Step Up Your Bible Study Journal
Study the Bible in TRUTH and with DEPTH
This journal uses Inductive Bible Study that a pastor or ministry professional would use. It can be used alone or with this e-course. It is simple but arms you with truth for your everyday quiet time or church Bible study. It asks questions about the historical and cultural context of the book of the Bible you are studying.
HOW TO USE THIS JOURNAL
- Churches are using this journal in small groups and Women’s Bible Studies with this e-course
- Churches are using it as a 6-week study
- Instead of using a specific themed study they are learning how to study the Bible for themselves
- It teaches you how to ask the right kinds of questions for accurate Bible study
- Once you have gone through the course you can use this journal with any book of the Bible
- After using the e-course and journal you will be equipped to read any book of the Bible
How it works:
– It asks you to write down the book of the Bible you are studying
– It asks questions to help you to think about the book of the Bible you have chosen. (Historical and Cultural questions)
– Every day you receive prompts to take you through observing what is already in the text, interpreting what you find in the text, and then applying it to your everyday life.
This is the PERFECT tool for any small group leader or Women’s Bible Study leader that wants to go through a book of the Bible together.
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![I have seen post after post about Christians speaking in love. But, what about Christian’s listening?
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I still remember my counselor asking me if I listen just to listen or if I listen with a preconceived idea of the right answer?
To be completely honest, I have found myself to do the latter. Before she said that, I rarely listened with a blank mind and heart. Instead, I listened and interjected to lead someone to a conclusion. (Yikes! I hope it’s not just me that has done this)
So, let’s start by doing what this passage instructs us to do and let’s listen to the Word of God with a soft heart and an open mind. Are you seeing the text plainly?
“18 Therefore consider carefully how you listen.” (Luke 8:18)
This phrase jumped out at me. Consider how you listen. We have just been told the parable of the Sower where we hear how the Word of God (the seed) lands on 4 different types of soil.
For a moment, I want you to imagine yourself as each of the types of soil.
The Word is first snatched up by the devil (maybe this is distraction, time-management, or anything else that steals your time away from spending time in Gods presence)
Secondly, you receive the Word with joy but times of testing come and you no-longer ascribe to it.
Thirdly, life gets in the way-business pursuits, lifestyle, money, or pleasures take the place of time spent in his Word.
Lastly, you receive the Word of God-and you hear and understand. One translation says, “15 But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.” HEAR the Word.
You produce a crop because you retain the information.
The hearing of the Word of God is so important. Are you going to the Word to HEAR what God has to say or are you studying it to back-up what you want to say? Let us learn in 2021 to be believers that speak truth in love, but also LISTEN to hear! #chasingsacred](https://www.chasingsacred.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
