Key idea: We should love and know Scripture because it teaches us about God, tells us how to have a right relationship with God, and provides wisdom and satisfaction for our lives.

“Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.” Psalm 119:97

I. Because It Teaches Us about God

“although He existed in the form of God…[He] emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant…Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” Philippians 2:6–8

II. Because It Tells Us How We Can Have a Right Relationship with God

“And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12

III. Because It Provides Wisdom and Insight to All of Life

“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. 4 The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away.” Psalm 1:1–4

IV. Because It Provides Lasting Satisfaction

Discussion Questions

1. What’s one thing you remember from the sermon and why (verse, story, application, etc.)?

2. What is your relationship and experience with the Bible like? How do you view the Bible, and how might this message change the way you view and study it? 

3. Have you seen or personally experienced how studying and obeying God’s Word affect a person’s life? What steps can you take to read and understand the Bible better and apply its teachings to your life? 

4. Share prayer requests, then pray together!