Bible Sharing

The 7-Step Method of Bible Sharing

1. We invite the Lord.

   • Will someone, please, invite Jesus in a prayer

2. We read the text.

   • Let us open <book> <chapter...>.

3. We pick out words and meditate on them.

   • We pick out words or short phrases, read them aloud prayerfully, and keep silence in between.

4. We let God speak to us in silence.

   • We keep silence for ... minutes and allow God to speak to us.

5. We share what we have heard in our hearts

   • Which word has touched you personally?

   • How did we live our "Word of Life"?

6. We discuss any task which our group is called to do.

   • Report on previous task

   • Which new task has to be done?

7. We pray together spontaneously.

   • We end with a prayer/hymn which all knows by heart.

Evaluation

1. Was there anything which disturbed or destroyed the spirit of prayer?

2. Did everybody find the text before it was read?

3. Did we allow a time of silence in between the words which we were picking out? Did we read them aloud in a prayerfully way?

4. Was the time of silence too short or too long?

5. Was there real personal sharing or preaching down on others?

6. Did we allow the Spirit of God's Word to guide our discussions on our task?

7. Did we allow enough time for everybody to pray spontaneously

8. What did our facilitator do well? What can be still improved?