Devotional Method - Logos Bible Software



Devotional MethodRick Warren, Rick Warren's Bible Study Methods: Twelve Ways You Can Unlock God's Word (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2006).Date:Passage with translation(s):How selectedi: Customized Passage Guide: Related User Studies: STEP ONE: Pray for Insight on How to Apply the Passage:[STEP ADDED] Read TextTips for readingRead text multiple timesRead text in a Bible without any notesRead text without stoppingRead text in several contemporary translationsRead the text out-loudText (optional):Notes on translation differences:Look up unfamiliar words:WordDefinitionList any difficulties in understanding:Literal meaning paraphrase:STEP TWO: Meditate on the Verse(s) You Have Chosen to Study:1. Visualize the scene of the narrative in your mindi:2. Emphasize words in the passage under studyi:3. Paraphrase the passage under study:4. Personalize the passage you are studyingi:5. S-P-A-C-E-P-E-T-S:Sin to confess?iPromise to claim?iAttitude to change?i Command to obey? iExample to follow?iPrayer to pray?iError to avoid?iTruth to believe?iSomething to praise God for?i6. Pray the verse or passage back to GodSTEP THREE: Write out an application:STEP FOUR: Memorize a Key Verse from Your Study:Selected verse:[STEP ADDED} P-R-A-YP—Praise the LordR—Repent of your sinsA—Ask for yourself and othersY—Yield yourself to God’s willLogos 4 hints:Logos layout: For the student, a two pane layout with a Bible text and an Information pane (Tools Lookup) is an appropriate layout.Highlighting a word will cause the definition to appear in the Information pane. Double clicking on a word will cause the definition to open in the main pane.Some may wish to have a second pane with Rick Warren’s book. I have shown it as a tab in the same pane. Note that clicking on an instructions link in the template will automatically open Rick Warren’s book, if it is not already open.Use the Parallel Resource icon to access additional translations.Screen layout: Open MS Word beside Logos 4 so that one can study in Logos 4 and record your observations in MS Word. [Note I would prefer that one could update the template within Logos 4.]The MS Word template is filled in with the assumption that it will be compiled as a Personal Book in Logos 4. The layout of the template has been tested and modified to ensure that it converts accurately. Copy and paste a new copy of the template to be the working copy. This way you’ll have a clean copy of the template for each plete the form as follows. Material in square brackets indicate how I would like it to work if we could update the Logos Personal Book directly.Heading box.Enter date. Enter the scriptural citation followed by the standard abbreviations for the Bible translations you are using. [Ideally a citation in the format of Gen 1:1-5 NRSV, JPS, NAB, CEV would show each of the four translations on mouse over.]Fill how selected with a short description as well as a link to the appropriate resource. [Ideally an icon would be added to the appropriate resource indicating the existence of the template study. This would parallel notes in appearance and behavior. The user could select either Selection or Reference mode for Bible passages.] Examples include:Pericope as marked in BibleTPericope as given in a lectionary. In this example 2 Cor 8:7-15 is the chosen passage. Note that a lectionary often edits lections for length resulting in non-contiguous passages. For study purposes one often wishes to change these to contiguous.Selection from a Bible study aid e.g. Life Lessons: Book of 1 Corinthians, Max Lucado, general editor.Selection from an outline e.g. Acts 2:16-21 from the Hermeneia series Acts: a Commentary by Richard I. Pervo.Use rhetorical forms such as inclusion or chiasm to identify pericope e.g. Matthew 7:7-11 which is bounded by an inclusion. See: Reading Matthew: A Literary and Theological Commentary on the First Gospel by David E. Garland. Customized Passage Guide does not apply in this template. Related User Studies. Enter titles and URL’s for any resources, commonly user created, that you wish to link to this study.STEP ONE: Pray. Enter a check mark when completed (optional).STEP ADDED: Read text.Tips for reading. Check off items as they are completed (optional).Text. Optional copy the text of the passage into the form. This gives you a copy to mark up as well as making the form sufficient unto itself for group Bible study.Notes on translation differences. Enter the significant differences that you observed between the various translations.Unfamiliar words. Enter unfamiliar words and their definitions. The layout of Bible and Information is intended to make this very easy for a new user of Logos. Difficulties in understanding. If the passage is difficult to understand, enter the problems you’ve encountered here. The intent is to either ask assistance in small group sessions or to come back to the questions when you have more experience and/or knowledge. [A way to collect open questions across all user studies would be a helpful feature.] Paraphrase the literal meaning. Omit as Step two Part three is a paraphrase.STEP TWO: Meditate on the Verse(s). The links to Rick Warren’s book provide the instructions. [Note that the URL’s generated by Logos are approximate not precise. It would be nice to link more precisely.]STEP THREE: Write an application. The link to Rick Warren’s book provides instructions.STEP FOUR: Memorize a key verse: enter text and citation.STEP ADDED: P-R-A-Y Enter checkmark, written prayer or nothing.The left hand column is for any notes you wish to add to the study including notes on further studies you wish to do e.g. word study, character study, etc. inspired by this study.Personal BookIt is useful to create a Personal Book from the template file before doing any studies. Thereafter you can simply save the file and recompile.Group leader specific directionsSTEP ADDED: Read Text -- Notes on translation differences. Use of Tools Passage Text comparison for translations you know are in use within the group provides additional preparation.STEP TWO: Visualize the scene. Visualization is supported by historical, social and cultural resources, Biblical Facts, Media …STEP TWO: Paraphrase the passage. It is helpful to read the passage in paraphrase translations to get a sense of “how the professionals do it.”STEP THREE: Write out an application. One way to get a sense of possible application is to search a collection of commentaries that consists of commentaries tagged by Morris Proctor as “Application or Devotional”. The Example is from Matthew 7:1-7 in Matthew for Everyone by Tom Wright.Chapter Summary or 10 C’s MethodRick Warren, Rick Warren's Bible Study Methods: Twelve Ways You Can Unlock God's Word (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2006).Date: Passage with translation(s):How selectedi: Customized Passage Guide: Related User Studies: [STEP ADDED] Read Text (at least 5 times)Text (optional):Tips for readingRead text multiple timesRead text in a Bible without any notesRead text without stoppingRead text in several contemporary translationsRead the text out-loudLook up unfamiliar words:List any difficulties in understanding:Literal meaning paraphrase:STEP 1: Caption:STEP TWO: Contents:STEP THREE: Chief People:STEP FOUR: Choice Verse:STEP FIVE: Crucial Word(s):STEP SIX: Challenges:STEP SEVEN: Cross-References:STEP EIGHT: Christ Seen:STEP NINE: Central Lesson(s)i:STEP TEN: Conclusion:STEP TEN A: Pray for Insight on How to Apply the Passage:STEP TEN B: Meditate on the Verse(s) You Have Chosen to Study:1. Visualize the scene of the narrative in your mindi:2. Emphasize words in the passage under studyi:3. Paraphrase the passage under study:4. Personalize the passage you are studyingi:5. S-P-A-C-E-P-E-T-S:Sin to confess?iPromise to claim?iAttitude to change?i Command to obey? iExample to follow?iPrayer to pray?iError to avoid?iTruth to believe?iSomething to praise God for?i6. Pray the verse or passage back to GodSTEP TEN C: Write out an application:STEP TEN D: Memorize a Key Verse from Your Study:[STEP ADDED} P-R-A-YP—Praise the LordR—Repent of your sinsA—Ask for yourself and othersY—Yield yourself to God’s will ................
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