Happy Friday Faith Family Members!
This will be the last email I send out in relation to our study, “Read the Bible for Life.” I hope you have learned from this study. I have received a lot of feedback from this study, some great, some not-so-great, but I hope every one of us have grown as it relates to understanding how to read God’s Word, how to understand God’s Word, and how to respond to God’s Word.
God speaks to us through His Word, so if you have learned anything in relation to that, then consider this 10-week journey a success!
Let’s take a few minutes and just reflect on what we have learned. See if you can remember one or two things as I ask a few questions:
1) How should you approach the stories of the Old Testament? What should you be looking for?
2) As we read the Old Testament stories, what aspects can we apply to our lives?
3) How should we approach the Law of the Old Testament? What should we look for when reading the Law of the Old Testament?
4) What about the Prophets? If you read the book of Jeremiah, or the book of Isaiah as example, what do you look for as it relates to God speaking through the book and into your life?
5) How can the Psalms help you in your prayer life? How can the Psalms help you continually praise the Almighty?
6) When you read the New Testament Stories, what do you look for? What things should you be taking into account when reading New Testament Stories? How can you get the most out of your study of New Testament Stories?
7) What about the teachings of Jesus? When we read a parable of Jesus, what should we be looking for and how should we apply it to our lives?
8) What should we remember when we read a New Testament letter, such as the epistles (Galatians, Ephesians, Corinthians, et)?
9) How should we approach Revelation? John uses Symbols throughout the book, such as the expression of lampstands and dragons. How do we understand those symbols?
10) How important is the Bible in your life? Is it the center of your life or just a small piece of your life? How do we begin to move it the center of our lives? (This will be what we study next week)
If you are serious about spiritual transformation, then you must be serious about God’s Word! I hope you have grown in a few of the questions above. If you have not, then I strongly encourage you to spend some time working through your workbook, or reading the book that goes along with this study. I promise you will grow and learn!
There are some great supplemental information articles in this week’s information. Take some time and review these articles (especially the article on scripture memorization!).
There are just two weeks left of this study and then we will move into the actual process of reading through the primary stories of God’s Word. If you have spent the time in these lessons, you will be very equipped to apply God’s Word to your life as we actually work our way through Genesis through Revelation!
I love you all. May God richly bless your life!
John
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