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Character Study

The Bible is full of real people who did real things, good and bad, and God did not edit their failures out. David, Peter, Ruth, Elijah, Paul. Study one and you study yourself: their strengths, their falls, and what God did with both. You will find that God’s patience with them is His patience with you.

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  1. 01

    The person

    Who are you studying?

    Start with someone whose story is in a few chapters: Joseph, Gideon, Esther, Peter.

  2. 02

    Their story

    Search their name and gather the passages.

    Add the chapters where they appear. Read them in order.

  3. 03

    Strengths and failures

    What were they good at? Where did they fall?

    Be honest on both sides. The Bible is.

  4. 04

    How God dealt with them

    What did God do with their strengths, and with their failures?

    Look for His patience, His discipline, His promises, and how He used them anyway.

  5. 05

    The lesson for me

    Where is your life like theirs, and what does God want you to see?

  6. 06

    Prayer

    Pray the passage back to God.

    Thank Him for what it showed you. Confess where it caught you. Ask for the strength to do it.

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Other methods: S.O.A.P. · Follow the Rabbit · Observe · Interpret · Apply · Verse Map · Topical Recon · Book Recon · Pray the Text