Personal growth requires knowing the Bible and applying its teaching in our daily lives. As I become a daily student of the Bible it will become the lens through which I see the world (my worldview), thereby transforming my relationships and the way I live.
ACTION ITEMS
Daily Bible Reading
Use one of the resources available at the Next Step Center
Download and use a Bible reading app
Choose a book of the Bible to read through a chapter at a time
Scripture Memory
Choose a key verse from what you’re reading in the Bible and memorize it.
Write the verse(s) on a Post-It note to place in visible places
Find a partner and “quiz” each other
Biblical Worldview
Use the Bible to shape your thoughts, actions, and relationships
Evaluate how you are doing at this regularly (weekly, bi-weekly)
Develop Resources
Resources are listed in order of intensity, but feel free to choose the one that piques your interest!
Daily Devotionals and Bible reading plans // find them at the GuideMarks Resource Center
How to Study the Bible - Handout // adopted from Bible Study Tools
Survey of the Bible // Right Now Media
Bible Recap + Podcast // Bible App
One Year Bible Plan // find it at the GuideMarks Resource Center
Deploy Resources
Bible Memory Verses for the Family - Handout // download or print it out
Quick Answers with Frank Turek // Right Now Media - you can also visit crossexamined.org
Quick Answers with Sean McDowell, Volume 3 // Right Now Media
Become a Small Group Leader // fill out the form
In the deploy phase, you are living this out and leading others. A great next step is to get someone to hold you accountable to your next steps. This can be a small group leader or volunteer leader. If you don’t have someone, reach out to Michelle Masterson, here.