Spiritual Disciplines Bible — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on spiritual disciplines bible, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · Matthew 6:6 (KJV)
Where did Jesus tell us to pray?
Answer: Enter into thy closet... shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret
Study note. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret. (Matthew 6:6)
Lesson 2 · Joshua 1:8 (KJV)
What did Joshua command about the book of the law?
Answer: Meditate therein day and night
Study note. This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night. (Joshua 1:8)
Lesson 3 · Psalms 1:2 (KJV)
What did the blessed man delight in?
Answer: The law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night
Study note. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. (Psalm 1:2)
Lesson 4 · Daniel 6:10 (KJV)
How often did Daniel pray?
Answer: Three times a day
Study note. He kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. (Daniel 6:10)
Lesson 5 · Mark 1:35 (KJV)
When did Jesus rise to pray in Mark 1?
Answer: A great while before day
Study note. And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. (Mark 1:35)
Lesson 6 · Matthew 6:17 (KJV)
What did Jesus say about fasting?
Answer: When thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face
Study note. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face. (Matthew 6:17)
Lesson 7 · Matthew 4:2 (KJV)
How long did Jesus fast in the wilderness?
Answer: Forty days and forty nights
Study note. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. (Matthew 4:2)
Lesson 8 · 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (KJV)
What does Paul tell us to do without ceasing?
Answer: Pray without ceasing
Study note. Pray without ceasing. (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
Lesson 9 · Psalms 119:11 (KJV)
What hid the psalmist in his heart that he might not sin?
Answer: Thy word
Study note. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. (Psalm 119:11)
Lesson 10 · Acts 17:11 (KJV)
How did the Bereans search the scriptures?
Answer: Daily, whether those things were so
Study note. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. (Acts 17:11)
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does spiritual disciplines bible point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?