R12TWO Exists to reveal truth and change lives, by changing the way that we think.
R12TWO Exists to reveal truth and change lives, by changing the way that we think.
GOD’s QUESTIONS Bible Study Author June Price
God does not ask questions to gain information. God knows everything, so you could never answer His questions in a way that would surprise Him. He asks questions to be in conversation with His creation; to engage us in knowing ourselves, each other and Him.
See what you can learn about God by studying some of the questions He asked and the conversations that ensued. Meditate on some of God's questions. Ask yourself, “What does this question and conversation: 1) Reveal about God, 2) Reveal about humanity, and 3) Reveal about me."
Make this a group Bible study: Start a conversation in your group. Ask each member of your group to answer a question God/Jesus asked but don’t tell them the question is one that God/Jesus asked until after everyone in the group has answered the question/s. The question posed to the group might be something like this; “Where are you at in life right now?” Once everyone has answered, reveal that this was a question God asked in scripture, then look up the question/s asked and study the story. Discuss as a group why God/Jesus asked this question/s and what you can learn about humanity and about God from the stories surrounding the question/s.
CHARACTER Bible Study Author June Price
The character study method is a rich way to investigate Bible stories. First choose a Bible story and identify each character in the account. Example Passage: Mark 5:25-34 The story of the woman who touched the hem of Jesus’ garment. The characters in this text can be identified as: 1) The woman, 2) Jesus, 3) The disciples and 4) All the others in the crowd who touched Jesus, yet were not healed.
After identifying the participants examine the story through the eyes of one character at a time until all characters have been reviewed. Strap on the shoes, clothes, beliefs and experience of each individual character and by doing so uncover depth in the story. Ask yourself what this account looked like and felt like for each character as well what that character learned from the event.
Go even deeper by using a Bible dictionary, Bible commentary and Bible encyclopedia to discover what life was like for each character in the time period of the account. Lastly, identify the lessons you can apply and practice in your life.
Make this a group Bible Study: Put the names of each character from your passage in a hat. Make sure you count how many participants you have and cut duplicate character slips accordingly. Have each Bible study member draw a character. Give each participant 10 minutes to find a quiet spot and read the story from the perspective of the character they drew. Call everyone back together and review the lessons learned from the perspective of each different character. See how different people who drew the same character will add depth to the account. Discuss as a group how current culture informed how we view the characters experience and take time to read about the cultural context of the original setting from a good study Bible or a commentary and note the differences between our perception of the story and its original context.
Luke 15:11-32 “The Prodigal Son”
Mark 5:25-34 “The Woman who Touched the Hem of Jesus’ Garment.”
II Samuel 12:1-9 “Nathan and David”
John 9 “The Blind Man”
MISSION Bible Study Author June Price
Study the Bible by viewing scripture through the lens of 3 different missions:
God’s mission as it concerns humanity – To save and transform us (Jn 3:16, Phil 2:13, 2 Cor 5:17)
Humanity’s primary mission as a resident of earth – Faith = To know, believe and trust God. (Eph. 2:8-9, Jn 17:3, Jn 6:29, Prov. 3:5, Jn 12:46, Rom. 10:14, Jn 1:12-13), It is from knowing, believing and trusting God which all other Christian missions should flow (Micah 6:8, James 1:27, Matthew 28:19-20)
Satan’s mission – To distort the character of God and destroy humans. (Jn 8:44, Jn 10:10)
Read a text and see these various missions revealed. Ask yourself:
“What does this text teach me about God and His work for mankind?”
“How can the text help me grow in my primary mission of knowing, believing and trusting God?
“How do I see the mission of the enemy being carried out in the text?
Make this a group Bible Study: Write each mission on small pieces of paper (God’s mission - to save and transform humankind, Humanity’s primary mission as a resident of this earth - to know, believe an trust God and Satan’s primary mission regarding God and humankind - to distort the character of God and destroy humans.)
Put each of the different missions into a hat. Make sure you count how many participants you have and provide the correct number of mission slips to draw from. Let each Bible study member draw a mission. Ask each participant to read the text and highlight every clue in the story that helps identify information about the mission which they drew. Discuss as a group the clues that each member found and the lessons that each member learned.
SEEING ME Bible Study Author June Price Hebrews 4:12 says that the word of God, “exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.” The Seeing Me Bible study method is about letting God’s word do just that. Read each of the texts below and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you which character you are most like. Ask yourself the following questions:
1). “Which of the characters in this passage am I most similar to right now?”
2.) “What are the traits that I have in common with this character?”
3.) “Which character in this passage best reflects the character of God and why?”
4.) “Which character do I wish I were the most like and why?”
Each week, as you study and God reveals who you are, talk to God about the person you want to be and invite His transforming power into your life.
Make this a group Bible Study: break your group into threes. Have each small group study and write out each of the characters and all of the traits about each character in one of the passages. Join back together and have each group reveal the traits they found in their study. Then ask the group members to share what traits they see in themselves and which character they wish they were the most like and why.