Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International will launch the fifth year of Engage the Word, an annual 40-day emphasis designed to help people develop lifelong habits of daily Scripture engagement, September 27. This emphasis can be used individually or with families, small groups, and even congregations. Feedback from this Bible engagement emphasis has been overwhelmingly positive, with inquiries received each year well in advance of the release of promotional materials.

The 2015 theme, “Red Thread of Redemption,” begins at the beginning — Genesis 1:1 — and goes through Revelation. Each daily Scripture reading engages the reader with one of the Bible’s compelling, often-familiar stories.

All resources in English and Spanish are free to download and print at engagetheword.org. Resources include a church bulletin and posters for promoting the emphasis, reading lists for participants, five adult Sunday School/small group lessons, sermon outlines for pastors, daily devotionals, and a family poster for parents and children to share. In addition, participants who sign up individually can select how to receive the daily Scripture passage electronically — by text, email, audio file, or through an iOS/Android app.

For more information, visit engagetheword.org.

--Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International