Life Church - Maryland
• Life Church (Hunt Valley, MD)
• February 7, 2018 (Wed. PM)
• First Wednesday
Starting point:
As God’s Word to his people, the Bible exists to be read and understood.
Six Keys to reading and understanding the Bible:
1. Spiritual
2 Timothy 3:16-17 NLT
2 Peter 1:20-21 NLT
1 Corinthians 2:14 NLT
Psalms 119:17-18 NLT
Six Keys to reading and understanding the Bible:
1. Spiritual
2. Contextual
Six Keys to reading and understanding the Bible:
1. Spiritual
2. Contextual
3. Christ-centered
A coherent story line:
Themes - Creation, the Fall, Redemption, and Restoration
Six Keys to reading and understanding the Bible:
1. Spiritual
2. Contextual
3. Christ-centered
4. Reverent
1 Thessalonians 2:13 NLT
What's required:
DELIBERATE HUMILITY
Six Keys to reading and understanding the Bible:
1. Spiritual
2. Contextual
3. Christ-centered
4. Reverent
5. Communal
Six Keys to reading and understanding the Bible:
1. Spiritual
2. Contextual
3. Christ-centered
4. Reverent
5. Communal
6. Repeated
Psalms 119:148 NIV
The Application
1) Memorization
2) Systematic reading (see the suggested plan below)
