Hello again! I’m so glad you’re joining me for the first study using the revised Digging into Scripture Ourselves (DISO) process. I’m trying to simplify this process so you can feel confident studying the Bible inductively in the time you have, but I don’t know what I don’t know, and I can’t see the confused look on your face. So please don’t hesitate to reach out to me if you have questions!

Let’s Study Matthew 28:1-15! 

When I suspended our studies last fall, we were working through a select group of miracles of Jesus, and I want to finish off that series with two passages, Matthew 28:1-15 and Acts 1:6-11, which recount Jesus’ resurrection and ascension.

This week, I’ll work through two of the five steps in the new process using Matthew 28:1-15. If you want to work along with me, here’s what I recommend you start with:

1. A copy of Matt 28:1-15, plus access to the entire book of Matthew.
   I copy the text from www.blueletterbible.org, paste it in a word processing program (Google docs or MS Word), change the formatting to suit my preferences, and print it out. If you want to use the ESV translation, here’s a copy I created that you can use.
   
2. A study journal.
   I’m old-school and like the pen/pencil and paper method for journaling my studies, but you can do this any way you want. If you don’t think you have time to physically write or type your notes, consider recording an audio of your thoughts, or use your smart phone to dictate into a notes app.

But really, if you studied with me before, you know you’re welcome to just read the posts I publish here. They’ll help you become more familiar with the new process and show you how the Spirit speaks to my situation. I’m praying that there will be enough similarities between my life and yours that you’ll find it worth your while to keep checking in with me, even if you can’t study along on your own yet.

Dig-In Challenges

So here’s what I’m going to do this coming week:

1. PRAY: I’ll be creating a prayer that I can pray every time I study Matthew 28:1-15. I’m going to write it in my study journal, so I’ll have it handy each time I study.
   
2. SURVEY: Then, I’ll read Matthew 28:1-15, noting anything that makes me say, “huh?” (as in, “I wonder what that means?”) or “wow” (as in, “that is so awesome!”). I’ll record these and next week, I’ll choose one I think the Spirit wants me to dig more deeply into right now.

I’m looking forward to sharing what I discover in this new process you—hope you’ll stop by next week!

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