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How To Read The Bible - Beginner Level

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SOURCE - How to Study the Bible: Beginner Level - Impact Workshops - YouTube

SERIES

How To Read The Bible - Beginner

  • Read 1 or 2 chapters / sitting
  • Meditate on what you’ve read
  • Re-read the passage
    • TAKE YOUR TIME
      • Quality > Quantity
    • Focus
    • Ask God to open your eyes that you might see wondrous things from His law. (Psalm 119:18)

Observation

  • What do I see?
    • Setting - The 5 W’s
      • Who
        • the Characters
      • What
        • Actions
      • Where
        • Locations
      • When
        • Time of Day
        • Time Expressions
      • Why
        • Purpose
    • Specific words - TACT
      • Terms
        • Words that serve as a Subject
        • Tend to be nouns
          • Persons
          • Places
          • Things
      • Adjectives / Adverbs
        • Descriptive Words
        • Adjectives normally describe a noun
        • Adverbs are normally attached to a verb and end in “ly”
      • Connectives
        • Words that connect other words together
        • Cannot stand alone
          • And
            • connects two (or more) words
          • Therefore, Because , For
            • a response to something previously said
          • But, However
            • Changes direction of the sentence
          • If
            • Conditional
            • If (Condition) / Then (Result)
      • Tenses of Verbs (Action Words)
        • Past
        • Present
        • Future

Application

  • How can I apply this to my life? - SPECTRUM

  • Is there a sin to avoid

  • Is there a promise to hold on to

  • Is there an example to follow

  • Is there a command to obey

  • Is there a truth to know

  • Is there room for repentance

  • Is there an upside to embrace

  • Is there a moment of thanksgiving

How To Know When You’re Done

  • Have an end goal in mind
  • To-do list
    • read at least 1 chapter
    • re-read that same chapter
    • understand parts of that chapter
    • recall 1 verse from memory, and it’s application
    • meditate on the passage throughout the day
    • exercise your powers of recollection

Tips

  • Remember your motivation for reading the Bible
    • Must be “tethered” by
      • Love
      • Discipline
  • Play your strengths
    • audio vs reading
    • reading when most alert
    • make time
  • Read EVERY day
  • Pray before, during, and after you read
  • Ask for help if you need it

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