1. Spiritual Life & Disciplines Part 5 – Spiritual Discipline #1 – Bible Intake

2. The intake of the Word of God is the foundational spiritual discipline

3. Bible intake has several forms Hearing God’s Word Reading God’s Word Memorizing God’s Word Singing God’s Word Studying God’s Word Discussing God’s Word Meditating on God’s Word

4. Goals of Bible intake To know God To be like God

5. 3 skills needed for Bible intake Knowledge of general Bible content and organization Interpret Scripture Apply Scripture

6. Overview of Old Testament

8. Overview of New Testament

10. Arc of Bible History CREATION PATRIARCH EXODUS CONQUEST JUDGES KINGDOM EXILE RETURN SILENCE GOSPEL CHURCH MISSIONS Chart from Max Anders, 30 Days to Understanding the Bible (Word, 1994), 248.