Things To Know About Sunday Scripture Readings

By Timothy Moore


There are so many Christians who start another year with certain plans of reading the Bible. Some of them reach their goals while others do not. There are also some who choose not to bother themselves with taking the words of God in a serious manner. The Holy book is the most important book that was ever written in history. It is a book that contains all words of a living God to open the minds of his children about godliness and life.

Since you are considered as his child, you should be reliant on daily scriptures, trusting, and learning that this book is the only unfailing tool which God talks to his children. This reason will provide you a thorough understanding how important Sunday scripture readings and become the center of a worship service. Everyone should read it, sing it, and preach it on Sundays.

As you see, reading the scriptures is not a requirement nor an obligation. This is something that will give you happiness and joy in life. It means you are trusting him with all your life. Standing in front of many people while reading the passage means standing in his holy place ad proclaims his holy words. And since all his words are crucial, church members have been establishing a certain ministry involving scripture readings.

This ministry is composed of people who are equipped and trained to read the Bible. This is considered as a teaching ministry. There are certain things to consider when teaching individuals who are interested in joining the ministry. This may serve as your guidelines in reading the scripture in public settings. This will assume that you are well prepared before reading it.

You have to understand each passage properly. Know and learn the proper genre, the tone, and its purpose for which it was written and made. Make sure to comprehend it properly. Determine if the passage is a poetic one, a persecution, or a meditative that reflects on pain.

If anyone has been tasked to read a specific passage, spend a few times in reading it to ensure you understand it. If this is not familiar to you and having a difficult time learning it, then it might be helpful to rely on other translations and research about it. If still unsure, ask someone who is experienced.

When you understand specific things, you need to practice more. As you read it, try to determine its flow and divisions to ensure you know the basic ways of pronouncing a word. And because you will be reading it aloud, then practice loudly. Read it from the beginning to the end until you are able to know its basic flow.

As you keep on practicing, you should learn each phrase and word that will be highlighted during the service. Look for a natural place to pause and the place where you should increase and decrease your volume. Your main task here is to show what is in the scriptures. Just be sure to practice any hard words.

You need to prepare things prior to the service. Of course, the words of God deserve your effort. If you stumble and halt and mispronouncing the words, then it means you are not serving your brothers or sisters well. Basically, the bible is a foundation of reality that would teach you the history of everything.




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