Rubbish at Bible Study 4: Word Study outline

Word Study:

This is the first approach we’ll use, as not everyone will have the book yet, and it gives an opportunity to try to put the online tools into use so you can see how you use them.

a) Ask The Holy Spirit to bring life and insight as you explore the Bible.

b) Choose a Biblical word/theme you would like to know more about:
e.g. Righteousness; Heaven; Redemption; Eternal Life; Lovingkindness; Gospel, etc

Define why you are studying it:
To appreciate God’s character more, to deepen worship, to apply etc.

c) Biblical useage:
Search for verses and passages that focus on your selected theme, using your knowledge and memory, a concordance, or www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch

There's nothing unholy about using tools to look things up or find out more.



Look through as many examples as possible, and compile your own list of what this word means.

Then try to summarise your list into a definition.


d) AFTER you have developed your own thoughts, THEN look at reference resources:
(These examples focus on 'Righteousness')

Definition:
Try using online tools to end up with a good Biblical definition:
1: http://eastonsbibledictionary.com/
2: http://topicalbible.org/r/righteousness.htm

Origins/Lexicon:
http://biblos.com/
http://bible.cc/search.php?q=righteousness

Select a key verse from the list
http://bible.cc/romans/9-30.htm and click on lexicon,

Then choose the word number from the list of words in the verse:
http://concordances.org/greek/1343.htm

Compare this to your own definition.


e) Pray and Apply:
• Does this lead to further questions?
• What can I read or listen to to help?
• Who can I ask for advice or pointers? (Try the group!)
• Does this lead to actions?
• Does this lead to prayer?
• Does this lead to Worship? (Either on your own, or can you bring something in worship on Sunday?)
• Summarise what you have gained from this study.


So, in Week 1:
a) Get used to the resources, especially webtools.
b) Order the Warren book if you can.
c) Word or Theme Study, as done in the session:




If you are struggling to use the web study tools, this brief example shows the web links to study the word 'Lovingkindness'

a) Ask The Holy Spirit to bring life and insight as you explore the Bible.

b) ‘Lovingkindness’ or ‘Steadfast Love’
e.g. Psalm 63:3
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+63&version=ESV

Why study it?
To appreciate God’s character more, and deepen worship.

Biblical useage:
http://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=steadfast+love&qs_version=ESV
Look through as many examples as possible, and compile your own list of what this word means.

c) After you have developed your own thoughts, then look at reference resources:

Definition:
These 3 are the places to do a good search, which will end up with a good Biblical definition:
1: http://eastonsbibledictionary.com/search--lovingkindness
2: http://bible.cc/searchtopical.php?q=lovingkindness
3: http://topicalbible.org/l/lovingkindness.htm

Origins/Lexicon:
http://bible.cc/searchstrongs.php?q=lovingkindness&Bible.x=28&Bible.y=11&Bible=Lookup
http://strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2617a.htm