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I. Introduction
The average American will work 8 hours on a given week day.
Thank God for work!
And if you want to do more than that, generally speaking you can!
When I was a younger fella, I had up to three jobs at once!
I wouldn’t recommend it, but it is possible!
We average 7.5 hours on media every day.
The average average is 1 hour driving each day, which goes up significantly in a big metro area like this, where many of us commute daily.
I can spend easily spend four hours and more driving, on a normal work day!
We have dishes and clothes to wash.
We have homework and study before you can finally chill each night.
Once in a while it’s movie night at the house with some box candy from walmart!
Now that’s a lot of fun, but like everything, it takes time.
And when we finally drop into bed, the average American is now doing all of that on a very slim 6 hours of sleep each night!
Now folks, I’m not saying that any of that is wrong!
I truly believe, if you are willing to listen, the Holy Spirit will help you to find your own personal equilibrium.
Work life balance they call it.
Add in all that other stuff and at times it can feel like a tightrope!
But here is my proposition for you tonight.
It is the premise for eveyrthing else I will say this evening.
And if you can buy into my proposition, I’m sure we can find a way to make it a reality!
Ok, here it is:
“Every healthy, balanced Christian should be a student of the Bible.”
It’s not really enough to just come to church once or twice a week.
It’s not enough even to listen to preaching often, but you don’t have a paper Bible that you can write in and refer to.
Can you get to heaven that way, sure I guess.
But why live beneath your priviledge?
There are countries where owning a Bible can get you and your whole family thrown in jail!
But you and I can own and read as many as we want to!
You need, I need, all of us need our daily dose of life and we should be going after that life in a direct and systematic way.
How?
Well, like any job, you simply need to use the right tools.
When you have the right tools, anything is possible!
Now let me discuss the first such tool that will make all the difference for you as you go about obeying Paul’s instructions when He said:
So, what can you get these days for $120?
You could get a really fancy new toaster or coffee machine.
You could get a pair of redwing boots, maybe.
You could get one of those pads that go on the chair and massage you when you get home.
And if you did, each of these could potentially provide some daily benefit.
Some of you are even thinking: “I can get at least two gallons of gas for that!” (LOL)
I have an even better suggestion:
Get yourself a study Bible!!!!!
Buy Yourself A Study Bible!
Now the true classic of study Bibles, in my personal opinion is the Thompson chain Bible.
Show it to them and show them how it works!
The chain will take you through consecutive verses covering a specific Bible, from front to back!
So for example: Gen 3:15.
Topical reference includes “Christ’s sufferings.”
The next reference in the chain is.....
Then show them a few maps.
Then read some of your written notes inside.
Records of victories won.
Write down moments of spiritual insight and wisdom.
prayer requests, and praise reports.
Build a record!!!
A New Thomspon chain in leather is about $50 or $60.
A used one is probably $40.
Write it full of notes!!!!
Use post it’s!
Scribble away and make it yours!
If you truly use your Study Bible, the benefit is not once in a while or even daily.
The benefit of truly loving your study Bible and using it is both daily and eternal!
Don’t allow yourself to be put off by the more difficult books!
Okay, so we all know:
There are books in the Bible that do not lend themselves to the casual reader.
John Cecil Rhodes bought out miners who were discouraged by a layer of blue chalk on a massive dig that we now call the Kimberly Diamond mine in South Africa.
For pennies on the dollar, he bought them all out!
When everyone else gave up, he had a German geologist friend who told him to buy and hold.
He did, and it was under that chalk that they found the really good stuff!
By 1888, he basically had complete domination over the world diamond market!
Allow me to be your friend tonight and tell you, the best stuff in that book requires a little bit of searching and patience!
Don’t give up on the harder books!
Isaiah for example, requires that you pay attention and study notes really help!
I used to ignore that book!
It was just too confusing for me.
Then I finally invested a little more time and here’s what I found out in Haley’s Handbook on the BIble.
(Show them your book.)
(Explain the shifting lenses/big screen TV’s thing.)
$20 bucks to better understand the grammatical and historical context of Scripture!
If you’re saving for a good study BIble, you could buy one of these used online for probably $10!
And then when you get your study Bible, it’s like having this and other reference Books merged into your Bible and easy to hand.
Strong’s concordance!
A great tool, I used it every week!
You can access the concordance online at Blue letter BIble and other sites completely free!
You’ll get all of the information surrounding a word in the origional language!
This is almost a must have for any serious studend of the Bible!
Let me take a moment here and point out that great ministers do not teach the Bible as though they are subject matter experts.
Like any great teacher, they will introduce you to the known facts and then challenge you to work the mine yourself, for greater treasure!
That’s what I am aiming for!
Because I know:
The more time we spend in this book, the better chance we have of going in the rapture!
And that friend, it the goal!!!
Let’s all go to heaven and take a lot of other people with us!
Apostolic Study Bible.
Studying the Scripture in a systematic way, tells Jesus that you really want to know His Word!
I guarantee you, He will open your understanding and reward your hunger with revelation!
I absolutely guarantee it!
So I mentioned $120.
Where did that come from.
Well folks, it’s not the price of a gallon of gas.
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