If you want a wonderful worship song full of Scripture and names of God, "To the Only God" by Aaron Shust is the song for you! If you want to learn three new ways to approach God's Word to inspire you to look at it in new ways, this episode of the podcast is for you!
 
The Book of Jude is rich in application to our lives today. I can't wait for you to jump in with both feet!
On this episode I discuss:

The story behind the song as told by Aaron Shust himself in a YouTube Video
The meaning of the word "Doxology"
Christian music is not a substitute for reading God's Word for yourself
The macro approach to reading Scripture - taking in the whole picture

Using section headlines as a tool
Warning about section headlines
Describing the book in the time it takes an elevator to change floors


The research approach - understanding the background to add richness

Jude 1:5 - read Exodus as research
Jude 1:6 - read Revelation as research
Jude 1:7 - read Genesis 18-19 as research
Jude 1:11

Research the story of Cain in Genesis 4
Research the story of Balaam in Numbers 22
Research Korah's rebellion in Numbers 16




The micro approach - focusing in on small details

Take this approach AFTER the macro approach
Breaking down the words in a verse
Using the English dictionary as a tool (just as Siri!)



 
 
Additional Resources

Lyrics and story behind the song on Aaron Shust's website

This Week's Challenge


Read Jude! Try taking the macro approach and write an elevator summary and share it with a friend. Try the research approach and chase down some of those stories from the Old Testament that Jude mentions. And try the macro approach and focus in on a verse or two to ponder, meditate on, unpack, study and internalize.