How to Get More Out of Bible Study

Are you interested in studying the bible? These next steps will help you to do just that. Whether you are just starting or been studying for years.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• An Open mind
• A Bible

1. Pray
   - Before you open your bible, pray that God would reveal His word to you and that you will understand what it says. Also, pray that you will be able to apply God's word to your life.

2. Read
   - Open your bible to the passage you will read (Please see my other posts on how to choose what to study)
   - Read the passage. Read it more then once. Read it as many times as you have time for. Let the word of God become familiar to you

3. Ask yourself questions:
   - After reading the passage a few times, ask yourself a few questions.
   o Who is speaking?
   o Who is the passage speaking to?
   o What are the main events
   o What does this passage say to me about my life?
   - The questions you can ask are endless.

4. Write
   - The answers to the questions you created
   - what you learnt from the passage
   - questions you may have
   - ideas as to what to study next

5. Meditate
   - Think about what the passage is saying.
   - Reading can only get you so far. After you have finished reading the bible, you should think about what you read during the day.

6. Repeat
   - Read your bible every day and follow these steps

Tips & Warnings

• Pick a time during the day that will be your study time
• do not be discouraged if you don't understand everything on the first day, it will come
• Once you start to study your bible, you will feel convicted of things in your life.