Upcoming Seminar: How to Profit from the Prophets

A few weeks ago in Brookside's 365 Reading Plan, we took the turn into prophets (books like Amos, Hosea, and Isaiah).  These prophetic books make up a large part of the Old Testament, and can seem weird and confusing at times.  

In his book The Bible Jesus Read: Why the Old Testament Matters, author Philip Yancey sums up the experience of many this way:

1. 1. “If you examine the Bibles of even the most diligent students you may find a telltale band of white on the paper edges just over halfway through, a mark of cleanness indicating how seldom fingers touch the Old Testament prophets.  Although those seventeen books [including Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel and the 12 minor prophets] fill about a fifth of the Bible’s bulk, they tend to go unread.  Why?  I put that question to a Bible study class, and a graduate student bluntly summed up the class’s sentiments: ‘The prophets are weird and confusing, and they all sound alike.’  As I thought about his answer, I realized he had captured the very problems that kept me away from the prophets for many years” (p. 171).

My guess is, many of us resonate with the answer expressed in this quote.  But what if we're missing something huge by skimming (or neglecting) the prophets?  

• What if the prophets give us important insight into themes from our own lives?  
• What if the prophets tell us something we can't miss about who God is and what He says?  
• What if the prophets let us peek behind the curtain of what God is doing - and will do - in the world?

The more I dig into the prophets myself, the more convinced I become of the TREMENDOUS importance of their message - and its continuing relevance for our lives in the 21st century.

Convinced of this, I invite you to join us for a "How to Profit from the Prophets" Institute seminar on Wednesday evening, May 25, 2016.  In about an hour and a half, we'll work (1) to stir your motivation to read the prophets (so you'll WANT to dig into these books) and (2) to give you some tools by which you can do so (so you're equipped to better navigate these books).

Whether you're an attendee of Brookside Church or are simply in the Omaha area and want to dig into this a little more deeply yourself, we invite you to join us.  There's no cost to attend, but you can help us know how to plan by signing up here.  

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Interested in other seminars that the Brookside Institute will be offering this year?  Or do want to see some things we've already done that line up with what Brookside Church is doing as we read through the Bible?  Click here to see more.