March 23rd 2025

Intentional Worship: The Reading of Scripture

Luke 24:44–47 ESV

Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

John 10:35 ESV

If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be broken—

1 Corinthians 15:3–4 ESV

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,

2 Timothy 3:15–17 ESV

and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

1 Thessalonians 5:27 ESV

I put you under oath before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.

Revelation 1:3 ESV

Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.

1 Timothy 4:13 ESV

Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.

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2 Timothy 3:14–17 NIV

But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

—> Salvation

—> reveals the way of salvation

—> “makes you wise for salvation”

—> Teaching

—> learning the truth of teachings of Christ

—> learning the truth of the Gospel

—> learning the big picture of God’s plan

—> Rebuking

—> Theories, theologies, doctrines, ethics

—> Correcting

—> not finding fault (scripture isn’t a weapon)

—> convincing people of the error of their ways

—> finding a right and better path

—> Training

—> Scripture trains people in righteousness until they are equipped for every good work.

—> Scripture isn’t just for me, its for us