Week 2Week 2 Receiving God’s Love Receiving God’s Love

with My Mind with My Mind

The Habit of The Habit of

Bible StudyBible Study

Table TalkTable Talk

• Page 21• Discuss questions #1 and #2• Discuss study on page 16• Page 21 discuss questions #3 and #4

WHAT IS THE BIBLE?WHAT IS THE BIBLE?

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HISTORYHISTORY

POETRYPOETRY

MAJOR PROPHETSMAJOR PROPHETS

MINOR PROPHETSMINOR PROPHETS

GOSPELSGOSPELSHISTORYHISTORY

PAUL’S LETTERSPAUL’S LETTERS

GENERAL LETTERSGENERAL LETTERS

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nStory of Apostles

Peter, James, John, Philip, Paul

Trying to cross cultural boundariesJESUS

is theWord of God

The Kingdom of Godas opposed to

The Empire of Man

MY GROWTH PLANMY GROWTH PLANPage 2Page 2

Do you have a MIND Do you have a MIND plan?plan?

• Core Knowledge (Core Knowledge (if there were five if there were five things you should knowthings you should know…):…):– Bible OverviewBible Overview– How to Study the BibleHow to Study the Bible– Life of JesusLife of Jesus– What do I Believe (and why)?What do I Believe (and why)?– How do I grow?How do I grow?

The Bible and YOU!The Bible and YOU!

How Can We Get into the How Can We Get into the Bible?Bible?(or, how can we get the Bible into (or, how can we get the Bible into us?)us?)

• Sunday MessagesSunday Messages

• D.A.T.E. – Daily Bible Reading D.A.T.E. – Daily Bible Reading DisciplineDiscipline

• Small Group Bible StudiesSmall Group Bible Studies

• Books/WebsitesBooks/Websites

• Classes at ChurchClasses at Church

• Online coursesOnline courses

• College/SeminaryCollege/Seminary

Don’t Hunt and Peck!Don’t Hunt and Peck!

Choose a book and read it Choose a book and read it through, slowlythrough, slowly

The Application BridgeThe Application Bridge

Culture Culture

THENTHENCulture Culture

NOWNOW

Timeless PrincipleTimeless Principle

Example: Example:

1 Corinthians 81 Corinthians 8

APPLICATIONAPPLICATION

James 1:22-25

But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.  For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.

Tyndale House Publishers. (2004). Holy Bible : New Living Translation. (2nd ed.). Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers.

APPLICATIONAPPLICATION

•The purpose of Bible Study The purpose of Bible Study is is –NOTNOT INFORMATAIONINFORMATAION– ISIS TRANSFORMATION TRANSFORMATION

•Page 21Page 21

•Discuss questions #5 and #6Discuss questions #5 and #6

Table TalkTable Talk

Next WeekNext WeekSPIRIT part 1SPIRIT part 1

PrayerPrayerPages 23-27Pages 23-27