Daily Time in God's Word Part 1

WE: IDENTIFICATION (MAKE IT CLEAR THAT YOU STRUGGLE)

GOD: ILLUMINATION (THE GOAL IS TO RESOLVE THE TENSION

I. Daily Time in God’s Word

16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 17 God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.

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16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness17 so that the servant of God[a] may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. (NIV)

II. Six Ways to Get a Grasp of the Bible

a Grasp of the Bible

A. Hear God’s Word

Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ. (NIV)

So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ.

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PROBLEM: We forget 95 % of what we hear after 72 hours!

How to Improve Your Hearing

“He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

(NIV84)

8 Still other seed fell on fertile soil. This seed grew and produced a crop that was a hundred times as much as had been planted!” When he had said this, he called out, “Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.” (NLT)

a. Deal with attitudes that prevent hearing God.

“Therefore consider carefully how you listen.”

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So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls. (NLT)

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b. Confess any sin.

c.Take notes on what you hear.

We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

(NIV84)

“Keep a Spiritual Notebook”

d. Act on what you hear!

But if you look closely into the perfect law that sets people free, and keep on paying attention to it and do not simply listen and then forget it, but put it into practice—you will be blessed by God in what you do. (GNT)

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II. Read God’s Word

Conclusion: