Back To Basics // Week 3 // How to Study God's Word

Back To Basics // Week 3 // How to Study God's WordPastors JF and Ashley Wilkerson1. Scripture was Written FOR us… not TO us.Psalm 119:105 NIV Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.John 8:31-32 NASB31 So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly My disciples; 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”1. Scripture was Written FOR us… not TO us.2. Some Scripture is PRESCRIPTIVE and Some is DESCRIPTIVE.Ephesians 6:17 NIV Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.1. Scripture was Written FOR us… not TO us.2. Some Scripture is PRESCRIPTIVE and Some is DESCRIPTIVE.3. The CONTEXT of Scripture Always MATTERS.Jeremiah 29:11 NIV 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.Philippians 4:13 NIV 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.Revelation 3:20 NIV 20 Here I am! I stand at the door and knock…1 Corinthians 13:12 NASB 12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully, just as I also have been fully known.Proverbs 1:7 NASB The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge…2 Timothy 2:14-17a NIV 14 Keep reminding God’s people of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen. 15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. 16 Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly. 17 Their teaching will spread like gangrene.1. Scripture was Written FOR us… not TO us.2. Some Scripture is PRESCRIPTIVE and Some is DESCRIPTIVE.3. The CONTEXT of Scripture Always MATTERS.