{"id":5841,"date":"2015-09-18T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/?p=5841"},"modified":"2025-02-02T10:07:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T15:07:37","slug":"adults-bible-useful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/adults-bible-useful.htm","title":{"rendered":"Adults Studying the Bible: Finding It Useful Helps"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Adults are faced with so many hard decisions and choices throughout their lives. Each stage of life brings unique challenges so we are in constant need of wisdom and discernment.\u00a0 God’s Word is full of the insight we need for everyday living yet how many adults turn to the Bible as their source of help? As mentioned in the previous report only 19% of adult Americans are “Bible engaged – who read the Bible at least four times a week and believe it is the actual or inspired Word of God” (from The State of the Bible: 6 Trends for 2014<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Bible teachers have a role in raising the percentage of people in their group who regularly study the Bible.\u00a0 We already considered how they can do this by creating a thirst within their students for God Himself<\/a>. Now we want to think about how an emphasis on the usefulness of the Bible in everyday living can help. Think about it: If something isn’t perceived as helpful, already busy and stressed out adults are not going etch out time for it.\u00a0 We need to teach and demonstrate how the Bible is indeed worth their time. We need to help them understand how God’s Word is unique and indispensable to our lives. Rather than get into details of Scripture’s usefulness in this post, let me suggest you read the following:<\/p>\n