April Scripture Writing Plan: Pride & Perfection

“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” {Jane Austen, the opening line of Pride & Prejudice} OH, WAIT. That’s not what we’re doing here. 😉 But we’re DEFINITELY going to be making a few nods to one of our favorite books this month. Pride is such an enormous sin – and it’s one of the things that the Bible warns us against over & over again. (We’ll be talking about why in the Bible study, of course.) There’s an adjustment in our title, though – it’s Pride & Perfection, which might be a bit confusing at first glance. The reason I chose that title is to contrast God’s perfection with our pride. He’s literally the ONLY being who is perfect, the only one who has actual reason to be proud; yet we know the person of Jesus was “gentle and lowly in spirit.” The steadfast love and perfect compassion we continually receive from the Father, Son, and & Holy Spirit should always humble us.

As we begin this month’s study of Pride & Perfection, you now have 2 options for the paid Bible study! You can always sign up for the whole 12-month Glorify study (and complete January-March at your leisure) – OR – you can sign up for this month’s individual study for $9 (and EITHER WAY, you’ll get $2 off to buy the monthly themed T-shirt in our Etsy shop; by the way, here’s the new ABIDE shirt for last month’s theme if you’re interested!)

“The February lesson on God’s love couldn’t have come at a better time for me. I, of course, always need God, but during troublesome times, knowing that God’s love is constant (is so important). I can fail, and he will forgive me. I can suffer, and praying to him and studying his word will soothe the hurt. I’m thoroughly enjoying this year long study. And the graphics are beautiful. We may need some art lessons. 😉” ~Jenny Gwinn

Here are the pretty graphics you’ll get with this month’s Bible study…we’ve just added a stationary page, too – and you get 2 different smartphone wallpapers (helpful for swapping out midway through the month to learn a new verse!) This study will also include 4 full-length lessons, one released by each Monday of the month, and a set of Scripture writing journaling questions. Sign up here! >> Pride & Perfection

I also wanted to take this opportunity to introduce a new Mango – Kelly Epperson! Ashley is taking a leave of absence as she finishes grad school, but suggested Kelly as a fill-in (but I hope we can keep her! 😉) Kelly has taken like a duck to water in creating graphics (she made most of these above!) and to writing lessons for the Bible study. She actually taught one of Alyssa’s past lessons from our “Dealing with the devil” study recently in our ladies’ Bible class at church and IT WAS SO FANTASTIC. (And yes, we’ll be updating that study soon to include her video lesson and other additional updates!)

If you’re looking for the free Scripture writing plan today, look no further! You can download it via the Dropbox link here. (You can also buy the whole 12-month set of Scripture writing plans in our Etsy shop.) Remember that each month’s plan now has 31 days so you can use ANY of them for ANY month you choose! 😄 Are you ready for April, friends? Let’s get started! 💙 ~Kristen