Study My Word

Definitions

2 Timothy 2:15-16) - To have or show keen interest, intense desire, or impatient expectancy

Psalm 1:2) - To reflect deeply on a subject

How the Disciples studied Jesus

John 11:1, Mathew 17:19 Mark 9:28 )

Benefits of Studying The Bible

Get to know Jesus - John 4:31-34)

Grow spiritually - Mathew 5:6)

Discern false teaching from the truth Mathew 24:24)

Gain full knowledge of the power of God

Identify God as the source of truth and happiness

Apply it to your life - James 1:22-25)

Why We Don’t Study

We don’t know how

Not motivated

Lazy

The Word

We need to know some things about the word of God to activate it in our lives. First, We must thoroughly understand what it is. There are a few important Greek terms we should know. It is important not to think that just reading the word is enough. Each of the terms below will help you have a deeper understanding of the word so that you can apply it to your life.

Graphe: The written word. The writings of God -The Bible

The book. Not the word that Paul refers to when he is talking about the word of God

How many people remember seeing a Bible open on a coffee table at someone's house or your house but you couldn’t touch it?

It can not accomplish what it is meant to do if we don’t open it, read it and understand it and apply it. ( Luke 4:16-21)

Logos: The message given-The meaning of the words. Hearing sermons John 1:1. Jesus is the logos.

Hebrews 4:12

The Logos is what exposes and transforms us into the people God has called us to be.

Rhema:  Utterance. The specific declaration of the word of God. This is what Paul is referring to as far as picking up the sword.

Things to do to prepare to be successful while studying the bible.

Decide what you should study

Schedule time (outside of regular prayer, meditation, or devotional time)

Keep a notebook or journal for notes and thoughts

Get the tools you need (A study bible, variety of translations, parallel bibles, commentaries, etc.)

Spend a short time in prayer before you start

Suggested activity:

In May and June, we memorized Psalm 18:2. Who memorized it? Who studied it?

Discuss the differences between reading, memorizing, and studying.

Use the “Devotional Method of Study” by Rick Warren to study this scripture.

Steps:

1. Read the verse

2. Read and meditate on the verse

3. Question the verse

4. Write down the verse in your journal to memorize it.

5. How does it apply to your life?

Jonah Chapter 1 Introduction

English Standard Version (Introduction)

IntroductionBecause it tells of a fish swallowing a man, many have dismissed the book of Jonah as fiction. But 2 Kings 14:25 mentions Jonah as living during the time of Jeroboam II (about 793–753 B.C.), and Jesus referred to Jonah as a historical person (Matt. 12:39–41). Unlike other prophetic books, Jonah focuses on the prophet himself rather than on his message. When God sent Jonah to Nineveh he rebelled, was swallowed by a fish, repented, and fulfilled his mission after all. When Nineveh repented, the reason for Jonah’s rebellion became clear: he had feared that God would forgive the Ninevites; and when God did forgive them, Jonah resented it (4:1–3). The book lists no author, but only Jonah himself could have known all the facts it records.

Jonah Flees the Presence of the Lord

1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” 3 But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord.

4 But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up. 5 Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep. 6 So the captain came and said to him, “What do you mean, you sleeper? Arise, call out to your god! Perhaps the god will give a thought to us, that we may not perish.”

Jonah Is Thrown into the Sea

7 And they said to one another, “Come, let us cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil has come upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. 8 Then they said to him, “Tell us on whose account this evil has come upon us. What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?” 9 And he said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.” 10 Then the men were exceedingly afraid and said to him, “What is this that you have done!” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.

11 Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may quiet down for us?” For the sea grew more and more tempestuous. 12 He said to them, “Pick me up and hurl me into the sea; then the sea will quiet down for you, for I know it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you.” 13 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them. 14 Therefore they called out to the Lord, “O Lord, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not on us innocent blood, for you, O Lord, have done as it pleased you.” 15 So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging. 16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.

A Great Fish Swallows Jonah

17  And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Take Aways

vs. 1-2 Assignment

vs. 3-15 Attempt to Rebel

vs. 17 Apprehension

Jonah reminds its audience that God is willing to adjust his plans for a nation according to that nation’s attitudes and actions before him, a concept expressed propositionally in Jeremiah 18:7–8

Suggested Homework

Set aside time for study ( At least 1 hour a few times a week).

Buy a notebook specifically for bible study

Examine Jonah 2 ) Look for key insights and takeaways. Follow the steps that we used in class to study the verse. Take notes in a journal.