As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17 NIV)

Men's Bible Study is on Mondays from 7:30 to 8:30 am at the church.

Please come prepared by:

Breaking the passage up into sections (could be 1 verse or multiple verses) and putting a title on each section (to avoid using the same section breaks / titles your Bible has, you can use the text below if you want).
Write down any observation you have about each section
Write down any Bible cross references that support each section or questions you have about a section.
Write down any application or guidance you find in each section for how we should live / act today.

An example using James 1:1-4

SECTION: OBSERVATION CROSS REF/QUESTIONS APPLICATION

1:1 - Greeting * James wrote it * Which James wrote it?

* Calls himself a servant * Romans 1:1,1Cor 4:1, Phil 1:1 Pray each day for help/guidance to

* Do I consider my self a servant? be a servant of Christ

* Who/what am I a servant of/to?

* The 12 tribes are scattered * Why are the 12 tribes scattered?

1:2-4- Spiritual Growth * Writing to brothers and sisters * Who is the audience for this letter? Don't be surprised by trials, they will

* Does it matter? 1 Thes 5:16, Rm 8:28 happen. Pray for joy during the trial,

* Supposed to have joy during trials * How do you have joy during a trials? that you can see at lease some of what

* Trails produce perseverance * Why do we need perseverance? Phil 1:6 God is doing through the trial. Phil 4:13

* What does a "mature" follower of Christ

look like / how do they respond to trials?

* Are trails and temptation the same thing?

Past Studies:

2018/2019 - James, Hebrews and Jude
2019/2020 - Joshua and Judges
2020/2021 - 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus and Romans
2021/2022 - 1 & 2 Samuel
2022/2023 - Revelation
2023/2024 - Daniel
2024/2025 - Romans

Current Study: Ecclesiastes

Preparation: 2/9/26 - Ecclesiastes 10:1-20 (NIV)

Chapter 10:

1 As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor. 2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left. 3 Even as fools walk along the road, they lack sense and show everyone how stupid they are. 4 If a ruler’s anger rises against you, do not leave your post; calmness can lay great offenses to rest. 5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun, the sort of error that arises from a ruler: 6 Fools are put in many high positions, while the rich occupy the low ones. 7 I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves. 8 Whoever digs a pit may fall into it; whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake. 9 Whoever quarries stones may be injured by them; whoever splits logs may be endangered by them. 10 If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened,
more strength is needed, but skill will bring success. 11 If a snake bites before it is charmed, the charmer receives no fee. 12 Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips. 13 At the beginning their words are folly; at the end they are wicked madness— 14 and fools multiply words. No one knows what is coming— who can tell someone else what will happen after them?

15 The toil of fools wearies them; they do not know the way to town. 16 Woe to the land whose king was a servant and whose princes feast in the morning. 17 Blessed is the land whose king is of noble birth and whose princes eat at a proper time— for strength and not for drunkenness. 18 Through laziness, the rafters sag; because of idle hands, the house leaks. 19 A feast is made for laughter, wine makes life merry, and money is the answer for everything. 20 Do not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird in the sky may carry your words, and a bird on the wing may report what you say.