S.O.A.P.
D evotional
M ethod
B ook/Chapter:
P rayer
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R ead
5
T imes
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Scripture:
–
T o
w hom
w as
t he
s cripture
w ritten?
–
W ho
a re
t he
m ain
p ersons
m entioned
i n
t he
s cripture?
–
W hat
i s
t he
o verall
m essage
o f
t he
p assage?
–
I n
w hat
w ay
i s
G OD
r evealed
i n
t his
p assage?
( Father,
S on,
S pirit,
T rinity,
C haracteristics)
–
I f
t he
p assage
i s
s hort
e nough
y ou
c an
p araphrase
i t
( great
w ay
o f
m aking
s ure
y ou
g et
i t)
–
Y ou
c ould
a lso
m ake
i t
p ersonal:
" God
s o
l oved
M E
t hat
h e
g ave
h is
o nly
b egotten
S on..."
Observations:
–
W ords
o r
p hrases
r epeated
o r
s tressed?
–
C ommands
t o
f ollow?
–
P romises
f rom
G OD?
–
L ist
o f
C ontrast?
( GOD
i s
l ike,
w e
a re
l ike;
T he
r ighteous
a re,
t he
u nrighteous
a re...)
–
E rrors
t o
a void?
–
T ruths
t o
b elieve?
–
O ther
o bservations?
Applications:
–
S cripture
t hat
I
s hould
m emorize?
( Scripture
t hat
s ummarize
t he
t heme
o f
t he
p assage.)
–
T hings
t hat
I
c an
d o
t hat
I
h ave
n ot
b een
d oing
o r
h ave
q uit
d oing.
–
T hings
t hat
I
s hould
s top
d oing?
–
H ow
I
c an
s hare
w hat
I
h ave
l earned
t o
h elp
s omeone
e lse?
W ho
I
p lan
t o
s hare
i t
w ith?
–
H ow
m y
p erspective
s hould
c hange
b ased
o n
w hat
I
h ave
l earned.
Prayer:
–
T hings
t o
p ray
a bout?
P eople
t o
p ray
f or?
–
E nd
i n
p rayer
( just
a s
y ou
s hould
b egin
i n
p rayer).