The Navigator Bible Studies Handbook: Handbook - LifeChange Revised edition

Jacket Description/Back: DISCOVER THE JOY OF UNEARTHING THE TREASURES OF THE BIBLE ON YOUR OWN! When you do a Bible study, do you ever wonder if you're getting the message God wants you to get-or the message someone else thinks you need? The Bible is packed with gems of wisdom for living a life that is pleasing to God. And you can discover these gems for yourself-if you know how to dig for them! Drawing on over 60 years of experience from the ministry of The Navigators, The Navigator Bible Studies Handbook is a classic collection of principles and methods for people who want to find out for themselves what the Scriptures say. The first section of this useful handbook deals with the underlying principles for doing good inductive Bible study-the things you'll need to know in order to do accurate, in-depth study of any kind. The second section will teach you some of the specific, time-tested methods of Bible study The Navigators have used for over 60 years. You'll learn how to do question-and-answer studies, verse analysis studies, comprehensive chapter analysis studies, topical studies, and studies on biblical characters. The Navigator Bible Studies Handbook will equip you with skills for a lifetime of studying the Scriptures on your own. Discover the joy of personal Bible study!Biographical Note: MELODY CARLSON is the best-selling author of more than one hundred books, including young adult favorites Dark Blue, Deep Green, Torch Red, Pitch Black, and Burnt Orange--the first five books in the TRUECOLORS series. She has two grown sons and enjoys an active lifestyle of hiking, skiing, and biking. Melody lives in the beautiful Oregon Cascade Mountains with her husband and Labrador retriever. Brief Description: Drawing on more than 60 years of experience from The Navigators, this book teaches specific and time-tested methods of Bible study, giving you the ability to find out for yourself what the Bible says. Publisher Marketing: "The Navigator Bible Studies Handbook" is a classic collection of principles and methods for people who want to find out for themselves what the Scriptures say. Learn how to do question-and-answer studies, verse analysis studies, comprehensive chapter analysis studies, and topical studies. Discover the underlying principles for doing inductive Bible study, as well as some of the specific, time-tested methods of Bible study that The Navigators have used for over 60 years.

Contributor Bio:  Navigators The Navigators is an interdenominational, nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people "know Christ and make Him known" as they look to Him and His Word to chart their lives. Navigators have invested their lives in people for more than seventy-five years, coming alongside them life on life to study the Bible, develop a deepening prayer life, and memorize and apply Scripture, The ultimate goal is to equip Christ followers to fulfill 2 Timothy 2:2--to teach what they have learned to others. Today, tens of thousands of people worldwide are coming to know and grow in Jesus Christ through the various ministries of The Navigators. Internationally, more than 4,600 Navigator staff of 70 nationalities serve in more than 100 countries. Contributor Bio:  Navigators, The The Navigators is an interdenominational, nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people "know Christ and make Him known" as they look to Him and His Word to chart their lives. Navigators have invested their lives in people for more than seventy-five years, coming alongside them life on life to study the Bible, develop a deepening prayer life, and memorize and apply Scripture, The ultimate goal is to equip Christ followers to fulfill 2 Timothy 2:2-to teach what they have learned to others. Today, tens of thousands of people worldwide are coming to know and grow in Jesus Christ through the various ministries of The Navigators. Internationally, more than 4,600 Navigator staff of 70 nationalities serve in more than 100 countries. Contributor Bio:  Carlson, Melody Melody Carlson is the award-winning author of more than 200 books, including Love Finds You in Sisters, Oregon, Limelight, the Diary of a Teenage Girl series, the TrueColors series, and the Carter House Girls series. Nominated for a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, Melody is also the author of Homeward, which won a Rita Award. Melody and her husband live in central Oregon.