Resources

Right Now Media

I’m excited to share that our church now has access to an extensive, new video library called RightNow Media! It’s like the "Netflix of Video Bible Studies" and has a HUGE library of faith-based videos that you can access whenever and wherever you want—on your phone, iPad, computer, or at home on your TV.

As a church staff, we’re always looking for ways to help you develop and strengthen your faith. We believe that RightNow Media will be a tool to serve you as you live out your faith at home, at work and in your neighborhood. RightNow Media has videos for everyone—kids, youth, parents, married couples, college students, single adults, working professionals—all aimed at helping you grow.

Simply click the link, sign up for an account, and you’re all set to explore more than 20,000 videos. We pray that RightNow Media will be a blessing for you and your family!

*some of the content available at Right Now Media

Mental Health & Supportive Communities

Are you needing a supportive community or some helpful resources for this season of life? Thanks to Sarah Tierney at sarahtierneycounseling.com for sharing these suggestions that have online resources as well as in-person groups within driving distance.

Support Groups

Books / Articles

We are very thankful to have been able to partner with Sarah, and we love her heart to help people find healing from life’s difficulties. Sarah is a licensed counselor who has office space in our building to meet with people looking for professional counseling assistance. Go to https://www.sarahtierneycounseling.com for more information.

Sarah also passed along a reference list from Living Hope Counseling Center. The list includes counselors, psychiatrists, hotline, and more helpful references. We encourage taking a look at options available and utilizing any of the resources that can hope you find freedom from things with which you are struggling.

Our staff and pastors at Mason City Christian are readily available to help you navigate whatever season of life you are in, and we would be happy to point you in the right direction of finding help. You can reach us by emailing office@masoncitychristian.com or by calling 217-482-3874.

Bible Plans

These are the plans we love and use, so we thought we would make them available for you too! Whether you use one of these plans or your own, we just care that you're spending time studying the Word!

Pastor Mike's Bible Reading Plan

This plan uses the daily calendar and five bookmarks in your Bible to provide structure. It has been developed to provide a “balanced” reading of the Bible with readings taken from the Wisdom literature (Proverbs and Psalms), the Old Testament, the life of Christ (four gospels), and the remainder of the New Testament. The plan emphasizes reading just enough of a Scripture text in order to think and meditate on it. Readers are encouraged to write short thoughts from each passage in a journal and then write out a prayer based on the Scriptures read that day. After completing the day’s reading, choose one short Bible phrase to repeat over and over during the day.

1. Read one chapter of Proverbs each day according to the calendar date. (for example: on January 3 rd read Proverbs 3—you will completely read through the book of Proverbs each month)

2. Read one chapter of Psalms each day according to the calendar date. (for example: on January 3 rd read Psalm 3, February 3 read Psalm 33, etc.—you will completely read through the book of Psalms every five months)

3. Starting in Genesis, slowly read the Old Testament in a loop (skipping over Psalms and Proverbs)

4. Starting in Matthew, slowly read the four gospels in a loop

5. Starting in Acts, slowly read the remainder of the NT in a loop

Pastor Recommended Books