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Inductive Bible Study

Three Step Bible Study (Condensed)

1. What does the passage say? (Observation)
2. What does it mean to them first, and secondly, to us? (Interpretation)
3. How does God want to apply this to my life? (Application)

Also see

• Four Steps to Inductive Bible Study
• Inductive Bible Study Methods

Manuscript Bible Study (Summarized)

1. READ (more than once)
2. STUDY Listen to God, ask the W questions: Who’s involved & where? What’s going on & when? How’s it happening?
3. CONTEMPLATE or DISCUSS your observations
4. DRAW OUT key interpretative questions/conclusions
5. WRAP-UP
6. APPLY to your life

Also see

• Manuscript Bible Study Resources
• Small Group Bible Study Guide
• Manuscript Bible Study

Devotionals

• Our Daily Bread Devotional
• The Meeting House Devotional
• MennoMedia Rejoice Devotional
• Pastor Rick's Daily Hope Devotional
• MARK Center - Lectio Divina
• In Touch Ministries of Canada's Daily Devotional

Read with another believer and share together

• 5 Apps to Keep You in God’s Word
• Electronic Daily Devotionals
• Daily Devotional Apps for Today's Smartphone and Tablets
• The Bible Project

Bible Reading Plans

• The Navigators - Bible Reading Plans
• Bible Study Tools Reading Plan
• Back to the Bible - Bible Reading Plans & Challenge

Personal Bible Study Method

1. Personal Encounter and Reflection

   • Prayerfully read the passage more than once.
   • Ask yourself these questions:
     • What is this passage saying?
     • What is God revealing to me through this passage?
     • What is particularly new or pertinent to me?
     • How did this passage impact me?
   • Summarize what God said or how He impacted your life through His Word.

2. Group Interaction and Analysis

   • Share what you feel God is saying to you.
   • Explain what you have learned.
   • Listen to what He has said to others.
   • Summarize what lesson(s) you’ve learned.
   • Discuss how these things relate to the rest of the Bible.
   • Mutually affirm and agree upon what learnings are biblical.

3. Life Application and Transformation

   • What is God instructing you/us to do?
   • In what ways will this transform your life or life in your world?
   • What can you take from this passage?
     • Encouragement to receive (He will wipe every tear from their eyes.)
     • Instruction to follow (Forgive one another)
     • Perspective to adopt (We belong to God’s Kingdom first)
     • Insight to increase understanding (God is not slow)
     • Promise to rely on (God rewards those who diligently seek Him)
     • Message to share (God created us for Himself)
     • Truth to base your life on (God is always with us)
     • Example to emulate (Jesus humbled Himself by being obedient)
     • Rebuke to accept (Don’t be proud)
     • Thought to meditate on (God is always at work)
     • Reality to imagine (Every knee will bow before Jesus)
     • Parable to explore (Some seed fell on good soil)
     • Blessing to enjoy (Forgiveness of sins)
     • Glory to anticipate (Seeing Jesus)
     • Wisdom to apply (Not by might or by power but by God’s Spirit)
     • Fact to remember (Life on earth is temporary)
     • Refreshment to savor (God’s truth gives joy to the heart)
   • Share what you are covenanting to do.
   • Pray for each other and their life transformation through faithfulness to Jesus.