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BIBLE STUDY
QUESTIONS TO ASK OF A PASSAGE
Is there a characteristic of God or name of God in this passage? How does that speak into the meaning of the passage? How does it speak into my life at the moment?

Is there a promise in this passage? How does that promise comfort or empower me?

What can I learn about how God works or thinks, or what God values from this passage?

Is there a word in this passage that I cannot define? What does a bible dictionary say about the meaning of this term? How does that increase my understanding of what God is doing here?

Is there a command to obey? What is God commanding me through these verses?

What speaks to my heart from these verses?

Is there a verse in here that I want to commit to memory? (write it on a sticky note and put it where you will see it often during the day)

Other Resources:
How to Study the Bible - Jack Kuhacschek
Discovering the Bible for Yourself - Judson Poling
Read the Bible for Life - George Guthrie
Bible Study Methods - Rick Warren

PURSUING THE PRESENCE OF GOD

31-Day Reading Plan

1. Acts 3:19-20
2. James 4:7-10
3. Joel 2:12-14
4. Revelation 2:1-7
5. Jeremiah 29:12-24
6. Revelation 3:3-22
7. Psalm 51:7-12
8. Psalm 85:4-7
9. Isaiah 64:8-9
10. Jeremiah 24:7
11. 1 John 1:7-9

12. 1 Chronicles 16:29-30
13. John 15:4-10
14. Psalm 27:4
15. Psalm 1:1-6
16. Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
17. Isaiah 55:1-3
18. 2 Timothy 2:22
19. Psalm 51:15-17
20. Ephesians 2:22-24
21. 1 John 3:1-3

22. Romans 12:1-2
23. Revelation 15:3-4
24. Psalm 143:10
25. Proverbs 23:26
26. Hebrews 10:22
27. Matthew 6:33
28. Hebrews 12:1-2
29. Micah 6:8
30. Ephesians 3:18-20
31. Psalm 100:4-5