Behold, Your King
WELCOME TO BEHOLD, YOUR KING
This study will take our whole church family through the Gospel of Matthew together, starting September 6, 2026. We're not just trying to finish a reading plan; we want to get to know Jesus better through His Word!
Each week follows the same plan:
Monday & Tuesday
Just read the week's passage.
Read it slowly, more than once.
Let it soak in before you try to figure it out.
Wednesday: OBSERVATION
What does the Bible actually say?
Look closely before you decide what it means.
Thursday: INTERPRETATION
What did it mean to the people who first heard it?
Think about the story around this passage.
What happened before?
What happens after?
Friday: APPLICATION
What will I do about it?
God's Word isn't just for reading, it's for living
Each week follows the same plan:
Monday & Tuesday
Just read the week's passage.
Read it slowly, more than once.
Let it soak in before you try to figure it out.
Wednesday: OBSERVATION
What does the Bible actually say?
Look closely before you decide what it means.
Thursday: INTERPRETATION
What did it mean to the people who first heard it?
Think about the story around this passage.
What happened before?
What happens after?
Friday: APPLICATION
What will I do about it?
God's Word isn't just for reading, it's for living
A NOTE ON STUDYING THE BIBLE THIS WAY
Studying the Bible this way has three steps, in order, on purpose:
OBSERVATION asks, "What do I see?" Look for words that repeat, things that don't match, commands, and questions. Ask who? what? when? where? why? and wherefore? Don't try to explain it yet, just look closely.
INTERPRETATION asks, "What does it mean?" Think about what happens right before and after the verses, and what was going on when it was written. The Bible can't mean something different than what it meant to the people who first heard it.
APPLICATION asks, "What should I do?" Ask God to help you understand how to live out what you just learned. Studying the Bible without doing anything about it doesn't help much and trying to obey God without understanding His Word first is just guessing!
OBSERVATION asks, "What do I see?" Look for words that repeat, things that don't match, commands, and questions. Ask who? what? when? where? why? and wherefore? Don't try to explain it yet, just look closely.
INTERPRETATION asks, "What does it mean?" Think about what happens right before and after the verses, and what was going on when it was written. The Bible can't mean something different than what it meant to the people who first heard it.
APPLICATION asks, "What should I do?" Ask God to help you understand how to live out what you just learned. Studying the Bible without doing anything about it doesn't help much and trying to obey God without understanding His Word first is just guessing!
Month One - September 2026
Memory Verse:
2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV)
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV)
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
Month Two - October 2026
Memory Verse:
Galatians 2:20 (ESV)
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 2:20 (ESV)
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
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