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Help Going Deeper Into the Bible
The Bible can be disorienting. Get help setting good foundations in place as you read it; whether that’s understanding a timeline, a piece of theology or having some key questions to ask yourself before you even open a book. Let’s make better sense of the whole Bible so it comes alive first in your mind and then your heart.
Feel free to download the below resources on your phone or print them and use with your Bible
How Do I Make
Sense of the Bible?
If you’re committed to getting the most understanding from a book, use the first 5 questions before you begin and the next 5 as you read. Starting well and reading well is so much better.
How Do I Find New Insight?
When you come across an interesting or difficult word or concept in the Bible, these are great steps to follow for richer understanding. (Maybe print and make it your bookmark!)
How Do I Get More
Out of My Bible Time?
Sloooooooow down as you read and use this to soak in what you encounter in scripture. When you’re done, you’ll own it. (Alli’s favorite is diagramming a sentence but try them all!)
How Do I Approach the Old Testament?
Use this timeline with Alli’s study of Haggai or as you read the OT books of Ezra, Nehemiah or Zechariah about Israel’s exile and beyond to when the OT ends.
What Happened After the Resurrection?
Paul planted many of the churches to whom he wrote letters. The timeline shows where he traveled and planted churches and when he wrote letters back to them.
How Faith is Lived Out
Read from bottom to top for how the letter of James sees the relationship between God, wisdom and the heart, love, and actions of true faith.
The story of
sin and grace
Paul wrote most of the New Testament letters so it helps to understand the way he sees the story of God and humanity (in Romans 5). This view is behind many of his letters.
Start a Bible Study
Uniquely equipped to help you go deeper into the Bible, Alli’s passion for God’s Word is contagious. She believes the Bible is God’s inerrant and timeless Truth, but always manages to keep it fresh for today. As an insatiable, lifelong learner with a seminary degree, she’s the perfect guide for you through the Bible.
You can download these studies to do individually (or easily alter them to do one “day” per week as a group). Each study will help you dig through the scriptures, encounter Jesus and build a strong foundation for your life.
More to Help You Know the Bible:
Welcome to the Gospel of John
If you ask someone where to start reading the Bible, they might just tell you the Gospel of John. This book is one of the most popular places to begin considering who Jesus was and how the Bible is a whole story that all points to Him.
What is God’s Name?
God chose his name as carefully as you chose the name of your kids or your pet. He actually has many names through scripture and none of them are “God.” Meet God again today by his real name.
Meet Rahab: The Prostitute God Loved
Rahab was a prostitute in the ancient city of Jericho when she encountered the God of Israel. Her story – found in Joshua 2 – will challenge what you think you know about God.
Welcome to the Gospel of John
If you ask someone where to start reading the Bible, they might just tell you the Gospel of John. This book is one of the most popular places to begin considering who Jesus was and how the Bible is a whole story that all points to Him.
What is God’s Name?
God chose his name as carefully as you chose the name of your kids or your pet. He actually has many names through scripture and none of them are “God.” Meet God again today by his real name.
Meet Rahab: The Prostitute God Loved
Rahab was a prostitute in the ancient city of Jericho when she encountered the God of Israel. Her story – found in Joshua 2 – will challenge what you think you know about God.
