Example :

• My reborn-experience : The changes in my life thereafter
• Water Baptism : My experience of the Baptism and the fruits thereof in my life, such as breaking with bad habits, and new blessings.
• Baptism in the Holy-Spirit : Receiving of spiritual gifts i.e. speaking in tongues, gift of healing, gift of faith, prophecy etc.
• Your love walk : How God revealed something to you through His word i.e. How to have faith, how to handle conflict at work, how to stay calm, how to bear more good fruit etc, also write down things you are trusting God for.
• Reading the Bible : My first revelations through the Holy-Spirit
• Power of Prayer: Keep record of your prayer requests and receive dates. If you seek to experience the power of prayer, according Yonggi Cho “Pray and obey”
  (1 Samuel 15:22).

PERSONAL TESTIMONIES:

This is a personal test of faith, where you rely totally on God to rescue you! Remember, without faith, it's impossible to please God.

Personal testimonies are "building blocks" of your personal faith in God .

Reviewing blessings which you received earlier in your growth and walk with God,will encourage you to serve the Lord faithfully. They are reliable, and trustworthy, because you are the witness thereof.

During times of tribulation you can refer to them as something to hold on to, to remind God how He helped you in “that” situation, and believing in Him that He will help you in your current situation!

Read the Word of God to refresh your knowledge of the many blessings God has given his people throughout history and how He fulfilled them.

Revelations 12:11 (KJV)
“And they overcame him [satan] by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony ”

When you need encouragement, review the Lord's blessings in your life. Reflect on where you are at, and thank the Lord that you are not where you used to be!

BIBLE READING
[New Reborn's reading plan]

Reading: To “read” according to the Oxford Pocket dictionary, means to interpret mentally, also to reproduce mentally.

When reading your Bible it's important to comprehend or to understand what you have rread!

Don't “scan” in order to be able to say: “I've done this much reading”. Quality (comprehensive) reading is more of value than quantative reading! Ask yourself questions like “what does God want to tell me, or teach me in this passage?” “What have I learned?”

Ask the Holy Spirit to open up the Word of God, that you may learn from your reading. You need to determine what God is sharing with you in a passage, and how He would like for you to apply certain scriptures in your life.

 

 

To read between the lines, means to discover or search for the hidden meaning… which could only be done with the wisdom and guidance of the Holy Spirit. Acknowledge the Holy Spirit as a Person for He is a Person, The 3 rd in the Holy Trinity : The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit) and ask Him to guide you in your reading.

WHERE SHOULD I BEGIN WITH MY READING?

• We recommend that your start reading the Gospel “Good News” of John .
• Read at least one chapter a day.(The purpose is to get a better understanding of the life of Jesus. After all, He is our ultimate example.)
• After reading the Gospel of John, read the three epistles of John. (Read this two to four times, before starting with other books of the Bible)
• Then read James, 1 Peter & 2 Peter, Matthew, Mark, Luke and Acts.
• Follow this by reading the remaining of the NEW TESTAMENT.
• Thereafter, start of with the Old Testament in Genesis and complete the reading with the Old Testament .

METHODS OF STUDY

According to Joyce Meyer from the reading "How to study the Bible" in the "Enjoy Everyday Life". March 2006 – “the word study means to apply the mind, examine closely, fix the mind closely upon a certain subject, or to read and examine for the purpose to have a deeper understanding”

Study : According the Oxford Pocket Dictionary : Acquiring of information or knowledge esp. from books: Make a study of, investigate or examine (subject)

• Book by book
  The Bible [Old and New Testament], consists of a collection of sixty six (66) books. The book by book study method, is a "in depth" study of each book
• Topical
  Tracing a topic or specific subject through the Old and New Testament. (in example:How to pray?)
• Biographical
  The in depth study of a biblical figure or character.(in example: Jesus, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses or Joshua)
• Memorization: Key Verse Study
  This is the memorization of important key verses in the Bible. (in example John 3:16)
• Chapters and Passages
  Becoming familiar with important scriptural gems.

WHAT BIBLE SHOULD I USE?

• Different translations.
  (ensure that the Bible you choose consist out of 66 Books, the Old and New Testament.
  • The Message
  • The Life Application study Bible
  • Thomson's Student Bible for starters
    (They are easy to read.)
  • The Revised Standard Version
  • Contemporary English Version
  • The Amplified and the King James Version is “a must have” for further reference.
  • Note: Find the one which is suitable for your understanding and keep to that until you are more acquitaned or comfortable with your reading.
• Reference Bible's
  You can start off with something like the Thomson's student Bible, Thompson Chain Reference, Dakes Reference Bible, etc.
• Dictionaries
  [Adopted and modified from Enjoying Everyday Life - Joyce Meyer. March2004]
• Douglas,J.D. Tenny, M.C. NIV Compact Dictionary of the Bible.1989.Zondervam Publishers,Michigan
• Harrison, Bromiley, Henry. 1999. Wycliffe dictionary of Theology, Second Printing. Hendrickson Publishers.
• Vines Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament words.
• Pictorial Bible Dictionary
• A English dictionary - The Pocket Oxford Dictionary.
• Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible