1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:14,320 Praise the Lord Church! In today's Church Service we will talk about why do we Bible study? 2 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:19,440 Our first scripture today is Psalm 119 verse 105. It says, 3 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:23,000 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. 4 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:28,840 So firstly, what is a Bible study? Just like you would study for school or study for work, 5 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:32,200 you study the Bible, but even more than those because it's the most important. 6 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:38,920 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. 7 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:45,840 But why is studying the Bible important? Well, it is actually one of the main ways God talks to us. 8 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:50,000 It is a love letter from God to us as well as a guide to life. 9 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:55,520 So if anyone ever tells you that the Bible is outdated just because it was written in another time, 10 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:58,920 it doesn't mean we can't still apply it to our own lives. 11 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:03,680 Our second scripture today is 2 Timothy chapter 2 verse 15. It says, 12 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:09,160 Be diligent to present yourself to God as one approved. A worker who doesn't need to be ashamed, 13 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:16,800 correctly teaching the word of truth. How do we Bible study? Read and study the Bible with 14 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:22,000 the intention to learn and expecting to learn. If we don't read with the intention to learn, 15 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,920 then reading the Bible won't be any different than reading any other book. 16 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:32,440 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. 17 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:38,240 But back to how we study the Bible, read a chapter and within the chapters, there are verses. 18 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:41,800 Go verse by verse and ask God what he has to say to you. 19 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:46,640 There are many resources like devotionals to help us study the Bible. 20 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:52,000 Also in 2 Timothy 2 verse 15 it says, correctly teaching the word of truth. 21 00:01:52,000 --> 00:02:00,280 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? 22 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:05,280 Our last scripture is Proverbs chapter 2 verses 1 through 3. It says, 23 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:10,080 My child, listen to what I say and treasure my commands. 24 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:18,400 Tune your ears to wisdom and concentrate on understanding. Cry out for insight and ask for understanding. 25 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:24,480 The scripture unpacks a whole lot. It says, listen to what I say and treasure my commandments. 26 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:30,240 Do we treasure God's word? Do we treasure his word enough to listen to what he's saying at all times? 27 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:33,600 Tune your ears to wisdom and concentrate on understanding. 28 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:40,400 The last part, cry out for insight and ask for understanding reminds me of what Jesus said in the New Testament. 29 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:45,200 Ask and you will receive. Knock and the door will be open to you. 30 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:48,240 How does Bible study help us in our daily lives though? 31 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:50,400 It keeps us grounded in Jesus. 32 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:54,160 If we don't have the word of God in our lives, we'll waver in our faith. 33 00:02:54,160 --> 00:03:00,560 The more we are seeking the word of God, the less we can ignore things that go against God's word. 34 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:04,320 Because he doesn't want us to ignore the sin in our lives. 35 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:07,920 Bible study also helps us keep Jesus above all else. 36 00:03:07,920 --> 00:03:11,760 It's best to start our day with God and it's best to end our day with God. 37 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:15,200 And remember that God is with us throughout the day as well. 38 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:21,520 When we practice reading our Bibles and talking to Jesus before anything else, we give God our first. 39 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:26,480 But as we give him our first, we need to give him our best and our all. 40 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:28,320 Our points for today are one. 41 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:32,880 Studying the Bible is one of the tools God has given us to stay planted in him. 42 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:34,880 Firm in our faith. 43 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:40,720 Two. When we study the Bible, we need to allow God to talk to us and expect him to talk with us. 44 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:47,120 Three. Give Jesus your first, your best and your all. 45 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:52,240 So, if you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, then this message will help you. 46 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:55,280 But if you don't have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, 47 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:58,000 then I invite you to give your heart to the Lord today. 48 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,000 To receive him into your heart. 49 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:01,840 Go to Romans 10, 9 through 10. 50 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:09,520 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, 51 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:10,880 you will be saved. 52 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:16,560 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 53 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:22,160 If you said this prayer with sincerity, you are saved and now have eternal life with Jesus. 54 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:28,560 You are saved from all your sins, past, present and any future sins you may commit. 55 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:31,760 This truth is not a free past to sin anytime. 56 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:38,560 Instead, Jesus gives you power over all wrong choices and empowers you to spread the gospel to others. 57 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:54,160 You are saved forever and your name is written in the book of life.