One of the main ambitions of Engage 365 is to encourage you to dive into God’s word. Here’s a quick walkthrough of how you can use this resource to help you to handle, question and explore the Bible.
We use the NIV Bible version, so you might find it’s the best one to use with Engage 365. But any modern Bible version will be fine.
If the notes say, “Read Matthew 1 v 1–17”, look up Matthew in the contents page at the front of your Bible. It’ll tell you which page Matthew starts on. Find chapter 1 of Matthew and then verse 1 of chapter 1. (The verse numbers are the tiny ones.) Then start reading. Simple.
Each day’s page throws you into the Bible, to get you handling, questioning and exploring God’s message to you — encouraging you to act on it and talk to God more in prayer. And there’s space along the side of each page to jot down what our great God is showing you.
And whenever you start a new book of the Bible, or a new section within it, there’ll be a page introducing that book or section.
There are many ways you can use Engage 365. If you’d like to read the Bible for a year, starting in January, you can make use of the Engage 365 Chart which gives dates to follow. Or you can start on any date you like by beginning with Day 1. Or just search for a Bible book you’d like to explore and jump right in. Click here to take a look. However you use it, Engage 365 will help you to dig into God’s great word for yourself.
This is an adapted extract from Engage 365: Get to Know God's People, edited by Alison Mitchell. In this second volume of Engage 365, older teenagers will meet key characters from the Old Testament, including Joshua, the judges, Ruth, Job, Nehemiah, Esther, Jonah and Daniel; as well as exploring books authored by Matthew, Peter and Paul (Romans, 1 & 2 Timothy).
Alison Mitchell is a Senior Editor at The Good Book Company, where she has worked on a range of products including Bible-reading notes for children and families, and the Christianity Explored range of resources. She is the best-selling author of The Christmas Promise and the award-winning Jesus and the Lions' Den.
