Spiritual Growth

Bible Engagement Workshop

by EMDC
November 15, 2023November 12, 2023

The Bible Engagement Workshop is a free online virtual learning hub by SGM Canada where participants are equipped to receive, reflect, remember, and respond… Read More »Bible Engagement Workshop

The Strengthening Christian Families Program International

by Leslie Wannemacher
November 9, 2023

Develop closer family relationships and build resilience in children! The Strengthening Christian Families Program International (SCFP Int’l) is an evidence-based family skills training program that… Read More »The Strengthening Christian Families Program International

Human Flourishing

by Georgia Coats
October 14, 2023October 14, 2023

Insights from a Trauma Healing Workshop inside Dzaleka Refugee Camp We long to see people flourishing in community using the languages they value most. That’s… Read More »Human Flourishing

5 Steps to Engage with the Bible

by Dr Phil Collins
May 4, 2022May 3, 2022

You might ask, Why employ a Scripture engagement process? Simply reading the Bible doesn’t automatically result in a person’s loving God and others. Reflecting on a Bible passage after reading it is imperative for spiritual growth. Similarly, reading a math book doesn’t mean you understand the math or are able to use it. You must engage and try the calculations. Therefore Scripture engagement serves to make passages more personally meaningful to you so they can result in godly living.

Here are some steps to help you prepare to engage with God’s Word.

Trauma Healing – Strength from Weakness

by Trauma Healing Institute
March 30, 2022June 29, 2023

While this blog departs a little from the normal EMDC topics it has been dealt with in the past. An Introduction to Healing the Wounds… Read More »Trauma Healing – Strength from Weakness

Abide Bible

by Thomas Nelson Bibles
December 8, 2021January 25, 2022

The Bible is not an end in itself, but a means to bring men to an intimate and satisfying knowledge of God, that they may enter into Him, that they may delight in His Presence, may taste and know the inner sweetness of the very God Himself in the core and center of their hearts.
A.W. Tozer

Has anyone ever taught you how to abide in God’s Word?

Do you know how to come to the Scriptures in a manner that promotes a thriving, living relationship with Christ? For many, the guidance ends at read your Bible and pray every day.

Too many people have come to the Bible with an inadequate approach, flounder around, and then stop coming to the Bible; thinking that something was wrong with the Bible or with themselves.

Or, perhaps your time in the Bible is rich but you’d love to teach others how to grow spiritually through Bible reading but just aren’t sure how to go about the process?

The Bible itself teaches us how we are to abide in God’s Word. Words the Bible uses besides “abide” (1 John 2:14) include “meditate” (Ps. 1:2, Josh. 1:8), “consider” (2 Tim. 2:7), “look into” (James 1:25), “dwell” (Col. 3:16), “see” (Jer. 2:31), “bind” (Deut. 6:7), “receive” and “search” (Acts 17:11), “hide” (Ps. 119:11), “hold fast” (1 Cor. 15:2), “piercing” (Heb. 4:12), and even “eat” (Jer. 15:16).