Session 1 · 2 Tim. 3:14-17
Why study the Bible?
Big idea: Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable.
- What is one principle from this session you want to remember?
- What passage will you practice on this week?
Foundations
How to study the Bible
A six-session primer in the simple but powerful inductive method that has trained generations of Bible students: observe, interpret, apply.
Good Bible study is not a secret unlocked only by experts. It is a learnable skill of paying close attention to what God actually said. This primer teaches you how.
Sessions
Session 2 · Sample: Psalm 1
Observation — what does it say?
Big idea: Slow down. Notice. Ask the text questions.
- What is one principle from this session you want to remember?
- What passage will you practice on this week?
Session 3 · Sample: Mark 4
Interpretation — what does it mean?
Big idea: Context, genre, and authorial intent.
- What is one principle from this session you want to remember?
- What passage will you practice on this week?
Session 4 · James 1:22-25
Application — what does it mean for me?
Big idea: Be doers of the Word.
- What is one principle from this session you want to remember?
- What passage will you practice on this week?
Session 5 · Sample: Philippians
Studying a whole book
Big idea: How to outline and trace an argument.
- What is one principle from this session you want to remember?
- What passage will you practice on this week?
Session 6 · Sample: 'fear of the LORD'
Studying a theme
Big idea: Cross-references and tracing topics across Scripture.
- What is one principle from this session you want to remember?
- What passage will you practice on this week?