Printable SOAP Bible Study Template

SOAP bible study template for Scripture, Observation, Application & Prayer

This SOAP bible study template organizes a study session into four parts: Scripture, Observation, Application and Prayer. As a SOAP bible study PDF, it's print-only, so you print it at home.

Work through one passage at a time.

Each letter of SOAP is a step: copy the verse, note what it says, decide how it applies to you and close with a prayer. The order stays the same every session, so the method is easy to repeat with any passage.

The four parts of the SOAP method

• Scripture
• Observation
• Application
• Prayer

Who uses this SOAP journal template

It works as a SOAP devotional template for personal quiet time, or for a small group where everyone studies the same passage. Printing a separate color for each person or each book of the Bible keeps finished pages sorted in a binder.

Sizes & colors

You'll get a zipped folder of PDF files in A4 & US Letter sizes. Each comes in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, pink, purple and grey.

Questions about this SOAP bible study template

Can I type into it on my computer? No, this version is print-only, so you'll write in each section by hand after printing.

Is anything shipped? No, it's an instant digital download, and the PDF files arrive in a zipped folder.

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