A.M.S. TEACHING SERIES 2007. WORKMANAPPROVED SESSION ONE.

A.M.S. TEACHING SERIES

2007

WORKMAN WORKMAN APPROVEDAPPROVED

SESSION ONESESSION ONE

IT’S QUIZ TIME!

1. The <blank> Levels of <blank> to God

2. Level 1 Listening is a.k.a. <blank> Listening

3. Level 1 Listeners tend to hear <blank>

A. The THREE Levels of LISTENING to God

A. INTERNAL

A. THEMSELVES / WHAT THEY WANT TO HEAR

4. Internal Listening = highest form of listening. TRUE or FALSE?

5. Internal Listeners are overly influenced by <blank>

6. Level 2 Listening is a.k.a. <blank> Listening

A. FALSE

A. NEED TO EXPRESS / PERSONAL AGENDA / BIAS

A. FOCUSED

7. Describe Focused “Listening” to God in your own words.

8. What God intends the Bible to mean is secondary when preparing to preach from your heart. TRUE or FALSE?

9. Accurate understanding of God’s will requires accurate interpretation of God’s word. TRUE or FALSE

A. FALSE

A. TRUE

10. Level 3 Listening is a.k.a <blank> Listening

11. Sensitive Listening to God means <blank> God’s thoughts and <blank> God’s feelings.

12. The Understanding which comes from <blank> Listening to God is the basis for Sensitive Listening to God.

A. SENSITIVE

A. KNOWING / FEELING

A. FOCUSED

13. “Sensitive Listening” is more commonly known as Worship. TRUE or FALSE?

14. Accurate Understanding doesn’t matter as long as we worship God. TRUE or FALSE?

15. As long as I’m sincere, Bible interpretation is unnecessary. TRUE or FALSE?

A. TRUE

A. FALSE

A. FALSE

16. Level <blank>, <blank> Listening to God—Worship—is our goal.

17. Level <blank>, <blank> Listening to God is the requirement.

18. Level 1, Internal Listening to God is our <blank>.

A. 3 / SENSITIVE

A. 2 / FOCUSED

A. TENDENCY

WORKMAN WORKMAN APPROVEDAPPROVED

SESSION ONESESSION ONE

YOUR ROLE AS

BIBLEBIBLE INTERPRETER INTERPRETER

GOD’S GOD’S WORDWORD

TO TO THEMTHEM

The Pathway to Understanding

Biblical Text

Context of the passage

Content of the passage

General Relevance for today

Key concept or principle

Personal Application

Lesson/ Sharing

BIBLE STUDENT AS INTERPRETER

Your Task is to Your Task is to Determine Two ThingsDetermine Two Things

#1#1 GOD’S WORD TO GOD’S WORD TO THEMTHEM

HERMENEUTICSHERMENEUTICS

EXEGESIS EXEGESIS

#2#2 GOD’S WORD TO GOD’S WORD TO USUS

εξαγωεξαγω exagōexagō

Careful study of Scripture to Careful study of Scripture to discover the original intended discover the original intended

meaning meaning of the author.of the author.

EXEGESISEXEGESIS

GOD’S WORD TO THEM

The Key to Knowing The Key to Knowing God’s WordGod’s Word to Them to Them

Read the text carefully andRead the text carefully andask the right questionsask the right questions

CONTEXTCONTEXT CONTENCONTENTT


Biblical Text






Lesson/ Sharing

CONTEXTCONTEXT

•HISTORICAL CONTEXTHISTORICAL CONTEXT

•LITERARY LITERARY CONTEXTCONTEXT

TWO BASIC KINDS OF QUESTIONSTWO BASIC KINDS OF QUESTIONSCONCERNING…CONCERNING…

HISTORICAL HISTORICAL CONTEXTCONTEXT

JUST LIKE C.S.I.C.S.I. YOU ATTEMPT TO RECONSTRUCT THE SITUATION

INSTEAD OF A

Crime Scene Crime Scene InvestigatorInvestigator

YOU ARE A

Context Seeing Context Seeing InvestigatorInvestigator

OUR C.S.I.C.S.I. INVESTIGATION BEGINS

BY IDENTIFYING

WHO’S INVOLVED?WHO’S INVOLVED?

and

BACKGROUND CHECKBACKGROUND CHECK

WRITERWRITER and AUDIENCEAUDIENCE

• Personal• Social• Political• Geographical• Cultural

What factors were influencing them?

WHO’S INVOLVED?WHO’S INVOLVED?

BACKGROUND CHECKBACKGROUND CHECK

THE SEARCH FOR A

MOTIVELEADS

US TO

THE

OCCASIONOCCASION & PURPOSEPURPOSE

OCCASIONOCCASION

PURPOSEPURPOSE

Situation that made the writing necessary

is to address that situation

The OCCASION OCCASION and PURPOSEPURPOSE help you determine

the main objective of the text

CONTEXTCONTEXT

•HISTORICAL CONTEXTHISTORICAL CONTEXT

•LITERARY CONTEXTLITERARY CONTEXT

TWO BASIC KINDS OF QUESTIONSTWO BASIC KINDS OF QUESTIONSCONCERNING…CONCERNING…

LITERARY CONTEXTLITERARY CONTEXT

FIRST:

WORDS ONLY HAVE MEANING

IN SENTENCES

LITERARY CONTEXTLITERARY CONTEXTFOR EXAMPLE:

WHILE GLANCING OVER LUKE 12:50, YOU SPOT THE TERM “…BAPTISM…” AND THINK TO YOURSELF:

“AHA! BAPTIDZO MEANS “TO DIP OR IMMERSE” THIS MUST REFER TO TOTAL IMMERSION IN WATER…”

HOWEVER WHEN YOU READ THE ENTIRE SENTENCE…

“But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is

completed!” LUKE 12:50 NIV

IN THIS PASSAGE

BAPTISM “TOTAL IMMERSION IN H20”

CONTEXT determines the meaning


IN SENTENCES

SOMETIMES THE SAME WORD MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS

IN DIFFERENT PLACES

Even the demons believe--and shudder! James 2:19

And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.“ Acts 16:31

CONTEXT determines the meaning


IN SENTENCES

LITERARY CONTEXT

SECOND:

SENTENCES USUALLY HAVE MEANING AS PART OF A

PARAGRAPH—THE AUTHOR’S OVERALL TRAIN OF THOUGHT.

“Look at the nations and watch—and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if your were told.”

Habakkuk 1:5 NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION

Is this a tantalizing prediction of amazingly good things to come?

“Look at the nations and watch—and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if your were told. I am raising up the Babylonians, …ruthless …a feared and dreaded people …they fly like a vulture swooping to devour…bent on violence.. their hordes gather prisoners like sand…” Habakkuk 1:5-6

Invasion & Catastrophe are coming!

SENTENCES USUALLY HAVE MEANING AS PART OF A

PARAGRAPH—IN RELATION TO THE SENTENCES BEFORE AND

AFTER—THE AUTHOR’S OVERALL TRAIN OF THOUGHT.

LITERARY CONTEXTLITERARY CONTEXT

THE MOST CRUCIAL THE MOST CRUCIAL CONTEXTUAL QUESTION ISCONTEXTUAL QUESTION IS

WHAT’S THE POINT?WHAT’S THE POINT?

The Key to Knowing The Key to Knowing GOD’S WORD TO THEMGOD’S WORD TO THEM

Read the text carefully andRead the text carefully andask the right questionsask the right questions

CONTEXTCONTEXT CONTENTCONTENT


Biblical Text






Lesson/ Sharing

CONTENTCONTENTMeanings of certain wordsMeanings of certain words

Relationships of words Relationships of words within sentenceswithin sentences

ManuscriptsManuscripts

POWERPOWER-TOOLS-TOOLS

3. BIBLE HANDBOOK3. BIBLE HANDBOOK

1. SEVERAL GOOD 1. SEVERAL GOOD TRANSLATIONSTRANSLATIONS2. STUDY BIBLE2. STUDY BIBLE

By this point you’ll know: WHAT IS THIS TEXT ABOUT?

You will also know:WHY WAS THIS TEXT WRITTEN?


Biblical Text






Lesson/ Sharing

TASKS OF THE INTERPRETERFirst TaskFirst Task

GOD’S WORD TO GOD’S WORD TO THEMTHEM

CONTEXT CONTEXT && CONTENTCONTENT

““EXEGESIS”EXEGESIS”

POWER-POWER-TOOLSTOOLS

READING CAREFULLY & ASKING READING CAREFULLY & ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT:QUESTIONS ABOUT:

THE THE AUTHOR’S AUTHOR’S INTENT INTENT

EXERCISES:Practicing what we’ve learned.

FORCEFULNESS?

From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.

Matthew 11:12 NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION

From the time John preached his message until this very day the Kingdom of heaven has suffered violent attacks, and violent men try to seize it.

Matthew 11:12 GOOD NEWS BIBLE

From the time of John the Baptist until now, violent people have been trying to take over the kingdom of heaven by force.

Matthew 11:12 CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH VERSION

From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force.

Matthew 11:12 NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE

Since John the Baptist came, up to this present time, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence and the violent are taking it by storm.

Matthew 11:12 JERUSALEM BIBLE

And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

Matthew 11:12 KING JAMES VERSION

From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding it.

Matthew 11:12 TODAYS NIV (TNIV)

I am able to do all things through Him who gives me strength.

Philippians 4:13 Holman Christian Standard

I CAN DO ALL THINGS?

I know both how to have a little, and I know how to have a lot. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being content--whether well-fed or hungry, whether in abundance or in need. I am able to do all things through Him who strengthens me.

Philippians 4:13 Holman Christian Standard

Philippians 4:13—

Out of context, “I can do everything through him who gives me strength,” has been widely abused by Christians who felt it was a mandate to do things to which they had not been called and for which they had not been gifted. In context, of course, it refers simply to being content and coping in any and every socio-economic context. This is now clarified in TNIV with “I can do all this.”

Craig Blomberg, Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Denver Seminary

Your Assignment:• Write a reflection paper on today’s lesson: “God’s Word to Them” (1-2 pages)

• Read Chapter One-Two of How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Fee and Stuart

Due: Tuesday, March 20, 2007

“APPROVED WORKMAN”Session Outline

Mar 6 God’s Word to Them—Then and There

Paris and Tok

Mar 20 God’s Word to Us—Here and NowBong Aquino

Apr 3 Sharing God’s WordRolan Monje

Textbook: How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Fee & Stuart

A.M.S. TEACHING SERIES 2007. WORKMANAPPROVED SESSION ONE.

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