How the Bible Changes Us

Jesus: “The words I have spoken toyou are spirit and they are life!”

John 6:63 (NIV)

“The Word of God is LIVING andACTIVE. Sharper than any

double-edged sword, it penetrateseven to dividing soul and spirit, jointsand marrow; it judges the thoughts

And attitudes of the heart.”

Hebrews 4:12 (NIV)

How long does it take

to read the bible?

Love the Word

King James Bible has 788,258 words in it

Learn the Word

How Fast do American’s Read?People Reading speed (words per minute)

3rd grade students 1504th Grade Students 1708th Grade Students 25011th Grade Students 350Average Adults 300

Low Scoring College Students 340

Average College Students 450

High Scoring College Students 800

Mid Level Executives 340High Level Executives 575College Professors 680High School Dropouts 240

How long does it take

to read the bible?788,258 words ÷240 words/min =

3284 minutes, or

55 hours

How many minutes would it take me to read the Bible if I read a little each

day?788258 words ÷365 days

= 2160 words per day

How many minutes would it take me to read the Bible if I read a little each

day?2160 words/day÷ 240 words/min =

9 minutes per day

So if you started reading 9 minutes a day beginning today you would complete

the whole bible

on February 19, 2012.

Live the Word

Do you have 9 minutes somewhere in your day to let God change you with

His Word?

How Does God’s Word Change Me?

1. It recreates my life

“He chose to give us birth throughthe word of truth…”

James 1:18 (NIV)

“Holy Scriptures, are able to makeyou wise for salvation through faith in

Christ Jesus.”

2 Timothy 3:15 (NIV)

How Does God’s Word Change Me?

2. It eradicates my guilt

“… Christ loved the church and gaveHimself up for her to make her holy,cleansing her by the washing with

water through the Word.”

Ephesians 5:25-26 (NIV)

“You are already clean because of theword I have spoken to you.”

John 15:3 (NIV)

How Does God’s Word Change Me?

3. It activates my faith

“Faith comes from hearing themessage, and the message is heard

through the Word of Christ.”

Romans 10:17 (NIV)

“For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the

power to do what pleases him.

Philippians 2:13 (NLT)

How Does God’s Word Change Me?

4. It stimulates my growth

“I commit you to God and to theWord of His grace, which can buildyou up and give you an inheritanceamong all those who are sanctified.”

Acts 20:32 (NIV)

“All Scripture is God-breathedand is useful for teaching,

rebuking, correcting, and trainingin righteousness, so that the man

of God may be thoroughlyequipped for every good work.”

2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV)

How Does the Bible Stimulate my growth as in 2 Timothy 3:16-17?

Teaching is God shows me the path to walk on. That’s teaching.

Rebuking is when God shows me how I got off the path, and I’m now in the

ditch. That’s called rebuking.

How Does the Bible Stimulate my growth as in 2 Timothy 3:16-17?

Correcting is how I get back on the path, the right path for life, for my

life.

Training is how I stay on the path and don’t fall off in the ditch again.

How Do I Gain These Benefits?

1. Learn it

Jesus: “Your trouble is that you don’tknow the Scriptures...”

Mark 12:24 (LB)

Shooting a Laptop

Every problem is an opportunity.

There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way

of death.

Proverbs 14:12 (NASB)

How Do I Gain These Benefits?

2. Accept the Bible as my authority

“When you received the Word of God,which you heard from us, you

accepted it not as the word of men,but as it actually is, the Word of God,which is at work in you who believe.”

1 Thessalonians 2:13 (NIV)

How Do I Gain These Benefits?

3. Act on it

“Now that you know these things, youwill be blessed if you do them.”

John 13:17 (NIV)