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Exploring
Faith
Ten Bible Studies
to Bring
People to Faith
Getting
Started
Created
with the new or non-believer in mind, these simple, straightforward
studies on important passages in the Bible, can help you to help
others say “Yes!” to God. Each study can stand alone,
used for a one-time event, or you can use all or some of these
studies in succession. The purpose of these lessons is to address
the contemporary needs in people’s lives. To do this the
Good News message of Jesus Christ is related to everyday questions,
fears and hurts.
How
Each Study is Set-up:
The format is consistent throughout each study.
• The Purpose is stated at the beginning
to help give you, the leader, an understanding of where the lesson
will be headed.
• Each lesson has an Icebreaker to help
make everyone comfortable.
• The main body of each lesson contains a series of questions
making Life Connections and
giving Scripture’s Answers
with Teaching Times interspersed throughout.
• Following the main body of the study are questions of
Reflection and Optional Activity Time.
• The group time ends with a chance to pray together using
an optional Possible Prayer.
The
use of different font styles will help to guide you as you proceed.
• Regular font type is for your information—directions
for what specific sections of the study are, background information
about the text, and potential responses to the questions that
you will ask your group.
• The bold print are those words you are
to say to the group—questions, Teaching Times and prayer.
The Teaching Time is meant to help you put thoughts together and
to guide your group members toward certain questions, themes or
concepts. The Teaching Times appear in boxes for easy reference.
These
studies are configured in such a way as to help the leader guide
an effective discussion and to know what to do with some of those
“awkward silences” or hard questions. Following most
questions are “possible” answers your group members
might give. This will give you an idea of how to go about directing
the discussion.
Each leader will determine how to use these studies. They were
created with as much information as possible so the beginning
small group leader will have a reference to help them every step
of the way. Or a leader may decide to use the material as a jumping
off point for the group time together.
No matter how they are used, they have the potential to guide
you and your group deeper into the Word of God and deeper into
faith.
Table
of Contents:
Introduction—Getting
Started
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