Episode What the Bible Can Teach Us About Reading It
Does your Bible reading feel flat sometimes? Discover how imagination, curiosity, and humility can refresh your connection with Scripture!
Chapter 1
Do you always find the Bible to be the exciting, life-giving, life-changing book you’re told it should be? Join the Discover the Word group as they explore “What the Bible Can Teach Us about Reading It.” Bill Crowder, Daniel Ryan Day, and Elisa Morgan are joined by special guest J.R. Hudberg, who shares how his Bible reading went from “flat” back to the transformational communication with God he longed for. In this first conversation, J.R. rolls out three characteristics that he finds essential to refresh your connection with Scripture.
Chapter 2
Have you ever thought about how helpful it might be to use your imagination while reading the Bible? Is that a trustworthy tool to use when engaging with the inspired text of Scripture? You might be surprised to discover that the guest on Discover the Word, our Director of Bible Engagement, J.R. Hudberg, says that your imagination can have a refreshing impact on your connection with God’s Word. Join the group as they put imagination into practice while reading Scripture.
Chapter 3
Join the Discover the Word group as their guest J.R. Hudberg explains how reading with curiosity can refresh our connection with Scripture. Discover how curiosity is a kind of “superpower” we can all unleash to help us uncover more insights and dig for deeper meaning in God’s Word.
Chapter 4
Would you say you have everything in the Bible figured out? Well, join the group for this Discover the Word conversation as the Director of Bible Engagement at Our Daily Bread Ministries, J.R. Hudberg, highlights why humility is an important part of our connection with God’s Word. Discover how a posture of humility can shape our attitude toward Scripture and expand our openness to what it’s saying.
Chapter 5
Don’t miss the conclusion of the Discover the Word group’s conversation with J.R. Hudberg about how reading the Bible with imagination, curiosity, and humility can inject life back into your engagement with Scripture. In this conversation, they’ll demonstrate how these three characteristics make a familiar event in Jesus’ life come alive.
About This Episode
- Show Notes
Receive
Our Daily Bread Ministries colleague J.R. Hudberg discovered three essential characteristics of reading Scripture that turned it from a flat, lifeless obligation back into a transformational communication with God. Reading the Bible with imagination can help you experience a deeper connection with its message. Reading the Bible with curiosity can help you uncover more insights about the message. And reading the Bible with humility can expand your openness to what it’s saying.
Reflect
- Read the verses connected with this episode below. As you reflect on the Scripture, what stands out to you?
- How can reading the Bible with imagination refresh your connection to God’s Word?
- How can reading the Bible with curiosity refresh your connection to God’s Word?
- How can reading the Bible with humility refresh your connection to God’s Word?
Respond
(Use this prayer to start a conversation with God)
“Jesus, refresh my connection to Your Word. Help me experience a deeper connection with the Bible by reading it with imagination, curiosity, and humility.”
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