week 3 bible study

1. claim holders
mine(d)ing what matters.
continue(ing) in his word.
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2. PART TWO
• approaching the
mine
• laying the tracks

3. Approaching
The
Mine

4. Guokui’s Approach
1. Have a plan
2. Look expectantly for treasure
3. Write it down [produce]
4. Meditate on it
5. Teach it to and talk it over
with his wife

5. Have A Plan
• Don’t make a big deal out of it
• Prepare your heart.
• 2 Chronicles 19:3
• 2 Chronicles 20:3
• Ezra 7:10
• 1 Kings 5:18 [correlation]
• 1 Chronicles 22:5 [correlation]
• 2 Chronicles 12:14
• Go to bed knowing what you are
tackling in the morning

6. Have A Plan
• Ideas
• Ezra / Nehemiah
• Babylonian Exile
• Chronological outline of
Paul’s journeys and books
• Jesus’ relationship to David

7. Fish To Catch
• Most people just fish to fish
• Intend to catch something
• The catch often isn’t “spiritual”
• You are building your
theology, not harvesting “tips
for moral living”.
“…And I will walk at liberty: for I seek your precepts.”
- Psalms 119:45

8. Respond - Produce
• Creative? Start a prayer
journal
• Not? Email someone you are
helping what you learned
• David wrote songs.
• Paul wrote letters.
• Have fun!
“…thy law…it is my meditation all the day.”
- Psalms 119:97

9. Share The Wealth
• Remember the Shema?
• Deuteronomy 6:4-9
• Teaching makes it concrete
• Inspires you to stay inspired
“My lips shall utter praise,…
My tongue shall speak thy word…”
- Psalms 119:171,172

10. Share The Wealth
• “Commit” is like setting a table
for a meal
• If they can’t reproduce, it isn’t
committed
“the things that thou hast heard of me among many
witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who
shall be able to teach others also.”
- 2 Timothy 2:2

11. Guaranteed
Methods For
Staying in the
Kiddie Pool

12. The Oooh Aaah Theologian
• Inconsistent or short-lived
exposure to the Word of God
• Conferences and sermons but
no light otherwise
• Darkness when the show ends
• Counting on the next event for
spiritual health

13. The Twittered
Theologian
• ‘Verse of the Day’.
• Scattered Theology
• Inconsistent impact
• Contextual looseness

14. The Telephone Gamer
• More time reading books about
the book..instead of the book
• Rely on commentaries to draw
conclusions.
• Music lyrics water down the
meaning
• Hearsay loses the good stuff
• Deception is easier
• Pre-chewed food.
• Watch for the castor oil.

15. This Week
• Pick one of the letters in Psalms 119 or the shema
(Deuteronomy 6:4-9)
• Write down the stanzas every day on scraps of
paper.
• Teach it to those in your sphere of influence. Plan
your meal conversation to revolve around it.
• Pray for a sphere of influence if you don’t have one.