Book Club Bible Study Starts Here September 13, 2011

  Book Club Bible Study

Yes, U Can Get It

What is the purpose of Book Club Bible Study?

Book Club Bible Study is designed to equip you to effectively study the Bible for yourself; to think, act and respond biblically.

Secondly, it is designed to equip future leaders to lead effective Book Club Bible Study discussion groups.

The New Inductive Study Bible is the Bible study workbook used for every Book Club Bible Study.  Click here to order The New Inductive Study Bible from Amazon

Requirements for effective Book Club Bible Study – HOT

                    H ungry for biblical Truth

                    O bedient to biblical Truth

                    T eachable

• Be committed.
• Confidentiality is crucial.
• Discussion based on scripture not opinion.
• Beware of the tongue.  Proverbs 12:18 on page 1034 in The New Inductive Study Bible.

How will Book Club Bible Study equip me to effectively study and understand the Bible?  Follow this pattern for daily Bible study and group Bible study.

• Open in Prayer – Ask the Holy Spirit to help you understand and apply what you read and study.  John 14:26 on page 1743 in the New Inductive Study Bible.

• Read Scripture – “All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17 on page 1961-1962 in The New Inductive Study Bible

• Interact with Scripture – Look for repeated words and phrases.  Make a list.  Ask who, what, where, when, why and how?  Use scripture cross references and allow scripture to interpret scripture.  Use a concordance, dictionary or lexicon to define unfamiliar words.  Consult a reputable commentary after all personal study has been completed.  Above all, keep everything in context.  “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.”  2 Timothy 2:15 on page 1960 in The New Inductive Study Bible.

• Close in Prayer – Give thanks and rejoice in the Lord.  Ask God in prayer to help you think biblically (see Philippians 4:8) and practice right living (see Philippians 4:4-9).

Things to know before you get started:

1. The books of the Bible are not chronological.

• Genesis – Deuteronomy = Pentateuch – Greek word meaning a 5 fold book.  Also, referred to as the Torah in Judaism.  The general consensus is that these books were written by Moses.
• Joshua – Esther = 12 historical books – The history of the nation of Israel from the death of Moses to the restoration of the nation after Babylonian captivity.
• Job – Song of Solomon = Poetry and wisdom books.  Wisdom versus folly.
• Isaiah – Malachi = 17 books of prophecy.
• Matthew – John = Biographical books of the life of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
• Acts = Historical book of the acts of the apostles.  The beginning of the church.
• Romans – Jude = Epistles or letters – Letters written to the churches or individual christians.
• Revelation = Prophetic revelation of the destiny of the church.  Also, referred to as the apocalypse or revelation.

       2.  Read “Understand the Value of God’s Word” on pages 2083-2086 in The New Inductive Study Bible.  It provides the background on the Bible.

       3.  Read “Major Events in Israel’s History” on pages 2087-2098 in The New Inductive Study Bible.  See the “big picture” of the nation of Israel and its significance to biblical history and modern-day world events.

      4.  Familiarize yourself with the timeline located on pages NISB-42 – NISB-48 in The New Inductive Study Bible.  The timeline provides historical context for each book of the Bible, the nations, and the leaders mentioned in the Bible.

     5.  http://www.biblestudytools.com is an excellent online resource for the Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance and the Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible.

 Yes, U can get it,

Ginger

Armed & Dangerous 4 the One True King – 1 Samuel week 1

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Armed & Dangerous 4 the One True King – Week 1

Book Club Bible Studies are designed to equip you to effectively study the Bible for yourself.  Begin with a
brief review of the blog post Book Club Bible Study Starts Here.  It provides the “big picture” for effective Bible study.

Locate the timeline on page NISB-42 of The New Inductive Study Bible. The nation of Israel can trace its ancestry back to Adam.  Begin with Adam and follow the line over to Judges.  The season of the judges, over the nation of Israel, spanned 300 years.   Judges begins with a generation that did not know war, nor did they know the works of the Lord firsthand.  The book of Judges sets the stage for 1 Samuel.

1. Read Judges 1:27-33 on page 399-400 in The New Inductive Study Bible.

• God had instructed the tribes of Israel to drive out the inhabitants of the land of Canaan.
• What did the tribes do with the inhabitants of the land according to verses 27-33?

 

2.  An angel of the Lord speaks to the people at Bochim.  Read Judges 2:1-3 on page 400 in The New Inductive Study Bible.

What is God’s promise? * ___________________________________________________

What is God’s command?  __________________________________________________

How had the tribes of Israel responded?  ______________________________________

What were the consequences? ______________________________________________

*See scripture cross reference Genesis 17: 7-8 for covenant in Judges 2:1 on page 26 in The New Inductive Study Bible.

 

3.  Read Judges 2:16-3:6 on page 401 in The New Inductive Study Bible.  Mark judge(s) with a “J.”

• What do you learn about the judges, the people & the Lord?

 

4.  Read and highlight Judges 17:6 on page 427 in The New Inductive Study Bible;  Judges 18:1 on page 428; Judges 19:1 on page 430 and Judges 21:25 on page 436.

• What is the weakness that kept Israel defeated and ineffective?
• How are the days of the judges similar to today in America and in the world?

 

5.  There is hope.  Read the opening of 1 Samuel on page 446 in The New Inductive Study Bible.

 

Things to do before next week’s group discussion on page 446 in The New Inductive Study Bible.

Chapters 1-3:  Samuel, the Last Judge – 1, 2 and 3

 

Action step to be Armed and Dangerous 4 the One True King

Effective Bible study produces transformation in our individual lives.  What idol, sin or weakness do you need to put out of your life this week to be Armed and Dangerous 4 the One True King?

 

Taking down idols to serve the One True King,

Ginger

What idol are you taking down in your life to serve the One True King?  Leave a comment to encourage others to be Armed & Dangerous.

What is Armed & Dangerous 4 the One True King?

Armed & Dangerous 4 the One True King – 9 week Bible Study 1 Samuel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is your greatest weakness?   Do you know that God’s strength is a perfect
fit for each of our weaknesses?  Armed & Dangerous 4 the One True King
is a 9 week Book Club Bible study of 1 Samuel.

 

Armed & Dangerous 4 the One True King will allow you to…

• Examine the strategies of successful and
  unsuccessful men and women.
• Develop a personal action plan to be properly
  armed for every battle.
• Face the giants in your daily life.
• Hear the voice of the One True King.

 

Will you join me in the movement this fall to be Armed & Dangerous?

Order the Book Club Bible study work book; The New Inductive Study Bible at Amazon

A small group discussion guide will be posted each week on the blog.

 

 

Armed & Dangerous 4 the One True King,

Ginger