Last night at LifePoint I began a new teaching series using “Living By The Book” by Howard Hendricks. I am posting the note-taking sheet here and you can access the audio portion of the teaching through our media player. My hope is if you are in Smyrna you will make it a priority to be involved for the next three weeks as we learn how to study the Bible so we can be well equipped as a Christ follower.

SESSION 1: OBSERVATION

A.  The                      of

1.  Psalms 119:18

2.  “You see, but you do not observe.”  Sherlock Holmes

Learn to ___________________

1.  As you read, pay attention to the ____________

2.  Read God’s Word as for the ____________________

3.  Read the Bible as a ______________________

B.  Six                      of Observation

1. ____________

a.  The names

b.  What is said about the person?

c.  What does the person say?

2.  _____________

a.  What is happening in the text?

b.  What are the events and order?

c.  Some cases:  What is the argument, point, question, answer?

3.  _____________

a.  Location

b.  Where are they from and where are they going?

c.  Where is the writer?  Where were the original readers?

4.  _____________

a.  Time

b,  In relation to this, when did other events in Scripture occur?

c.  Mark 1:35

5.  _____________

a.  unlimited number of questions

b.  examples: Why here?   Why not there?  Why does it lead or follow?  Why did they say that?  Why are they silent?

c.  Why questions dig for meaning.

6. ______________

a.  What difference would it make if I were to apply this truth?

b.  Do something, respond, action

C.  Practice with a verse:

1.  Who/Names (people involved)

2.  When/Cause and Effect

3.  What/Terms/Context

4.  Where/Places

5.  Why

6.  So What