Covenant Christian Reformed Church

Engaging the Scriptures (Discovering God’s Will Together; #7) Psalm 19:7-11 A. John Wesley prayed to be a “homo unius libri” (i.e., “a man of one book.”) “The secret to life is pursing one thing.” (Jack Palance) “Seek wisdom...to believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind...” (cf. James 1:5-8) (Soren Kirkegaard) B. As disciples, we’ve committed to pursuing a relationship with Jesus “...be transformed by the renewing of your mind...” (Romans 12:2) “...being transformed into his image...” (1 Corinthians 3:18) “It means that we will think, speak, meditate, and do all things with a view to God’s glory.” (John Calvin) “The words that bombard us all day long from billboards and tabloids and talk shows pull us in a thousand directions, but the Word God speaks to us from His Word can renew our minds.” (John Ortberg) THE CHALLENGES A. We tend to study the Scripture like we study a textbook - for information “...let the Word of God dwell richly in us.