Bible Study
Why do we need to know The Bible
Bible is God’s instructions for us to live by
The promises and warnings in it
It is the Oracles announcements) of God so needs to be known
It reveals Jesus (prophecy about and His Life)
Need to know who He is
What He did
What He requires of us
What He promises to those who Love and obey Him
Need to Hear the Holy Spirit
Our guide in all spiritual things
Sent by Jesus to guide and teach us
Reveals God’s Will
Interprets spiritual things
Interpreter of The Bible
Lives in us
Can talk directly to us and advise us
We are never alone
Will show what you need to learn and How to make it a part of your life
Will be personal instruction unlike a sermon given to meet the needs of all in the meeting
He will show you how to apply the teaching
It will be at a level you can understand
Will be at a level you can achieve
Will be personal to you and not what another thinks you should do
Will make it part of your life
Use method in books to teach how to hear The Holy Spirit
Attitude to study of The Bible
Requires a decision and desire to study it
Will power
Overcome the flesh resisting Bible Study
To Carry out any decisinos made
Fight Satan trying to stop you study
In Jesus Name forbid any Demon from
Blocking your hearing The Holy SPirit
Blocking you from understanding what The Holy Spirit wants to teach you
Causing distractions around you
Sending people to try adn stop you studying
Reject what he suggests as he can only get you do to do something if you agree to do it
Remove distractions
Must have a specific purpose to study it
Correct Motive for studying
You need to know it
Not because another says to study it to be part of the church
Not study it because everyone else is doing it
Not study it because spiritual people study it
Personal to you so make it personal in any application
Write what God says to you from it
If not applied useless
Will not change your life
Demons know it better than you
Must believe it is God’s Word (His revelation to us)
It is what we measure teachings about God against
Need to know it to properly evaluate what others teach
Must believe it is worth studying
For wisdom
Things about God
Things about life
Things about Satan His enemy
To apply it your life
To help others with their needs and problems
Must believe it is necessary to obey and that its promises are true
To learn about Salvation
What it is
How to live as a citizen of the Kingdom of God
How to tell others about salvation
Who Jesus is
What He has done
Their need
What He offers them
What is the result of following Jesus
Ways to study
The Holy Spirit is our teacher
Ask Holy spirit how to study
He will tell you what to study
He will guide you on how to do it
He will tell you what God wants you to know
He will show you how to apply it
Hear
Sermons and teachings
Generic and not specific to you
Spoken
Written
Bible discussions
During fellowship
Teaching discussions
Apologetics (defending the Bible
Witnessing
Audio tapes
Background playing so it becomes a part of your subconscious
Sitting down and listening to them consciously
Good movies or DVD’s on The Bible or about it
Read it
Daily Bible reading
Bible readathons or similar
Reading for purposes of Bible Study
Reading for the purpose of teaching it
Reading around the table at family meals or similar gatherings
Bible Study
Must know how to study
Methods of Study - ask Holy Spirit what to do
Resources to use - ask Holy Spirit what to use
Book to record what you learn as well as applications you intend to implement
Must hear The Spirit as you study
If not spirit guided it is fleshly study as it is not what God wants you to study
He will show you what God wants you to learn
It is your study and not someone else so you must feel comfortable with it and not do it the way another says it should be done
Memorize
Bible becomes part of you
God is more easily able to use it in your life
Can be used for meditation at any time
Gives you verses to call up when ministering that you can quote
Need a system of memorization
How to apply the Bible
Obey it without hesitation or reservation
Otherwise its hypocrisy
Obedience leads to blessing
Listen to Holy Spirit as He reveals sin and shows you how to deal with it
The five Steps (self-deliverance)
Last three steps (demons attacking from outside)
Meditation the best way
Requires will power
Decision to meditate
Desire to meditate
Requires memorizing verse to be meditated on
Requires a desire to apply what you meditate on
Use method in book (AOC) on mediation
Set objectives to keep for daily living
Achievable objectives
Holy Spirit guided
Set up a monitoring system