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GENERAL GROUND RULES
GENERAL GROUND RULES
Ground Rules for Group Discussion
Ground Rules for Group Discussion
The facilitator shares first to model pace and vulnerability
Ask every question.
NO one teaches or dominates discussion.
Share briefly.
Start and end every meeting on time.
Have everyone use the same, clear translation
Take notes on OBEY responses to remember for next meeting.
For comments that are strange or outside the passage, ask, "Where is that in the passage?"
DBS - Discovery Bible Study
DBS - Discovery Bible Study
A 7 session Bible study guide. Especially helpful for unbelievers or new believers.
Discovery Bible Study is designed to introduce international students to the major concepts and themes of the Bible. You can use DBS in group settings or one-on-one. On the reverse side, choose a topic or two from each of the seven themes to cover with your group during the semester. Be sure the group understands the ground rules for group discussion before you begin each meeting, and then work through the questions in the columns below.
Adapted from Final Command Ministries - www.finalcommand.com
DBS Bible Passages
DBS Bible Passages
Go through the following series of studies (1-7) by choosing one passage per section. Use 1 passage per study session.
1 GOD CREATES
1 GOD CREATES
Choose a passage to study
GOD CREATES ALL THINGS
Genesis 1:1-25
GOD CREATES ALL PEOPLE
Genesis 2:4-25
CREATION TESTIFIES TO GOD
Psalm 19
GOD'S SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HUMANITY
Psalm 139:1-18
2 MAN REBELS
2 MAN REBELS
Choose a passage to study
PEOPLE DISOBEY GOD
Genesis 3
GOD SCATTERS HUMANITY
Genesis 11:1-9
ALL HAVE TURNED AWAY FROM GOD
Psalm 14
NO ONE SEEKS GOD
Psalm 53
3 GOD PROMISES
3 GOD PROMISES
Choose a passage to study
GOD'S PROMISE TO ABRAHAM
Genesis 12:1-8; 15:1-6
GOD'S LAW
Deuteronomy 5:1-21; 5:32-6:2
GOD'S PROMISE TO DAVID
2 Samuel 7:1-17
GOD PROMISES A SUFFERING SERVANT
Isaiah 52:13-53:12
4 JESUS' LIFE
4 JESUS' LIFE
Choose a passage to study
JESUS IS BORN
Luke 1:26-38; 2:1-20
JESUS IS BAPTIZED
John 1:19-34
JESUS IS TESTED
Matthew 4:1-22
JESUS AND THE SAMARITAN WOMAN
John 4:1-26, 39-42
5 JESUS' POWER
5 JESUS' POWER
Choose a passage to study
JESUS HEALS A PARALYZED MAN
Luke 5:17-26
JESUS CALMS A STORM
Mark 4:35-41
JESUS HAS AUTHORITY OVER SPIRITS
Mark 5:1-20
JESUS HAS AUTHORITY OVER DEATH
John 11:1-44
6 JESUS' VICTORY
6 JESUS' VICTORY
Choose a passage to study
JESUS SHARES A LAST MEAL
Matthew 26:17-30
JESUS' DEATH & RESURRECTION
Luke 23:32-24:12
JESUS DIES AND IS BURIED
John 19:29-42
JESUS APPEARS TO HIS DISCIPLES
Luke 24:13-35
7 MY RESPONSE
7 MY RESPONSE
Choose a passage to study
BECOMING A CHILD OF GOD
John 1:1-18
BEING BORN AGAIN
John 3:1-21
HOW PEOPLE CAN KNOW GOD
John 14:1-14
BELIEVING IN JESUS
John 20:19-31
Study Questions
Study Questions
1 - Connect
1 - Connect
25% ⏳
THANKFUL
THANKFUL
Ask: "What are you thankful
CHALLENGE
CHALLENGE
Ask: "What was a challenge you had this past week?"
HOW DID IT GO?
HOW DID IT GO?
Ask: "How did your 'I will,' sharing, and challenge go from the last time we met?"
2 - Read
2 - Read
25% ⏳
READ & REREAD
READ & REREAD
Read the entire passage out loud, define confusing words, then have another person read the passage out loud
RETELL
RETELL
Have someone else retell the passage in their own words.
DETAILS
DETAILS
Together fill in any missing details.
3 - Discover
3 - Discover
25% ⏳
GOD
GOD
Ask: "What does this passage say about God?"
PEOPLE
PEOPLE
Ask: "What does this passage say about people?"
OBEDIENCE
OBEDIENCE
Ask: "What does obedience look like from this passage?"
4 - Obey
4 - Obey
25% ⏳
"I WILL"
"I WILL"
Ask: "In light of this passage, how will your week be different this week?"
Have everyone create an "I will" statement.
SHARE
SHARE
Ask: "This week, who can you tell what you learned today?"
CHALLENGE
CHALLENGE
Ask: "What is an ongoing or upcoming challenge that we could help with or pray for?"
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