Bible School III

Study His word with a friend/significant other.

Surrender Prime Time!

Read in the park.

Listen to the word on our phone/stream.

Special engagement: fast + pray: not just for emergencies!

Read a book about the book of the Bible you’re reading.

Watch a film/documentary about the book of the Bible you’re reading.

Bible Quiz!

Try and eat the food from the story you’re reading…don’t become a cannibal!

When we engage the Word of God, we better understand God, His purpose for our lives, and His love for us!

This is the foundation for our true identity: a fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ!

Devoted: to commit by a solemn act (she devoted herself to serving God)

Or to give over or direct (time, money, effort, etc.) to a cause, enterprise, or activity

JOURNAL!

‘Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.’

George Santayana

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

[aphorisms: a concise statement of a principle]

WE MUST REMEMBER!

• Deuteronomy 8:2 – “Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.”

• Deuteronomy 6:12 – “Be careful that you do not forget the Lord, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.”

• Psalm 77:11–12 – “I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds.”

• Psalm 103:2 – “Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits.”

• 1 Samuel 7:12 – “Then Samuel took a stone and set it up… He named it Ebenezer, saying, ‘Thus far the Lord has helped us.’” (An altar of remembrance.)

• 1 Chronicles 16:4, 8 – “He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to extol, thank, and praise the Lord, the God of Israel… Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.” (Recorded in psalms and chronicles as written testimony.)

• Psalm 102:18 – “Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the Lord.”

• Joshua 4:6–7 – (Memorial stones from the Jordan) “In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’ tell them that the flow of the Jordan was cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord… These stones are to be a memorial to the people of Israel forever.”

• Isaiah 46:9 – “Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me.”

• Luke 22:19 – “And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.’”

• John 14:26 – “But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.”

• John 20:30–31 – “Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.”

• Romans 15:4 – “For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.”

How to journal like a champ

1. What is praiseworthy? 
2. What is noteworthy? 
3. What is prayer-worthy?

Lectio Divina: or Divine Reading, is an ancient Christian practice of prayerfully engaging with Scripture

Lectio (reading)

Meditatio (meditation)

Oratio (prayer)

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. Psalm 23(