Bible Reading at Barabbas Road Church in San Diego

One of the greatest blessings we have from God is his word. We know from scripture that God’s word is sufficient to accomplish his purposes and is the superior mean to hear from him. This means that by having God’s word, we have the best way to hear from Godand most effective way to accomplish his purposes. What is even better news is that there are copies of God’s word available everywhere. Therefore, we all have access to the many benefits of God’s word. One important benefit of having God’s word is that we can study and seek to understand God’s intended purpose in scripture. Since God’s word is written down, we can know the story in context and we can understand what point God was making when he spoke. When we know the whole flow of scripture and the context of scripture, we can better understand God’s purpose and avoid taking God’s word out of context.

One of the goals that Pastor Matt Smith had when Barabbas Road Church in San Diego first started was to have a church that was biblically literate. Pastor Matt believed that if this was accomplished at the church, then there would be much to rejoice about in regards to the work that God would do at Barabbas Road Church. The goal was to simply have a church where everybody knew the Bible. This goal may seem plain or basic; however, when we look at what the word of God represents and its power then we can see that knowing God’s word has tremendous benefits for the church.

Think about what it would be like if regular Christians actually knew scripture and actually knew how to find things in the Bible. It would be so impactful. This is why Pastor Matt and the other leaders of Barabbas are constantly encouraging the people of Barabbas Road Church to read the whole Bible, over and over again. No matter if a person is a new believer or if they have been saved for 50 years, everyone is encouraged to read and know God’s word.One of the greatest benefits of reading the Word of God every single day is that it helps to train and sharpen your ability to discern what is right and wrong. By being saturated with the word of God you will be able to filter out the distractions of the world more effectively and be better equipped to hear from God.

The greatest prayer of Pastor Matt is that Barabbas Road Church in San Diego would be filled with people that knew their Bibles and knew how to go to scripture to hear from God, like the Bereans. This would be a great blessing on the church as it would impact Christianity, impact the community, impact the nation and impact disciples being made across the world. A church filled with a group of biblically literate believers would be an amazing blessing.