Hearing and Studying the Word of God with Amy Gannett
Amy Gannett is a speaker, writer, and Bible teacher. She is a graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and the author of Fix Your Eyes: How Our Study of God Shapes Our Worship of Him, as well as several exegetical bible studies. Amy is the founder of The Bible Study Schoolhouse and Tiny Theologians. Amy and her husband are church planters in North Carolina and together they have two very sweet little girls.
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Show Notes
How would you define, “Bible Intake?”
Aside from Bible Study, what else might Bible intake include?
Why should women prioritize Hearing the Word of God, and how do we do this?
How has God used faithful preaching of His Word in your own life to strengthen or deepen your faith?
Apart from regularly sitting under the preaching/teaching of God’s Word in a local church, are there any other ways we might be able to hear God’s Word?
Are there any particular resources you use on a regular basis that you recommend for hearing the Word of God?
Are there any kid-specific resources you would commend to moms?
Why must we never allow these additional resources (video content, podcasts, etc.) to replace the hearing of God’s Word in the context of a local church?
Have you ever set aside time for “Lord’s Day” preparation?
How do you prepare your own heart for the hearing of the Word?
What tips would you offer women listening who want to glean as much as they can from the preaching/teaching of the Word?
Do you have any advice for helping kids engage with the Word of God so that they also hear and retain it?
Would you mind sharing a bit about your own experience with Bible Study?
Why do you love studying the Bible in-depth? And connecting your theological study to daily life?
Why should all women cultivate a love for the Word and application of the Word in our daily lives?
What is the purpose of regular study of God’s Word?
Is there a difference between reading the Word of God and studying the Word of God?
Do you ever struggle with having the desire to read or study God’s Word? If so, how do you kindly correct yourself?
Why is it essential that we create space/margin for regular reading and study of God’s Word in every season of life?
What is the relationship between bible study and discipleship?
What encouragement would you offer the woman who may be experiencing feelings of guilt while listening to this podcast episode?
What encouragement or challenge would you offer the women listening to this episode that may struggle with a “works-centered” attitude as it relates to Bible Intake?
What advice would you give to a woman who is new to studying the Bible?
What is your favorite method of Bible Study, and what does your own Bible Study routine look like each day?
What are your favorite in-depth Bible study resources?
Noteworthy Quotations
“Sister, you can’t afford to not be in God’s Word. Your soul cannot afford it. Your life cannot afford it. Your children cannot afford it. Your marriage cannot afford it. Your inner person cannot afford going without God’s Word and communing with Him in prayer.”
“God’s Word is not just a letter that God wrote, it’s also God’s self-revelation. He has chosen to reveal himself to us to tell us who he is and what he is like.”
“When we take in God’s Word, we are saying, ‘God reorient me to truth so that I may know more of who you are as I read your self-revelation.”
“There’s no substitute for us actually spending time in the biblical text.”
“Are we making decisions based upon the solid foundation that stands the test of time and, if not, what is our foundation?”
“We do not realize what a privilege it is to sit under the preached Word of God.”
“There is something to learning a new skill where you have to do it over and over and over again, even when you may not feel like it.”
“Nobody learns to have an appetite for God’s Word without tasting it first. We want to help others to taste and see it!”
“One of the most underdeveloped skills we take into our Bible study is our curiosity.”
“To truly know someone we have to seek out who they are at their core and listen to stories about how they have operated in the past.”
“We can’t grow in loving God if we don’t grow in knowing Him and we can’t grow in knowing Him if we don’t read His Word.”
“We have to taste so that we can see that God is good. As we taste, He peaks our appetite and pricks our tongues so that we learn to crave the things of God and not the things of this world.”
“I have seen the fruits of studying the Word over the long haul.”
“The best thing that I can do for my day - the most productive and beneficial thing - is communing with God.”
“I can only lead my daughter as far as I am also willing to go.”
“To follow Christ is to be a student of the Word.”
“Feast on His Word until you develop an appetite for it.”
Recommended Resources
Fix Your Eyes: How Our Study of God Shapes Our Worship of Him
The Bible Study School House (verse by verse studies)
Literarily by Kristie Anyabwile
Before You Open Your Bible by Matt Smethurst
Scripture References
Isaiah 55
Podcast Sponsors
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