Week 3:Observation

DWELLING IN THE WORD

The First Step of Bible Study

What was on the picture displayed on the screen when you entered the room?

OBSERVATION

Three Steps of Observation

See itBreak it

Build it

• Read with a pencil!

• Read different translations

See It

• Become a Detective!Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

• What to Look For

See It

Terms

See ItTerms

Let’s drive on the drive so we can park at the park and play before the play. You down with that, homey?

• Become a Detective!• What to Look For

Terms Structure

See It

Structure All Scripture is –God-breathed <and> is useful for

1. teaching, 2. rebuking, 3. correcting and 4. training in righteousness,

--so that—(answers why?) the man of God may be

thoroughly equipped

--for--

every good work.-2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV)

See It

Structure

2 Timothy3:16-17

See It

• Become a Detective!• What to Look For

Terms Structure Literary Form

See It

Literary Form

See ItLAWHISTORYWISDOMMAJOR PROPHETS

GOSPELSHISTORYPAUL’S LETTERS

PROPHECY

• Become a Detective!• What to Look For

Terms Structure Literary Form

Atmosphere

See It

Atmosphere

“Lord clothe the facts with fascination. Help me crawl into the skin of these people – to see through their eyes, to feel with their fingers, to understand with their hearts, and to know with their minds.” Hendricks

See It

Three Steps of Observation

See itBreak it

Build it

Break itSix things to look for1. Things that are EMPHASIZED.2. Things that are REPEATED. 3. Things that are RELATED.4. Things that are ALIKE.5. Things that are UNLIKE.6. Things that are TRUE TO LIFE.

Build itCreate a chart that visually communicates the message of the text. Not what you think it MEANS, or how to APPLY it to your life, but one that shows what it SAYS.

TeachingReproof Correcting

Training

Build it

Rejoice! Rejoice! Rejoice! Rejoice! Rejoice! Prison for a

Purpose! Copy Christ! Don’t

Despair Over Dogs!

Think Right! Content, but Thankful.

Because of my chains, Christ is preached.

Make me proud by being

like Christ.

What those false teachers have is nothing

compared to knowing Christ.

You should stand firm and

think like Christ.

In Christ I’ve learned to be content in all things, but it

sure is nice to be

remembered by you.

1:1-29 2:1-30 3:1-21 4:1-9 4:10-23

Build it

JESUS 1:1-2:4

HOLY SPIRIT 2:5-47PETER - JEWS 3:1-8:3

PETER,JOHN, PHILIP 8:4-12:25

PAUL - GENTILES 8:4-12:25

PENTECOSTJERUSALEM

JUDEA & SAMARIA

THE ENDS OF THE EARTH