Five Ways to Grasp God's Word
Published: Mon, 02/27/17
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Five Ways to Grasp God's WordThe "Word Hand" shows us the five methods of "getting a grip" on the Bible:
You can use the hand illustration to explain to a new Christian how to absorb God’s Word into his life. 1. After explaining what each of the fingers symbolizes, try to hold a Bible using only your little finger ("Hearing"). Point out that it’s difficult to get a good grip on the Bible only by hearing others teach from it. 2. Add the "Read" finger and show how it helps to stabilize your grasp of the Bible. Ask the other person to take the Bible away from you—he should be able to do it easily. 3. Add the remaining fingers one at a time, commenting about how each additional finger ("Study" and "Memorize") provides a firmer grasp on God’s Word. With each step, have the person snatch the Bible from your hand. 4. Finally, grip the Bible with all four fingers and the thumb. Show how adding "Meditation" significantly strengthens your grip on the Bible—and makes it very difficult for anyone to take the Scriptures away from you. — Discipleship Journal, Issue 51 (May/June 1989) (NavPress, 1989). This article excerpted from The Discipleship Course. The Discipleship Course is available on Amazon, as well as part of my Good Questions Have Groups Talking subscription service. This service is like Netflix for Bible Lessons. You pay a low monthly, quarterly or annual fee and get access to all the lessons. New lessons that correspond with three of Lifeway's outlines are automatically included, as well as a backlog of thousands of lessons. Each lesson consists of 20 or so ready-to-use questions that get groups talking, as well as answers from well-known authors such as Charles Swindoll and Max Lucado. For more information, or to sign up, click here. |