Deeper Bible Studies, Life Changing, Life Application Bible Study

About Deeper Bible Studies

Each Deeper Bible Studies study is organized the same way for the same reason... to provide context for the reading, to provide study questions to deepen your understanding of the bible, to help you apply the bible readings to your daily life, to help you memorize God’s word, and to help put each study into action. We want you to change your life through the study, according to God’s grace and perfect will.

This is accomplished through the following sections found in each study:

Make It Relevant:

The beginning of each study includes a Study Background. It provides context for the reading, such as who the letter was written to and what life was like when the verses were written. Context helps avoid misinterpretations and deepens your bible understanding.

Read It:

This is the reading for the week. You will grow in knowledge and faith as you read God’s word. You should be able to progress without feeling overwhelmed.

We occasionally recommend additional readings in the Study It section to compliment, reinforce, and/or expand on a topic. These additional readings are optional, but encouraged to help you grow deeper in your study.

Study It:

This section has questions to make you think and engage in the readings. We provide additional bible references that help clarify a question or add insight. By completing the questions, you will gain a richer understanding of the reading.

During your group session, we don’t expect you to address every question. However, during your personal study time, attempt to answer each question.

Make It Personal:

It’s crucial to personalize each study. What can YOU take away from the study? How might this message apply to YOUR life? What can YOU learn from the reading?

This is where you start turning “head” knowledge into “heart” knowledge. A personal relationship with God is only possible by “making it personal”.

Memorize It:

Getting God’s word off the page and into your heart and mind is key. You’ll have an opportunity to share the verse with your group, so go for it! Remember, expressing the meaning of the verse is more important than getting every word right. So, if all you can do is paraphrase a verse, then paraphrase it. If you can completely memorize it, fantastic! Either way, make a good faith attempt to internalize God’s word.

Put It Into Action:

If you “do a study” and don’t allow it to penetrate your life, then you are just spinning your wheels. Open your heart and allow yourself to change, even if it’s a little change.

You will find examples of steps to take, and have an opportunity to craft your own
“I Will...” statement. Your group should support, encourage, and help you be accountable to God and each other.

Use these tips to craft a good “I Will...” statement:
• Your action step should be simple, specific, measurable, observable, and achievable between each group session.
• Avoid action such as “I will be a better person”, or “I will read the entire bible”.
• A better action step would be “I will call John this Wednesday and tell him how much I appreciate his friendship”.

Notice it’s simple (make a call), specific (John, express appreciation), measurable (one call, this Wednesday), observable (someone could see you make the call), and achievable (not dependant on another person’s involvement).

• Be realistic. If the action step takes longer than 30 minutes to fulfill, you should scale it back to something more manageable.
• Here is the key: Do It! Allow God to mold you into Christ-likeness