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Part 3 - How to Read the Bible
Matthew 24:35 NLT
Psalms 119:11 NLT
Four Things God’s Word Brings
1) God’s Word brings Power.
Hebrews 4:12 (NLT)For the word of God is alive and powerful...
2) God’s Word brings Healing.
Psalm 107:20 (NLT)He sent out his word and healed them, snatching them from the door of death.
3) God’s Word brings Direction.
Proverbs 16:9 (NLT)We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.
4) God’s Word brings Freedom.
Luke 4:18 (NIV) The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free.
Psalms 42:1-2 NIV
Don’t master the text, be mastered by the text.
Matthew 23:27 NLT
Hebrews 4:12 NLT
Informational Reading:
· Covers as much as possible as quickly as possible.
· Tries to master the text.
· Uses the text to defend our agenda.
Often times we read our Bibles not to encounter God, but to find anything that will support our understanding of Christianity without challenging the way we live in this world.
Transformational Reading:
· The purpose is to encounter God.
· It’s not about quantity but quality.
· Don’t read to support what you believe, read to hear from God.
Romans 7:15 NLT
Romans 7:19 NLT
2 Timothy 3:16-17 NLT