2. 1. Mindset Psalm 139:16-18 Letter Letter Psalm 19:7b Manual Manual Psalm 119:105 Light Light Ephesians 5:26 Soap Soap 1 Peter 2:2 Food Food

3. 2. Model these words in your heart.teach talk And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. Deut 6:6-7, NKJV

4. 2. ModelBibleHeartMouth

5. 3. Motive the voice of the Lord observe carefully Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His command-ments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. Deut 28:1-2, NKJV

6. 3. Motive meet The goals of devotional Bible study are: 1) To meet the Lord obey 2) To obey the Lord NOT: NOT: to master the Scripture BUT: BUT: to meet the Saviour NOT: NOT: to master the Scripture BUT: BUT: to meet the Saviour

7. 4. Method11 22 33 44Part Point Practice Passage

8. 5. Maximisers translation 1. Choose a suitable translation Problem Lack of insight Loss of interest Solution Read a simple translation Fall in love with the Word

9. 5.1 Translation Which is the best Bible? “The one you read” (Billy Graham) Which Bible will you read? The one you best understand!!! There is nothing spiritual about reading something you don’t understand!

10. 5.1 Translation Awkward English Reader interprets Hard to understand Good for serious study Suitable for experts Awkward English Reader interprets Hard to understand Good for serious study Suitable for experts Natural English Translator interprets Easy to understand Good for casual reading Suitable for everybody Most Christians read literal translations, but they should read dynamic translations. Literal Translations Dynamic Translations No!Yes

11. 5.1 Translation NASB NKJV NASB NKJV NIV NLT GNB CEV NLT GNB CEV ESV NRSV ESV NRSV LB Mess LB Mess LITERAL DYNAMIC Ideal for devotional reading

12. 5.1 Translation God makes us right in his sight. This good news tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that the righteous person has life.” a righteousness from God For in the gospel, a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written, “The righteous will live by faith.” the righteousness of For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”NLTNIVNKJV

13. 5.1 Translation This good news tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that the righteous person has life.” by faith from first to last, For in the gospel, a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written, “The righteous will live by faith.” from faith to faith; For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”NLTNIVNKJV

14. 5. Maximisers technique 2. Use a simple technique Service to render S Command to obey C Example to follow E Promise to claim P Sin to confess S