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The Word must be heard
The Word must be heard
weekly focus, daily feast
last week: why?last week: why?this week: how?this week: how?
LOOK
LISTEN
& LIVE
God’s Word everyday
LOOK
LISTEN
& LIVE
God’s Word everyday
John 1:10John 1:10 He was in He was in the world, and though the the world, and though the world was made through world was made through
him, the world did not him, the world did not recognize him. recognize him.
1 Samueal 16:71 Samueal 16:7 The The Lord does not look at the Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man things man looks at. Man
looks at the outward looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord appearance, but the Lord
looks at the heart." looks at the heart."
What if I already do daily readings?
•The goal becomes doing it
TRAPS:
1 Samueal 16:71 Samueal 16:7 The The Lord does not look at the Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man things man looks at. Man
looks at the outward looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord appearance, but the Lord
looks at the heart." looks at the heart."
What if I already do daily readings?
•The goal becomes doing it
TRAPS:
•We barely engage with it
2 Timothy 3:162 Timothy 3:16All All Scripture is God-breathed Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, and is useful for teaching,
rebuking, correcting and rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, training in righteousness,
What if I already do daily readings?
•The goal becomes doing it
TRAPS:
•We barely engage with it•The Bible becomes the precursor
Matthew 11:15Matthew 11:15He who He who has ears, let him hear. has ears, let him hear.
What if I already do daily readings?
•The goal becomes doing it
TRAPS:
•We barely engage with it•The Bible becomes the precursor
•We don’t stop to listen
Matthew 7:24Matthew 7:24 "Therefore everyone who "Therefore everyone who
hears these words of hears these words of mine and puts them into mine and puts them into
practice is like a wise practice is like a wise man ...man ...
What if I already do daily readings?
•The goal becomes doing it
TRAPS:
•We barely engage with it•The Bible becomes the precursor
•We don’t stop to listen
•We struggle to live it
LOOK - information
LISTEN - insight
& LIVE - incarnation
God’s Word everyday
2 Timothy 2:152 Timothy 2:15 Do Do your best to present your best to present
yourself to God as one yourself to God as one approved, a workman approved, a workman
who does not need to be who does not need to be ashamed and who ashamed and who
correctly handles the correctly handles the word of truth. word of truth.
Things you will need
•A Bible
2 Timothy 2:152 Timothy 2:15 Do Do your best to present your best to present
yourself to God as one yourself to God as one approved, a workman approved, a workman
who does not need to be who does not need to be ashamed and who ashamed and who
correctly handles the correctly handles the word of truth. word of truth.
Things you will need
•A Bible
•A pen
2 Timothy 2:152 Timothy 2:15 Do Do your best to present your best to present
yourself to God as one yourself to God as one approved, a workman approved, a workman
who does not need to be who does not need to be ashamed and who ashamed and who
correctly handles the correctly handles the word of truth. word of truth.
Things you will need
•A Bible
•A pen
•A notebook
2 Timothy 2:152 Timothy 2:15 Do Do your best to present your best to present
yourself to God as one yourself to God as one approved, a workman approved, a workman
who does not need to be who does not need to be ashamed and who ashamed and who
correctly handles the correctly handles the word of truth. word of truth.
Things you will need
•A Bible
•A pen
•A notebook
•A reading plan
•A reading plan
2 Timothy 2:152 Timothy 2:15 Do Do your best to present your best to present
yourself to God as one yourself to God as one approved, a workman approved, a workman
who does not need to be who does not need to be ashamed and who ashamed and who
correctly handles the correctly handles the word of truth. word of truth.
Things you will need
•A Bible
•A pen
•A notebook
Mark 1:35Mark 1:35 Very early in Very early in the morning, while it was the morning, while it was
still dark, Jesus got up, still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went left the house and went
off to a solitary place, off to a solitary place, where he prayed. where he prayed.
Things you will need to decide
•When?
Mark 1:35Mark 1:35 Very early in Very early in the morning, while it was the morning, while it was
still dark, Jesus got up, still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went left the house and went
off to a solitary place, off to a solitary place, where he prayed. where he prayed.
Things you will need to decide
•When?
•Where?
Hebrews 4:12Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is For the word of God is
living and active. Sharper living and active. Sharper than any double-edged than any double-edged
sword, it penetrates even sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, to dividing soul and spirit,
joints and marrow; it joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and judges the thoughts and
attitudes of the heart. attitudes of the heart.
What will you do?
1.Ask God to speak to you
Hebrews 4:12Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is For the word of God is
living and active. Sharper living and active. Sharper than any double-edged than any double-edged
sword, it penetrates even sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, to dividing soul and spirit,
joints and marrow; it joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and judges the thoughts and
attitudes of the heart. attitudes of the heart.
What will you do?
1.Ask God to speak to you
2.Read your Bible
Hebrews 4:12Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is For the word of God is
living and active. Sharper living and active. Sharper than any double-edged than any double-edged
sword, it penetrates even sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, to dividing soul and spirit,
joints and marrow; it joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and judges the thoughts and
attitudes of the heart. attitudes of the heart.
What will you do?
1.Ask God to speak to you
2.Read your Bible
3.Find the verse that most speaks to you
Hebrews 4:12Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is For the word of God is
living and active. Sharper living and active. Sharper than any double-edged than any double-edged
sword, it penetrates even sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, to dividing soul and spirit,
joints and marrow; it joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and judges the thoughts and
attitudes of the heart. attitudes of the heart.
What will you do?
1.Ask God to speak to you
2.Read your Bible
3.Find the verse that most speaks to you4.Begin your journal
Jeremiah 30:2Jeremiah 30:2"This is what the Lord, "This is what the Lord,
the God of Israel, says: the God of Israel, says: 'Write in a book all the 'Write in a book all the words I have spoken to words I have spoken to
you. you.
Why journal?
•A sign you are taking it seriously
•A sign you want to remember it
•A sign you want to return to it & act upon it
Deuteronomy 17:18-Deuteronomy 17:18-2020 When he takes the When he takes the
throne of his kingdom, he throne of his kingdom, he is to write for himself on a is to write for himself on a
scroll a copy of this scroll a copy of this law, ...19 It is to be with law, ...19 It is to be with him, and he is to read it him, and he is to read it all the days of his life so all the days of his life so
that he may learn to that he may learn to revere the Lord his God revere the Lord his God and follow carefully all and follow carefully all
the words of this law and the words of this law and these decrees these decrees
Why journal?
•A sign you are taking it seriously
•A sign you want to remember it
•A sign you want to return to it & act upon it
Psalms 119:11Psalms 119:11 I have I have hidden your word in my hidden your word in my
heart that I might not sin heart that I might not sin against you. against you.
Your journal: SOAP
•Scripture
Psalms 37:37Psalms 37:37Consider Consider the blameless, observe the blameless, observe
the upright; there is a the upright; there is a future for the man of future for the man of
peace. peace.
Your journal: SOAP
•Scripture
•Observation
Luke 12:27Luke 12:27 "Consider how the lilies "Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labor grow. They do not labor
or spin. Yet I tell you, not or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his even Solomon in all his
splendor was dressed like splendor was dressed like one of these. one of these.
Your journal: SOAP
•Scripture
•Observation
Mark 12:41Mark 12:41 Jesus sat down opposite Jesus sat down opposite
the place where the the place where the offerings were put and offerings were put and
watched the crowd watched the crowd putting their money into putting their money into
the temple treasury. the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in Many rich people threw in
large amounts. large amounts.
Your journal: SOAP
•Scripture
•Observation
Galatians 3:6-7Galatians 3:6-7 Consider Abraham: "He Consider Abraham: "He
believed God, and it was believed God, and it was credited to him as credited to him as righteousness." 7 righteousness." 7
Understand, then, that Understand, then, that those who believe are those who believe are children of Abraham. children of Abraham.
Your journal: SOAP
•Scripture
•Observation
John 8:37John 8:37I know you are Abraham's I know you are Abraham's descendants. Yet you are descendants. Yet you are ready to kill me, because ready to kill me, because you have no room for my you have no room for my
word. word.
Your journal: SOAP
•Scripture
•Observation
•Application
James 1:23-25James 1:23-25Anyone who listens to the Anyone who listens to the
word but does not do word but does not do what it says is like a man what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking mirror and, after looking
at himself, goes away at himself, goes away and immediately forgets and immediately forgets
what he looks like. But what he looks like. But the man who looks the man who looks
intently .. not forgetting intently .. not forgetting what he has heard, but what he has heard, but
doing it--he will be doing it--he will be blessed in what he does. blessed in what he does.
Your journal: SOAP
•Scripture
•Observation
•Application
Colossinas 3:16Colossinas 3:16Let the word of Christ Let the word of Christ
dwell in you richly as you dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, and as you sing psalms,
hymns and spiritual hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in songs with gratitude in
your hearts to God. your hearts to God.
Your journal: SOAP
•Scripture
•Observation
•Application
•Prayer
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2 Peter 3:162 Peter 3:16He writes He writes the same way in all his the same way in all his
letters, speaking in them letters, speaking in them of these matters. His of these matters. His letters contain some letters contain some
things that are hard to things that are hard to understand, which understand, which
ignorant and unstable ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do people distort, as they do
the other Scriptures, to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction. their own destruction.
Final questions
•What about the bits I don’t understand?
Psalms 119:18Psalms 119:18Open Open my eyes that I may see my eyes that I may see
wonderful things in your wonderful things in your law. law.
Final questions
•What about the bits I don’t understand?
Luke 11:3Luke 11:3Give us each Give us each day our daily bread. day our daily bread.
Final questions
•What about the bits I don’t understand?•What if I miss a day or more?
Amos 8:11Amos 8:11"The days are coming," "The days are coming," declares the Sovereign Lord, "when I will declares the Sovereign Lord, "when I will
send a famine through the land-- not a send a famine through the land-- not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord. famine of hearing the words of the Lord.
We have lived in a famine long enough:
John 6:35John 6:35Then Jesus declared, "I am Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me the bread of life. He who comes to me
will never go hungry, and he who will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty. believes in me will never be thirsty.
We have lived in a famine long enough:
Psalms 1:1-3Psalms 1:1-3 Blessed is the man who Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the does not walk in the counsel of the
wicked or stand in the way of sinners or wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. 2 But his sit in the seat of mockers. 2 But his
delight is in the law of the Lord, and on delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He his law he meditates day and night. 3 He
is like a tree planted by streams of is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season water, which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither. and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.Whatever he does prospers.
We have lived in a famine long enough:
