Have you ever used Insight for Living’s Searching the Scriptures Bible studies?
What Are They?
Insight for Living creates an in-depth Bible study for each of Pastor Chuck Swindoll’s sermons that we air on the broadcast. These studies follow the Bible-study method Chuck teaches in his book, Searching the Scriptures: Find the Nourishment Your Soul Needs. In each study, you will carefully read what the Bible passage says (observation), determine what the passage means (interpretation), compare the main passage with other Scriptures (correlation), and apply biblical principles to your life (application).
For Your Devotional Times
Some people like to use these studies as a way to reflect on the outline of Chuck’s sermon. In 15 minutes, you can read through the study to glean the key ideas of the main biblical passage as well as Chuck’s key points.
Most often, people use these biblical resources for deep study (one to three hours). The questions help you wrestle with God’s Word and encourage you to consult your Bible-study resources. You’ll discover more gems of spiritual truth than Chuck covers in his sermon. These digital studies are interactive PDFs, so you can type and save your answers if you choose to do them on your mobile device. Or you can easily print them if you prefer pen in hand.
For Your Group
These resources are excellent for Bible-study groups. They’re filled with insightful questions to help people probe Scripture—to uncover truths they’ve never seen before—while also ending with reflective questions to help people incorporate those truths into their lives. These studies are specially designed to foster rich discussion on God’s Word.
Whether your group requires minimal preparation or ample homework, these versatile studies fit your group’s needs. Focusing on a few key questions enables you to do the study together with no preparation ahead of time. Alternatively, each member can spend time each day digging deeply and then share his or her discoveries during the group meeting.
Are You Ready to Lead a Bible Study?
Insight for Living’s Searching the Scriptures Bible studies equip you with all you need to lead your next Bible study—even if you’ve never led one before! First, be sure every member of your group has his or her own copy of the study. Then, plan to meet once a week to review one study. That gives time for each member to listen to Chuck’s sermon and do the study before meeting. During your own preparation, be sure to pray for your group, determine how much time you want to spend on each section in the study, and select a few questions you’d like to ask. Then meet!
Where to Find Them?
Some of these Bible studies are available for purchase as physical workbooks. You can find them at insightforliving.ca/workbooks. Furthermore, you can freely download individual studies as a PDF by going to our current broadcast page at insightforliving.ca/current-broadcast. Each one is paired with its corresponding sermon series and message. Simply click the PDF icon to download. We now offer hundreds of studies!
