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Monthly Archives: July 2012

Lesson #18

Lesson #18 Choose a Topic and Make a Bible Study Profitable Bible studies can been made by studying words, themes, teachings, people and events in the Bible. You will need a Bible concordance or Bible dictionary to examine the places where your specific topic of study is found.               […]

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Lesson #17

Lesson #17 How Do Matthew, Mark and Luke Differ? In one sense, the four gospels are similar, as they are all portraits of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. But each gospel also contains a special message. One way to unlock the special message is to work out what is different about each gospel. […]

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Lesson #16

Lesson #16 The Names and Titles of Jesus The name “Jesus” is the Greek form of the word “Joshua,” meaning “Yahweh is salvation.” This is made clear in Matthew 1:21 : “You are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”     Titles Used for Jesus in […]

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Lesson #15

Lesson #15 Coming to Grips with the Bible’s Longest Chapter   Opening Observation The 176 verses of Psalm 119 make it, by far, the longest chapter in the Bible. Working Out the Theme of Psalm 119 Is Not Hard       Psalm 119 is about God’s revelation to Israel. Nearly all of its 176 […]

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Lesson #14

Lesson #14 The Great Women of the Bible Opening Observations Jesus surprised people by the way he cared for, talked to, and respected women. John’s Gospel says that Jesus’ disciples were once “greatly surprised” to find Jesus talking to a woman, for religious teachers did not speak to women in public in those days. John […]

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Lesson #13

Lesson #13 Making Study a Spiritual Exercise We read and study the Bible primarily for our spiritual lives. A good prayer before reading the Bible is: Lord Jesus Christ, May I love you more dearly, Follow you more nearly, See you more clearly, Day by day. Amen.     Making Comparisons See how many links […]

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Lesson #12

Lesson #12 Hundreds of Years of Bible History in 20 Verses The long history books of the Old Testament may seem incomprehensible. One way to approach them is to read summaries.       Stephen’s Summary Before Stephen was stoned, he summarized God’s actions in the history of God’s people. Read the speech Stephen made […]

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Lesson #11

Lesson #11 Hopping About from Book to Book One of the best ways of understanding the Bible is to compare one passage with another.     Genesis 1 –3 And Revelation 20 –22 The last three chapters of the Bible are understood more clearly in the light of the first three chapters of the Bible. […]

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Lesson #9 & #10

Lesson #9 & #10 Finding God in Every Old Testament Book • The Bible is a book about God. • The Bible explains how God brings us his salvation. From your reading of each Old Testament book, note one thing you discover about God (with a Bible reference).     The Historical Books of the […]

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Lesson #8

Lesson #8 It’s All Greek to Me! All 27 books of the New Testament are written in Greek. But you don’t have to learn Greek to understand it, because there are so many excellent Bible translations. Just a little knowledge of Greek enhances our understanding of various passages and words.     Jesus on the […]

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