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Whether you’ve been a Christian for days or decades, you’re never done learning. You’re never done needing Bible study tips.

The Bible is a majorly complicated historical, cultural, and spiritual resource. Then, it covers not only history, but poetry and narrative as well. Lastly, even if you really think you’ve got a good grip on all things Bible—hang on tight. The Bible is alive and God, who we can never fully understand, is always leading you to learn new things.

All that to say… there may be tips you’ve heard of before. There may be tips you have never considered. We hope you’ll find a something today that teaches you new truths about Jesus and his love.

Bible Study Tips

Why You Need an Exhaustive Concordance

An exhaustive concordance is an essential reference for thoroughly researching the individual words of the Bible. Since God inspired the very words of Scripture, it follows that as Christians we should take each word seriously as we strive to understand what God has said. An exhaustive concordance is a great…

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Hearing and Doing

The apostle James often exhorts his readers with stark contrasts. For example, he contrasts the man of faith with the double-minded and unstable one who doubts (1:6–8). Or he contrasts our sinful desires that lead to death with God’s good gifts that lead to a new birth (1:14–18). Another contrast…

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The Golden Rule: Doing Unto Others

Everyone agrees that the Golden Rule is a good ethic to follow. Everyone agrees that it’s a principle they seek to live by. And yet, how often do we practice it? If we’re being honest, it doesn’t really seem that often! Rather, retaliation or manipulation seem to be the ethics…

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Hearing the Word of the Lord

One of my favorite parts of our Sunday worship service is the reading of Scripture. It’s not just the fact that we read the Bible, but that we hear God’s word being read. We’re not just seeing the words on the page or screen; we’re hearing God speak to his…

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Bible Study is . . . Fun!

We don’t normally think of study as something fun. But here at Olive Tree we’re committed to providing you with an awesome experience of studying the Bible. With the best resources available and a user-friendly customizable app, Bible study is fun (along with edifying, transformative, encouraging, etc.). Here’s a look…

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The Spirit of Power, Love, and a Sound Mind

The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (NTSK) is like a cross-reference library but bigger and better. With over 600,000 cross-references, the NTSK averages 20 cross-references per verse of the Bible. Not only that, the NTSK uses symbols and abbreviations to provide information about the cross-references. For example, a * placed…

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Delivered Over and Betrayed

I was recently preaching through the last section of Matthew’s gospel and made an important discovery. I discovered that Matthew uses the same word fifteen times in 26:2–27:26. The word is παραδίδωμι and the Legacy Standard Bible translates it as “deliver” or “betray.” Let me walk you through how I…

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A Psalm of Blessedness

How would you describe your blessedness? What do you find your blessedness in? How do you want God to bless you? The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is an incredible resource for seeing what Scripture says about itself. It consists of more than 500,000 cross-references. Better yet, when used in our…

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