Getting started
Pray before you begin to ask for God's leading. Without God's illumination, studying the Bible is a waste of time. Pray, "Dear God, please help me to understand what you want me to learn from this book. Thank you, Amen."
Make a long list of people to invite. Invite three times as many people as you want to attend.
Choose the topic of your Bible study. Be sure to tell your group to read which chapter & verse you will want to go over with your group before they leave for your next Bible Study group session.
Gather your information together. See tips for sources.
Write texts, stories, illustrations, etc., on cards, a written list or a document in your word processor. Make sure you identify the source and the topic.
Arrange the information in order: Introduction, development of topic (sometimes called "body"), and conclusion or appeal. There should be a logical progression in the study that follows and develops the theme towards the conclusion.
Practice the study with someone.
Pray for the opportunity to share what you've learned with a friend.
Study one book from the Bible
As the leader: Write a question from each verse of each chapter. Leave spaces to fill in the answers.
Start. Each person reads one verse from the first chapter.
As the leader: Hand out sheets with questions on it for the first chapter and a pen for each person.
Have another person reads the first verse. After this reading, the group discusses the verse and the question.
Ask each person to write down their answer. As part of this, have them each explain what was meaningful to them from the verse.
Proceed with the next verse. Have the next person read it and repeat above steps until all of the chapter completed.
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