Friday, March 28, 2014

Writing Progress






Writing Progress

Today's minimum and ideal writing goal were met. I have a total of 7,062 words so far of "JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA" written. (Yay!)

Writing How-To:






Thought For The Day (And Weekend)






Thought For The Day (And Weekend)

If you decided to be a serious student about Jesus and His life, learned daily about Him through the Four Gospels, and applied what you learned, how different of a life would you live each day?




Thursday, March 27, 2014

CAMP NANOWRIMO






I have started to work on my CAMP NANOWRIMO book early. What I'm going to do is whatever my final word count is on March 31, 2014 and I will add 50,000 and I will change my writing count goal at that point on my CAMP NANOWRIMO page at that time.
So, I'm not cheating!
I just know this book will be more than 50,00 words, so I can get started now. (And, I'm not cheating!)





My daily word count goal is 2,300 Monday through Friday.

Today is the first day of my writing this book and I've met the first word count goal and have 2,300 words written. Now, whatever I write in addition today, it's my goal to add 2,300 to that total for tomorrow, and so on. This will give me the opportunity to get used to the April word count goal and rate. I will know how hard I need to write in order to accomplish this goal by the time April arrives.




Note From Author





Note From Author


WELCOME TO A WORK OF BIBLE STUDY FICTION
This is the first description you’ll see when you open my blog. It’s at the very top of the page:
“Bible Study Fiction = Christian or Inspirational Historical Fiction + Bible Study = A different kind of fiction reading experience and a different kind of Bible study experience * By Stacy Duplease”
Then, there’s a section to the right, near the top of the blog, that has this header and text:
“MORE OF A BLOG DESCRIPTION: A Christian Historical Fiction series, plus a Bible study, about the life of Jesus and the lives of those who knew Him or knew of Him * The Bible study is at the beginning and end of each chapter, along with at the end of the book. * Also a writing Christian or inspirational fiction blog” - See more at: http://biblestudyfiction.blogspot.com/#sthash.LhmsU8tb.dpuf 

OKAY... SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THIS BOOK?
You might wonder: “Okay... What does this mean for this book?” I know I would if I were you. Therefore, let me try to explain in the rest of this note.

IF YOU WANT TO READ THIS BOOK ONLY AS A WORK OF FICTION
If you only want to read this book as a work of fiction, then read only the fiction parts. I will make sure to give a header to let you know what is a Bible study and what is the fiction. So, skip the sections that are the Bible study if you want.
However, you’ll get a great deal more out of this book if you read both the Bible study and the fiction sections. Might I suggest if you want, read it all the way through as a work of fiction, then go back and read it as both and take part in the Bible study? This would be the best way for you to get as much out of this as possible.

WHAT IS THE FICTION BOOK ABOUT ANYWAY?
It’s about the life of Joseph of Arimathea during the Holy Week, with flashbacks of the life of Jesus. This story is told through his eyes, from his perspective, and is in first person.

WHY AM I WRITING THIS BOOK? I WANT TO KNOW JESUS AND THE FOUR GOSPELS
I’ve decided to commit to the next six years of reading the Four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John monthly. I started this on March 26, 2014 and will do this at least through March 26, 2020, if not longer. I’m calling it: “6+ Year Four Gospel Project.”
Why have I made this commitment? I want to get to know Jesus as much as possible.

WHY AM I WRITING THIS BOOK? PART 2: MY DIRECT ANCESTOR
Last month, I discovered something that was rather astounding. I have been working on my family tree and discovered Joseph of Arimathea is my direct ancestor. He is my 75th??? great-grandfather. Consequently, I started to work on the “6+ Year Four Gospel Project” as I found a passion to even more get to know everything I can about Jesus.
It also made me want to get to know who Joseph of Arimathea is exactly and I keep wanting to get to know his story. I cannot imagine getting to know it more than through imagining it and asking a lot of “what-if” questions. Hence, that’s what I’m compiling here in this volume and series of books about the lives of those who knew Jesus Christ the Messiah and knew of Him.

BIBLE STUDY INSTRUCTIONS: WHAT YOU NEED
At a bare minimum is:
1 PRAYER JOURNAL: Please get a prayer journal or set one up on your computer to use as you go through this book. After all, there is not a workbook that comes with this book. You’ll be expected to use your prayer journal as a workbook, as well as a prayer journal.
2 At least three versions[1]of the Bible (so, 3 Bibles), but preferably nine or more (I’m not kidding.), with at least one of them being a Study Bible so you can look up cross-references.
Ideally:
3 Access to the internet.

BIBLE STUDY INSTRUCTIONS: PRAYER JOURNALING
Prayer journal as whenever I instruct, but also whenever something jumps out at you as you read. Take notes. Jot down questions, things you want to remember, and any thoughts that come to mind. Interact with the material, the fiction as well as the Bible study material.

END OF DAY AND VERSE OR PASSAGE PRAYER JOURNALING QUESTIONS
These are the questions to answer in your prayer journal each day at the end of the day. But, also as you read one verse and when you read a passage of the Bible.
Why? It’s because interacting with the text (my words and fare more importantly of the Word of God) means you’ll take ownership of it and will be more likely to apply it to your life and remember what you learn.
Here are the prayer journaling questions:
1 What jumped out at you and grabbed your attention?
2 Why did it jump out at you?
3 What does this mean for your life?
4 What did you learn about Jesus, whether you already knew it or not?
5 How can you apply this to your life as something to do or something not to do? Make a plan to do this immediately.
6 Is this a verse or passage[2]of Scripture[3]you want to ponder some more throughout the day? Why? Would you want to ponder it after today as well? Why?
7 Is there something in the reading today you would like to ponder some more today? Why? Would you want to ponder it after today as well? Why?
8 What did God say to you?
9 What did you say to God?
10 Write a summary prayer about #1-9.

They are mainly:

INTERACTION WITH ONE ANOTHER: LET’S BUILD A COMMUNITY
Interaction between you and me and you and others is something I hope to foster here. Let’s build a community to support one another and be there for one another. Moreover, let’s pray for one another and hold one another accountable to what we read and learn. Let’s have some discussion as well.
So, how will we do this? I hope you’ll check out my blog at: http://BibleStudyFiction.blogspot.com
Attach a comment at the end of any blog post. If you do, your comments will be shared with the world and will not be kept private—unless you mark it as PRIVATE. How you mark it as private is in your text, type something like this out. “I want to keep this private, please. Do not publish online.”
You can also add a comment in the comment section The contact form) on the right hand side of the blog, toward the top.
Or, you can send me an email to: agodlyvision@gmail.com.
If you have any thoughts, suggestions, comments, concerns, questions on upcoming books, I would most certainly welcome them.
But, far more importantly, it doesn’t matter when you start to read this book. Meet on my blog and join the community found there. We can be there for one another. Again, let’s pray for one another, dialogue, and hold one another accountable.

LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS UNIQUE JOURNEY
The combination of a Bible study and fiction makes this not like any other Bible study done before in the Christian Book Market. Sure, some novels have questions in their fiction for Bible study, but I will add a great deal more. For instance, I will include: commentary, Bible study material, questions, thoughts, cross-references, life application, etc. In other words, I will incorporate far more of a Bible study than any other fiction written to date, with additional Bible study material.
The other books were written to be novels—with added bible study material. They are wonderful! I love them far more than anything that doesn’t have bible study material. In fact, I think all Christian novels should have Bible study material. Otherwise, is it really Christian? (But, that’s just me. I’m biased.) I am not saying not to read them. No. Not at all. I just think that in today’s worked. With how busy we are, we can save a lot of time and hassle, never mind money, if we combine novel reading and bible study.
What set my books apart from the rest is I will have just as much Bible study as I do fiction. This is what matters to me and I think it will help us be able to figure out how to apply to our lives today—once we fully understand, grasp, picture what happened in the Bible and what it meant in that day. This makes it easier to grasp it and figure out what it means to us today.
However, this half and half proposition means work on your part as you go through this journey.
30-MINUTE+ COMMITMENT: Needless to say, I will expect more of you than these other delightful novels with Bible study material in them.  This will require a commitment of at least half an hour each day.
This is an unique journey because we’ll explore the Bible for ourselves in a fresh way where we try to imagine what it was like back then. We will learn what the Bible says about what happened, then we will imagine from there what we might have thought as someone looking in, as well as the character whose eyes we will look through, and in this case it’s Joseph of Arimathea.
Are you as excited as I am to begin? It will be an unique reading experience of the best of both worlds, fiction + Bible study, rolled into one. Now… Shall we get started?



[1] Version of the Bible: A version of the Bible is the same as a translation of the Bible. The two words version and translation are synonyms and are one in the same.
[2] Passage of Scripture: It’s more than one verse.
[3] Scripture: These are synonyms of one another and mean the same thing: Scripture, Bible, Word of God, Commands, Truth, God’s Love Letter to Us, etc. 

Writing Progress






My writing progress of "JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA" is:

1,013 words of 2,300 due today. 

Bible Verse of the Day: Psalm 62:7






Psalm 62:7

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock.
My refuge is in God.(A)

Cross references:

  1. 62:7 : Ps 18:2
-- HCSB: Scripture quotations marked HCSB are taken from the Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Holman CSB®, and HCSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

CAMP NANOWRIMO CONFESSIONS





I've tried to participate in Camp NanoWriMo and NaNoWriMo several years in a row, and since 2009, but have only won twice. Needless to say, I'm trying to break the cycle this time around.


CAMP NANOWRIMO and "JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA"





For the month of April 2014, I plan on participating in CAMP NANOWRIMO, which is where in 30 days, I plan on writing 50,000 words of this Bible Study Fiction novel. This means I plan on writing 1,667 words per day for the month of April.

This novel is a piece of historical fiction, but will be a Bible study as well, and is about the life of Joseph of Arimathea.

You can track my progress on CAMP NANOWRIMO here:

http://campnanowrimo.org/campers/agodlyvision/novels/joseph-of-arimathea 




Welcome to a new blog






Welcome to a new blog that is a blog about Bible Study Fiction.

WHAT IS A BIBLE STUDY FICTION?
It's historical fiction written for the purpose of imagining what the Bible times were like, particularly the lives of those who knew of or knew about Jesus. This, combined with Bible study, will make the bible come a live in a whole new way.


Change in plans--again






I'm having a change in plans again. For the next six years, I am going to re-read the 4 gospels every month. This blog is my journaling memoir thereof, and will be a Bible study as well.

Also, I am going to start to write a "Bible Study Fiction" Series about the life of Jesus at this upcoming blog. (It's not set-up yet. Bear with me. It will be by end of day 3/26/2014.):

http://biblestudyfiction.blogspot.com/

I will write both blogs each day. 

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Week 1 And 2 Additional Material: Jesus 1






Week 1 And 2 Additional Material: Jesus 1


Every now and then, I’m going to give you an extra study to do about Jesus, if you want. This is an optional day of material.
That being said, I cannot recommend it enough to find time to do it. After all, the more you do, the more you’ll get to know Jesus Christ and learn how to live a life of Jesus.

Ephesians 1:17 / Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
17 I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,[a]would give you a spirit[b](A)of wisdom and revelation(B)in the knowledge of Him.
Footnotes:
  1. Ephesians 1:17 Or the Father of glory
  2. Ephesians 1:17 Or you the Spirit
Cross references:
  1. 1:17 : Ps 51:12
  2. 1:17 : 1Pt 4:13
-- HCSB: Scripture quotations marked HCSB are taken from the Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Holman CSB®, and HCSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.

PRAYER JOURNALING QUESTIONS
Answer each of these questions to ask of each verse individually and then of the passage as a whole (a passage is one or more sequential verses):  Ephesians 1:17:
1 What jumped out at you?
2 What did you learn?
3 What can you apply to your life?
4 What did you say to God?
5 What did God say to you?
6 What did you learn about Jesus, if anything?
7 Who is Jesus?
8 What did He do, think, feel, say?
9 What does He want us to do, think, feel, say?
10 What does He not want us to do, think, feel, or say?
11 How can this passage deepen your knowledge of Jesus Christ?
12 What does this mean for me and my life?
13 How can I apply these lessons learned, and answers received, to my life?
14 How can all of this help me live a life of Jesus?
15 Write out a summary prayer.

Ephesians 1:17 / The Message (MSG)
15-19 That’s why, when I heard of the solid trust you have in the Master Jesus and your outpouring of love to all the followers of Jesus, I couldn’t stop thanking God for you—every time I prayed, I’d think of you and give thanks. But I do more than thank. I ask—ask the God of our Master, Jesus Christ, the God of glory—to make you intelligent and discerning in knowing him personally, your eyes focused and clear, so that you can see exactly what it is he is calling you to do, grasp the immensity of this glorious way of life he has for his followers, oh, the utter extravagance of his work in us who trust him—endless energy, boundless strength!
-- MSG: Scripture taken from The Message. Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.

PRAYER JOURNALING QUESTIONS
Answer each of these questions to ask of each verse individually and then of the passage as a whole (a passage is one or more sequential verses):  Ephesians 1:17:
1 What jumped out at you?
2 What did you learn?
3 What can you apply to your life?
4 What did you say to God?
5 What did God say to you?
6 What did you learn about Jesus, if anything?
7 Who is Jesus?
8 What did He do, think, feel, say?
9 What does He want us to do, think, feel, say?
10 What does He not want us to do, think, feel, or say?
11 How can this passage deepen your knowledge of Jesus Christ?
12 What does this mean for me and my life?
13 How can I apply these lessons learned, and answers received, to my life?
14 How can all of this help me live a life of Jesus?
15 Write out a summary prayer.

Ephesians 1:16-17 / New Living Translation (NLT)
16 I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly, 17 asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom[a]and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.
Footnotes:
  1. 1:17 Or to give you the Spirit of wisdom.
-- NLT: Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

PRAYER JOURNALING QUESTIONS
Answer each of these questions to ask of each verse individually and then of the passage as a whole (a passage is one or more sequential verses):  Ephesians 1:17:
1 What jumped out at you?
2 What did you learn?
3 What can you apply to your life?
4 What did you say to God?
5 What did God say to you?
6 What did you learn about Jesus, if anything?
7 Who is Jesus?
8 What did He do, think, feel, say?
9 What does He want us to do, think, feel, say?
10 What does He not want us to do, think, feel, or say?
11 How can this passage deepen your knowledge of Jesus Christ?
12 What does this mean for me and my life?
13 How can I apply these lessons learned, and answers received, to my life?
14 How can all of this help me live a life of Jesus?
15 Write out a summary prayer.

Ephesians 1:16-17 / New American Standard Bible (NASB)
16 (A)do not cease giving thanks for you, (B)while making mention of you in my prayers; 17 that the (C)God of our Lord Jesus Christ, (D)the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of (E)wisdom and of (F)revelation in the[a]knowledge of Him.
Footnotes:
  1. Ephesians 1:17 Or true knowledge
Cross references:
  1. Ephesians 1:16 : Rom 1:8f; Col 1:9
  2. Ephesians 1:16 : Rom 1:9
  3. Ephesians 1:17 : John 20:17; Rom 15:6
  4. Ephesians 1:17 : Acts 7:2; 1 Cor 2:8
  5. Ephesians 1:17 : Col 1:9
  6. Ephesians 1:17 : 1 Cor 14:6
-- NASB: Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, Copyright © 1960,1962,1963,1968,1971,1972,1973,1975,1977,1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

PRAYER JOURNALING QUESTIONS
Answer each of these questions to ask of each verse individually and then of the passage as a whole (a passage is one or more sequential verses):  Ephesians 1:17:
1 What jumped out at you?
2 What did you learn?
3 What can you apply to your life?
4 What did you say to God?
5 What did God say to you?
6 What did you learn about Jesus, if anything?
7 Who is Jesus?
8 What did He do, think, feel, say?
9 What does He want us to do, think, feel, say?
10 What does He not want us to do, think, feel, or say?
11 How can this passage deepen your knowledge of Jesus Christ?
12 What does this mean for me and my life?
13 How can I apply these lessons learned, and answers received, to my life?
14 How can all of this help me live a life of Jesus?
15 Write out a summary prayer.

THIS IS MY PRAYER FOR ALL OF US: WILL YOU JOIN ME?

Ephesians 1:16-17 is my prayer for all of us as we do this Bible study.
Will you join me in praying these verses in your favorite version of the Bible for yourself first, then for everyone else taking part in the “6+ Year Four Gospel Project”—now and later, and for me as I write this study for the next 6+ years?

NOTE

There will be times I share my prayer journaling with you, and the 15 prayer journaling questions. I will share mine with you regarding the study we just did in this ADDITIONAL MATERIAL section. Take a look at Week 2, Day 1 and see what I have to say there. 

Updated last on 3/25/2014, 1121 a.m.

Week 1, Day 7: A Review Day






Week 1, Day 7: A Review Day


SUNDAY

Read everything you prayer journaled since the last weekly review and summary. Then, answer these questions:

PRAYER JOURNALING QUESTIONS

Answer each of these questions:
1 What jumped out at you?
2 What did you learn?
3 What can you apply to your life?
4 What did you say to God?
5 What did God say to you?
6 What did you learn about Jesus, if anything?
7 Who is Jesus?
8 What did He do, think, feel, say?
9 What does He want us to do, think, feel, say?
10 What does He not want us to do, think, feel, or say?
11 How can this passage deepen your knowledge of Jesus Christ?
12 What does this mean for me and my life?
13 How can I apply these lessons learned, and answers received, to my life?
14 How can all of this help me live a life of Jesus?
15 Write out a summary prayer.


Now, read the next page after this, for there is additional material you can do for this week and next. 

Week 1, Day 6 Catch-Up and Review






Week 1, Day 6 Catch-Up and Review


CATCH-UP

If you missed a day, make sure to go back and do that day or section.
NOTE: Please do not read ahead until you catch-up. Then, do the review for today and tomorrow.

WEEKLY REVIEW AND SUMMARY TEMPLATE

Every weekend, it’s important to review. I will assume your weekend is Saturday and Sunday. If not, adjust this study to suit your needs as far as when you will do your two Weekly Review and Summary Days.
Use this template on your weekends:

SATURDAY OR DAY 6 REVIEW

Review everything this book, or blog post series said. Re-read everything from the last review up to this point. Then, answer these questions.
PRAYER JOURNALING QUESTIONS
Answer each of these questions:
1 What jumped out at you?
2 What did you learn?
3 What can you apply to your life?
4 What did you say to God?
5 What did God say to you?
6 What did you learn about Jesus, if anything?
7 Who is Jesus?
8 What did He do, think, feel, say?
9 What does He want us to do, think, feel, say?
10 What does He not want us to do, think, feel, or say?
11 How can this passage deepen your knowledge of Jesus Christ?
12 What does this mean for me and my life?
13 How can I apply these lessons learned, and answers received, to my life?
14 How can all of this help me live a life of Jesus?

15 Write out a summary prayer.

Week 1, Day 5, Luke 1:1-4






Week 1, Day 5, Luke 1:1-4

HOW THIS STUDY IS SET-UP

Have you noticed yet how I haven’t written too much commentary or personal prayer journaling? Nor have I added too much commentary. There is a reason for it.
Actually, that isn’t entirely true. There are a few reasons for it. One of the reasons is because I do not want to shape your thoughts or perceptions about what you study. I want your personal, and group, Bible study to be between you, the Holy Bible, and God—not me. After all, I am more of a Bible coach than a teacher. I help direct where you go initially, but I leave room for God to steer you where and how you need to go. We need to pay attention far more to God and His Word than what any human says—and this is how I will conduct this “6+ Year Four Gospel Project.”
I also wanted you to get used to the format and figure out how to do this study thing before I filled your heads with more data and information. In other words, I wanted to start you off slowly and not hit you with everything at once. I figured this was the kinder, gentler way to do this Bible study—to a point.
My favorite teachers and coaches when growing up were the ones who pushed me beyond my comfort levels and they expected more of me. They helped me see I was made for more than what I thought or imagined. Through their expectation of hard work on my part, and pushing myself, I learned far more from them than anyone else.
This is why I have this Bible study set-up in the manner it is so far—and later. I want to stretch you, help you see you were made for more, and can do more, than you know or imagine. In doing so, you’ll learn about Jesus, get to know Him far more intimately, and learn to live a life of Jesus—more than you could have or imagined.
I will push you. I will expect great things of you. Because God does. It is the prompting of God that drives me to ask this of you—of us. We were made for so much more.
You will not be coddled in this “6+ Year Four Gospel Project.” This will not be easy. It’s meant to help you/us go deeper than ever before. It’s meant to help us learn the text and know it in a deep, personal, intimate way. We will become experts on the Four Gospels in our own right, as God intends. This takes time. And hard work.
Welcome to a Bible study that isn’t for wimps or those who want the easy route. It will help you listen to God and apply His Word to your life in a way you’ve never done before and it will be the most enriching. After all, you’ll listen to God and His Word—not humans, pastors, scholars, or authors. You’ll listen to God alone (and least of all to me, a sinner).

Philippians 2:13 / New King James Version (NKJV)
13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for Hisgood pleasure.
-- NKJV: Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

ETC. ETC. ETC.

REMINDER: Don’t forget that you are to do at least the 15 Minute Study each and every day. Then, if you have more time, of the 30 Minute Study. Keep adding more of the minute studies as time allows.
TIP: Work on each day’s study all day and night long. Steal a minute or two (and of course more, if you can) and work on it. The more you do it throughout the day, the more you will get out of it, and the more you’ll actually accomplish.

15 MINUTE STUDY


Part 1: Luke 1:1-4 / New Century Version (NCV)

Luke Writes About Jesus’ Life
1 Many have tried to report on the things that happened among us. 2 They have written the same things that we learned from others—the people who saw those things from the beginning and served God by telling people his message. 3 Since I myself have studied everything carefully from the beginning, most excellent Theophilus, it seemed good for me to write it out for you. I arranged it in order, 4 to help you know that what you have been taught is true.
-- NCV: Scripture taken from the New Century Version®. Copyright © 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

PRAYER JOURNALING QUESTIONS

Answer each of these questions after having read the NCV version of our passage:
1 What jumped out at you?
2 What did you learn?
3 What can you apply to your life?
4 What did you say to God?
5 What did God say to you?

BIBLE STUDY STEP 2: EMPHASIZE

Go ahead and emphasize each of the verses, one by one (one at a time), and answer these questions about what you learn from each emphasis:
PRAYER JOURNALING QUESTIONS
Answer each of these questions after having read a new version or translation of our passage. So, for example, you would start with verse 1:
“MANY have tried to report on the things that happened among us,” (NCV).
Now, answer the questions below as you focus on what MANY brings to the forefront and the understanding of the verse.
Then, you will do HAVE—and then prayer journal the questions below. Do this to each verse and each emphasis for the entire passage of Luke 1:1-4.
1 What jumped out at you?
2 What did you learn?
3 What can you apply to your life?
4 What did you say to God?
5 What did God say to you?
Then, when you are finished, answer these questions:
PRAYER JOURNALING QUESTIONS
Answer each of these questions:
1 What jumped out at you?
2 What did you learn?
3 What can you apply to your life?
4 What did you say to God?
5 What did God say to you?
6 What did you learn about Jesus, if anything?
7 Who is Jesus?
8 What did He do, think, feel, say?
9 What does He want us to do, think, feel, say?
10 What does He not want us to do, think, feel, or say?
11 How can this passage deepen your knowledge of Jesus Christ?
12 What does this mean for me and my life?
13 How can I apply these lessons learned, and answers received, to my life?
14 How can all of this help me live a life of Jesus?
15 Write out a summary prayer.

NOTE: Make sure to read each day the rest of each chapter, even if you are not going to do any of the other 30, 45, or 60+ minute studies.

30 MINUTE STUDY
Do this for another version of the Bible.

45 MINUTE STUDY
Do this for another translation of the Bible.

60+ MINUTE STUDY
Do this for yet another translation of the Holy Bible.


In two days, we will continue with the study of Luke 1:1-4. The next couple of days are review and catch-up.