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Prayer and Bible Study Aids

Use C.A.T.S. with the 5 P's to Improve Your Prayer Life

Pattern
Plan
Partner
Pace
Particulars

Confession, Adoration, Thanksgiving, and Supplication/Intercession
Get alone, Kneel Down, Out Loud, With a List, Follow the Pattern
Get with God, Spouse, Another Friend
Set a timer. Start with 3:00, then adjust upward as able.
Pray TOWARD the end (Process) vs. FOR the end (Final Product)

7 Up - Daily Devotional Plan

How to have a seven-minute devotional time to start your day.

30 Seconds
3 Minutes
1 Minute
2 Minutes
30 Seconds
7 MINUTES TOTAL

Pray and ask God to speak truth into your life.
Read the Scripture of the day from Our Daily Bread (www.odb.org)
Write a lesson or two God reveals in a journal.
Read the “Daily Bread” devotional reading for the day.
Pray for opportunity to live out what you are learning during the day.

Try to develop daily discipline in Bible study for several weeks. Add time as desired and as your thirst grows for God’s Word.

Bible Study Help

Read it through
Think it clear
Write it down
Pray it in
Live it out
Pass it on

Read an entire chapter or book. Context is king.
Use your mind.
Take notes. Be ready to write. Use a journal.
Pray it back to God.
Put it into practice.
Share it. Give it away to others.

Bible Study Help (S.O.A.P. Method)

SCRIPTURE
OBSERVATION
APPLICATION
PRAYER

In your journal, write out the one verse that spoke to you the most.
What captured your attention as you read this passage? Did God speak to you as you were reading? What did you learn?
What part of this Scripture can you apply to your life? What will change if you do?
Ask God to give you a clear understanding of this Scripture. Ask Him to help you apply it to your life. Pray the Scripture over yourself.

Prayer Help