(From 2 weeks ago) Critical Parts to Helping Us Live the Changed Life Prayer Growth in understanding the Bible Fellowship with other believers.

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(From 2 weeks ago) Critical Parts to Helping Us Live the Changed Life Prayer Growth in understanding the Bible Fellowship with other believers

Living the Changed Life #2: The Central Place of the Bible in Our Lives

Assumptions: 1. The Bible is the Word of God, cover to cover

Assumptions: 1. The Bible is the Word of God, cover to cover 2. The Bible is given to direct our lives in having a personal relationship with God and living for Him

Two Prerequisites to Obedience 1. Knowing the Bible 2. Trusting God

Knowing the Bible A. Why do we need to know it? 1. Bible is essential to Spiritual growth

I Peter 2:1-3 (NASB) Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander, like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation, if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.

Knowing the Bible A. Why do we need to know it? 1. Bible is essential to Spiritual growth 2. Bible is essential to spiritual maturity

Hebrews 5:12-14 (NASB) For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food. For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant. But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil.

Knowing the Bible A. Why do we need to know it? 1. Bible is essential to Spiritual growth 2. Bible is essential to spiritual maturity 3. Bible is essential to spiritual effectiveness

II Timothy 3:16-17 (NASB) All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.

Knowing the Bible A. Why do we need to know it? 1. Bible is essential to Spiritual growth 2. Bible is essential to spiritual maturity 3. Bible is essential to spiritual effectiveness 4. Bible gives us direction when we need it

Psalm 119: (NASB) Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. I have sworn and I will confirm it, That I will keep Your righteous ordinances.

Knowing the Bible A. Why do we need to know it? B. Ways to grow in it

Knowing the Bible A. Why do we need to know it? B. Ways to grow in it 1. Personal devotions

Knowing the Bible A. Why do we need to know it? B. Ways to grow in it 1. Personal devotions 2. Listen to audio files of the Bible being read

Knowing the Bible A. Why do we need to know it? B. Ways to grow in it 1. Personal devotions 2. Listen to audio files of the Bible being read 3. Personal Study

Knowing the Bible A. Why do we need to know it? B. Ways to grow in it 1. Personal devotions 2. Listen to audio files of the Bible being read 3. Personal Study 4. Memorize it

Psalm 119:11 (NASB) Your word I have treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against You.

Knowing the Bible A. Why do we need to know it? B. Ways to grow in it 1. Personal devotions 2. Listen to audio files of the Bible being read 3. Personal Study 4. Memorize it 5. Meditate on it

Joshua 1:8 (NASB) This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.

Two Prerequisites to Obedience 1. Knowing the Bible 2. Trusting God

Judges 6:36-38 (NASB) Then Gideon said to God, “If You will deliver Israel through me, as You have spoken, behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then I will know that You will deliver Israel through me, as You have spoken.” And it was so. When he arose early the next morning and squeezed the fleece, he drained the dew from the fleece, a bowl full of water.