solid articles. But they assume a faulty starting point, as I alluded to earlier.

We have to change the way we teach teenagers to think about the Bible. If we teach them to see the Bible primarily as a “discipline,” or a “habit,” or even as “Bible study,” we’re missing it. We've forgotten that reading the Bible is relational. (We don't talk about any other relationship in this way. You don't develop the discipline of taking your children to see a baseball game. You do it because you love your kids. We should approach the Bible the same way.) We should strive to teach teenagers that the Bible is first-and-foremost a heart-driven, deeply personal, experiential encounter with God. We go to the Bible to engage with God, to meet God. We have to stop putting technique and behavior first, and make Bible reading about feeding our relationship with God.

These are just a few of my thoughts on the subject. I want teenagers to read the Bible more. But I know that it starts with their attitude and values toward God and His Word.

What are your thoughts?