BIBS: Big Idea Bible Study: How To Read and Understand Your Bible Using Observation, Interpretation and Application

by Ryan Rench, Sam Davison (Foreword)

Have you ever been reading a book and had your eyes glaze over? All of a sudden you realize you have been staring at the same paragraph for 10 minutes but have not read a word. Or, you might have read it, but you sure didn’t get it! We have all been there. Some people do that with every book. Every time they sit to read, their mind wanders away. On top of that, your pastor gets up on Sunday and says, “You should spend time in God’s Word. Read your Bible this week.” “Yeah right,” you think. “I can barely understand the Bible. It doesn’t make sense to me. I don’t get it.” It does not have to be that way. You CAN read the Bible AND understand what it says. It is not impossible; it just takes a format that works for you. That is what this book is all about. BIBS (Big Idea Bible Study) is a format designed for every Christian. It is a Bible study method that takes you into the depths of Scripture but also keeps sight of the bigger picture. BIBS is a simple step-by-step course to help you discover what God is saying in His Word. You will learn to observe, interpret and apply Scriptural truth, taking the “old, dry, boring” book and discovering the life it promises for your soul.

184 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 4, 2016

About the author

Ryan Rench serves as the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Temecula, CA. Ryan’s family moved to Temecula in 1986 to plant the church where Ryan was reared and is now pastor. He earned his master’s degree in ministry from Heartland Baptist Bible College in 2010.
Ryan Rench married his wife, Jamie, in 2008. They have one son named Abe (July 2012) and two daughters: Charlotte (March 2014) and Gwen (February 2016).
Ryan blogs at RyanRench.com and has published several books, including BIBS: Big Idea Bible Study and A Case For Bible College, available from Calvary Baptist Publications (CalvaryBaptist.pub.)

Reviews

[Addison Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you Ryan for writing this book. I am using it in two different Bible studies right now. It is a great resource for teaching new Christians how to read and understand the Bible in their daily devotions.

[Daniel Ligon · Rating 5 out of 5]

BIBS is a very good book that presents a basic and easy approach to biblical hermeneutics and exegesis. It's written at a very simple level so that teens can understand the process and hopefully not get bored. As a preacher and student of the Word, it's easy for me to take these principles for granted and just use them automatically, but many church members may have no idea of how to find the central idea of a Bible passage, so this can certainly be a useful resource.