Teach People How to Read Their Bibles
From The Everyday Pastor by Matt Smethurst, Ligon Duncan
January 19, 2026 · 37 min · Episode 43
About this episode
Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan discuss how pastors can help their congregations engage deeply with the Bible.
Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan share how pastors can encourage their congregations to engage deeply with God’s Word, meditate on how he has revealed himself, and approach Scripture with obedience and joy.
People in this episode
Host: Matt Smethurst
Guest: Ligon Duncan
Topics covered
- Bible reading
- pastoral encouragement
- Scripture engagement
- meditation
- obedience
- joy
Keywords
- Bible
- pastors
- congregation
- engagement
- meditation
- obedience
- joy
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