In Episode 16 Schell and Danielle challenge you to ask the question, "How is reading God's Word, The Bible, going to change my life?" Join them as they discuss the power behind the Spiritual Discipline- Reading God's Word.3 ways to approach God's Word: read-open scripture, ask Holy Spirit what He wants to show you study-context, author, history, theme, original language, audience, original message, commentary, personal application-merging intellect with spiritual meditate-"Jesus wash over me", head to heart to embodiment, memorization, contemplation, applicationThe first thing we do in all three is invite the Holy Spirit into the process. Scripture References by topic:Story of Hagar- Egyptian slave, Sarai's maidservantGenesis Noah's Lineage- Japheth-China and east Shem- Arabia and middle east Ham-Europe and westSpies- Numbers Rahab- Joshua Rahab's lineage- Great-great-great Grandmother of David-lineage leading to Jesus-Matthew Set the captives free- prophecy-Isaiah fulfillment of prophecy-Luke Story of Saul to Paul- Acts 9 Mothers milk- 1 Corinthians Made in His image- Genesis Quoted scriptures:Romans John Psalm 19:7-"The law of the Lord is [a]perfect, restoring the soul;The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple (NASB)."Jeremiah Nehemiah 5 Day Bible Reading Cycle *Prior to studying a book, look into context history, etc (mentioned above)**See Resource list below Day 1- read the chapter to gauge and understand what it’s about. What does it reveal about God’s character? Day 2- What are repeated words and themes? underline and look up definitions, ask God to show me repeating themes, or words and phrases that stand out to me and ask him to reveal some insight. Day 3-cont. from day 2- theme, cross-reference Day 4- do I have questions? Go to gotquestions.org Day 5- "God to show me what and how to apply what I’ve learned to strengthen my faith as your child?" Quotes:"Just because it didn’t happen instantly and it’s not happening currently doesn’t mean it can’t happen suddenly" -pastor JJ Vasquez of Journey churchTerms:incommunicable attributes-belong to only God sovereign, omniscient-all knowing, omnipresent-all present, omnipotent-all-powerful, eternal, self-existentcommunicable attributes-being "conformed to God's image" Romans love, patience, kindness, mercy, grace, long-sufferingreviveAdditional Resources:⁠The Bible Recap⁠ with Tara Leigh Cobble.  Reading the word in a year, daily reminders, someone to walk through it with you.Kay Arthur Precepts color coding system  how to studyWord's in original language Strong's concordance or Bible Hub lexicon- words in original language.ex. I like to type “lexicon (scripture reference)” i.e "lexicon daniel Difference between Protestant and Orthodox Bible Biblegateway.com BookWomen of the Word By- Jenn WilkinCommentariesEnduring wordBlue Letter Bible Bible appsYou VersionThrough The WordChallenge:Try it.Write down your fears.Go for it.