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John 17:17

The Bible is not a text book...it's a HEART BOOK

Sanctify them by the truth, your word is truth.

How to show I treasure God's Word

Why Treasure God's Word?

Big Idea:

• It's the very word of God

The bible is a priceless treasure I need to discover.

• Spend time with it--vs.2
• Obey it--vs.4-6
• Share it--vs.13
• Rejoice in it--vs.14-16

It's more than words

• Law-25x=direction/teaching
• Word-20x=God's revelation
• Sayings-19x
• Commandments-21x
• Statutes-21x=things inscribed
• judgments-23x=a binding law
• precepts-21x=guideline/instruction
• Testimony-22x=declaration of God's will
• Way-11x=pattern of life
• Path-5x
• Total=188 times in 176 verses

Rejoice=taking great pleasure in

Delight=enjoy...makes your heart light

• It's vital for life--vs.93
• It's our spiritual food--vs.103
• It's our compass--vs.11
• It's our GPS--vs.105
• It's our counselor--vs.24
• It's our comfort--vs.28
• It's our one and only hope--vs.114

• written by 40 different authors
• Over 2000 yrs
• One theme--God's love for people
• Scarlet thread=Jesus

We treasure it for what it brings into our lives...

• It brings happiness--vs.1-2
• It brings freedom--vs.45
• It brings wisdom--vs.98-101

Accuracy Unprecedented

• 100% historically accurate
• 100% scientifically accurate

Job 26:7--God hangs the earth on nothing

• 100% prophetically accurate

• Hundreds of fulfilled prophecies about the birth, life, death & resurrection of Jesus
• Daniel=4 empires hundreds of yrs before
• Isaiah--King Cyrus 200yrs before he was born

God's Word is the greatest treasure on earth...it's a priceless treasure I need to discover because it brings me into relationship with God.

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God's Word--Psalm 119