Rubbish at Bible Study - Introduction

Here's the secret:

Most Christians who think they should study the Bible regularly are RUBBISH at it.

Go on, admit it - it's the first step towards change!

This even applies to Leaders, who often study for problem solving reasons or in preparation of teaching material, but don't do very much of what we all know we should do - simply spend time enjoying God and getting His values into our minds.

The rest of us can sometimes have a burst of enthusiasm or willpower - "I'm going to read the Bible in a year", or "I'm going to study for an hour at 6AM every day" - and then get daunted by falling way behind the plan, or give up as a way of being in denial about feelings of guilt or failure.

Or others find it difficult to carve out the time in a busy life, or sometimes try to Bible Study, but just don't know how, or where to start.

So, that's why this Blog, connected to a Training Track at Blaze Church Newquay, is starting.

In this group we all start as failures, knowing that we will probably by nature always be Rubbish at Bible Study, but with a little effort we can learn how to get less Rubbish!

We'll start by making sure we set ourselves realistic goals that aren't likely to leave us demoralised.

This Blog will help us to keep up to date with the content of our group evenings, to find helpful resources for study, and allow for mutual input, support, encouragement and ideas.

I'm opening this up as wide as possible for 2 reasons:
1: This is a big issue, and this content might help more than just people in Newquay.
2: You might have helpful ideas to add to everyone else's comments.

So join in as we help each other to get slightly less Rubbish at Bible Study.

Next time: Resources part 1.

Thanks!
Jez

P.S. If you dig back into this Blog you'll find content on other Spiritual Disciplines, such as Fasting, Giving, Meditation, etc. From now on it will focus on Bible Study, but you may find some of the older content interesting.

From time to time I may put up other Bible Study guides on specific topics, such as 'How to think through predestination without going mad' so look out for those as well!