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LESSON - 7 ~ LASB CONNCORDANCE ~ DICTIONARY

DICTIONARY-CONCORDANCE

(Last feature before the Color Maps) [LAB1 Pages 2081-2171 = 90 Pages; LAB2 Pages 2331-2412 = 81 pages]; NIVSB Pages 2435-2500]

The concordance lists key words (like “love”) in alphabetical order in the concordance. The verse references are arranged in the concordance in their chronological order from Genesis to Revelation. Each word in the concordance reference is followed by a brief biblical definition or description.

The fastest way to locate a verse in the concordance is to look up the most important word of the specific Bible text or verse. Often the word least used is the word of choice. Then you would look for it where you might expect to find it in its chronological order in the Old or New Testament. The concordance appears in more Bibles today than any other single Bible study aid.

NIVSB2: CONCORDANCE plus subject and study notes indexes. “Largest ever bound with an English Bible.” (Pg. 2051-2193 = 142) 1985: 153 pages. It references 40,000 key Bible passages.

Lesson 7 Exercise ~ Concordance

Practice finding familiar and favorite text references by looking up key words in the Concordance to gain experience and skill in its use. [In an earlier generation the popular way to learn the books of the Bible was the game called a “Sword Drill” named after Gideon’s Sword (Judges 7:20) and Ephesians 6:17.

The Leader announces a Bible reference and gives the signal to “Charge”! The first to put the finger on the reference in the Bible gained a point. A “Reverse Sword Drill” would involve quoting a verse [like John 3:16] and have your Study Bible group use their own concordance to locate the verse reference where it is found in their concordance.

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Additional Helpful LASB Resources: (Not in previous LABs.)

Christian Worker’s Resource…. (LABNLT 2004 Pages 2205-2218 =13 pages) From New Birth to Bible Study helps, to sharing your faith, to steps to application. These topics are suitable to a group Bible study for new Christians.

Practical helps to identify five key areas of ministry and leadership:

(1) Sharing your faith entitled: “HOW TO BECOME A CHRISTIAN.”

(2) Discipling a new believer: “HOW TO FOLLOW UP A NEW BELIEVER” gives you fourteen DISCUSSION POINTS to walk through with a new believer over the course of several weeks.”

(3) Maximizing an application-based Bible: “MINING THE TREASURES OF THE LABSB” gives you a taste of the depth of the study notes by offering OFTEN-ASKED QUESTIONS in 25 categories (that you have probably been asked from time to time) and SENDS YOU TO LIFE APPLICATION NOTES TO HELP YOU ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.

(4) Group teaching and leading: “SO YOU’VE BEEN ASKED TO SPEAK” walks you through the process of preparing a talk of lead a Bible study using the many features of the Life Application Bible.

(5) Everyday application: “TAKING THE STEP TO APPLICATION.”