thats really awesome =) well you start sharing about what God did for us, that He sent His only son to die for our sins, and because of Him we have a second chance in life…teach them about love, on how important it is and how it overcomes many things…1 corinthians 13:4-6
Just start with the Bible. Even though you have those who may know the Word, it is good to just study the scriptures and apply them to your life encounters. Use scripture that will help those in school, those at work and just in general. Pick a topic of interest or concern and then study scriptures on it. Be sure that you don’t do all the talking to allow room for discussion and digression. : ) Have fun.
The main thing you need to do is to get a space where the group can operate without being interfered with, and you need to get some people who will join.
Encourage everybody to bring in a different version of the Bible, and welcome those who bring in some kind of annotated Bible or a Commentary.
Set it up as a leaderless group, so there’s nobody trying to “set people straight” if their opinion is different. In a leaderless group, anybody’s opinion is just as much respected as anybody else’s opinion. In such a setting, everybody is unafraid of ridicule and criticism, and everybody is free to contribute. Let me assure you, your eyes will be opened, and you will find ideas and insights you never would have thought possible if you have a leaderless group.
“But what if somebody says something that’s just totally wrong, against the Lord?”
It may seem to happen, in your eyes, but bite your tongue and have faith in respect. The group may well not go exactly where you personally would like it to go, but rest assured, it is going exactly where God wants it to go.
Start out by reading from the beginning: Genesis 1. Genesis is a fantastic place to start, and then the group can decide as a group how they want to proceed.
Stick with the Bible and write your own Bible Study. Books are often used in Bible study but what happens is the people in the class take the book to class and then think they don’t need the Bible. The Bible is God’s Word — most important, while everything else is someone’s opinion on it. You need to pray about whether to do the study, and if so, how to go about it. It could be topical or by doing a book of the Bible, like John. You could read the Bible in class slowly and ask what they think as you go along. Discussion is good.
August 29th, 2009 a las 11:38 pm
The God Delusion by R. Dawkins is a good starter.
The Selfish Gene by R. Dawkins
Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris
How We Believe by Michael Shermer
These books will help the group by armoring them against delusionism.
August 31st, 2009 a las 2:49 pm
thats really awesome =) well you start sharing about what God did for us, that He sent His only son to die for our sins, and because of Him we have a second chance in life…teach them about love, on how important it is and how it overcomes many things…1 corinthians 13:4-6
September 3rd, 2009 a las 6:32 am
Just start with the Bible. Even though you have those who may know the Word, it is good to just study the scriptures and apply them to your life encounters. Use scripture that will help those in school, those at work and just in general. Pick a topic of interest or concern and then study scriptures on it. Be sure that you don’t do all the talking to allow room for discussion and digression. : ) Have fun.
September 6th, 2009 a las 2:06 am
……I get my bible studies right from the word of God…or you can get study guides from about any christian book store….I love bible studies…
September 8th, 2009 a las 6:56 pm
The main thing you need to do is to get a space where the group can operate without being interfered with, and you need to get some people who will join.
Encourage everybody to bring in a different version of the Bible, and welcome those who bring in some kind of annotated Bible or a Commentary.
Set it up as a leaderless group, so there’s nobody trying to “set people straight” if their opinion is different. In a leaderless group, anybody’s opinion is just as much respected as anybody else’s opinion. In such a setting, everybody is unafraid of ridicule and criticism, and everybody is free to contribute. Let me assure you, your eyes will be opened, and you will find ideas and insights you never would have thought possible if you have a leaderless group.
“But what if somebody says something that’s just totally wrong, against the Lord?”
It may seem to happen, in your eyes, but bite your tongue and have faith in respect. The group may well not go exactly where you personally would like it to go, but rest assured, it is going exactly where God wants it to go.
Start out by reading from the beginning: Genesis 1. Genesis is a fantastic place to start, and then the group can decide as a group how they want to proceed.
September 12th, 2009 a las 6:36 am
Stick with the Bible and write your own Bible Study. Books are often used in Bible study but what happens is the people in the class take the book to class and then think they don’t need the Bible. The Bible is God’s Word — most important, while everything else is someone’s opinion on it. You need to pray about whether to do the study, and if so, how to go about it. It could be topical or by doing a book of the Bible, like John. You could read the Bible in class slowly and ask what they think as you go along. Discussion is good.
September 15th, 2009 a las 9:11 am
Don’t lie to these women…God and Satan are just a theory, as yet unproven.
Dr A