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What do you do with your Bible study notes after you've taken them? .

When you take notes for a class, the goal is to record the information that will be on the test so you can memorize it. Studying the Bible is a little different, with one major goal (to know God better) but many sub-goals (guide for daily living, how to tell others of Christ, how to gain victory over sin, etc...). Do you just file them for reference if a certain situation or question comes up? Should you review them periodically to refresh the lesson you learned? Do you index them in a certain way? I have binders of old notes I took from sermons, classes, and personal study, but don't know what to do with them.
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fittorrent | 3 years, 2 months ago
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One recommendation for retaining Bible study information is to take the main theme of the study and live it for the week. Write or print that core theme and place it somewhere you will see it everyday so it is top of mind.

Always "tag" your notes. To tag your notes, simply write a keyword or word that will help you recall that note later. You can have more than one tag, but don't overtag, because then the search becomes less effective. For example, I might tag a study about the Prodigal Son with "party", "brothers", "luke", and "parable"

If digitizing your notes is an option, I recommend scanning and tagging notes with keywords into a program called Evernote. It's free for Mac and Windows, iPhone and Windows Mobile devices . Evernote doesn't have a scanning component. I have to do that first using my HP all-in-one software and scanner. Then, I import them into Evernote for easy reference and anywhere access in the future.

If scanning is not an option, then you're on the right track with keeping them in binders. Some options for paper organization and arching of your Bible study notes: Index your notes by topic. Then, cross-reference. Maybe take some time and create a Table of Contents. It may seem like big undertaking but just re-index 2-5 notes per day until you get through all of your notes.

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kyotocutie | 3 years, 2 months ago Report

I have started archiving my Bible notes in Circus Pony's Notebook. I think your advice to "live" each lesson for a week is a good way to cement the information I learned, and integrate it into my life. It is useless if I don't live it.

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just1word | 3 years, 2 months ago
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A great place to store your Bible Study Notes is located at http://www.just1word.com

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kyotocutie | 3 years, 2 months ago Report

I really like some of the features of this website. There are topical searches, you can highlight and share verses, and you can turn off all backround clutter, and even show a blank page if you want to meditate on what you just read. But I don't see anywhere to put notes...

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her07012416 | 3 years, 2 months ago
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Store them on a memory pen

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