![]() ![]() However, if the majority of the group is new to Bible study, the participants will need something a bit easier, material that introduces beginning Bible study concepts and practices. A more experienced group of Bible students will be able to handle material that requires a greater amount of time in the homework and that engages in the details of each verse or passage. Second, carefully select material that will be accessible to the participants. ![]() Don’t settle for studies about the Bible find material that actually studies the Bible. Do the answers come from the text of the Bible itself? Look for material that directly and constantly engages the actual words of Scripture. Examine the kinds of questions the study asks. When choosing material, look for studies that have the participants read through the passages multiple times. Therefore, carefully select material that constantly drives the study participants back to the text of Scripture. The material the group uses provides the means by which each participant will enter into and approach God’s Word. Such material ought to be text-focused, accessible, and relevant. Accordingly, for a successful new Bible study, the group will need solid material to help each participant engage God in and through his Word. Many people today find the text of Scripture unapproachable, distant, and even scary. By beginning with the study itself, the group will stay focused on the primary reason they have gathered: to study God’s Word together. Similarly, consider snacks and fellowship for after the study instead of before it. Of course prayer is essential for a good Bible study, but if this new study will include praying with and for one another, consider keeping that at the end of the study instead of beginning with such prayer requests. Therefore, to start a new Bible study, make this goal of studying God’s Word absolutely clear to those participating. However, if the group doesn’t clearly commit to being a Bible study, it will quickly move away from being one. ![]() Of course an effective Bible study will provide Christian fellowship, prayer, accountability, and the mutual encouragement that comes from God’s Word. Too many prayer groups soon find they rarely actually pray together, and many would-be Bible studies quickly turn into fellowship times or meetings for mutual encouragement. Before beginning a new gathering of God’s people, carefully select the purpose for which this group will be meeting. Followers of Jesus get together for all kinds of reasons: fellowship, prayer, accountability, mutual encouragement, and-of course-Bible study. ![]()
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