How to study the bible 2016 week 1

Week 1: Introduction

What is the Bible?

INTRODUCTIONS

Expectations

• What is your name?

• What led you to take this class?

• What do you hope to get out of it?

What are some common opinions about the Bible?

Why do we find it difficult to study the Bible?

DWELLING IN THE WORD

Dwelling in the Word

• Listen to Luke 10:1-12

• Respond to one of the following:

– What captured your imagination?

– What question would you like to ask a Bible Scholar about the text?


• Find a reasonably friendly looking stranger and listen him/her into free speech. You may take notes.

• You will get three minutes each to share your responses.


• This is _______, and he/she said...

• What do we hear in this tonight?

WHY SHOULD WE STUDY THE BIBLE?

Why should we study the Bible?

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

-2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV)


All Scripture is

God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.



All Scripture is

–God-breathed

and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.



All Scripture is –God-breathed<and> is useful for

1. teaching, 2. rebuking, 3. correcting and 4. training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.




1. teaching, 2. rebuking, 3. correcting and 4. training in righteousness,

--so that—(answers why?) the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.





--so that—(answers why?) the man of God may be

thoroughly equipped for every good work.






thoroughly equippedfor every good work.


Why should we study the Bible?All Scripture is

–God-breathed<and> is useful for



thoroughly equipped--for--

every good work.-2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV)

TeachingReproof Correcting

Training

THREE STEPS TO BIBLE STUDY

Three steps to Bible Study

• Observation: What Does it SAY?

• Interpretation: What Does it MEAN?

• Application: How Does it WORK?

HOW THE COURSE WORKS

Class Schedule

1. Introduction

2. Observation

3. The Tool Box

4. Interpretation

5. Application

6. Pulling it All Together

7. Presentations

Two Resources You Might Want

Education

How to study the bible 2016 week 1