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BIBLE STUDY | USING A STUDY BIBLE TO DISCOVER HISTORICAL INFORMATION

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Last week, you were given a few questions to answer about the Book of Mark.  It is important to review the general information concerning the book as a whole, as it will give you some insight, as to how the section of Scripture you have chosen to study, may fit into the whole.

Hopefully, you have gathered some of the resources we mentioned in week one, to your  personal library.  The two resources I used from my  library to answer those questions, were the Life Application Study Bible, and the Archaeological Study Bible.  Below is the comparison of information that I received from both. Continue reading →

BIBLE STUDY | CHOOSING A PASSAGE OF SCRIPTURE TO STUDY

There isn’t anything magical about choosing a section of Scripture to study.  People choose passages for different reasons, but whatever your reason, I hope you choose to dig deeper than a cursory reading of the bible.  While a reading plan helps you become familiar with God’s Word, I believe that a deeper study of the bible is needed to help you grow in knowledge, wisdom, and maturity of faith.

Here are a few recommendations for choosing a section of Scripture to study: Continue reading →

BIBLE STUDY | 7 ESSENTIAL TOOLS FOR YOUR PERSONAL LIBRARY

Many people read the bible daily, and that is a good thing.  If you are one of those folks I want to applaud your consistency in reading and becoming familiar with God’s word.

If your bible study goes no farther than that I want to challenge you to dig a little deeper.  While a consistent reading habit is beneficial, there is so much more you can discover about the bible that will help you live a transformed life.

Today, I want to help you begin to set up a personal library of resources that will help remove some of the obstacles present when trying to interpret and understand the bible.  All of the resources I recommend below are resources that I have in my personal library.  I know there are other materials that could be mentioned, but the books listed here are ones I use and like.  If you find similar resources that are better, cheaper, more highly recommended that is okay.  The important thing is that you begin to build a small library of resources to aid in your study of the bible. Continue reading →

28 WAYS TO EXPERIENCE GOD | #15: MEMORIZE A VERSE

28 WaysReading the Bible can be intimidating for some people.

Later in this series we will give you some ideas to make getting into the Bible easier.

Here is one thing you can do with the Bible today that can help you in your everyday life. Memorize a favorite scripture.

I used to have severe panic attacks; my life was altered because of them. I missed huge amounts of school, I quit several jobs and I was more or less paralyzed by anxiety. My goal became avoidance. I did everything I could to avoid the panic attacks. I tried different treatments, but nothing worked. Continue reading →

28 WAYS TO EXPERIENCE GOD | #6: LEARN TO THINK DIFFERENTLY

28 Ways To Experience God Romans 12:1-2…Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. Continue reading →