The H.E.A.R. Method:
H - Highlight the verses that speak to you
E - Explain what this passage means
A - Apply what God is saying in these verse(s) to your life
R - Respond to what you've read
Highlight the verse(s) that speak to you...
- Write down the name of the book and chapter
- Which verse(s) stuck out to you? Why? Take time to write these out
Explain what this passage means...
- To whom was it originally written? Why?
- How does it fit with the verses before and after?
- What is the Holy Spirit intending to communicate through this text?
Apply what God is saying in this verse(s) to your life...
- What does this mean today?
- What is God saying to you personally?
- How can you apply this message to your life?
Respond to what you've read...
- In what ways does this passage call you to action?
- How will you be different because of what you've learned?
- Write out a prayer to God in response tow hat you read today
The importance of reading and diving into the Bible...
It helps us create facts in our head that allow beliefs, then, to appear in our heart, which feeds into commitments and results in behaviors
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