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Transcript of How to Read the Bible St Marks Discipleship Class.
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How to Read the How to Read the BibleBible
St Marks Discipleship Class
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"For the Word of God is your adversary, if you be a friend to your ungodliness; but if you are an adversary to your own ungodliness, the Word of God is your friend, as well as the adversary of your ungodliness"
-St. Augustine
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5 Keys to a Dynamic Bible Study
1. The secret of dynamic Bible study is knowing how to ask the right kinds of questions .
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5 Keys to a Dynamic Bible Study
2. Dynamic Bible study involves writing down what you have observed and discovered .
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5 Keys to a Dynamic Bible Study
3. The ultimate goal of dynamic Bible study is application, not just interpretation.
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5 Keys to a Dynamic Bible Study
4. Dynamic Bible Study means that God’s Word must be studied systematically
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5 Keys to a Dynamic Bible Study
5. In dynamic Bible study you will never exhaust the riches in any one passage of Scripture .
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How to Prepare?
1. Schedule your Bible study time .
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How to Prepare?
2. Keep a notebook .
”The Shortest Pencil is Longer Than the Longest Memory”
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How to Prepare?
3. Get the right tools
Tools Needed:
a.A study Bible
b. Two recent Bible versions
c.An exhaustive concordance
d. A topical Bible
e. A Bible handbook
f. Commentary
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How to Prepare?
4. Spend a short time in prayer before each study .
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Approaches to Studying the Bible Personally
1. Devotional Study
2. Chapter Summary Method
3. Character Quality Method
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I. Devotional Study
Goal:
The goal is for you to take seriously the Word of God and “do what it says”
James 1:22
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Steps for Devotional Study
a. Pray for Insight on How to Apply the Passage
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Devotional Study
b. Meditate on the Verse(s) You Have Chosen to Study
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S-P-A-C-E-P-E-T-S
Sin to confess?
Promise to claim?
Attitude to change?
Command to obey?
Example to follow?
Prayer to pray?
Error to avoid?
Truth to believe?
Something to praise God for?
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Devotional Study
c. Write Out an Application
Shoud be:
•Personal
•Practical
•Possible
•Provable
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Example
“All man’s efforts are for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied. Ecclesiastes 6:7
1.Personal: “I need to stop being a glutton”
2. Practical: “I need to lose some weight.”
3. Possible: “I need to lose 10 pounds.”
4. Provable: “I need to lose 10 pounds before the end of the month.”
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Devotional Study
d. Memorize a Key Verse from Your Study
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PRACTICE TIME: John 6:31-36
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II. The Chapter Summary Method
• The Chapter Summary Method of Bible Study involves gaining a general understanding of the contents of a chapter of the Bible by reading it through at least five times, asking a series of content questions, and summarizing the central thoughts of the passage
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Tips to Read a Chapter of The
Bible
• Read it in a Bible without notes
• Read it without stopping
• Read it in different translations
• Read it aloud quietly to yourself
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II. The Chapter Summary Method
Step One: Caption
1 Corinthians 13 might be titled “Love Chapter”
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II. The Chapter Summary Method
Step Two: Contents
List of the major points in a chapter
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II. The Chapter Summary Method
Step Three: Chief People
Who are the main people in this chapter?
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II. The Chapter Summary Method
Step Four Choice Verse
The verse that summarizes the whole chapter or one that speaks to you personally
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II. The Chapter Summary Method
Step Five Crucial Word
Word used frequently
Ex: “faith” in Hebrews 11
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II. The Chapter Summary Method
Step Six: Challenges
List Difficulties, Questions, things you need to study further
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II. The Chapter Summary Method
Step Seven Cross-References
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II. The Chapter Summary Method
Step Nine: Central Lesson(s)
Major principles, insights, and lessons you learn from this chapter
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II. The Chapter Summary Method
Step Ten Conclusion
How do these truths apply to me personally?
What specifically am I going to do about them?
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PRACTICE: Mal 1
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III. The Character Quality Method
• The purpose of this method of Bible study is to identify character qualities taught in the Bible with the view of learning to avoid the negative ones and learning to work on the positive ones, so that we become more like the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Tips for Effectiveness
1. Only work on one quality at a time
2. Don’t rush it! Character development takes
time.
3. Stay with that one quality until you get
victory in that specific area.
4. Be alert to a negative quality in your life that
is actually a positive one being misused.
5. Trust the Holy Spirit to build these qualities
in your life.
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III. The Character Quality Method
Step One:
Name the Quality
Tip: List any synonyms or related words
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III. The Character Quality Method
Step Two:
Name the Opposite Quality
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III. The Character Quality Method
Step Three:
Do a Simple Word Study
Use Bible Dictionary:
http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/
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III. The Character Quality Method
Step Four:
Find Some Cross References
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III. The Character Quality Method
Step Five:
Do a Brief Biographical Study
Try to find at least one person who showed this character quality in his or her life.
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III. The Character Quality Method
Step Six :
Find a Memory Verse
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III. The Character Quality Method
Step Seven Select a Situation or Relationship to Work On
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III. The Character Quality Method
Step Eight:
Plan a Specific Project
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III. The Character Quality Method
Step Nine:
Write Out a Personal Illustration
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PRACTICE: Humility