3. BENEFIT OF GOD’S WORD 1. ____________ God’s Truth guides us through life. APPLYING All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work 2 Timothy 3:16-17

4. BENEFIT OF GOD’S WORD 2. ____________ the Bible brings deep joy. KNOWING The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. Psalm 19:8

5. BENEFIT OF GOD’S WORD 3. ________ by the Bible makes us wise and successful. LIVING This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success Joshua 1:8

8. BENEFIT OF GOD’S WORD But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. James 1:25 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. Psalm 19:7

9. BENEFIT OF GOD’S WORD 4. __________ on the Bible nourishes our souls. FEEDING But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God ” Matthew 4:4 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby… 1 Peter 2:2

10. HOW TO PROCEED WITH GOD’S WORD 1.Make a decision to ______________ in Life’s Owners Manual. SPEND TIME Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, For they are the rejoicing of my heart. I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes Forever, to the very end Psalm 119:111-112

11. HOW TO PROCEED WITH GOD’S WORD 2. ___________ on it. MEDITATE I have more understanding than all my teachers, For Your testimonies are my meditation Psalm 119:99

12. HOW TO PROCEED WITH GOD’S WORD 3. _____________ it. MEMORIZE Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You Psalm 119:99

13. ONE LAST THOUGHT God has given us a love letter...an Owner’s Manual to life...a Practical Guide for living. Base your life on it, and experience the difference the Book makes.