Day 61: Evening

EVENING:

Don't forget to pray to God Psalm 19:14 and then read Hebrews 11 from your next Bible version. 

*~* What differences do you see with this version?

*~* What stands out to you from this version? Explain.

*~* List 5 people you want to learn more about. Explain why you choose them. (If you want to list more people, feel free to do so. For me, I am curious to relearn about all of them so that I can apply the lessons they learned about faith to my life. I know how to learn vicariously.)

A

B

C

D

E

*~* What new information have you learned about faith?

*~* Write a summary about what all you have learned from Hebrews 11 through all 5+ versions. 

*~* List all the applications you listed from all 5 versions. (Eventually you will apply all to your life.)

*~* Pick 4 of those applications to work on applying to your life today.

*~* What has God said to you? Today and yesterday.

*~* What have you said to God? Today and yesterday.

Stacy Duplease
Bible Study Writer & Blogger
A Loyal Faith

Day 61: Noon and Hebrews 11: Translation 2

NOON:

NEW NUMBERING SYSTEM

In an effort to make things easier, I am just going to put a *~* every time a number is supposed to go there. It will be easier for the days that I put two of a number or decide later to add a question.

NOON STUDY

Before you look at your journal workbook or Bible...

*~* Why don't you write out what has been going through your mind about Hebrews 11 since your last reading? 

*~* Why did that go through your mind, do you suppose?

*~* Is God working on something in your life?

Now, please grab your next Bible version and read through Hebrews 11.

*~* What differences do you see in this version that you didn't see in your morning version?

*~* Now what stands out to you? Explain.

*~* Do you have any new questions or problems about what you read?

*~*  List the top 5 verses that spoke to you the most and why:

A

B

C

D

E

*~* Take each of the verses you just listed and figure out one application you can do with them:

A

B

C

D

E

*~* What have you learned now about faith?

*~* Can you learn from the Bible heroes more about how to, and how not to, lead a faithful life? The reality of the situation is most of the people listed had their faults and the Bible lets us know what they are. But, they are still considered spiritual giants. 

*~* Start to memorize Hebrews 11:1. Write it out now. (Type it out, if you do it digitally.)

*~* What is God saying to you now?

*~* What are you saying to God?

Stacy Duplease

Bible Study Writer & Blogger
A Loyal Faith

Day 61 Morning: Hebrews 11 and 3 Bible versions

MORNING:

Good day. I hope you are rested and are ready for a rather intense day of looking at Hebrews 11 from three different versions of the Bible. The good news is that this will be the busiest day we have until Day 115. (Whew!) 

As usual, you might think about grabbing your Bibles and your journal notebook (or readying your computer or other electronic device) for what is to come. 

Let's start with Psalm 19:14 and take a moment to prepare your heart, mind, and pen for what is to come today. 

SIDE-NOTE: I add the "and pen" part so that my journal workbook will be as he desires and is not what I want or make it. It's all about him, after all.

HUMOR ME?

Will you please humor me for a moment? Will you act like you didn't look at Hebrews 11 yesterday (or earlier today, whatever the case may be)? Will you act like this is your first time reading the chapter? Then, look at the journal workbook questions and thoughts to ponder. 

Now, grab your first of the three new versions we are going to study today. 

375 What did you not understand or did you have questions about? Make sure to list all of them. (We will search for these answers over the next 54 days.) 

Let's face it. This chapter has people, events, and terms which might not be known or might be confusing to understand completely. That's why it's important to make note of answers you need. 

Even today, as I do the same, I realize how much I need to learn. There are components of every verse I think I understand, and recall, but I want to make sure my memory isn't faulty. I have learned in the past I might think I remember something... Then, I discover I remembered it wrongly. So, I know not to trust my memory (and that's why I write stuff down!). Memory is faulty--and I know it's not just me.

376 What jumped out at you and spoke to you the most? List as many as possible. Explain. 

377 Do you want to emulate any of the people mentioned in Hebrews 11? Who? Explain. 

378 What does commended mean? How would you define it? (Is this what the biblical Greek means?)

379 What does verse 39 mean to you?

380 What does verse 40 mean to you?

381 What did God say to you as you read this chapter in this translation of the Bible?

382 What did you say to God?

383 Do you have any new applications? If not, which ones have you already listed were cemented only more through this reading?

384 Write a summary of what you learned about faith through this reading and through your journal workbook. 

Stacy Duplease
Bible Study Writer & Blogger
A Loyal Faith
Find my books at/store: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction 

Day 61: 3 parts

Welcome to Day 61 of striving for a more loyal faith in the Lord and in his Word.

As of right now, this study will be divided into 3 parts: Morning, Noon, and Night.

If you don't have the time to divide it up in such a way, that's perfectly acceptable. Do what works for you. If it's all in one setting, go for it. If you can do several chunks throughout the day between baby feedings and naps, then do that. Find a system that works for you. Ideally, it would be morning, noon, and night. But, it simply isn't always possible. Life can tend to get in the way.

Now, I wanted to share a verse with you that I suggest you pray to the Lord every day, every time you approach the Lord. It is a perfect way to put us in the right frame of mind.

TO DO

Grab your Bibles and read Psalm 19:14 in at least 4 versions and write your own summary. Then, pick a favorite translation. 

MEMORIZE PSALM 19:14

Yes. Memorize Psalm 19:14. Let this be your goal this week. Write it on a card or piece of paper and carry it with you at all times. 

Stacy Duplease

Bible Study Writer & Blogger
A Loyal Faith
Find my books at/store: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction 

a loyal faith blog: Hebrews 11 1st and 2nd reading

Hebrews 11 1st and 2nd reading

Now is the time to get to our actual Bible study potion of Day 60. Up until now, it's been all about explanations and planning. Let's get to the real Bible study portion of today and of this Bible study book. (It's about time. Hee-hee.)

HEBREWS 11

As usual, please grab your 5 Bible versions (at least). Yes. 5 this time. After all, we are now going to do some heavy and deep study. the only way to do it is through repetition and through lots of study. These are the five translations (versions) I recommend, but use what you feel most comfortable with:

A NIV (New International Version)

B HCSB (Holman Christian Standard Bible)

C AMP (Amplified)

D NLT (New Living Translation)

E MSG (the Message)

Here are the others I recommend if you want to do more Bible study:

F NASB (New American Standard Bible)

G GW (GOD'S WORD)

H CEB (Common English Bible)

I NCV (New Century Version) 

J NKJV (New King James Version) 

Today, we are going to go through 2 versions of the Bible. Tomorrow, we will look at 3 versions. 

Read all of Hebrews 11 out of your favorite version of the Bible first. 

361 Jot down some notes.

362 What verses jumped out at you and how did they? Explain.

363 What did you learn about faith?

364 How many of the stories do you know well of the 20 people mentioned in Hebrews 11?

365 What do you hope to get out of studying Hebrews 11?

366 What did God say to you about Hebrews 11?

367 What did you say to God?

368 What four things do you hope to apply to your life regarding Hebrews 11? Make sure to include one for each of the following:

A Your eternity

B Your thoughts

C Your prayers

D Your actions

Now, grab the next Bible version of Hebrews 11.

369 What differences do you see between the two versions?

370 What do you know about faith now from Hebrews 11 and both versions?

371 Did God say anything more to you?

372 Did you say anything more to God?

373 Do you have new applications now? 

374 Write out about what stuck out to you the most about faith from either, or both, versions. 

Stacy Duplease
Bible Study Writer & Blogger
A Loyal Faith
Find my books at/store: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction 

Hebrews 11 plan and the rest of this book plan

HEBREWS 11 PLAN

We are going to study Hebrews 11 for 55 days.

We will read the entire chapter Days 60-61. 

Days 62-94 will study all the verses. That's 32 days for 40 verses. So, we will study one per day except for 8 of those days, we will study one verse. 

Days 95-114 will study the 20 people below.

Day 115 will be the recap, analysis, and review of Hebrews 11.

PART 3 OF BOOK

Part 3 will be Days 116-120 and will be review of this Bible study book.

Day 116-117 is the review and analysis of all reviews from Day 60 to 115.

Day 118-119 is the review of Days 56-57 against Days 116-117. 

Day 120 will be synopsis and what to do from here. 

PEOPLE OF HEBREWS 11

We will study each person as an additional daily lesson. They are:

Abel and Cain

Enoch

Noah

Abraham

Isaac

Jacob

Sarah

Esau

Joseph

Moses

People/Israelites

Jericho

Rahab

Gideon

Barak

Samson

Jephthah

David

Samuel

Stacy Duplease
Bible Study Writer & Blogger
A Loyal Faith
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a loyal faith blog: What's to come with this study?: A chapter study and plan for days 60-120

Part 2 and what commitment is required

We learned in part one how we are to pray without stopping. Therefore, we are going to continue to pray. We will learn more ins and outs of prayer and different types as we continue. 

We also learned in part one how we should read the Bible all the way through every 2-3 years. If it takes us 2-3 years to get through, we should not take any time off in-between. If we get all the way through the Bible in a year, we can do more in-depth reading of different books of the Bible for 1-2 years. So, we should spend some time in the Word--just reading and pondering it every day. 

Studying the Word is critical as well. When we read it, we can gloss over and skip several important facets and lessons without even realizing it because we might not fully understand the text. Bible study makes us go deeper with the Word. 

Applying the Word to our lives helps us grow our faith as we learn to depend on God and be obedient to him and his Word. 

It's important to keep track of the interchange we have with God and his Word. It's also important for us to remember what we have decided to apply to our lives regarding the Word. It's also important to remember the memories of our lives and of our walk with God. Most importantly, we learned our faith cannot grow as much unless we review and analyze our faith periodically. Hence, we keep a journal workbook. 

What commitment is being asked of you now that we have moved to Part Two?

Daily:

A Pray without stopping.

B Read and ponder the Word night and day.

C Study the Word. 

D Apply the Word.

E Write it down.

Weekly: 

Review of A-E.

See templates. 

Monthly: 

Review of A-E.

See templates. 

Quarterly:

Review of A-E.

See templates. 

Yearly to 4 Years:

Review of A-E.

See templates. 

Every 5 Years:

Review of A-E.

See templates. 

Today marks day 60 in our study and day 1 of part 2 and 'where we are headed'

At this point, if you are on a 5-day week of doing this Bible study, we are on:

Week 12: Day 60

Good job, by the way! 

I am sure that at this point, your faith is becoming even stronger and that you are much more aware of the importance of a well-rounded faith. It's critical that our faith be more than actions and a checklist faith. While we might have some things on our planner, it is only to make sure we have the time to devote to what is most important in our lives. 

I think you will be happy to know that this blog and Bible study is now moving to the real Word and Bible study focus. Before now, we needed to establish a baseline as to where we were in our faith. We also needed to start to develop the daily habit of prayer, Bible study and reading, along with writing down our interactions with God though these foundational faith disciplines. The first 59 days of this Bible study were meant to bring that purpose to fruition. You now have room on your calendar and know that every day, at least 7 days a week, you are to:

A Pray without ceasing.

B Meditate on the Word night and day. (Read, study, pray it, and ponder)

C Write your interactions with God as you do A and B. 

5 days per week are for more extensive Bible study. 

You now have a foundation. Everything else builds up from here. If your foundation is weak, your whole faith house will fall down around you. (Look at Matthew 7:24-27 in reference to what I just said.) That is why it took the 59 days of hard work that might not have made sense to you. You might have even wondered if I was just giving you busy work. No worries. That's not the way I roll. Everything I ask of you, I would ask of myself first (and I hate wasting the gift of time), and has a purpose. Now, are you starting to see why I asked the previous days of you? If not, you will! 

Today marks a transition where we go from foundation building to building the structure of our faith house (metaphor). We are going to dive into the word and study a passage about faith that has been done many times before. However, we will do it in our own way, in our own style, and will learn how to actually apply it to our lives today. It will mean for some pretty intense Bible study. However, you have built your foundation. You should be ready for this new challenge. 

Let's move to the portion of the Bible study where we learn about the foundations of the Christian faith and learn how the heros of the Bible were faithful. Then, we can apply what they experienced to our lives today. 

Shall we get started?

Stacy Duplease
Bible Study Writer & Blogger
A Loyal Faith

Part 1 is closing

We are now at the end of Part 1 of this Bible study blog book, "A LOYAL FAITH: AN INTRODUCTION, VOL. 1."

Part 1 was called, "Where We Came From."

Now, I hope you understand why we went template crazy. 

That being said, we are going to do two final templates. 

Grab all of the Review Templates that this blog post had you do on the date 21 November 2011 and do these templates in the following order:

A Do the Monthly Review Template with all of the templates from 21 November (Days ??? to ??? in the book of this blog). Call this the PART 1 FINAL REVIEW: 1 OF 2.

B Do the Seeking More Template from all of them, along with the PART 1 FINAL REVIEW: 1 OF 2. Call this the PART 1 FINAL REVIEW: 2 OF 2.

Stacy Duplease
Bible Study Writer & Blogger
A Loyal Faith
Find my books at/store: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction 

a loyal faith blog: Tuesday is our Memorize the Word and Deeper Study Day

Tuesday is our Memorize the Word and Deeper Study Day

Today, we are going to study verses about faith. We are going to see more of what the Bible describes as faith, being faithful, and so on. After all, our goal is to develop a more loyal faith day to day until the time he calls us to our eternal home.

Please prepare your journal workbooks and your Bibles and let's get started.

With each verse, answer the following questions:

A Verse

B 1st version of the Bible: What do you learn about faith?

C 2nd version of the Bible: What more do you learn about faith?

D 3rd version of the Bible: What more do you learn about faith?

E Write a summary in your own words. 

HINT/TIP: You might want to read a couple of verses before and after the verse we are studying so that you make sure to get the proper context.

341 1 Samuel 12:24

342 2 Samuel 22:26

343 2 Kings 20:23

344 2 Chronicles 19:9

345 Psalm 4:3

346 Psalm 31:23

347 Psalm 37:28

348 Psalm 51:6

349 Psalm 78:8

350 Psalm 78:37

351 Psalm 78:57

352 Psalm 97:10

353 Psalm 101:3 (read 3 verses before and after in roder to get proper context). 

354 Psalm 119:30 (remember any time you read the word 'law' you can tell yourself the 'Word of God'.

355 Psalm 132:9

356 Proverbs 2:8

357 Proverbs 3:3

358 Proverbs 14:22

359 Proverbs 28:20

360 Proverbs 31:26

Pick 8 of those you want to apply to your life. Make sure you cover the 4-dimensions of application--twice.

Stacy Duplease
Bible Study Writer & Blogger
A Loyal Faith
Find my books at/store: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction 

a loyal faith blog: One-sided prayer

One-sided prayer

337 Do you talk and ramble on and on with God?

338 Or do you ignore him all together? 

339 Is your prayer life one-sided (where you do all the talking and no listening)?

340 What do you think God thinks of this?

~ Stacy Duplease

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Prayer's importance and fruitfulness

Prayer is the most important part of our lives. 

Yes. Literally. Stop and re-read the first sentence. 

336 Do you act like faith is the most important thing in your life? 

Why do I say prayer is the most important part of our lives? 

We are supposed to pray without ceasing. In other words, we are to pray 24/7/365. That, along with meditating on the Bible morning, noon, and night are two activities we are supposed to do all the time. But, meditating on the Word of God is actually a type of prayer. So, it is the same. 

How many things are you supposed to do all the time? Does that not show the importance?

Conversing with God is essential for our faith and relationship with the Lord. 

If our prayer life suffers in any way, so will our faith and our intimacy with God. However, if our prayer life is fruitful, our faith will be as well. 

~ Stacy Duplease

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Application How-to

How does the Bible, written thousands of years ago, apply to our lives in the 21st Century? 

Let me rephrase the question:
How does an ancient text apply to our lives today? 

That question was meant to get us thinking and shift our focus. Now, why don't you prepare your journal workbook to answer the following questions:

334 Was this a concern of yours before this study?

335 Has this study helped you to look at application with a new perspective? 

At this point, you might think this blog post about how to figure out proper application within proper biblical context to our lives today. However, there is no time like the present. Now that you are familiar with thinking about living the Word of God, the Holy Bible, you are ready to understand more of the tips of the trade, so to speak.

All of the books of the Bible was written for a specific person or group of people in mind--at the time. The book meant something specific for them then in history. It is important for us to remember how it applied to them does not necessarily apply to us in the same manner. What we need to ask of what we read is this:

How does this verse or passage apply to my eternal life?

If it does not apply to your eternal life, then ask yourself if it applies to you at all. Make sure to read the entire chapter and then the book and ask yourself the question again. If it doesn't, then ask these dimensional questions:
A How does this help me grow in faith?
B How does this help me glorify God?
C How does address my inward life? My being life? My thought life?
D What behavior change does this ask of me? 

Now, if your application options did apply to your eternal life, still ask questions A-D to see if you can get an application for each of those points. It helps you to have a more rounded faith--where you are not all about doing or all about being.

Asking those questions should help you come up with 4 applications at least... if the verse of passage applies to your eternal life, of course. 

So, all of the questions to ask in order to figure out how a verse or passage applies to your life, in recap, are: 

How does this apply to my eternal life? 

A How does this help me grow in faith?
B How does this help me glorify God?
C How does address my inward life? My being life? My thought life?
D What behavior change does this ask of me?

Stacy Duplease
Bible Study Writer & Blogger
A Loyal Faith
Find my books at/store: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction 

a loyal faith blog: Application Template

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Application Template

This is going to take some time, I need to warn you now.

Grab your journal workbook at this time, please, and start at the very beginning. 

Start from Day 1 and every time you were asked to write a list of 3 ways you plan on applying the day's lesson to your life, list the one that is most important to you now. List each and every day's top choice, in other words.

RULES:

Do not repeat any applications. List a new one each time. 

Do not look at your review templates yet. Only look at your journal workbook.

Remember that there should be some inward activities as well as outward activities for the applications. 

JOURNAL WORKBOOK APPLICATION LIST:

1 Make a list of top favorites.

2 Pick your top 20 and make a new list.

3 List why you chose each of the 20.

4 How have you applied each of the 20 to your life already? 

5 What has worked with each?

6 What has not with each?

7 List your top 10.

8 What does God tell you about each?

9 What do you tell God about each? 

10 How do you plan on applying these to your life now? 

TEMPLATE APPLICATION LIST:

REPEAT USING ONLY YOUR REVIEW TEMPLATES

Do not repeat any of the applications you listed above. 

Do 1-10 with only the review templates.

COMBINED APPLICATION LIST:

Look at these two lists and then answer 1-10 in regards to those 40.

REPEAT APPLICATION LIST:

One month after your first time through this template, do this step.

Look at your Combined Applications Lists from all previous times, plus the one you just filled out.

For every list you compile, add 5 more to the original 20. So, if this is your second time through, list 25 and then answer questions 1-10. If this is your third time, do 30. Etc. You get the idea. 

Do this template at least once a month. 

Stacy Duplease
Bible Study Writer & Blogger
A Loyal Faith
Find my books at/store: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction 

a loyal faith blog: Seeking More Template

Stop with the templates already!!!

That is what I would be thinking if I were you at this point. As a matter of fact, since I take place in the Bible study as I write them, that's precisely what I am saying!

However, there is something that I know... 

The more you get things written down, the less you will forget and the more you will remember.

The more you remember, the more loyal in your faith you will become and the closer to God you will become. 

One more template to go and then you will have a break for a few days.

Stacy Duplease
Bible Study Writer & Blogger
A Loyal Faith

Seeking More Template

Even if you just did this template, do it again at this time. 

http://aloyalfaith.blogspot.com/2011/11/seeking-more-additional-review-template.html

Stacy Duplease
Bible Study Writer & Blogger
A Loyal Faith
Find my books at/store: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction 

a loyal faith blog: Where were you? Where are you? Where do you hope to be? (Regarding your faith)

A loyal faith review template

Even if you just did a review of this Bible study and of your journal workbook, do this now.

Please do this review from three different perspectives:

A Do it from the last time you did this template.

B Do this template now--just looking at previous "A Loyal Faith Review Templates," which are all the review templates you've done so far.

C Do it from the very beginning to this point, and do not look at and of the previous templates.

This template can be found at:

http://aloyalfaith.blogspot.com/2011/11/review-of-loyal-faith-vol-1-template.html

Stacy Duplease
Bible Study Writer & Blogger
A Loyal Faith
Find my books at/store: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction 

a loyal faith blog: Where were you? Where are you? Where do you hope to be? (Regarding your faith)

Do another round of your blessings list template now

Please take time to fill out another Blessings List Template, found at: http://aloyalfaith.blogspot.com/2011/11/blessing-list.html

Stacy Duplease
Bible Study Writer & Blogger
A Loyal Faith
Find my books at/store: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction 

a loyal faith blog: Can you have a loyal Christian faith in Pakistan or in the United States?

Where were you? Where are you? Where do you hope to be? (Regarding your faith)

Grab your journal workbooks at this time, please.

330 Where have you come from in your faith? Where were you in your walk prior to this study?

331 Where are you in your faith journey today?

332 How has this "A LOYAL FAITH: AN INTRODUCTION" helped you develop a more loyal faith?

333 Where do you want to be in your faith in 3 months? 334 6 months? 335 A year? 336 2 years? 337 5 years? 338 10 years? etc.

Stacy Duplease
Bible Study Writer & Blogger
A Loyal Faith

Making Memory Lists: A Thanksgiving Tool and Template

This is an activity you will want to work on and off over the next week. 

If you want to list more than ten, go for it! The minimum is 10. 25 is even better. 

With every list at least 5 new memories, but you can keep 5 from the other lsits if you want. Just give a different answer each time you repeat them as to why you are grateful for them. Our memories have shaped who we are today and mark our faith journey. 

Make a list of your top 10 favorite memories over the last three months and why they are your favorite memories:

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

Make a list of your top 10 favorite memories over the last year and why they are your favorite memories:

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

Make a list of your top 10 favorite memories over the last 2 years and why they are your favorite memories:

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

Make a list of your top 10 favorite memories over the last 5 years and why they are your favorite memories:

A

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C

D

E

F

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Make a list of your top 10 favorite memories over the last 10 years and why they are your favorite memories:

A

B

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Make a list of your top 10 favorite memories over the last 15 years and why they are your favorite memories:

A

B

C

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Make a list of your top 10 favorite memories over the last 20 years and why they are your favorite memories:

A

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Do this with every 5-year segment of your life. 

Go back through each list and thank God for each memory and tell him why. 

Repeat this exercise and template every three months at least.