More on Studying in Depth

Earlier I posted on Help Your People Learn to Study the Bible in Depth. I had listed three methods of studying a Bible passage in depth here.

Here are three more:

#4 Read backwards

A common way to check for spelling and punctuation errors is to scan the text in reverse. There's something about going backwards that makes things noticeable that you missed going forwards. So try reading the sentences of a passage in reverse order. You might be surprised at what new insights you get!

#5 Use the "Not" method

Ask the question -- what does this verse/passage NOT say? This is a great discussion approach. You'll quickly learn more deeply about what it DOES say when you clarify what it does not say.


#6 Build prayer from what you read

This is one of the most important ways to apply what we read in God's Word to our lives. Take the ideas and the very words of a verse and make them into prayers.

Use these six approaches as you prepare to teach -- and coach your students how to study better themselves. Teach to change lives!