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10 Tips to Help You Study the Bible It seems like everyone you ask will give you a different recommendation on how to study the Bible. Studying the Bible is a lot more than just reading the Bible. If Bible reading is like raking the lawn and collecting leaves, Bible study is like digging for diamonds and God desires for us to do both.When we study the Bible, we are on a quest for meaning and understanding. The goal in studying the Bible is not just to understand the passage in the correct context but to apply it to our...

TELLING YOUR STORY First, don’t underestimate the power of your testimony. Revelation 12:11 says "They defeated [Satan] by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony; for they did not love their lives but laid them down for him." Your testimony is not only a powerful tool in your life, but it can also be an inspiration to others. In our development of the Deepening Life Together curriculum, we included this powerful experience in one of the segments when you check-in with your spiritual partners.A simple three-point approach is very effective in communicating your personal testimony. The approach focuses on...

How to Have a Quiet Time Every relationship takes time to develop. You have to spend time with someone to take a relationship deeper. It’s no different with our relationship with the Lord. A quiet time is time alone with the Lord. Each day we need to set aside time with him for Bible reading and prayer. As Christians, our primary goal is to become “conformed to the likeness of [God’s] Son” (Romans 8:29). “But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual...

JOURNALING 101 Henri Nouwen says "effective and lasting ministry for God grows out of a quiet place alone with God." This is why journaling is so important. The greatest adventure of our lives is found in the daily pursuit of knowing, growing in, serving, sharing, and worshiping Christ forever. This is the essence of a purposeful life: to see all five biblical purposes fully formed and balanced in our lives. Only then are we "complete in Christ" (Colossians 1:28, NASB).David poured his heart out to God by writing psalms. The book of Psalms contains many of his honest conversations with...

Here are 3 tips from Lifetogether on how to develop a dynamic small group ministry within your church.