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The Greatest Story Ever Told
By Johnathan Dobbs

There is a book to which the best sellers on the New York Times list can never compare. It is the best seller of all time. No book has ever come close. But it is seldom read.

That's right. It's the bible.

Many of us have them on our shelves. Most of us have more than one copy. We have them in different fonts and translations. We have children's versions for our kids. We have them in the pews of our churches. But they function more like dust-gatherers than tools for growth.

This March, on the History channel, a new mini-series is showing on Sunday evenings. It is titled "The Bible". It will be shown in five episodes, two hours long each. I'm pretty excited about it.

Being able to read the bible is wonderful. Being able to see it is amazing. The first episode has already been aired at the writing of this article, and it was wonderful. Did it include everything I would have included if I had made the show? No! But I didn't make the show. Is it a great conversation piece for those who are less exposed to what the bible says? Yes!

We need to be people of the word. The people who were considered as noble people in the New Testament, the Bereans, were considered as such because they searched the scriptures to verify the truth.

We Christians claim to know the truth, but many of us can't even name the 66 books of the bible. How familiar are you to the stories therein? If I asked you what the book of Zephaniah was about, would you know? Do you take what the preachers say at face value, or do you search the scripture to verify their truth claims?

I encourage everyone who hears me teach to verify what I teach. I want to be held accountable to the word of God. It's not my word I claim to teach, it's His, and I want to be true to it.

This week, I want to encourage you to get in the word. If you're watching "The Bible" read the scriptures that coincide with the stories and see what else they didn't have time to put in their series. There is so much more.

If you'd like to see the series but don't want to watch it alone or don't have cable or dish, then you're welcome to come watch it with us at the Aztec church of Christ. Whatever you do, be in the Word -- God's Word.

I'd love to pray for you and talk to you more about the saving message of Jesus found in the bible. If you'd like to talk, feel free to call me at the office at 505-334-6626 or email me at mrjdobbs@gmail.com. Blessings be yours as you dive into the greatest story ever told.