Episodes
Tuesday Jan 02, 2018
Tuesday Oct 17, 2017
10-15-17 Kevin Goins - Making the Most of God's Word Conclusion
Tuesday Oct 17, 2017
Tuesday Oct 17, 2017
“Making the Most of God’s Word” (conclusion) Mark 5:21-42
We have talked over the last few weeks about what we can do to make the most of God’s Word. Today we are going to put it into action. We are going to take a passage from God’s Word and see how to get all we can out of it.
I The first thing to do with a Scripture text is to ________ it.
-Here is a helpful hint: don’t always read the s______ version, even if it is your f_________.
II Second, we need to ________ the text.
-There are ________ tools that can help us in studying a book including the Bible:
A. First, we should look at the s___________.
B. Second, we should focus on the m____________. Since we use ______ to create meaning, that means we focus on the words.
C. Last, to study a text we must e___________ what the author says.
III Third, we need to a_________ the text.
-Donald Whitney gave us six questions we can use to apply the text to our life:
1. Does the text reveal something I should b_______ about God?
2. Does the text reveal something for which I should p______ or t_______ God?
3. Does this text reveal something I should p_______ about for myself or others?
4. Does this text reveal something I should have a new a_________ about?
5. Does this text reveal something that I should make a d__________ about?
6. Does the text reveal something I should d__ for the sake of Christ, others, or myself?
IV Last, we need to m_____________ on the text.
Wednesday Oct 11, 2017
10-08-17 Making the Most of God's Word - part 5
Wednesday Oct 11, 2017
Wednesday Oct 11, 2017
“Making the Most of God’s Word” (pt. 5) Ezra 7:10
We have seen that making the most of God’s Word requires that we work to study and observe God’s Word in our life. Last Sunday we saw that an important part of observing God’s Word is meditation and we asked, “What is meditation?” and “What can meditation do for us?” Today we want to ask four more questions:
I Third, if meditation is so great, why aren’t a___ the Christians I know t_______ about it?
-A major reason is because meditation has been c___________ by the world.
A. First, the fact that people have counterfeited meditation ___ ____, in itself, a reason to s______ meditation.
B. Second, the practice of meditation did not originate with c______ and f_____ r_________; it originated with the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
C. Third, the practice of Christian meditation is r________ d_________ from all other forms of mediation.
II Four, what part does the i____________ play?
-There are two kinds of Christian meditation:
A. We can use our mind to meditate on a________ i________ taught in Scripture.
B. We can use our i__________to experience what a text describes as if we were there.
III Fifth, what makes it hard for us to meditate?
A. An unwillingness to s____ d_____, f________, and p___ a__________
B. S_________ i_________.
C. F_______ of actually h_________ God s________.
IV Last, h____ do we meditate?
A. First, set aside a t_____ to be unhurried and find a p______ to be restful.
B. Second, choose a text you have a________ s__________.
C. Third, make y________ the focus of the text.
D. Fourth, read, not as a s___________, but as a p__________.
E. Fifth, allow all your s_________ to be involved.
F. Last, let _______ be the one to speak to you.
Tuesday Oct 03, 2017
10-01-17 Kevin Goins - Making the Most of God's Word part 4
Tuesday Oct 03, 2017
Tuesday Oct 03, 2017
“Making the Most of God’s Word” (pt. 4) Ezra 7:10
We have seen that making the most of God’s Word requires that we work, study, and observe God’s Word in our life. Last Sunday we looked at the first two dimensions of observing God’s Word: Application and Memorization. The third component of observing God’s Word is Meditation. Today we need to answer two questions about meditating on Scripture.
I First, what is meditation?
A. Meditation takes place when we s_____ d_______ and spend enough time with God’s Word so that instead of t_________ about the text, we e___________ the text.
B. Meditation is not about r_________ or s_________; it is about s__________.
Meditating on Scripture is about w_________ it h_________ as if we were standing there; not reading w_______, but observing l_______.
II Second, what can meditation do for us?
A. First, meditation makes God’s Word more r______ to us, because it gives us a m______- ________ experience.
B. Second, meditation helps us to k______ God’s Word better, and, by knowing God’s Word better, we can g_______ in our relationship with God.
C. Third, meditation increases the i________ of God’s t_______ in our life.
D. Fourth, meditation gives us a sense of s________, s__________, and s____________.
E. Fifth, meditation helps us to _______ God.
F. Lastly, meditation makes it possible for us to interact with the Jesus who is a________ t________.