Personal Study Who Me

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Personal Study Who Me?
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Yes, you.and me!

• The Bible deserves personal study
• Faith comes only by the Word
• Your faith is a very personal thing
• We each will give answer to God
• No one can do this for you

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How can you motivate personal study?

• Self motivation comes from
• Understanding what the Bible is
• Focusing on why study the Bible
• Knowing how you learn
• Choosing what you want (need) to study
• Having a worthwhile goal and plan
• Reviewing progress toward the goal
• Praying

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Why Study?

• We all know why to please God be saved by
  truth John 832
• to grow into the image of Christ, i.e., change
  behavior 2 Cor 318
• To make decisions and solve problems of daily
  life 2 Tim 316,17
• To enable prayers for Gods wisdom James 15
• To teach others Hebrews 514
• To experience the joy of learning Matthew 621

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Motivating Yourself

• Factors that motivate
• Studying that which has personal value
• Keeping an open, positive attitude
• Defining tasks that challenge but not too much
• Frequent, positive feedback
• Being a valued part of a learning
  community

Lowman, J., Mastering the Techniques of Teaching
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Motivating Yourself

• Finding your learning style
• Are you an auditory learner?
• Are you a visual learner?
• Are you a tactile/kinesthetic learner?
• The power of combined styles

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Motivating Yourself

• The power of combined styles

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Intrinsic Motivation

• You must develop intrinsic motivation
• Find 3 reasons to study a topic
• What turns you on about it?
• What value will you receive?
• How will you use information you get?
• Research has found you will
• Put in more effort
• Study more deeply
• Find more ways to succeed
• Be more persistent
• Extrinsic motivation will also help

Set Goals
Use a mentor
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Charting Your Own Way

• Define the purpose of your study
• Set a measurable goal
• Scope your project
• Develop a strategy
• Set mini-goals
• Determine your approach
• Identify the best techniques to use
• Plan appropriately

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Charting Your Own Way

• Make no little plans they have no magic to stir
  mens blood Make big plans, aim high in hope and
  work.

Daniel H. Burnham (1846 1912) American
architect and urban planner
Aim high to create a challenge, but be realistic
lest you become discouraged.
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What Approach Is Best?
depends upon your purpose

• Simply reading?
• Surveying book or testament?
• Expository (textual)?
• Topical?
• Character sketch?

whatever your study stay in context
and focus on why you are studying
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3 Questions Luke 1025-28

• What does it say?
• What does it mean?
• How should I change?

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How it Works
Say?
Mean?
Do?
I have been immersed into Christ, therefore I am
like those to whom Paul wrote on this occasion.
He is speaking directly to me. What can I do
today to seek those things above where Christ
is?
The raising in this verse refers to baptism by
complete immersion in water. Only those who
believe in the risen Christ and are baptized into
Him have a reason to seek heavenly things.

• Colossians 31
• If then you were raised with Christ, seek those
  things which are above, where Christ is, sitting
  at the right hand of God.

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Which will you start today?

• Character sketch
• Topical change Behavior
• Expository Short Book
• Testament Survey

2 Kings 5 3 wks Proverbs 11-30 6 wks Colossians
or Philippians 3 mos New Testament 1 year
www.clarionword.com/downloads.html
Which for you??
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Charting Your Own Way

• Ask pertinent questions
• When analyzing a passage or book
• When probing a word meaning
• When studying a topic
• When studying a Bible character
• When drawing conclusions
• Identify reasons to stick with the project
• Plan to review

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You can motivate your own study!

• Motivate yourself by
• Understanding what the Bible is
• Focusing on why study the Bible
• Knowing how you learn
• Choosing what you want (need) to study
• Having a worthwhile goal and plan
• Reviewing progress toward the goal
• Praying for the Lords help

Why not start today?! May God richly bless your
study!