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How To Lead A Discovery Bible Study
How To Lead A Discovery Bible Study
https://discipleship.org/blog/how-to-lead-a-discovery-bible-study/
In your group life, do you find that only a few people feel confident to share what
they see in the Bible?
Would you like a simple viral way to train others in how to read the Bible… and
wonder if Discovery Bible Study might be a way forward?
How confident are you that you can effectively read the Bible with pre-Christians?
One of the keys to healthy missional community life is having the Bible at the center.
People need to be able to encounter God there – but in ways that empower each individual,
wherever they are on their spiritual journey, to see Jesus for themselves and not feel
pressured to merely parrot out the “right” answer.
Fresh Bread
In broad terms, one of our 6 essentials of ‘what happens’ in a missional community is about
active engagement with the Bible. We call this, ‘Fresh Bread’. You know that moment
when you walk past a bakery and suddenly you are hit with the wondrous aroma of baking
bread? And while a moment before you weren’t even thinking about food, now all you can
focus on is enjoying all that goodness!
When it comes to the Bible, as we break it open in something like a Discovery Bible Study,
we should be struck by the fresh aroma of the ‘now word’ of Jesus to us as we think about
how it impacts our story today. In fact, Scripture is so powerful, when we encounter God
there and see how He is intersecting our life right now, that becomes all we can think about.
This can be true both for Christians and also those not yet committed to Christ.
And this is where Discovery Bible Study is such a powerful tool. Globally it is having a
colossal impact, especially in nations where some of the fiercest persecution of Christians is
taking place. In such situations it is vital to find simple, transferable ways to train people to
read the Bible, hear what Jesus is saying to them, and then obey that direction that very
week.
In response to many questions, in this video we share with you all you’ll need to know to
start and multiply your own Discovery Bible Study!
EXERCISE:
Who can you invite to read the Bible with you in a Discovery Bible Study?
DISCUSS
1. What did I discover about God in this passage?
ACT
3. How will I commit to obey this passage this week?
4. With whom will I share what I have learned from this passage?
Alex Absalom