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Week 6
Lessons 36-42 disclose how to study the Bible with greater confidence.
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Overview:
- Context Is King
- Practice Readings
- Practice Interpretations
Video Lesson
Memory Verses
Primary Verse:
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15
Secondary Verse:
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
Hebrews 4:12-13
Daily Lessons
Study The Word
May 11th, 2026
A few days ago you read a phrase “Context is King.” A verse of Scripture cannot mean something different out of context and be interpreted accurately! As mentioned earlier, there are three basic kinds of context: Grammatical, Situational, and Historical. For the next week, you will engage in the process and practice of interpreting Scripture. Remember, you are in relationship with an INVISIBLE God...
Study The Word
May 11th, 2026
When I was in my teens, our local church had a young energetic worship leader, announcement maker, and general MC (master of ceremonies) for our morning services, who was a bit naïve when it came to handling Scripture. I’m convinced that he loved to hear himself speak, and was also convinced that he thought HE was the “glue” that held our services together. Our Pastor was planning to speak on Phil...
Study The Word
May 11th, 2026
Psalm 19:1-4“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.” I overheard someone at a...
Study The Word
May 11th, 2026
Revelation 3:20“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.” This may be one of the most misquoted verses in all of Scripture, used by many an evangelist to call sinners to let “Jesus through the door of their heart and into their life” but a careful study of context will show a VERY different MEA...
Study The Word
May 11th, 2026
Revelation 3:20“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.” This may be one of the most misquoted verses in all of Scripture, used by many an evangelist to call sinners to let “Jesus through the door of their heart and into their life” but a careful study of context will show a VERY different MEA...
Study The Word
May 11th, 2026
Matthew 6:16-18“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in ...
Study The Word
May 11th, 2026
1 Corinthians 4:7“For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?” This “nugget” of a verse sits smack in the middle of a VERY interesting situational context. Paul uses the opportunity to create a teaching moment and drop three very significant spiritual truths, all couched in the form of t...