Reviving Our Personal Devotions – Study Questions

Study questions and teaching materials for the Reviving Our Personal Devotions and Quiet Times series.

Paul J. Bucknell

Describing Quality Devotions: Bible Reading and Meditation

  1. What wrong concept do many have of Bible reading during devotion times?
  2. What is the expanded definition of Bible reading?
  3. Why is it that many Christians struggle to have regular devotional times?
  4. The evil one first used severely limited ______________ of the Bible as a way to keep God's Word away from people's hearts; now he uses ______________ to keep God's Word from touching our hearts.
  5. Reflecting on the Bible is called ___________.
  6. What does OXPET stand for?
  7. Try this word-by-word process on your own. Pick a shorter verse and go through each word. Remember to be open to what the Lord is trying to say to you. You really need to write down your thoughts to get the most out of the study.
  8. Good meditative Bible study has _________ interwoven all through it.
  9. What is your Bible reading like? Do you sense God's thoughts trying to get into your mind?
  10. What are two things one can do the next time your Bible reading becomes dry?