My younger self was a terrible sinner. It was only by His glorious grace that He finally grabbed me by my stiff neck shortly before my 40th birthday, and I came willingly and eagerly to Him. I am now 75 and nearly at the end of my time here on this earth. Looking back on my journey, there are many things I had to repent about, and still, to this day I need to constantly ask God's forgiveness. I look forward to the time when I will be reborn and my sin nature will be gone forever. Until then, may His perfect peace be with you all. ;)

I was the same way. I didn’t know where to start in the Bible but I knew I wanted to not only read it but genuinely understand God’s Word. I was glad to find Heart Dive 365 Bible study here on KZfaq. It has really taken reading and understanding deeper than I ever could have done on my own.

I am so impressed with your wisdom and understanding of the Bible. You’re a lot younger than many, maybe most, and yet so mature in your faith. Keep doing what you’re doing.

Your comments about reading the old testament first and feeling extreme guilt/anxiety was spot on lol

1. kids bible stories 2. bible project videos on concepts 3. the gospels 4. the psalms and proverbs 5. the rest of NT 6. the rest of OT- the tanahk, in order the way it’s read in judaism

dude, thanks for opening up like that...I always have been trying to figure out where to start...you give a good pathway, that sounds reasonable, and actually fun! thank you

I agree. I love the bible reading plans that include a bit of Psalms and Proverbs each day.

Finally someone who understands grace and the law! I'm a Jewish convert to Christ. Definitely subscribing to you, I like your teachings. Clear, concise and logical!!! Please post more!

Please keep up your videos. Thank you for sharing.

I'd recommend: 1. Read a children's version of the Bible. Like The Jesus Storybook Bible (Sally Lloyd-Jones) or The Biggest Story Bible Storybook (Kevin DeYoung). 2. Read a short book that traces the main theme of the Bible: the story of redemption. Such as The Serpent and the Serpent-Slayer (Andy Naselli), God's Big Picture (Vaughn Roberts), God Dwells Among Us (Mitchell Kim and Greg Beale), or From Eden to the New Jerusalem (T. Desmond Alexander). 3. Read the Bible in a good translation that you understand (e.g. the CSB). Read from two books at the same time. Perhaps a book in the Old Testament and a book in the New Testament. For example, Genesis and John since the apostle John intentionally wrote the Gospel according to John in part to expand on themes in Genesis. Another example is read Genesis in tandem with Ecclesiastes since as many biblical scholars have pointed out Ecclesiastes is in part a commentary on Genesis 3, the Fall, life in a fallen and cursed world.

So helpful. Thank you from all my heart! I love the food analogy, because for me it is a perfect "daily living, almost everybody understands it" analogy. We all know how long it can take for some foods to be digested and too much of one food (especially at once) is not good. I struggled a lot with the psalms because I read too many at a time. Thanks for correcting me. God bless you.

What a creative way to keep you engaged by giving yourself a system to interpret and read along in. I need to keep that in mind

The comparison with many threads forming a net is wonderful! There is no "rigt or wrong way", but I would also strongly recommend looking at the bigger picture. i.e. reading Luke and Acts in one pass i.e. reading the old und new testament alternately or at the same time ie. when you get in the new testament to a reference to a vers in Jeremiah, just to stop and read that passage with that verse in it What me really got flashed in this year was the reading system by Grant Horner (with a little tweak). It's a really tempting one, but it felt totally right.

I loved reading psalms, at the end of it the conclusion I came to is how much I am loved☺️☺️🥰🥰

Psalms is my pre workout to life. Psalms 95 91. No words.

I have never heard it put this way! I'm starting my journey of consistently reading the Bible. This was so helpful, thank you 🙏🏻

thank you so much for this video! i'm from the middle east and it's difficult to get resources. these videos really help me/us. :) thank you and god bless

Niiiice lil brother. Keep it up. We need a part 2 and part 3 ….❤❤❤

A helpful and thoughtful structure to approaching the Bible.

I’m 53 and wish the same but now am trying to read my bible out loud to my 3 year old grandson

Something I recommend is searching for books for your age. For example, Conversations With God is such a beautiful book and it opens your eyes and helps you see from a different perspective and it answers so much questions that we have. There’s also different versions, I’m currently reading the teen version of the book and the author asked a bunch of teenagers what would you ask God. And so the book is basically answered questions that you as a teenager might have. And someone asking God these questions and answering. This book really opened my eyes a little about the goodness of God.

Jesus is Lord, forever to be praised. Yes, these days I am so blessed to read the Bible with one eye on the OT characters and one eye FIXED on Jesus. It's the only way for me to process it. Thanks for this video.

I recommend the excellent Bible reading plan of Robert Murray M'Cheyne. It has readings from four different parts of the Bible every day, and will take you through the NT and Psalms twice per year, and the rest of the OT once per year. I also recommend D. A. Carson's devotional that follows the reading plan in parallel.

Hey Orlando, thanks for your advice, few years ago i joined a theology program, man it was one of the best decision of my life, study yourself to show yourself approved... God bless

Thank you for sharing and what you shared is not actually just for new believers , I have been a believer and a disciple of Jesus for almost 4 years now in pursuit of a deeper relationship with God every single year and not so long ago I felt like I needed to go deeper cause I am always looking for ways to increase my ability to understand the word of God. This was the link and missing part I needed , may God bless you in abundance for sharing . This is my 2nd time watching one of your other videos and I've realised I am. always learning even though I am not a baby in the faith , thank you for sharing and keep on being lead by God to share more with all of us. With gratitude -Rue

What a great video concept man! Inspiring 🙏

I wish I could go back and do the Great Adventure Bible / Fr. Mike Schmitz's Bible in a Year podcast. The first time I ever experienced it was via the Daily Audio Bible podcast (before the pastor put it behind a paywall), which itself was cool, because it shifted between different translations, including ones that did a good job of maintaining the Hebrew emphases.

Man it's so good to see people making good christian content. Keep it coming. And I hope God blesses you abundantly in your obedience to Him!

this was a very helpful video. thank you 🙏 God bless you brother and anyone else reading

Hey man, great video! I just wanna say thank you for making these videos. It’s been an inspiration for me and plenty others. Keep at it man

Amen brother! I started reading the bible from the beginning of the year and have “more or less” adopted the same reasoning. I started with Genesis and continued reading the story of Israel’s journey into the land promised to Abraham and his descendants. I “paused” after reading 1 Samuel and moved into The New Testament, starting with the books of John and James and I’m now reading through the book of Romans. What struck me was just how helpful this was in understanding the law and how this has been fulfilled in Christ. Totally amazing and such a blessing. I feel so uplifted and empowered. My goal is to continue to learn and encourage others and also to get baptised. Have a blessed day brother🙏

thank you for this! just got a new bible and I've been hopping from book to book so this adds structure! God Bless man

Thank you 🙏🏼

Just wanted to say you’re doing a great job expanding the kingdom. May God continue to bless you with wisdom and understanding.

I started the bible from the beginning, at age 20, I grew up in church and had heard all of the stories. Man is the book so much more than that. Reading it from start adds so much weight and meaning to everything that comes in the new testament. So much wisdom. So much importance. Praise God.

Thank you, so beautifully put.

orlando oh my gosh you are awesome!!! I feel like we're just having a conversation - this is such a wonderful way to reach others especially myself! thank u for sharing your experience and allowing the Lord to use you here!! :)

"that web is so powerful it can capture your heart" - SO BEAUTIFULLY SAID

Thank you for sharing. I really appreciate your teachings.

Just began reading the bible in late April and began with the wisdom literature, this helps! Thank you

What a great video. I am proud of you and thankful for the wisdom shared!!!

Man this is such a God-send. My quiet time with God these days has consisted of prayer and worship through music. I NEED to be taking in His word. Would you be willing/able to list some of the books of the Bible that you found needed more grinding? I'm typically a super slow reader, trying to take every word in but I totally get what you mean about needing to understand certain books in context of itself. Keep serving our Lord!

Very wise! Love the food group analogy.

Thanks so much for this video. I just started sweating over where to start in my desire for studying and re acquainting with the word of God. Appreciate this so much!

You have a spiritual wisdom beyond your years. Your analogies are spot -on and so clear and I always come away from your videos with a clear understanding of what I need to do. You just make perfect sense to me! Thank you, and God bless you!

video recommended to me, i love your stories and perspective. about to go through your channel and will definitely subscribe. keep going and following your conscience! "hear my crying O Lord, give ear unto my prayer. set me up upon the rock that is higher than I... so will I always sing praises unto thy Name, that I may daily perform my vows"

Such wisdom & depth in a brief video, thank you! Its wonderful to see your love for the Lord & His Word.

I really appreciate your videos! Thank you for sharing your heart! Grateful I found your channel!

This is great! God bless

I really appreciate your insight, and find your passion very inspiring. Thank you! ❤

3:40 selah... it is not about being biblically literate, but it is about being fluent. As a human being, and a moral being. To actualize, to individuate is to find ourselves within the context of history, imagination, and community. It is about we/us, the I and Thou...

Amazing video! God bless you my brother!!

Great video, sir! Appreciate your insight and your message at the end. Keep up the good work 👍

This is incredible, thank you!

Hey Orlando! Thank you so much for sharing this video. It’s obvious this isn’t even your natural brain at work, it’s clear that you’ve been gifted with wisdom to use illustrations and deep insight that simplifies and makes things clear. I pray God continues to strengthen you in your ministry and encourage you on the days you’re least motivated. ❤

This is awesome. Thank you! I wondering how to teach my daughters and niece. Very helpful!

Philipians 1:6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.

Wow, awesome video. Thank you 🙏🏽

Thank you, i really need this

OMG !! he was the cutest pie baby 🥹

This was helpful and you did great with your explanations thank you for this..

My man. I just found you. And you explain in a way i get. Thank you for sharing this advice

This was awsome, thanks!

Appreciate you my brother in Christ. Thank you for your servanthood.

Amen

Thank you brother 🙏🏾

Love your channel!

Thank you for sharing! Please keep up your videos. Jesus Love

Thanks for this video ❤

Great to find this and thank you for posting. I have read the Bible so many times now, I really draw a blank as to how to tell someone new how to read the Bible. I grew up as a kid in the church but I always hated reading and I mean reading anything. I made it through English Lit and HS just by reading portions of each chapter or other chapter in a novel. But after HS I met a guy in the military who loved reading and he got me reading some books. I found that I could enjoy reading if it was well-written and easy to read. Fast-forward a few years and I got out of the military and got back into church again. I decided I need to read the Bible and just trudge through it if I had to. I was familiar with most of the NT and just a bit of the OT so I decided to read from cover to cover. For me that seemed to work since I already had some basic understanding. I like how you describe what you would do now. Genesis 1-11 is definitely important to understand sin and the nature of man with relation to God. I do like John for the gospel but I would add Matthew also as it is the longest gospel and has more details. Then I think Romans and Hebrews would be good to follow up. Understanding Christ/Messiah is more difficult to grasp and what to read to explain that? So yeah, I'd follow that up with some of Moses works (maybe Deuteronomy which is sort of a summary of books 2 thru 4) then I'd jump to Psalm 119 which demonstrates the passion for Scripture. After that, I may send a new person to the book of Jeremiah which focuses on idolatries and seeking after the will of God and the importance of Obedience. I also like I & II Timothy and Titus which provides great examples of how Christian are supposed to behave in the assembly and in the world. Some people will say these letters are for church leaders but technically we are all leaders and called to be Ambassadors of Christ. So those are good for new Christians to read within the first year to help them start thinking about their behavior. We want to minimize bad behavior and work on improving good behavior. And these too are the Fruits of the Spirit found in Galations. JOB is a good book but very difficult reading. We get a lot of our understanding of who God is and our relationship with him from this book but it is one of the earliest of the books so it is very difficult reading. This should be last on any list just due to the literary difficulties.

Thanks. Helpful

This is super solid honestly

Thank you brother

Great video and advice

Right on!!

Great video, man

Thank you🙏🏾 ❤

Great wisdom. God bless you, sir. New subscriber.

3:25 that's one of the most fascinating things about the bible to me. It is a history book, yeah, but its actual genres of content span a lot of different grenes. Some should just be read through to get the information, but others need a bit more time to be digested and appreciated for the art that they are. 5:42 Yeah. So the bible spans different genres, but its all talking about he same God, our creator. It all functions cohesively, like a machine. Cogs put together that make different components. The entire machine functions to help us understand life and who God is. Missing components cause the machine to fail its function.

I appreciate you brother

Thank you.

John and Gen! Yeeeah 🙏🏼

Thank you

Thank you 🙏🏾

Psalms are the Keys of David

this is not an argument against what you're saying or anything of the sort because I understand what you're saying. As a PK who grew up and around other PK's I'll share with you essentially what the Holy Spirit told me as I pondered the hopes and wishes of taking the scriptures more serious and diligently as a yout and how other PK's feel the same a came to similar experiences. "what your expressing is wisdom, wisdom that comes with grace, time and understanding. it's because of what you did then and the work you've put in to this point that you can look back and say you wish... in other words, you are describing exactly what you wish would be, is exactly what is. To say, if you could go back with the wisdom you've gained from experiences how would you change things to be in a different place than you are now? more so, how would you avoid getting to a point where you again wish you could go back? What's most wrong about this type of thinking is how selfish it is. You think only of how you wish you could go back for your sake but how about the way God used you then without you knowing it?" There's a lot more we discuss on that matter and he still helps me with those kind of desires or thoughts at times but trust brother, I read the entire bible by the time I was 12 an worked through it more times with my father until I was about 17-18. I've never, ever questioned the existence of Jesus or God or even the validity of the Bible. Which isn't a boast but honestly makes the fact that I still fell prey to the world by choice even worse for me personally. The Holy Spirit really has tried to get me to understand the being patient with myself and the work God does within me as my gardener and shepherd. I think as Christians we get really worked up on ourselves because of the conviction of the Holy Spirit (which in some degree is very good) to the point its crippling and damaging to the process and our walk. As a gym goer and trainer I equate a lot of my walk to fitness... yes, there should be a since of urgency to improve, to "grow" a level of "shame" for previous mishaps purely to learn from not to sit in, but the most of all importance to the fitness journey is commitment, a understanding of the life long commitment to be focus of being healthy internally and "externally"/outwardly and patience with understanding that mean its a marathon, not a sprint. As we grow, there will be seasons of growth(bulking) and seasons of loss(cutting) and in both situations a mixture of factors. Along the journey we will learn, adapt, mess up and learn even more, correcting misinterpretations and wrong information... but it's not about perfection...its about never giving up and knowing all God wants is your commitment and light to help those along the way. God bless us all, always and may we be a blessing onto him.

Christ be with you

Thanks for your advice. A tip that maybe helps you: The background like in 5:53 changes to quick, it's a bit irritating.

this is a great video

You sound so much like our holy saints in their writings! "Confessions" of St Augustine for example. Have you read those? LOVE your videos and will be watching them again with my son. Thank you!

THIS is such a coincidence bc this is how IVE BEEN reading the Bible and I’ve started memorizing Romans too 😮…

I also absolutely recommend Heart Dive by Kanoe, I've been following her since she started in 2023 with her bible study videos. It was what clicked for me. I knew I wanted back into the Word but years after trauma I struggle with understanding on my own. I got rid of all of my streaming apps and got yt premium. I made it so that I really only consume Christian content and more fulfilling productive content like artists and podcasts. I utilize bible study videos like Heart Dive, Kaci Nicole, Magnified Faith; by just having them playing while I do things. Now I have finally become comfortable following along in my own Bible separately, taking ny time with the passage and use those kind of videos to help me understand.

This video is very a impactful one ❤ John is a best way to get to know Jesus life Orlando's combinations of books in order It makes sense And its all great to read back go back

great video

Jesuss law and the new covenant was "love God with all your heart soul mind and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself" because if you love other people as you do yourself, you wont break any of the ten commandments against them. So, Love God, Love People

If we plant the gospel seeds of faith, Jesus will do the rest. We need to play our part. It is our duty. Let us be bold and speak out about the Good News and Jesus's salvation. In Jesus mighty name. 🙏

i don't think you should read psalms randomly and try to get meaning from it. rather; it probably makes more sense to read the bible in chronological order; such that you can understand what psalms were written, by whom, and in what situation. reading psalms 51 after reading 2 samuel and understanding what david has done, hits a lot harder than when you read the psalm by itself. it becomes a part of reading the history; it's like reading history with an appendix of hand written notes from the main character.

Having GOD revelation and guidance on scripture doesn't make it boring.

If we plant the gospel seeds of faith Jesus will do the rest. We need to play our part. It is our duty. Let us be bold and speak out. 🙏 🙏

Your bible that you're holding in the title, what translation and who made it? I really like the format of the words