Preaching by the Numbers

In April of 2007, I began preaching through the entire Bible, book-by-book. Yes, I am committed to speaking God’s truth in a culturally relevant way, but I also think God knew what He was doing as He inspired His Word, so we’re hearing all the subjects God speaks about, one by one. Numbers is presenting one of the greatest preaching challenges I’ve ever faced. It’s not so much that the book is difficult to understand as it is that the entire book is about failure.

Numbers picks up where Exodus left off, shortly into the journey of Israel in the wilderness. It revolves around some of the major sin-failures of Israel, culminating with their disobedience to God’s desire for them to “go up and possess the land” which He had promised to them. But by the end of Deuteronomy, and onward into Joshua, we see God’s people redeemed and recovering. That’s the story of the lives of God’s people – failing forward (as John Maxwell would put it).

I can’t wait to get into the book and explore it with the people of Bethel Baptist Church. Perhaps you could join us for a Sunday? If not, catch the messages as I post them here on my blog each week when the audio becomes available. And say a prayer for those listening to learn how to recover from failure, beginning with embracing redemption in Christ.

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