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‘Tis the season for reflection and celebration. So to join the fun, here are the 10 most-viewed posts of the year. Be sure not to miss them; this could be your last chance.
10. How to Honor God with Your Money
A Bible study on Proverbs 1:10-19 that gets specific with application.
9. 10 Old Testament Books Never Quoted in the New Testament
Part of my series analyzing every explicit NT quotation of the OT. This post lists all the OT books never explicitly quoted (though most of them are certainly alluded to) by NT authors.
8. The Best Wedding Sermon Ever
A recording of the sermon preached at my wedding, from Song of Solomon 2:1-3:5. I’ve been to a lot of weddings, and this remains the best sermon I’ve ever heard.
7. Top 11 Old Testament Verses Quoted in the New Testament
Another installment in the NT-use-of-the-OT analysis. Could this one be so popular because we like to know what the Apostles’ favorite memory verses may have been?
6. Details of the OIA Method
This post serves as a table of contents to all my posts about the OIA method. When new visitors find the site, this post shows them the way to all the nuts and bolts of OIA Bible study (observe, interpret, apply).
5. Teach Bible Study to a 2-Year-Old
Who wouldn’t want to teach their littlest ones how to study God’s word?
4. Teach Bible Study to a 4-Year-Old
Last year, the 2-year-old post was more popular, but this year, the post about 4-year-olds edged it out.
3. Summary of the OIA Method
This post’s popularity doesn’t surprise me, as I link to it all the time. It is the centerpiece of the site, and I want to direct readers there early and often.
2. 3 Disciplines to Develop Wise Speech
This post from the “how to lead a Bible study” series brought a huge surge in traffic late in the year when Tim Challies linked to it. I’m delighted to see readers willing to focus on character in addition to learning skills.
1. 10 Reasons to Avoid Sexual Immorality
In March, I compiled this quick list of observations of Proverbs 6:24-35 about all the good reasons to avoid sexual sin. My usual blogging time had been cut in half that week due to other pressures of life, and I just wanted to get something out there for my ongoing Bible study through Proverbs 1-9. I didn’t even have time to write a proper introduction with a decent hook. To my utter surprise, though, Tim Challies, and then many others, liked the post and linked to it, and many more shared it on social media. The post quickly became the most-viewed post in the history of this blog.
May the sure promises of God’s word guide us, and may the Lord himself rescue us in those times when we consider doing something stupid.
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And for your reading pleasure, here were the next 10 most viewed posts:
11. What Frozen Taught Me About Bible Study
12. How to Lead a Great Bible Study
13. Why I Don’t Like Inductive Bible Study
14. Why Did Jesus Feed the 5,000?
15. Easy Sex Will Keep You From Being Wise
16. Sample Bible Study Leader’s Notes
17. Four Modern Versions of the Bible that are Ruining the Bible
18. How to Recognize Sowers of Discord
19. Ask Good Observation Questions
20. What Catching Fire (Hunger Games #2) Taught Me About Bible Study
Please let me know if you have any ideas for topics you’d like to see in 2015. Only one rule: It must in some way help ordinary people learn to study the Bible.
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