HOW TO HAVE A BASIC, DEVOTIONAL BIBLE STUDY

Bible study: Igniting a passion for God’s Word through effective Bible study practices and methods

(If you want to really go basic, skip down to number 3)

When READING God’s Word — ask these questions, preferably in this order:

1. What does it say?
• Make observations: be a careful “observer” of what is happening in the text or what is being taught. Trying making a list of things you are noticing.
• Try putting it in your own words — this really helps you to work at understanding what you are reading.
• Summarize it: If you read a chapter, summarize it in a sentence or two.

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