Bible Study
DISCIPLESHIP LESSON 4
BIBLE STUDY
This week’s teaching: Psalm 1
ASSIGNMENT:
1. Prayer 15 minutes per day
2. Bible memorization: II Timothy 3:16-17, Psalm 119:11
3. Written study
SECTION I
1. What is the Bible? What does it do “to” and “for” us? (II Timothy 3:
16-17)
2. How does one understand the Bible? (Galations 1:11-12; I Cor. 2:13)
3. Who wrote the Bible? (II Peter 1:21)
4. What is one of the primary purposes for reading the Bible? (Psalm 119:
105)
5. What are the two great teachings of the Bible? (John 1:17)
6. What was the purpose of the law? (Galations 3:19,23-25)
7. What is the gospel? (Romans 1:16)
8. What is a dangerous substitute for God’s Word? (Matthew 15:9)
APPLICATION: What are some other dangers to avoid in trying to understand
God’s Word.
SECTION II
1. What will the study of the Bible do for me?
a. Luke 24:27; Hebrews 1:1-2
b. Hebrews 4:12
c. John 15:3,17:7; Ephesians 5:25-26
d. Psalm 119:9
e. Matthew 7:24-27
f. Psalm 1:1-3
g. John 6:63
h. Colossians 3:16
i. Ephesians 6:17; Psalm 119:105
j. John 15:7
APPLICATION: Read II Timothy 2:15 and write out what your best is, that is
what God is calling you to do in terms of time spent in Bible Study?
SECTION III
1. How often should we read the Bible? (I Timothy 4:13)
2. What happens when we read the Bible? (Luke 24:27,31-32)
3. Why must our minds be changed? (Isaiah 55:8-11)
4. Why must we become spiritually minded? (Romans 8:6-8)
5. How do we become spiritually minded?
a. Psalm 119:103
b. James ]:22
c. James 1:23-25
d. John 15:3
e. Psalm 1:2
f. Deuteronomy 11:18; Psalm 119:11
g. II Timothy 2:15; Hebrews 5:12-14
h. Colossians 3:16
i. Joshua 1:8
j. Matthew 13:3-9; Luke 8:11
APPLICATION: What, in your mind set, needs to be changed by the Word of God?
SECTION IV
All of the more than 300 Old Testament prophecies about the first coming
of the Messiah were fulfilled in the life of Christ. Here are a few of
them together with the record of their fulfillment in His life:
1. PROPHECY (Isaiah 11:1). Whose descendent would the Messiah be?
Who is he (I Samuel 16:19)?
FULFILLMENT (Luke 1:31-33)
2. PROPHECY (Micah 5:2). He would be born in what city?
FULFILLMENT (Matthew 2:1-6)
3. PROPHECY (Isaiah 7:14). How would Christ be born?
FULFILLMENT (Matthew 1:18-25)
4. PROPHECY (Isaiah 40:3). How would Christ’s coming be announced?
FULFILLMENT (Matthew 3:1-3)
Who was the forerunner?
5. PROPHECY (Isaiah 53:4-6). Was Christ to suffer and make atonement for
our sins?
FULFILLMENT (I Peter 2:24,25)
6. PROPHECY (Zechariah 9:9). How would He ride into Jerusalem?
FULFILLMENT (Matthew 21:1-5)
7. PROPHECY (Psalm 69:21). He would be given what to eat and to drink?
FULFILLMENT (Matthew 27:34,48)
8. PROPHECY (Psalm 34:20). What would be His condition?
FULFILLMENT (John 19:33,36)
9. PROPHECY (Psalm 22:18). What would men do with the garments of Christ?
FULFILLMENT (Matthew 27:35)
10. PROPHECY (Psalm 16:9,10). What would happen to Christ’s body?
FULFILLMENT (Luke 24:1-47)
Confirmed in Acts 2:31,32 and in I Corinthians 15:4-8.
SECTION V
1. Tell what God’s Word is or what it does, or both, according to the fol-
lowing Scripture references (use dictionary for definition of key words
if needed):
a. John 17:17
b. John 8:31,32
c. Philippians 2:16
d. I John 2:5
e. John 12:48
f. Romans 10:17
2. The four Gospels are the history books of Christ’s ministry. (Read
Matthew 1:1; Mark 1:1; Luke 1:1-4; John 20:30,31).
a. Do the four Gospels purport to record all that Jesus did (John 20:
30)?
b. In what ways did the disciples know Jesus (I John 1:3)?
c. Why are the historical facts and teachings of Jesus Christ written
(John 20:31)?
d. What did Christ command us to do (John 15:16)?
e. Where and to whom are we to take the gospel of Christ (Matthew
28:19)?
f. What are we to teach (Matthew 28:20)?
SECTION VI
1. What did Christ say of the Scriptures in John 5:39,40?
2. Read Luke 24:25-27,44-48.
a. How many teachings concerning Himself in the Old Testament did
Christ claim to fulfill?
b. What parts of the Old Testament did Christ say referred to Him
(verse 44)?
c. What in these two verses indicates that Christ taught that His
death and resurrection were a fulfillment of Old Testament teachings?
(verse 26)
(verse 46)
d. What did Christ say was to be preached in His name according to the
Old Testament writings (verse 47)?
3. How did the apostle Paul use the Old Testament to show that it contained
the “good news” of Christ (Acts 17:1-3)?
4. What three things occurred in Christ’s life that Paul said were taught
in the Old Testament (I Corinthians 15:3,4)?
5. Peter gives three reasons for believing the gospel of Christ (II Peter
1:16-21). List his reasons:
a. (verse 16)
b. (verses 17,18)
c. (verses 19-21)
6. According to Romans 15:8,9, what did Christ confirm by His ministry?
7. According to Acts 3:18, how many of the Old Testament prophets wrote
of Christ?
How many prophecies concerning His earthly ministry did Christ fulfill?
SECTION VII
Read Psalm 119
1. What does the psalmist call God’s Word in the following verses of Psalm
119?
(verse 1)
(2) (7)
(3) (43)
(4) (72)
(5) (91)
(6) (123)
2. The psalmist found that respecting and learning God’s Word resulted in:
(7)
(8)
(9)
3. From verses 10-16 list eight actions or attitudes of the psalmist that
show what love for the Word of God really is:
4. Who are to be our companions (63)?
5. Why is adversity sometimes good for us (67,71)?
6. What value does the Word have for us (72)?
7. What is necessary in order to learn the Word (73)?
8, a. Knowing and memorizing the Word makes us (98)
b. Meditating on the Word makes us (99)
c. Obeying the Word makes us (100
d. Why is this (105)?
e. What does it give us (130)?
9. How are our steps to be ordered (133)?
10. When does God disciple us (126)?
11. What is the reaction of those who love Christ when His Word is not
kept (136)?
(158)
12. How can we have great peace (165)?