Praise the Lord Church! In today's Church Service we will talk about why do we Bible study?
Our first scripture today is Psalm 119 verse 105. It says,
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
So firstly, what is a Bible study? Just like you would study for school or study for work,
you study the Bible, but even more than those because it's the most important.
You break down each verse to see how the Holy Spirit is talking to you and how you can apply it in your own life.
But why is studying the Bible important? Well, it is actually one of the main ways God talks to us.
It is a love letter from God to us as well as a guide to life.
So if anyone ever tells you that the Bible is outdated just because it was written in another time,
it doesn't mean we can't still apply it to our own lives.
Our second scripture today is 2 Timothy chapter 2 verse 15. It says,
Be diligent to present yourself to God as one approved. A worker who doesn't need to be ashamed,
correctly teaching the word of truth. How do we Bible study? Read and study the Bible with
the intention to learn and expecting to learn. If we don't read with the intention to learn,
then reading the Bible won't be any different than reading any other book.
And if we don't expect to learn and expect for God to talk to our hearts, then we're not going to hear him.
But back to how we study the Bible, read a chapter and within the chapters, there are verses.
Go verse by verse and ask God what he has to say to you.
There are many resources like devotionals to help us study the Bible.
Also in 2 Timothy 2 verse 15 it says, correctly teaching the word of truth.
How do we expect to tell unbelievers about Jesus and to tell others about the Bible if we don't know the Bible for ourselves?
Our last scripture is Proverbs chapter 2 verses 1 through 3. It says,
My child, listen to what I say and treasure my commands.
Tune your ears to wisdom and concentrate on understanding. Cry out for insight and ask for understanding.
The scripture unpacks a whole lot. It says, listen to what I say and treasure my commandments.
Do we treasure God's word? Do we treasure his word enough to listen to what he's saying at all times?
Tune your ears to wisdom and concentrate on understanding.
The last part, cry out for insight and ask for understanding reminds me of what Jesus said in the New Testament.
Ask and you will receive. Knock and the door will be open to you.
How does Bible study help us in our daily lives though?
It keeps us grounded in Jesus.
If we don't have the word of God in our lives, we'll waver in our faith.
The more we are seeking the word of God, the less we can ignore things that go against God's word.
Because he doesn't want us to ignore the sin in our lives.
Bible study also helps us keep Jesus above all else.
It's best to start our day with God and it's best to end our day with God.
And remember that God is with us throughout the day as well.
When we practice reading our Bibles and talking to Jesus before anything else, we give God our first.
But as we give him our first, we need to give him our best and our all.
Our points for today are one.
Studying the Bible is one of the tools God has given us to stay planted in him.
Firm in our faith.
Two. When we study the Bible, we need to allow God to talk to us and expect him to talk with us.
Three. Give Jesus your first, your best and your all.
So, if you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, then this message will help you.
But if you don't have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ,
then I invite you to give your heart to the Lord today.
To receive him into your heart.
Go to Romans 10, 9 through 10.
It says that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead,
you will be saved.
For with the heart one believes unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
If you said this prayer with sincerity, you are saved and now have eternal life with Jesus.
You are saved from all your sins, past, present and any future sins you may commit.
This truth is not a free past to sin anytime.
Instead, Jesus gives you power over all wrong choices and empowers you to spread the gospel to others.
You are saved forever and your name is written in the book of life.