40 Days in the Word

by Rick Warren

The 40 Days in the Word Study Guide is a 200 page, essential resource that takes participants through Pastor Rick Warren’s six easy to learn methods of Loving, Learning, and Living the Word of God. Many people are intimidated by Bible study, but Pastor Rick makes it easier than ever to unlock deep and life changing meaning in the Scriptures.

Best for study alongside the 40 Days in the Word DVD, these teachings by Pastor Rick Warren will guide you and your small group through what it means to not just be “hearers” of the Word, but also “doers” of the Word! Reignite and strengthen your passion for God’s Word together with these inspirational teachings from Pastor Rick.

Contents Include: 

Session One: Pronounce It! 
Session Two: Picture It! 
Session Three: Probe It! 
Session Four: Paraphrase It!
Session Five: Personalize it! and Pray It! 
Session Six: Principles of Bible Interpretation 

AND:
-Diving Deeper
-Twenty Verses Every Believer Needs to Memorize
-Foundations: The Bible
-Bible Study Methods
-Preview of the Twelve Bible Study Methods
-The Chapter Summary Method of Bible Study
-The Character Quality Method of Bible Study
- Tools for Effective Bible Study
- What Bible is Right for Me?
- Small Group Resources

Genres: Christian, Devotional, Spirituality

206 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 12, 2012

About the author

Richard Duane Warren is an American Baptist evangelical Christian pastor and author.He is the founder of Saddleback Church, an evangelical Baptist megachurch in Lake Forest, California. Since 2022, he is director of the Finishing the Task mission coalition.

Reviews

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

My women's group studied this guide together. Every week we worked through a different method of Bible study and then put that method into practice during the week individually. We all found this book to be a valuable resource in how we approach the study of Scripture. Highly recommended.

[Naomi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I went through this book as a Bible study with a group of ladies, and it was a great way for me, a fairly seasoned Christian already reading my Bible daily, to really get serious and kind of even methodical and definitely deeper and more purposed in reading it. For anyone wanting to read God's word, Rick Warren helps us understand the necessity of meeting daily with God and hearing from Him through the Living Word of God and through quiet times of devotion with Him. This study goes over six ways to study the Bible, and gives you opportunities to try it yourself, and of course through the study, review what God has been teaching you with a group, and discussion and question and answer. He talks about how you know you've learned something, opposed to just knowing something, and how we need to not only read, but immediately go and share, and put actions to our beliefs, because THAT'S when we know we're really being changed, when we start not just knowing, but obeying, and sharing.

[Nola Lorraine · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this workbook to use as a Bible study, not realising it accompanied a video series. Fortunately, I was able to find the videos on YouTube (though the last few minutes cuts off some of them). Although I've been studying the Bible for a long time, I learned something new with the study methods Warren discusses. It helped me to slow down and really get as much from a verse as possible rather than racing on and trying to do big chunks in one sitting. I'm still applying some of the lessons I learned. There are also a lot of resources in the back for further reading too. Highly recommended.

[Debbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

an excellent resource in different ways to make scripture and Bible study a daily part of your life and to make the Word come alive for even those of us who are already in the Word daily

[Sammy Lawrence · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ricks methods of Bible study here are helpful and simplistic in execution, I read this in a small group with the video talks .

[Gordon J. Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great review that compliments the book.

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommend this study book for real practical ways to memorize, learn and do dive into scripture.

[Andy Febrico Bintoro · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a unique devotional book, more in depth meditation technique, but you need to first read the author's Bible study method to understand more and maximize your experience with this book.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best small group Bible Studies our group has done. I learned a lot, and was excited to do the studies every day of the week, which I don't often make time for. Highly recommend this for group study.

[Kimberly Olson Sutor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Doing as a church-wide Smll Group study.

[Sarah Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

Changed my life

[Jessica Abell · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very enjoyable study on different ways to study scripture.

[Rusty Fulling]

Nov 2012 - Life group study