How to Conduct an Affective Bible Study

When reading the Bible, it is important to learn or to gain something from it. For this to happen, make sure you understand the scriptures. With group Bible studies, you may find it easier to choose scriptures ahead of time. Read on to learn more.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Note pad
• Pen or pencil
• Note pads
• Pens or pencils
• Extra Bibles

Hot to Study Alone

1. Pray. Be sure to ask God to give you His understanding.
2. Choose the scriptures that you will be reading or studying.
3. Begin to read, concentrating on word choice, and elements you don't understand. Highlight those elements and concentrate strictly on how often and where they appear throughout the scripture.
4. Take a moment to meditate and ask yourself questions about what you have read. Analyze the aspects you failed to understand before and determine if you can find their meaning as it pertains to you.
5. Take notes if you feel the need to. Sometimes writing things down helps us remember them.
6. Repeat Steps 3 through 5 until your study is over.
7. Pray at the end of you study.

Study with Others

8. Have prayer.
9. Take turns reading the scriptures.
10. Take a couple of minutes to discuss and ask questions about what has been read. Determine the aspects that stood out in particular and why. Also, determine the aspects anyone is confused on or seems out of place in the scripture and analyze why they are there.
11. Take notes if you feel the need to. Sometimes it is easier to have a complex idea and discussion about a topic when you can sort your thoughts out on paper.
12. Repeat Steps 2 through 4.
13. Have prayer when study is over.

Tips & Warnings

• It is OK to let the Holy Spirit guide you instead of choosing the scriptures to study in Step 2.
• Don't forget to pray!
• Don't forget to pray!