Modeling Bible Intake

Disciples abide in the Word of God. (See John 8:31-32 for Jesus' wording)
Disciples love one another. (See John 13:34-35 for Jesus' wording)
Disciples bear fruit. (See John 15:7-8 for Jesus' wording)

Some "Doable Practices" for Bible study...

Pray: Ask God to Hear His Voice
Read: Pay attention key words
Examine: How does this apply to your life? How can you act on His direction?
Summarize: Write a KEY PRAYER POINT specific to this study.
Share: Tell some people specifically how you heard from God.

Sunday, December 21, 2014

Romans 5:21

Romans 5:21 (NASS)
so that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

(I pray that grace would reign through righteousness in the lives of the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Luke 22:27

Luke 22:27 (NASS)
"For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am among you as the one who serves. 

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will serve.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Psalm 94:19

Psalms 94:19 (NASS)
When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your consolations delight my soul. 

(I pray that Your consolations will delight the souls of the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Jeremiah 26:13

Jeremiah 26:13 (NASS)
"Now therefore amend your ways and your deeds and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will change His mind about the misfortune which He has pronounced against you. 

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will obey Your voice.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Monday, December 15, 2014

Exodus 6:7

Exodus 6:7 (NASS)
'Then I will take you for My people, and I will be your God; and you shall know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. 

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will see themselves as His PEOPLE.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Friday, December 12, 2014

Romans 4:20

Romans 4:20 (NASS)
yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God, 

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will grow strong in faith.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Luke 21:19

Luke 21:19 (NASS)
"By your endurance you will gain your lives. 

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will endure.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Psalm 92:13

Psalms 92:13 (NASS)
Planted in the house of the LORD, They will flourish in the courts of our God. 

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will be planted in the house of The Lord.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Jeremiah 25:3

Jeremiah 25:3 (NASS)
"From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day, these twenty-three years the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened. 

(I am praying for the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH to listen to the Lord's Word.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Monday, December 8, 2014

Exodus 5:1

Exodus 5:1 (NASS)
And afterward Moses and Aaron came and said to Pharaoh, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'Let My people go that they may celebrate a feast to Me in the wilderness.'" 

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will celebrate The Lord.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Romans 3:26

Romans 3:26 (NASS)
for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. 

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will have faith in Jesus.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Luke 20:1

Luke 20:1 (NASS)
On one of the days while He was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders confronted Him, 

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will teach people.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Psalm 89:14

Psalms 89:14 (NASS)
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Lovingkindness and truth go before You. 

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will live in Your loving kindness and truth.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Jeremiah 24:7

Jeremiah 24:7 (NASS)
'I will give them a heart to know Me, for I am the LORD; and they will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart. 

(I pray that You give them a heart to know You.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Exodus 4:15

Exodus 4:15 (NASS)
"You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth; and I, even I, will be with your mouth and his mouth, and I will teach you what you are to do. 

(I pray that You teach the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH what they are to do.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Romans 2:7

Romans 2:7 (NASS)
to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life; 

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will persevere in doing good.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Luke 19:48

Luke 19:48 (NASS)
and they could not find anything that they might do, for all the people were hanging on to every word He said. 

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will hang on to every Word God says.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Psalm 87:5

Psalms 87:5 (NASS)
But of Zion it shall be said, "This one and that one were born in her"; And the Most High Himself will establish her. 

(I pray that You will establish the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Jeremiah 23:36

Jeremiah 23:36 (NASS)
"For you will no longer remember the oracle of the LORD, because every man's own word will become the oracle, and you have perverted the words of the living God, the LORD of hosts, our God. 

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH won't pervert the words of the living God.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Exodus 3:12

Exodus 3:12 (NASS)
And He said, "Certainly I will be with you, and this shall be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall worship God at this mountain." 

(I pray that You will be with the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Romans 1:1

Romans 1:1 (NASS)
Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, 

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will be set apart for the gospel.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Luke 18:14

Luke 18:14 (NASS)
"I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted." 

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will humble themselves.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Psalm 86:11

Psalms 86:11 (NASS)
Teach me Your way, O LORD; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name. 

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will walk in Your truth.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Jeremiah 22:3

Jeremiah 22:3 (NASS)
'Thus says the LORD, "Do justice and righteousness, and deliver the one who has been robbed from the power of his oppressor. Also do not mistreat or do violence to the stranger, the orphan, or the widow; and do not shed innocent blood in this place. 

(I pray that the people of Marion Baptist CHURCH do justice and righteousness.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Exodus 2:25

Exodus 2:25 (NASS)
God saw the sons of Israel, and God took notice of them. 

(I pray that You will remind the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH that You know them.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Acts 28:23

Acts 28:23 (NASS)
When they had set a day for Paul, they came to him at his lodging in large numbers; and he was explaining to them by solemnly testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them concerning Jesus, from both the Law of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning until evening. 

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will testify about the kingdom of God.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Luke 17:33

Luke 17:33 (NASS)
"Whoever seeks to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it. 

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will lose their life.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Psalm 84:4

Psalms 84:4 (NASS)
How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah. 

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will dwell in Your house.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Jeremiah 21:8

Jeremiah 21:8 (NASS)
"You shall also say to this people, 'Thus says the LORD, "Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death."

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will walk in the way of life.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Exodus 1:7

Exodus 1:7 (NASS)
But the sons of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly, and multiplied, and became exceedingly mighty, so that the land was filled with them. 

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will be fruitful and multiply.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan