Step #3: Application
APPLICATION IS THE GOAL OF BIBLE STUDY! The Scriptures demand a response and changed lives. Application is looking into the mirror of the Scriptures and walking away a changed person.
Application builds on your observation and interpretation. The quality and depth of your application will depend on the quality and depth of your observation and interpretation.
In this step we identify timeless truths and ask questions that begin to stir our hearts to action:
“What does this mean for me?”
“How does this affect my worldview?”
“How does this relate to my church, my job, my family, my finances?”
“How does this affect the decisions I make?”
“How does this change what I believe or how I think?”
“How does this change my view of God?”
But this step is not complete until we take action. Make a plan of action and then put it into practice. Ask someone to keep you accountable.
THREE TIPS FOR APPLICATION
Journal what you’ve learned
Identify one action step you will take
Ask for the Holy Spirit to empower you
Walk it out!
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