The Discipline of Study
Review:
Disciplines: pathways of spiritual formation (habits/rhythms) that effect fundamental change in us so that we become increasingly more like Jesus.
Meditation: thinking deeply about the word and __________of God so that our minds more ____________drift to Him.
Prayer: ________________with God that aligns our will to His Fasting: a believer’s voluntary _________________from food for _______________ purposes.
The Discipline of Study
Study is for our ____________________. Study is a means of __________________ (God reveals Himself).
Read the Bible for __________________. Read the Bible with ________________. Engage the discipline of _____________.
When we read through the “me” lens, we are likely to miss some _______________and ________________truths about God.
A SYSTEM FOR EFFECTIVE STUDY
Study with Purpose
“The bible is a unified story that leads to Jesus.”
To study with purpose, we always read the bible looking for ____________ first.
Study with Perspective
PRE-READING QUESTIONS:
Who wrote it? _______ was it written? To whom was it written? What _________ was it written it? _______ was it written?
Bible study is a _______________ and you may not get to all these steps in one (or even two) sittings.
Studying can feel mechanical and not very _________________, but it’s like “making regular _________________ that eventually pay off with a huge withdrawal of insight/wisdom.
Case Study in Philippians
WHO wrote it? __________
WHEN was it written? AD 62
This is also helpful because our copy of Scripture is not arranged in _______________order.
Knowing when a book of the bible was written helps us understand the ________________factors that influenced the writing.
TO WHOM was it written? _______________ in Philippi
Every book in the bible was originally written a person or group and FOR a particular _______________.
WHAT STYLE was it written in? Philippians is a ______________. Style has everything to do with how we ______________the content.
Historical narrative is a recording of history and is to be taken ______________.
Poetry is often _______________ and not to be taken literally.
Study with Process
Comprehension: What does it __________?
The bible is not a _________________ book.
• Copy of _________
• Read ______________
• __________ it up
Interpretation: What does it ___________?
• Paraphrase
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• Cross-Reference
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Application: How Should this ____________ Me?
• What does this teach me about __________?
• How should this truth about God change my _____ ___ _________?
• How should I _______________?