In this episode of Coffee & Spirits, Pastor Brad wraps up the two-part mini series on the validity of God's Word, he provides guidelines to help us study God's Word, and he shares a Bible Study Method to help you in your personal study time.
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A Bible Study Method byPastor Brad Riley
R – Read: Read through the text and request the guidanceof the Holy Spirit.
Key Verse: Psalm 1:1-2: “Blessed is the one who doesnot walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.” NIV
Question Prompts:
What Scriptures should I be reading through at this time?
What is the text communicating?
E – Explore (Examine): Look at the context, key wordsand themes, and what the passage meant to the original audience.
Key Verse: 2 Timothy 2:15: “Do your best to presentyourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” NIV
Question Prompts:
What is the main theme or historical context?
What are the surprises in the passage?
Have I misunderstood this passage in the past?
A – Apply: See how the passage impacts your life,your choices, and your relationships and make applications in real time.
Key Verse: James 1:25: “But whoever looks intentlyinto the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—notforgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.” NIV
Question Prompts:
As I look through the lens of what Jesus has done for me, how does this passage apply to me?
Do I see examples of what the text teaches in my daily life?
D – Do: Commit yourself to actionable steps andchanges based on what you learned.
Key Verse: James 1:22: “Do not merely listen to theword, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” NIV
Question Prompts:
What would hinder me from aligning my choices with what I’m learning?
Am I under self-deception for not doing what I have learned previously?
Y – Yield: Pray through what you have discovered andthe determinations you have made based on your study and ask the Holy Spiritfor His help to follow God’s direction.
Key Verse: Romans 12:1-2: “Therefore, I urgeyou, 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. 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.” NIV
Question Prompts:
Lord, will you highlight what you want me to change today?
Holy Spirit will you lead me into all truth and hold me accountable to change?
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