Over the next several weeks we will be talking about the things that make faith grow, and hopefully getting better at communicating out personal story of faith (the word for this in 'christianese' is testimony).
Tonight we discussed God's number one priority for our lives, being like Jesus. In order to do this we need to learn how Jesus lived.
This leads us to number one on our list of Ways Faith Grows: Private Disciplines.
We have all been told "read your bible, pray every day and you'll grow grow grow". But how do we actually study the bible?
Answer. if you've never really made opening the bible a habit, or if you have, but just don't feel like you are getting it, then try this: Pray, read, think, write, pray
Pray: that God will help you understand what you are about to read.
Read: a chapter, start with one of the parts about Jesus. They are labeled Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Think: what can I do because of what I just read, or what is something I need to remember.
Write: what you just thought. Keep it short and sweet. No longer than a single text message or tweet.
Pray: that God will help you do something because of what you just read.
There you have it, a simply easy way to read your bible and pray every day.
Ps. There are dozens of greate ways to study the bible. If you've already got something that works well stick with it, or maybe try adding some piece of this suggestion. I'd also love to hear what you are reading and thinking and writing, so post comments!
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