1. Bible Study Methods & Contemporary Issues

2. Welcome! Make sure you get a handout and two cards
Something to write with
Bible

3. 1st Card Print your name
Describe your knowledge of the Bible – what level do you place yourself?

4. 2nd Card – no name
Make a list of 1 to 5 contemporary issues you think we should study in this class

5. Why Study the Bible?
State of our Hearts, Minds, Souls, and Bodies

6. Rick Warren’s Bible Study Methods
12 Twelve Ways You Can Unlock God’s Word

7. Preview of Some Bible Study Methods
The Devotional Method of Bible Study
The Chapter Summary Method of Bible Study
The Character Quality Method of Bible Study
The Thematic Method of Bible Study
The Biographical Method of Bible Study
The Topical Method of Bible Study

8. Preview of Some Bible Study Methods
The Word Study Method of Bible Study
The Book Background Method of Bible Study
The Book Survey Method of Bible Study
The Chapter Analysis Method of Bible Study
The Book Synthesis Method of Bible Study
The Verse-by-Verse Analysis Method of Bible Study

9. Rules: Hermeneutics Tools:

10. Bible Study Method: Devotional
Sin to confess? Do I need to make any restitution?
Promise to claim? Is it a universal promise? Have I met the condition(s)?
Attitude to change? Am I willing to work on a negative attitude and begin building toward a positive one?

11. Bible Study Method: Devotional
Command to obey? Am I willing to do it no matter how I feel?
Example to follow? Is it a positive example for me to copy, or a negative one to avoid?
Prayer to pray? Is there anything I need to pray back to God?

12. Bible Study Method: Devotional
Error to avoid Is there any problem that I should be alert to or beware of?
Truth to believe? What new things can I learn about God the Father, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, or other biblical teachings?
Something to praise God for? Is there something here I can be thankful for?

13. Bible Study Method: Devotional

14. Groups
Psalm 15
Psalm 34
Romans 12
1Thessalonians5:12–22
1 John4