I LEARN BY WRITING
Observation is one of the most important Bible study skills.
Before deciding what a passage means or how it applies, you must first recognize what it actually says. This study uses writing to identify people, actions, commands, contrasts, repeated language, and significant details.
Directions: Read each passage twice. On the first reading, observe. On the second, write your findings without immediately interpreting them.
Resources: Scripture Observation Sheet
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Scripture: Mark 2:1–12
Time: 20 minutes
Directions: Write ten factual observations about the people, actions, and dialogue.
Prompt: Which detail seems most important to the author's presentation of Jesus' authority?
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Scripture: Luke 5:1–11
Time: 20 minutes
Directions: Record the commands, responses, and changes in Peter's behavior.
Prompt: What happens before Peter decides to follow Jesus?
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Scripture: James 3:1–12
Time: 20 minutes
Directions: List every illustration James uses for the tongue.
Prompt: What do these illustrations collectively reveal about speech?
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Scripture: Isaiah 40:27–31
Time: 20 minutes
Directions: Separate what the people say from what Isaiah says about God.
Prompt: How does the passage respond to the belief that God has overlooked His people?
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Scripture: Colossians 3:1–17
Time: 25 minutes
Directions: Write every command and organize them into related groups.
Prompt: What overall pattern of Christian living emerges?
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