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Just wondering how you all study the bible. I have a hard time sitting down and spending hours on study, but I want to go deeper in the word. What works for you?
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I use study guides that guide me through a particular book. However my favorite way is in a study group, that way you get to fellowship while studying the Word.
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ittarter
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I find it's always good to have a specific, manageable project guiding any study.
Ask if you can preach a sermon at your church, if it's allowed, or lead a Sunday school class, or lead (or co-lead) a small groups class. Then you'll have a good excuse to delve into whatever subject matter is most pressing.
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heritage36
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I love Otis Sellars and the Word of Truth ministries work, their website is called seedandbread.org, has tons of free studies on it for almost every area of God's word. I also enjoy using Bullingers companion Bible which has many good references in it. I also struggle with doing a ton of reading consecutively so I can relate there, even if I want to try to. I most enjoy my study groups time together, we get together as often as possible to get into God's word. Bible studies are a great way to come together and discover the truths of the Bible!
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ebia
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What works best for is having to produce something from it. I do lots of related reading, but in the learning isn't a process of absorbtion but of meaning-making.
It doesn't really matter what I'm producing - an essay for the course I'm doing, a five minute reflection for staff morning prayer at school, or a full blown 20 minute sermon - something that forces me to get some kind of structured coherent message from the text makes me focus my thoughts in a way that simple reading and meditating won't do on their own.
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Small study groups work for me. I emphasize small, because it allows the group to bond more cohesively and become comfortable enough with one another to open up and share. I especially love Beth Moore studies and Kay Arthur. They go into depth on the word and direct their teachings to women. Also, my church does some sort of thru the bible in a year program every other year. I also like daily devotions i.e., Upper Room, My Daily Bread. Sometimes I read more than the recommended passages. But study groups are number 1 for helping me with bible study.
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