Sermon in a Sentence: God opens up our understanding of His Word so that we can obey it. How can we understand the Scriptures?

Introduction

Sermon text with italics and bold and John 3:16 and v. 20.

I. We Understand the Word by Supplication (Psa. 119.18)

II. We Understand the Word by the Spirit (1 Cor. 2.9-14;1 Jn. 2.20,27)

III. We Understand the Word by Study (1 Tim. 4.13-16)

IV. We Understand the Word by Practicing Submission (Jn. 7.17)