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Why People Dont Study the Bible?

Should I read the Bible. or go and watch the movie instead?
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It doesn`t apply into my life
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WHY do we Study the Bible ?
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WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM THIS COURSE ?
Living By The Book A Simple Proven Process involves certain Steps in a certain Order to reach a certain Result 3Steps to LiFe-ChaNge
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Self- Confidence in handling the Bible
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Find the Joy of Personal Discovery
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Grow deeper in your relationship with GOD
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What do you need to pay? COSTS
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OPENNESS to STUDY
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OPENNESS to GOD
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Living By The Book OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS
Living By The Book OBSERVATION What do I see? ing for 4 things
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TERMS Know the meaning
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STRUCTURE o Grammatical Structure Subject ,Object, Main verb o Literary Structure Biographical ,Geographical, Chronological
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LITERARY FORM GENRE:
Biography o Exposition o
Narrative Pastoral o Poetry Proverb Prophecy o Literature
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ATMOSPHERE SETTING 6W ( Who? What? Where? When? Why? Wherefore? ) & HOW 5SENSES
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INTERPRETATION
What does it mean? 3 Helps
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QUESTIONS?
Living By The Book ANSWERS Look for the Answers
Living By The Book INTEGRATION Put the Answers together INTO A Meaningful Whole
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APPLICATION How does it work for me? How does it work for others?
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KEEP THE
BIG PICTURE
OBSERVATION
What do I see? @ See with SIGHT @ Insight into Gods Truth
OBSERVATION
What do I see? See MORE See Differently
Are You Ready for OBSERVATION
OBSERVATION
LETS START with
OBSERVATION:TERMS
But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth Acts 1:8
CONTRAST
Contrast
But you shall receive power Contrast Change of Direction
CONTEXT
Context
Contrast
But you shall receive power Context : first account(v1) Who is Luke? Who is Theophilus?
DIALOGUE
Context Dialogue [ Q&A] {Negatively/Positively}
Contrast
But you shall receive power

DIALOGUE : JC with his disciples (v6) Answers Negatively: It is not for you to know.. Answers Positively: But, you shall receive.. Other words : But it is your responsibility
ATMOSPHERE
Contrast
But you shall receive power Atmosphere: Ascension of JC

So, vs 7&8 are Jesus Last words to his disciples; Marching orders Now the job is yours
WHO? YOU
Contrast Who?

Who are they? Disciples of Jesus Christ What do we know about them?
MAIN VERB & TENSE

Contrast Who?
Future

What is main verb here? Tense? Future tense
POWER
Future
Contrast Who?
ABILITY
What are they going to receive? POWER = ???
CAUSE & EFFECT; WHEN

Context
Contrast
Dialogue [ Q&A] {Negatively/Positively} Who? Future
But you shall receive power ABILITY time when the Holy Spirit has come upon you
What does this phase add to this verse? Holy Spirit ( cause), Power ( effect) Time: Power at the time HS comes
WHO?
Context
Contrast
But you shall receive power ABILITY time when the (Holy Spirit) has come upon you;
Who is Holy Spirit? Holy Spirit is linked with the Power Supernatural Power
UPON YOU
Context Dialogue [ Q&A] {Negatively/Positively} Future
Contrast Who?
not w/in w/o
Upon= come from outside = invasion of supernatural ability on human beings We need this Supernatural Power to do
C&E ,TENSE , WHO?

Contrast Who?
And you shall be My witnesses

Power ( cause) Witness ( Effect) = Inside to outside Becoming Witness is also in the future Whose witnesses? Represent Him
DEFINITION
Contrast Who?
And you shall be My witnesses

DEFINE
NAME OF PLACES
Context
Contrast
But you shall receive power ABILITY time when the (Holy Spirit) has come upon you; And you shall be My witnesses
both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria and even to the remotest part of the earth.
Importance of PLACE: Jerusalem, Judah,Samaria, others
SIGNIFICANCE OF PLACES
both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria and even to the remotest part of the earth.
What do we know about JERUSALEM? How can I relate Jerusalem and Judea? Samaria? Remotest part of the Earth?
TEN STRATEGIES TO READING

Read Thoughtfully Read Repeatedly Read Patiently Read Selectively Read Prayerful Read Imaginatively Read Meditatively Read Purposefully Read Acquisitively Read Telescopically
STRATEGY:READ THOUGHTFULLY
It involves a IN-DEPTH Reading like a journalist, detective Investigate, examine & evaluate all facts and factors Ask tough Questions
STRATEGY:READ THOUGHTFULLY
Frank Morison, Josh McDowell, Lee Strobel, CS Lewis
STRATEGY: READ REPEATEDLY

Gods Word can stand up to repeated exposure Ideas: Read entire books at one sitting appreciate Unity of each book & grasp the BIG picture Start at the beginning of a book.
STRATEGY: READ REPEATEDLY

Read different translations avoid familiarity, keeps the experience fresh
STRATEGY:READ REPEATEDLY
Listen to audio of Bible reading Change from visual to the aural Hearing is a far more involving experience than reading Voice/Tone ; emphases are different Bring the text alive Play it over & over
Read it Out Loud pay attention to every word
Deut 6:7 talk of them part of our daily conversation Drive Gods Word into your memory Set up a schedule for Bible reading Stick to it!
STRATEGY:READ PATIENTLY
Problem: Expect result instantly
Fruit of the Word takes time to ripen Not the answer, but Experience the Process Be Patient with the ( Let it reveal its Message) Be Patient with ( Relax, Learn & Enjoy the Experience)
It is a long journey: Take Ownership: Work with one book for one month Zoom In & Out: Start with wide lens Progression of events or ideas Zoom In Something prominent
Close UP
Zoom Out
STRATEGY:READ SELECTIVELY
Involves using right bait when you troll the Scripture. The 6 lures approach: Who? What? Where? When? Why? Wherefore?
Nehemiah 1:1-11 Now it happened in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, in Susa the capitol that Hanani . came and I ( Nehemiah) asked them concerning the Jews and about Jerusalem and they said to me the remnant .. in great distress & reproach The wall of Jerusalem .. broken down and the gates burned with fire
Haggai? Nehemiah ?
Zephaniah?
Gideon? Jehoshaphat? Boaz? Look for (1) What is said about the person? A cupbearer? A priest? Son of Hacaliah? Taken to Persia?
Look for(2)What does the person Say? Nehemiah asked concerning the welfare of Jews ( people), about Jerusalem ( place) and gates ( place)
What are the events? In What order? What happens to the character? What is the argument? What is the message? What is the point?
What has happened to Nehemiah? What did Hanani tell Nehemiah? What did Nehemiah do after hearing news from Hanani? What is the content of Nehemiahs prayer?
Location! Get A MAP Where is the narrative taking place? Where are the people in the text? Where are they coming from? Where were the original readers of this text? Where is the writer?
The event has taking placed in Susa city Dan 8:2, Esther 1:2 Hanani was coming from Judah, Israel Nehemiah is in the palace, serving the Persian king, Artaxerxes, son of Xerxes
TIME! When did the narrative taking place? When did they occur in relation to other events in Bible? When was the writer writing?
When did the event take place? In the month of Chislev In the twentieth year. Twentieth year estimate 446 BC the 9th Month (End Nov Begin Dec) .
Asking for meaning! Why is this included? Why is this placed here? Why does this person say that? Why does this person do this? Why? question leads to new Insights
Asking for meaning! Why did Nehemiah respond in this manner; he wept, mourned, fasting and praying? Weeping & Mourning = emotional response Fasting & Praying = spiritual response
SO What?! What difference would it make if I were apply this truth? CHANGE MY ATTITUDE? CHANGE MY ACTION?
STRATEGY:READ PRAYERFULLY
Bible reading & are related. Turning Scripture into Prayer Nehemiahs Prayer Context His response: Pray Adoration ( Focus on God) Confession( Sins) Claiming Gods Promises Petition ( Needs of People)
STRATEGY:READ IMAGINATIVELY
Use different translations stimulate your imagination
Paraphrase the text
Read Scripture in a different language Get someone to read the text out loud
Vary your setting- time & place
STRATEGY:READ MEDITATIVELY
Learn to on the text TAKE YOUR TIME!!
STRATEGY:READ MEDITATIVELY
on the text Joshua 1:8.. Shall meditate on it Prov 23:7 ..thinks within himself, so he is. Psa 1:2 .. Meditates day and night Psa 119:97 my meditation all the day Psa 19 the meditation of my heart
STRATEGY:READ PURPOSEFULLY
LOOK for the of the author To discern the of the text Authors communicate their mind through words.. Watch for the VERBS, SUBJECT & OBJECT, MODIFIERS, PREPOSITIONS, CONNECTIVES Watch for the Literary Structure ( eg. Biographical, Historical, Ideological )
STRATEGY:READ ACQUISITIVELY
Emphasis on on Retaining or Possessing Scripture, not just to Receive it Get Involved in the Process, you see life-changing experience.
STRATEGY:READ ACQUISITIVELY
What ideas can you come up to make text stay permanent with you? * Act it out, sing it *Rewrite the text in your own paraphrase *Try a in-depth study of a particular person * Use Mind- mapping & Acronym * Share it with others
STRATEGY:READ TELESCOPICALLY
the PARTS in light of the WHOLE. Concept: The Whole is far greater than the sum of the parts The Whole : Integrated, Meaningful and Powerful Whole Means
STRATEGY:READ TELESCOPCALLY
HOW? Look for Connectives ( but, and, thus) Pay attention to the Context; Close up & Birds view Evaluate the passage in light of the book: other books.
SIX THINGS TO LOOK FOR

We have learned how to READ, Now we will learn what to LOOK for when we open the Word of God. (1)Things That Are EMPHASIZED (2)Things That Are REPEATED (3)Things That Are RELATED
SIX THINGS TO LOOK FOR

We have learned how to READ, Now we will learn what to LOOK for when we open the Word of God. (4)Things That Are ALIKE (5)Things That Are UNALIKE (6)Things That Are TRUE TO LIFE
(1)Thing that are EMPHASIZED

CLUES? Authors used certain TOOLs to emphasize IDEAS EVENTS PEOPLE OTHERS

What are the 4 TOOLs? (A) AMOUNT OF SPACE Example: Number of chapters Genesis has 50 chapters;

(A)AMOUNT OF SPACE Ch 1-11 cover Creation, Fall, Flood, Babel Ch 12-50 Cover 4 persons Abraham, Isaac, Jacob Joseph The FAMILY that GOD chose to be His People

(B) STATED PURPOSE Writers told us what they are up to See John 20: 30-31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

(C) ORDER Writers give the message a strategic placement in the text. The Order of events: This comes before that.

(C) ORDER Work is a part of curse. God places Adam & Eve in a garden to cultivate it and keep it ( Gen 2:15) In Chap 3, they sinned and driven out of the Garden. The Order of events in Genesis disallows this interpretation.

(D) MOVEMENT FROM THE LESSER TO THE GREATER, AND VICE VERSE (i)To build up to a climax. Everything before leads up to 2 Sam 11-12, everything after goes down from them. (ii)To use a certain chapter as a pivot See Act 2.

4 TOOLS (i)Amount of Space (ii)Stated Purpose (iii)Order (iv)Movement from the lesser to the greater, and vice versa.
(2)Thing that are REPEATED

Repetition Reinforces Pay Attention!!!!! to repeated TERMS, PHRASES and CLAUSES

TERMS, PHRASES and CLAUSES See Psalm 136 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good His love endures forever Give thanks to the God of gods. His love endures forever

TERMS, PHRASES and CLAUSES See Hebrews 11 The phrase, by faith Talking about different people living in different times under different circumstance, living the same by faith lifestyle

TERMS, PHRASES and CLAUSES See 1 Corinthians 15:12-28 The clause, if , appears 7x Paul uses if to emphasize the critical importance of Christs resurrection to our faith.

Repetition Reinforces Pay Attention!!!!! To CHARACTERS EG Barnabas, His name popped up whenever someone needed help ( Saul, believers at Antioch, John Mark); Encourager, Spiritual Mentor

Repetition Reinforces Pay Attention!!!!! To INCIDENTS & CIRCUMSTANCES Writers make their point by repeating a particular incident or set of circumstances

INCIDENTS & CIRCUMSTANCES In Judges, the writer begins each section with Then the sons of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord This sets up the situation where God raises up Judges to bring people back to God. Sooner or later they fall away, the cycle repeats until end of the book.

Pay attention to PATTERNS Recognize the parallels between the life of Joseph and that of Jesus Christ The parallels between the experience of Israel and that of Jesus.

Pay attention to NT use of OT CITATION OF OT by the writers in NT To emphasize that portion of Gods Word. Example: Jesus referred to Jonah in Matt 12:39-41.

(a)Terms, Phrases, Clauses (b)Characters (c)Incidents & Circumstances (d)Patterns (e)NT use of OT passages
(3)Thing that are RELATED

Things that have RELATIONSHIP, Connection or Interaction with each other; Three kinds of Relationship.

Three kinds of Relationship. (1) Movement from General to the Specific. (2) Q&A (3) Cause & Effect.

(1)MOVEMENT FROM THE GENERAL TO THE SPECIFIC. Example; Gen1:1: In beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Then, follows the detailed accounts of the creation.

(2) Q&A Q is the most powerful tools, it forces us to think critically The writers provide Strategic Questions & helpful Answers; See Roman 6. See Job 38. Q&A demand our Attention.

(3)CAUSE & EFFECT Illustration; On that day a great persecution ( cause) arose against the church . All believers except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea . who have been scattered went about preaching ( effect) the word.
(4)Thing that are ALIKE

ALIKE Similarity UNLIKE Contrasts See they are twins

ALIKE Similarity Similes Terms such as Like or as reflect similarity => figure of speech. As the deer pants .. It compares his longing for God to a hot, thirsty deer.

Similes Terms such as Like in 1 Peter 2:2 Like newborn babies, long for pure milks of the word .. It compares Appetite of a baby for mothers milk and Appetite of a believer for the nourishment of Gods Word.

Metaphors = figurative, not literally I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. You must be born again ..unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you ..
(5)Thing that are UNALIKE

Contrasts Terms like but signifies contrasts. In Gal 5, Paul writes, Now the deed of the flesh are ( he gives a list) BUT the fruits of the Spirit is ( he gives a list)

Metaphors In Luke 18, Jesus contrast the corrupted judge who finally give in to the plea of a widow, how much more will the Father responds to our petitions.

Irony An case of ironic contrast; a woman with a chronic bleeding, touched Jesus and healed. Jesus stopped and asked, Who touch me?

Irony The ironic contrast that Luke want us to see: In the midst of crisis, in the middle of the crowd, unknown lady touched Jesus in faith and Jesus recognized it. She stand out from the crowd because of her faith. Notice her & her faith

The contrast ; Mary and Martha Jewish priest, Pharisee, Samaritan Pharisee and publican prayed in the temple
(6)Thing that are TRUE TO LIFE

Issue here is Authenticity What does the passage tell us about reality? What aspect of the text resonate with our experience? We live in a different culture from that of biblical era, but we experience same human conditions, feel same emotions, had same questions, struggles, temptations.
(6)Thing that are TRUE TO LIFE

The people in the Bible are just like you and Me. Their weaknesses are our weaknesses. Their desires are our desires Their response are our response. Their God is our God.
Getting the BIG PICTURE

HOW? Start with the OVERVIEW Create A CHART Headings: Miracle, Realm, People, Means, Results, Faith. See page 176.
Getting the BIG PICTURE

Start with the OVERVIEW Create your own CHART Headings: Soils, Description, Growth, Hindrances, Results. See page 183.
SUMMARIZE your OBSERVATION

Put it in a Chart. VISUAL AT A GLANCE EASY TO REMEMBER ILLUSTRATIVE

Put it in a Chart.
SUMMARIZED your OBSERVATION

Samples Look at pages 186,187 & 188
You can do them yourself.
OBSERVATION
SUMMARY Understand the Meaning of the terms in the text. The 10 Reading Strategies. The 6 Things to look for. Put them in a Chart.
OBSERVATION
Thats all, folks Thank you. NEXT : INTERPRETATION.

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