Small groups that thoughtfully use Scripture can serve an evangelistic purpose.
by Marilyn Kunz
It is now clear that large numbers of people have become Christians through peer-group discussions of the Bible. And when unchurched participants become serious about the Christian faith, they normally begin attending church, often the church of their group's initiator.
Whole churches have been built using this method, and the gospel has penetrated neighborhoods and workplaces that likely would not ...
One man's simple question produces a legacy of life change.
by Brett Eastman
In this story, Brett Eastman, founder and CEO of Lifetogether, recalls how one man's simple question produced a legacy of life change:
I attended college in Southern California, and one day (I remember this like it was yesterday), a guy named John tapped me on the shoulder and asked me how I was doing spiritually.
I thought, "This is odd," but I didn't dismiss him; I actually talked with him for a few ...
This 3-week course discusses important and oft-debated Bible translation questions.
The following 3-session course will help you and your group think about important and hotly debated Bible translation questions like: Is the Bible still accurate and relevant? Do we need another Bible translation? Should we be skeptical about new Bible translations?
Week One
We Really Do Need Another Bible Translation Asgood as many modern versions are, they often do not allow us to hear what the Holy ...
The three studies included in the course are created to help Christians respond to questions raised by the controversial book and movie.
When people engage you with spiritual questions raised by the top-selling book and the upcoming blockbuster, you can use this three-session course as your armor. Equip yourself and your group with the knowledge to answer important questions raised like how Christians should respond to pop culture that contradicts biblical teaching, the difference between biblical fact and Dan Brown's fiction, and ...
Discuss key questions Christians have faced over two millennia - and provide answers for those questions for today.
The How We Got Our Bible course provides more than an introduction to church history. It helps people ask the key questions Christians have faced over two millennia—and provides answers for those questions for today.
Session 1
Discerning What Is ScriptureThe Bible contains four accounts of Jesus' life, but Christians in the first few centuries knew of at least fifty. Sorting out which books were ...
This study is created for anyone with questions about the accuracy of the bible.
How can we know whether our Bible is truly the Word of God? We've put together three studies that help address this subject. This course will move you toward confidence that this is a book you can set your life by. These studies draw from the Bible and church history to defend the Scriptures from critics and deepen our understanding of Christianity's sacred text. It also covers whether or not the ...
The basics of Bible study and discussion in small groups
Dave Earley and Rod Dempsey
If community is the glue of your group, worship is the heart, and evangelism the fruitful mission, then the foundation of the group is your weekly time spent together in the Word of God.
Do not underestimate the power of the Word of God. Among other things, the Bible is the best-selling, most read, most studied, and most memorized book in the world. It is also the most published book in the world—currently ...
Think about all of the stuff you have memorized over the years—in school or for your job. Now think about what you have recently memorized. Although you may not currently be involved in an academic setting, you are still actively learning. You can probably recall song lyrics, movie lines, passwords, credit card numbers, and much more. I often catch myself amused by the wide variety of things ...
Use this friendly game to review some interesting facts from the Bible.
Tami Rudkin
Leader:
• Put your group into teams of 2 or 3.
• Hand out the following question and give the groups 2 minutes to answer as many questions as possible.
• Go over the answers together.
• Give the winning team a package of Life Savers and tell them that someday all that Bible knowledge they have will be a life saver.
James C. Galvin, Senior Editor Tyndale House (1995) $19.99
When I first heard about The Small Group Study Bible I wondered why the world needs another small group Bible. Isn't the Serendipity Bible for Study Groups enough? When I saw this Bible, however, I understood the difference. The Serendipity Bible is good—it includes discussion questions on every passage of Scripture. The Small Group Study ...
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