Bible Resources

Lectio Devina

  1. What word or phrase is the Lord highlighting to you? 
  2. How is this word or phrase interacting with your thoughts, feelings, hopes, memories, etc.? How is this word or phrase interacting with your life today? 
  3. What is God calling you to through this Scripture? How might you apply this to your daily life? 

Another Way of Practicing: 
https://www.upperroom.org/resources/lectio-divina-praying-the-scriptures

Another Way of Practicing: 
https://www.thereligionteacher.com/lectio-divina-steps

 DBS (Discovery Bible Study) METHOD:

After reading a passage of Scripture:

  1. - What does this story tell me about God?
  2. What does this story tell me about people & myself?
  3. If this is God's word for my life, how will I obey it?
  4. Who am I going to tell?

IDEA METHOD:

After reading a passage of Scripture:

I – IDENTIFCATION
What’s going on in the passage?
D – DIRECTION
What truth is the passage directing us to see?
E – ENCOURAGMENT
How can we apply the truth & wisdom in this
passage to our lives?
A – APPLICATION
What is the passage encouraging us to do?

APPLE METHOD:

After reading a passage of Scripture:

A – Attributes of God
P – Promises from God
P – Principles for life
L – Lessons learned or sins to avoid
E – Example to follow